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Here are 2,000 reasons for earning your Master's degree in Educational Technology this summer. Learn more about UTRGV's Educational Technology program here: http://utrgv.edu/edtech
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When universities harness AI, they make education a right for all instead of a privilege for few and shape the future of higher education.
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"AI has the promising ability of personalizing learning"
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There’s a lot of talk about AI’s uses in education but I find that personally I only really use a few tools.
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What are your go-to AI tools?
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In this latest McKinsey Quarterly Five Fifty, we dig into recent publications from McKinsey experts that explore how generative AI is reshaping the future of work.
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"Generative AI is front and center for nearly every industry and is poised to change just about everything. What will it mean for your workers?"
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The legislation would authorize the U.S. National Science Foundation to research the best uses for AI in K-12 and provide professional development.
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"The legislation illustrates the need for federal guidance as K-12 leaders work to understand and implement fast-evolving AI technology in schools."
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Educators may need to spend some of the summer catching up with the latest AI tools that have been announced by big tech companies in recent weeks
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"New features of ChatGPT and other tools may mean teachers will need to change how they lecture, as well as further rethink homework."
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The main thing to think about is the gap. What is standing between people and their ability to do what they want online?
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"This more recent sense of the digital divide—a systems thinking divide, in which users’ lack of understanding of the interrelatedness of things is being weaponized against them"
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Generative AI is an utterly transformative technology that is already impacting how organizations and individuals work.
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"Because generative AI allows us to hand over the more mundane and repetitive tasks to machines, human workers will have more time for value-adding tasks like problem-solving, creativity, and relationship-building. But finding that balance between human expertise and machine intelligence will be crucial."
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"From interviewing for jobs or negotiating sales terms to fielding questions from the press or conducting disciplinary meetings – challenging and nerve-wracking situations arise in our working lives all the time.Are we well prepared for them? Very often, no, not really."
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"By adding in ChatGPT capabilities, VR training simulations are able to move to another level of interactivity."
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"Top of the list of objections to AI seems to be plagiarism and academic dishonesty, with students potentially using AI tools to generate entire essays or assignments they then present as their own work."
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"[W]hen it comes to synthesising ideas from a range of publicly available sources and arriving at an amalgamated concept or new perspective on an existing topic, is this plagiarism?"
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Enterprises are sharing 569 TB of data to AI tools, stressing the need for better data security and practices.
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"The most popular AI/ML applications for enterprises by transaction volume are ChatGPT, Drift, OpenAI, Writer, and LivePerson"
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"OpenAI also forms a safety committee after two senior execs from its 'superalignment team' resign over concerns that OpenAI isn't taking AI safety seriously."
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"OpenAI is training a new cutting-edge AI model that promises to replace its current flagship product, GPT-4o."
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How AI can be regulated in a cyclical manner, staying fresh for students, teachers, and parents.
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"Implementing artificial intelligence in schools can be a difficult discussion to have. As AI grows and evolves, how we use it changes alongside it. How can we keep up with such a malleable landscape while addressing any issues that may come up with its use?" |
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Protecting and educating our children and upholding students' well-being is not just a school problem--it’s a societal problem.
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"Students’ well-being is under even more pressure due to digital influences"
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If used thoughtfully, generative AI can engage students at the higher levels of Bloom’s taxonomy.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"While AI offers undeniable benefits in streamlining processes and providing data-driven insights, concerns remain about its impact on fostering deeper learning experiences. To bridge that gap, educators need to adapt practical strategies to design AI-enhanced assignments that engage students in higher-order thinking."
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OpenAI is making ChatGPT more accessible to universities and nonprofit organizations. The company is launching two initiatives that make it more affordable to use its flagship AI chatbot.
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"OpenAI says ChatGPT Edu will allow universities to 'responsibly deploy AI to students, faculty, researchers, and campus operations.'”
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As the number of adult students enrolling in institutions of higher education increases, it is becoming increasingly important that instructors understand how to meet the needs of adult students.
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"Asynchronous learning offers instructors the opportunity to meet the needs of adult learners in a variety of ways, making higher education a reality for a growing population of students."
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Substituting some tutoring with ed tech can also reduce staffing needs by half without compromising tutoring’s impact on student learning, a study finds.
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"Substituting some tutoring with ed tech can also reduce staffing needs by half without compromising tutoring’s impact on student learning, a study finds."
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It’s up to higher education institutions to teach students the digital skills they’ll need for the world of work. Steven Wong outlines the framework his team developed to educate students and staff
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"As the digitalisation of industry grows, higher education institutions must equip their students with the skills to thrive in the workplace of tomorrow."
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AI has the potential to diminish the human experience in several ways. One particularly concerning threat is to the ability to make thoughtful decisions.
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"In a world where what and how people think is already under siege thanks to the algorithms of social media, we risk putting ourselves in an even more perilous position if we allow AI to reach a level of sophistication where it can make all kinds of decisions on our behalf."
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This post is written by Becky Keene, an educator, author, and speaker. Becky has been advocating for modern pedagogies in public education around the
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Embracing AI within the SAMR framework isn’t about replacing teachers; it’s about amplifying their impact."
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A bibliography to help educators prepare students and themselves for a future shaped by AI—with all its opportunities and drawbacks.
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"This selection of articles is hardly comprehensive, but it includes explanations of AI concepts and provides historical context for today’s systems. It describes a range of possible educational applications as well as adverse impacts, such as learning loss and increased inequity."
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"Google and Khan Academy are expanding their AI tools for specific use by teachers"
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The potential of podcasts to support healthy development and learning makes this a trend worth jumping on for all parties.
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"Podcasts can swap out screen time with audio-based, thought-provoking leisure"
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U.K.-based research found college graduates with business-related AI studies on their resumes and cover letters were more likely to receive interviews.
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"Employers are significantly more likely to offer job interviews and higher salaries to job candidates with experience related to artificial intelligence, according to a new study published in the journal Oxford Economics Papers."
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"AI is not going anywhere and we should embrace it. It is our job as educators to prepare students for their future. It’s inequitable to not use it as a teaching tool."
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"One of the major challenges with AI is the idea of AI use for cheating. But focusing on the learning process and how to best use AI tools to benefit learning instead of circumventing learning helps to change the idea of learning with AI across the board." |
"Gamification is a great way to increase student engagement and make your class more fun."