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Arguing with an AI opponent
I became interested in argumentation as a way to develop critical thinking and engage more effectively when involved in a disagreement after reading the work of Deanna Kuhn (see citations). I encountered her when looking about for a way to … Continue reading
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Ethics and AI
AI has raised a significant number of ethical issues all of us should consider. I think about this topic in terms of my responsibilities as a content creator and also wonder about the responsibilities of the companies who offer the … Continue reading
Net Neutrality is back
I became interested in net neutrality in the earlier days of the Internet. I found at least one previous post from 2008. Net neutrality proposes that the company that provides you access to content on the Internet cannot intervene in … Continue reading
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Educational Trends
I have written about the use of technology in classrooms since the mid-1990s. Looking back over some of the topics that interested me, it seems that some topics that were emphasized at one time and would still be equally as … Continue reading
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Great Review of AI in Education
Here is a recommendation for educators at all levels interested in a broad perspecctive on present AI applications in education. Lawrence Holt has updated his and colleagues’ existing work titled “A map of generative AI for education”. This work describes … Continue reading
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AI and Choose Your Own
I found a notice that the National Library Board was experimenting with AI as a way to increase interest in reading. An AI activity named Playbrary was their first venture. The application uses ChatGPT to turn public-domain classics into choose-your-own … Continue reading
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