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Free Contact North | Contact Nord Webinar
The Generative AI Mirror:
The Five Pathologies of EdTech Discourse About New Technologies
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (Eastern time)
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Generative AI technologies such as ChatGPT introduce radically new possibilities for higher education. But like previous innovations, including MOOCs, the reaction to and discussion around the innovations can reflect more about higher education and our shared culture than about the likely implications.
This session explores five pathologies of higher education discourse around generative AI as well as the lasting changes you can expect. This webinar will help you to:
- Prioritize sustained attention and experimentation, while steering clear of trendiness for better outcomes in edtech.
- Establish realistic expectations to prevent disillusionment and foster long-term progress in generative AI.
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of generative AI within a broader ecosystem, acknowledging tools as part of a larger solution.
- Embrace the value of non-learning tech applications for creative educational approaches, harnessing the potential of generative AI.
- Overcome moral panic, explore the benefits and challenges of generative AI, and drive transformative change in teaching, learning and assessment.
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Free Contact North | Contact Nord Webinar
Navigating A World of Generative AI:
Suggestions for Educators
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Eastern time)
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In this webinar, Lydia Cao and Chris Dede from The Next Level Lab at the Harvard Graduate School of Education explore a more productive way forward for educators in a world of generative AI. Their proposed approach to demystify AI emphasizes the learning process over the final product, honouring learner agency, orchestrating multiple sources of motivation and cultivating skills that AI can’t easily replicate. It also involves fostering intelligence augmentation (IA) by building human-AI partnerships that give educators the benefits of AI while nurturing the unique abilities of humans to tackle big challenges in the 21st century.
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10 Practical Ways Faculty
and Instructors Can Use AI
In this article, Contact North | Contact Nord describes 10 specific ways in which instructors can make effective use of AI tools in their own work, including:
- Design and deliver a syllabus
- Create learning resources
- Create meaningful student projects
- Engage in collaborative learning
- Undertake research
- Design and deliver assessment
- Create presentations for use in class
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Podcasts and Vodcasts
on Online Learning
MADE for U of T (University of Toronto)
Podcast
The MADE podcast is a reflection of the enriching conversations held within community of practice meetings. Hosted by Inga Bredde, a Senior Instructional Technologist, Content Production at the University of Toronto’s EdTech Office, this monthly podcast features compelling interviews with educators, industry experts and dedicated MADE community members. By sharing ideas, resources and effective problem-solving approaches for academic content development, the podcast’s relevance transcends its immediate audience. Tune in to explore novel education perspectives that resonate with a diverse range of people striving to elevate their teaching and content creation methodologies.
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This Week’s Must-Read Book
on Online Learning
Awkward Intelligence: Where AI Goes
Wrong, Why It Matters
and What We Can Do about It
By Katharina A. Zweig (2022)
Artificial intelligence expert Katharina Zweig offers readers the inside story of AI, explaining how many levers computer and data scientists must pull for its supposedly objective decision-making. Zweig presents both the good and the bad. AI is accurate at sifting through billions of websites to offer up the best results for our search queries, and it has beaten reigning champions in games of chess and the ancient game GO. But Zweig also shows how inaccurate AI is. Drawing on her own research, for example, she shows that when it comes to predicting if someone with a previous conviction will become a repeat offender, AI is often no better than simple guesswork — yet it’s used to determine people’s futures. This is true in education, too, with admissions teams using AI to determine who is admitted to a college or university based on the probabilities of their retention and completion. A fun read with some real insights and challenges.
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Updated!
Searchable Directory of 2,300+ Upcoming Educational Technology and Education Professional Development Opportunities from Around the World
Search the 49th version of upcoming professional development opportunities and educational technology conferences that contains a mix of online, in-person, and hybrid events that focus on the use of technology in educational settings and on teaching, learning, and educational administration. Our directory is compiled by Contact North | Contact Nord Research Associate Clayton R. Wright.
Use the directory’s unique search features to filter by date, conference name, topic or country.
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Upcoming Events in Online Learning
14th Canadian EdTech Summit 2023
November 2-3, 2023
Ottawa, Ontario
Join MindShare for the 14th Canadian EdTech Summit, themed “Empowering Innovative & Sustainable Learning Environments for the Future.” In partnership with leading education institutions, Ottawa Catholic School Board, University of Ottawa, and Algonquin College, this transformative event aims to shape the education landscape. The summit invites administrators, policy-makers, EdTech leaders, educators, students and parents to collaborate, exchange knowledge and build a stronger education community.
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About Contact North | Contact Nord
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We recruit and provide free support services to students in 1,500+ rural and remote communities, in person at 78 locations across the province, or by phone, email, live chat or virtually. Our services are available in English and French. We help increase access and success for underrepresented learner groups, including:
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