Todays DigiLinIT articles explore the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies in education. One article discusses the potential use of AI-generated avatars in teaching business ethics, while another describes a new chatbot called Tutorbot-Spock that is designed to help students learn. Other articles provide an overview of the edtech startup landscape in the university sector, explore the use of automated feedback tools in education, and argue that diversity is essential for learning and trust. Finally, two articles discuss new learning environments and resources that are being developed, including the Talent Factory and micro-credentials.
In our postdigital world, unseen algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI) underpin most business and educational technologies and systems. Also, the use of educational data to better understand and support teaching and learning is growing in higher education. Other AI technologies such as synthetic media and AI-generated avatars are increasingly...
Shashank Sonkar, Lucy Liu, Debshila Basu Mallick, Richard G. Baraniuk, GitHub, Jun 05, 2023 Subtitled: "CLASS Meet SPOCK: An Education Tutoring Chatbot based on Learning Science Principles." As the paper (21 page PDF) reports, "To train the chatbot, we create a synthetic dataset of mock conversations between...
Alberto Arenaza, Transcend Newsletter, Substack, Jul 20, 2023 This is a look at the startup space in edtech in the university sector. The article identifies six major product categories: recruitment, assessment, student affairs, LMS and technology, career development, and revenue generators. It also points...
Simon Buckingham Shum, Lisa‑Angelique Lim, David Boud, Margaret Bearman, Phillip Dawson, International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, Jul 17, 2023 This is the first I've heard of 'teacher feedback literacy', though student feedback literacy has been around since 2010 or so; you can...
Posted 2023-04-24; filed under Communities, Democracy, PKMastery, SocialLearning. “What is dumbing so many people down?” asks Henry Mintzberg. His explanations 1 and 2 [quote below with my emphasis added] resonate with me, as I have promoted the idea that we need to connect our work, our communities, and our networks to make sense by engaging with...
Talent Factory from Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK) is a success story for companies, students, and university by implementing a new learning environment based on team learning and coaching pedagogy. Ulla Häggblom and Piia Kanto proudly presented the Talent Factory concept at UIIN Conference in Budapest 9.-11.5.2023. “Talent Factory...
European Training Foundation, May 29, 2023 This is a pretty comprehensive guide (62 page PDF) written in what feels like a check-list format, in the sense that the content could be converted into a 'what to do' checklist to ensure microcredential initiatives are well planned and well executed. As such, it's a very...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, a large number of education and training institutions across the European Union (EU) and beyond had to rapidly switch to online and distance teaching. Many struggled with the challenges of remote learning, which required the development and application of new skills, tools, resources and pedagogical approaches. To effectively...
The draft schools AI framework for education is currently open for feedback, alongside a House Standing Committee parliamentary inquiry into Generative Artificial Intelligence in education. The draft framework represents an important step for schools trying to adapt to the challenges and opportunities of Generative AI. I’ve been working with schools...
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