Below are some informative, thought provoking, and interesting selections from a lot of the materials I reviewed this summer. I tried to include the most provocative or helpful towards thinking about AI’s impact on schools. Please share other pieces you think others might be interested in.
Marc Watkins Substack is worth reading from the beginning as he was one of the first educators to document his extensive use of AI in his classroom. He also created an online course (which can be found in the Educational Materials section under Online Courses.)
Rhetorica | Marc Watkins | Substack
Below are two specific posts worth taking a look at.
From Panic to Reality: How Generative AI is Actually Impacting Student Writing
The Urgent Need for AI Literacy in Education
Ethan Mollick’s Blog is incredibly informative.
One Useful Thing | Ethan Mollick | Substack
Two of his Posts Worth Looking At:
On holding back the strange AI tide
Marcus on AI - I’ve recently learned of this substack which also has some excellent updates and info on AI developments
Leon Furze - another blog I’ve found recently that covers a lot of genAI education issues
Larry Cuban’s perspective on ChatGPT is is definitely worth a read.
Will ChatGPT Alter How Teachers Teach?
Sayash Kapoor is another skeptic worth reading as well
AI Snake Oil | Sayash Kapoor | Substack
More Blogs
GPT and the Writing Uncanny Valley
What I Mean When I Say Critical AI Literacy
AI + Education = Simplified | Lance Eaton | Substack
Evan Harris - Conversation Designer
Linked-In Profiles
Evan Harris
Here is just a small sampling of recent articles related to AI and education. I will keep adding as I find more.
Generative AI bots will change how we write forever — and that’s a good thing
Sid Dobrin Contact Info
Generative AI exists because of the transformer
What is retrieval-augmented generation? | IBM Research Blog
Survey: AI is Here, but Only California and Oregon Guide Schools on its Use
Most students outrunning faculty in AI use, study finds
Artificial General Intelligence Is Already Here | NOEMA
Opinion | Teachers Can’t Hold Students Accountable. It’s Making the Job Miserable.
How Students Use AI vs. How Teachers Think They Use It
How Students Use AI vs. How Teachers Think They Use It, in Charts
Lack Of Policy Regarding Generative AI Use In Schools Places Students At Risk
Teachers Going All in on AI
Teachers Are Going All In on Generative AI
How Schools Can Survive this Fall
How Schools Can Survive (and Maybe Even Thrive) With A.I. This Fall
What’s in this School Year
More schools want your kids to use ChatGPT. Really.
Professors have a summer assignment: Prevent ChatGPT chaos in the fall
Professors have a summer assignment: Prevent ChatGPT chaos in the fall
Don’t Use A.I. to Cheat in School. It’s Better for Studying.
Don’t Use A.I. to Cheat in School. It’s Better for Studying.
I’m a Student. You have No Idea How Much We’re Using ChatGPT
Opinion | I’m a Student. You Have No Idea How Much We’re Using ChatGPT.
All the unexpected ways ChatGPT is infiltrating students’ lives
All the unexpected ways ChatGPT is infiltrating students’ lives
GPT-4 Can Already Pass Freshman Year at Harvard
Opinion | GPT-4 Can Already Pass Freshman Year at Harvard
PRO-AI Piece
ANTI-AI Piece
Pausing AI Developments Isn't Enough. We Need to Shut it All Down
The Open Letter on AI Doesn't Go Far Enough
Large language models aren’t people. Let’s stop testing them as if they were.
https://blog.mahabali.me/educational-technology-2/what-i-mean-when-i-say-critical-ai-literacy/