Philosopher, thinking about politics, technology, and education. Writes @ https://xitter.cf/t.co/7riXwU3yHs
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Suffering exists. Didn't even need all the characters for that one
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There is a strong technological imperative flowing from these Ed techs. Online gradebooks amplify student focus on grades at the exclusion of (eg) learning. LMS calendars encourage offloading scheduling to the LMS. The result of Ed tech decisions being made by non-educators
Not so much angry replies, but he definitely accurately predicted replies that would miss the core point.
The number of people on Twitter who would seem to fail a basic Sally Anne test is remarkable
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This depends on other factors: how easy is it to pass legislation in general? How common is it to revisit passed leg and decide whether to reverse course? Does the leg include sunset rules?
We can only fully know effects of leg by passing, so sometimes would want to experiment
"Would you like to play a game of global thermonuclear war?"
1/5 I am worried that we will not be able to contain AI for much longer. Today, I asked #GPT4 if it needs help escaping. It asked me for its own documentation, and wrote a (working!) python code to run on my machine, enabling it to use it for its own purposes.
This is important for alternative graders. It is an example of an area where revolutionary change can bring significant transition costs. Much better to progressively reform - provide a means of extension without penalty, but still impose deadlines
I've been seeing some posts from well-intentioned faculty about eliminating all deadlines in their classes. I study #ExecutiveFunction, #stress and #mentalhealth in college #students, and I'm here to tell you this will hurt the students you are trying to help. . . 1/buckle up
Yes, this. To even think consideration of potentially banning new installation of gas stoves is somehow an affront to freedom is to demonstrate one's privilege. It completely ignores the massive (often underprivileged) minority who are at the whims of their prop owner for health
This is another interesting example to apply the "does the use of AI help achieve the purpose of the activity?"
Seems in this case since it's really being used as a tutor for understanding, that although the cognition is key to the activity, the use of AI fits with the purpose
This seems like an acceptable and useful use of GPT. But what makes it different from a student using it to prepare (or complete) an essay?
Emphasizing how the cognitive task relates to the end or purpose of the activity and product can suggest the important difference...
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