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Sunday, April 23, 2023

Tackling the Global Education Crisis: how combining a modern pedagogical approach with today's learning technologies can boost the quality of education


For concrete examples of how to use AI apps in writing, see my e-products such as mini-guides, Notion or ClickUp templates in my Gumroad 
shop.

Addressing the Global Crisis in Education

During the past two centuries, most countries have successfully established primary and secondary school systems and made education compulsory for a number of years. However, the emphasis has primarily been on access and enrollment, and many children who attend school are not actually learning. Shockingly, over 600 million children and adolescents worldwide are unable to reach the minimum proficiency levels in reading and mathematics, despite two-thirds of them attending school according to UNICEF.

Friday, April 14, 2023

Debunking Misconceptions: How AI Apps Can Enhance Academic Integrity and Assurance of Learning

As AI-powered apps become more prevalent in academia and in schools, there are concerns that they may compromise the integrity of research, or the assurance of learning. However, these concerns are often based on misconceptions about what AI apps can and cannot do.

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

The 6 Tenets of Postplagiarism Rewritten

In a brilliant blogpost, Dr. Sarah Elaine Eaton, Ph.D. of the University of Calgary (Alberta, Canada), the Werklund School of Education described these 6 tenets of postplagiarism:




I rewrote them in my own words, and here are the 6 tenets in a different order:
  1. The Fourth Industrial Revolution will make human-AI writing the norm.
  2. Human creativity will be enhanced, not diminished by this new era.
  3. Authors will have to relinquish some control, but not responsibility for their work.

Monday, April 10, 2023

ChatGPT for Teachers and Lecturers: "How can ChatGPT help with feedback & assessment?"

For concrete examples of how to use ChatGPT in creating assessments and giving feedback and writing in general, see my e-products such as mini-guides, Notion or a ClickUp templates in my Gumroad shop.

I. Introduction

Are you finding yourself spending countless hours grading exams and providing feedback to your students? Are you searching for a more efficient way to create meaningful assessments and align them with learning objectives and assessment criteria? If so, I am pleased to inform you that AI technology can revolutionize your grading and feedback practices.


Teachers can give immediate, oral feedback in class

ChatGPT for Teachers and Lecturers: "The Ethical Implications of AI in Education: Addressing Bias and Privacy Concerns"

Introduction

As a teacher, I am always looking for innovative ways to improve the learning experience for my students. One of the most exciting developments in recent months has been the application of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education for generating images and texts. Since OpenAI made ChatGPT available in November 2022, it has become the fastest-growing app on the internet ever, reaching 100 million users in February.



Balancing Precision and Flexibility: Using AI for Grading and Feedback in Education

Background Grading or marking student work and providing timely and accurate feedback is a time-consuming and monotonous, yet essential task...