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Ask AI About Yourself
A podcast I was listening to suggested that you ask what your commonly used AI tools can tell you about yourself. This suggestion was made in the context of a discussion of AI security, but to me it seemed something … Continue reading
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Taking Notes – How?
In a previous post, I mentioned TwinMind as an interesting tool that transcribes an audio input and then uses AI to summarize. While the technology is impressive and seems to work very well, my comments were mostly focused on what … Continue reading
AI allows the development of a second brain while ignoring the first
Like many educators, I have begun to question the impact of AI tools on learners. It is not the potential of AI that concerns me; it is how individuals end up using AI as an easy substitute for what are … Continue reading
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Where do you find good college teachers?
I have been reading Adam Grant’s Hidden Potential, and Grant referred to a research study about teacher effectiveness in introductory college courses that sent me off on a deep dive into what type of college teacher is most effective. Grant’s … Continue reading
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Google Adds AI to Google Photos
These are the photos I was looking for, and this is the story of how I used the new AI feature in Google Photos to find them. My wife and I are about to set out on a month-long adventure … Continue reading
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The Efficacy of K-12 Tutoring: A Look at Recent Research and COVID-19 Era Challenges
Tutoring has long been recognized as a powerful intervention for improving learning outcomes in K-12 education. I have written about tutoring in several recent posts because a) tutoring provides the basis for my promotion of mastery learning, which is now … Continue reading
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