A Q&A with Marc Watkins, director of the AI Institute for Teachers.

When it comes to AI in education, I've been seeing more and more conversations pop up about how we can prevent cheating, or even if that's possible anymore. But what if, in our focus on anti-cheating practices, we're missing something deeper? Something that has been on my mind even more than the iss

Presenter: Chris Ostro, University of Colorado – BoulderDescription: In the last few years many tools have quickly emerged that can successfully complete man...

Words should have meaning, accuracy should be valued, coherence should matter

How do we continue to support, empower and value students' relationships with text?

We know who we are, at least in part, by finding the words — messy, imprecise, unexpected — to tell others, and ourselves, how we see the world.

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How will people compose text moving forward, now that every author working with a digital word processor and internet access can use generative AI?

Technology companies aim to minimise “friction” in user experience, a concept also relevant in psychology and education. While some see friction as a valuable part of the writing proces…

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Teaching, writing, and AI ideas

Collecting up my recent writings on a complex topic.

Are you a Pangloss, Martin, or Candide?

I write daily, often for hours at a time. I’m an author of fiction and nonfiction, and even when I’m not writing something for publication I fill notebooks with ideas and frequently ill…

Four principles to guide your thinking on the role of ChatGPT and other such tools in your teaching.

It is worthwhile spending some time on social media to see the relentless bombardment faced by students from influencers peddling AI tools that straddle the line between aiding study and blatantly enabling cheating. These influencers flourish is contradictions and promise the moon: complete your homework in five minutes flat, forget about ever attending another lecture, let AI take up the pen for you. In each pitch, the essence of learning is overshadowed by a pervasive call to save time. Welcome to the dizzying world of AI influencer culture, where the pursuit of profit drives companies to use influencers as direct conduits to push their products onto students.

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