A couple of items I got from the Contact North | Contact Nord (Canadian online education) newsletter.
(1) Free webinar on 30 October 2024 at 10am US Eastern time (2pm UK time): Generative AI and Education:
The New Hybrid. "Generative AI’s unique capabilities enable the development of new hybrid human-AI models, in which educators interact and collaborate with AI to design and deliver learning that is personalized and adaptive but still grounded in the educator’s domain expertise. ... In this webinar, Dr. Mairéad Pratschke, Professor and Chair in Digital Education at University of Manchester, UK, presents key ideas from her recently published book, Generative AI and Education: Digital Pedagogies, Teaching Innovation and Learning Design. More info at
https://teachonline.ca/webinar/generative-ai-and-education-new-hybrid
(2) An article summarising results from a survey of students asking about how they used generative AI in their studies. There are some some interesting opinions from the students about why it should, or should not, be used.
Janzen, R., Church, C. & Paleja, R. (2024, August 15).
Exploring AI: How Would Students Set the Rules?
https://forum.academica.ca/forum/exploring-ai-how-would-students-set-the-rules
"This survey was conducted online from March 13, 2024, to April 21, 2024, with Academica’s StudentVu research panel. 881 panelists were included in the final analysis. Data were weighted by gender, institution type, and student status based on the 2021/2022 Postsecondary Student Information System enrolment data to better reflect the perspectives of Canadian postsecondary students.
... Nearly half (46%) said they were allowed to use generative AI tools to at least some degree in their coursework, while another third (32%) said they were not allowed to use it for any of their coursework ... There was also plenty of uncertainty: About one-in-five were unsure about the permissibility of generative AI in the classroom, suggesting that many students would benefit from clarity around whether they can use ChatGPT and similar tools."
Image by Sheila Webber using Midjourney AI, prompted tabby cat helping a man at his computer at home, watercolour style
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