@mdil

Director of Educational Technology @TheCDS1972

 Toronto
Joined March 2009
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Teaching Students About Systems Thinking edutopia.org/article/teachin… #systemsthinking #criticalthinking

Teaching Students About Systems Thinking

These strategies guide students to explore the interconnected parts of complex systems like the human body, governments, and ecosystems.

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@PepsMccrea11 Oct 2023
You might have heard that instructional coaching is one of the most powerful forms of development for teachers. But is it really? Time for a deep analysis: ↓ (with some bonus dodgy drawings and a burger analogy 🍔)
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DeepMind’s cofounder: Generative AI is just a phase. What’s next is interactive AI. technologyreview.com/2023/09…
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"It may force us to change models, but it will be in a way that ultimately enhances learning and reduces busywork." The future of education in a world of AI, by @emollick open.substack.com/pub/oneuse…?
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My class required AI. Here's what I've learned so far., by @emollick open.substack.com/pub/oneuse…
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Tech’s hottest new job: AI whisperer. No coding required. washingtonpost.com/technolog…
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Educators should be excited by AI chatbot ChatGPT and “embrace it as an extraordinary opportunity”. The IB was quoted in The Times today on how students can use the tool as long as they give it credit and do not plagiarise (article is behind a paywall). thetimes.co.uk/article/inter…
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bit.ly/3IwdAqf Great educational resources #literaturereviews #casestudies #practicalguidesforteachers from @NSWEducation
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"the presence of AI writing capabilities does not signal the end of original thought or expression if educators set the right parameters and expectations for its use." bit.ly/3wg9897 @Turnitin #AI #ChatGPT

AI writing: The educational challenges and opportunities

Explore the challenges and opportunities AI writing presents for education today. Understand how AI is reshaping learning and assessment practices.

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So, now that a simple chat interface can write a better-than-mediocre essay on just about any topic for just about any high school student, what should be done? seths.blog/2023/01/the-end-o…

The end of the high school essay

Good riddance. There’s not a lot of evidence that getting good at writing book reports or regurgitated essays under typical high school conditions leads people to success or happiness later i…

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How ‘radioactive data’ could help reveal malicious AIs theverge.com/23553406/radioa… via @Verge

How ‘radioactive data’ could help reveal malicious AIs

This nuke-the-web plan “raises strong ethical concerns.”

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The 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2022 edutopia.org/article/the-10-…

The 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2022

In our annual ritual, we pored over hundreds of educational studies and pulled out the most impactful—from a new study on the sneaky power of sketchnotes to research that linked relationships and...

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The scary truth about AI copyright is nobody knows what will happen next theverge.com/23444685/genera… via @Verge
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Microsoft takes AI image generation mainstream, strolling into ethics minefield arstechnica.com/?post_type=p…
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AI Writing Assistants: A Cure for Writer's Block or Modern-Day Clippy? pcmag.com/how-to/ai-writing-… #AI

AI Writing Assistants: A Cure for Writer's Block or Modern-Day Clippy?

Is artificial intelligence good enough to assist professional writers with their daily word output? We put Jasper, Rytr, and HyperWrite to the test—and preview an upcoming wild card.

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#lateralreading What Fact-Checkers Know About Media Literacy—and Students Should, Too edutopia.org/article/what-fa…

What Fact-Checkers Know About Media Literacy—and Students Should, Too

Professional fact-checkers use a strategy that’s at odds with how we usually teach information literacy. Here’s how to pass it on to your students.

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The Learning Zone / One Habit that Improves Conversation Skills ascd.org/el/articles/one-hab… via @ASCD
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@kevin2kelly28 Apr 2022
I just turned 70. Here is my advice which I wish I had known earlier. kk.org/thetechnium/103-bits-…

103 Bits of Advice I Wish I Had Known

UPDATE Several years ago on my 68th birthday I wrote up 68 bits of advice for my adult children, and posted them here. The bits were extremely popular, and they were widely shared by others. I was...

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Jill Dunlop
@JillDunlop111 Mar 2022
1/2 Today, I’m excited to announce that we are investing $1M in a scholarship for postsecondary students in esports and related programs— a rapidly growing industry in the province.
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