e-Literate is excited to unveil the AI Learning Design Assistant (ALDA) Design/Build Workshop series, a pioneering initiative that brings together a diverse group of colleges and universities to collaboratively tackle the pressing challenges of learning design. This initiative extends beyond standard prompt engineering techniques, inviting participants to participate in co-designing a functioning AI application that we will build and refine throughout the series. It offers participants a unique opportunity to directly influence the development of solutions that will reshape the landscape of educational technology.
Ed Tech
The "Ed Tech" category includes posts about educational technology products themselves, including LMSs and other learning platforms, adaptive learning and other digital curricular materials products, learning analytics, and educational apps of all types. It also includes technical aspects of ed tech products, especially interoperability.
Toward a Sector-Wide AI Tutor R&D Program
In this post, I propose a programmatic, sector-wide approach to the challenge of building a solid foundation for AI tutors, balancing needs for speed, scalability, and safety.
Podcast with D2L’s Cristi Ford on Durable Skills and AI
I was delighted to speak with Cristi Ford, D2L’s VP of Academic Affairs, about durable skills and AI in higher education. You can find the episode in all the usual places: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-teaching-skills-can-complement-the-use-of-ai/id1663544722?i=1000649960964 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1iYsMHqAKXzts9i4skDHPE YouTube (audio only): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE6bbJHSa-A Show Notes: https://www.d2l.com/podcasts/teach-and-learn/how-teaching-skills-can-complement-the-use-of-ai-in-education-with-michael-feldstein/ Cristi is a delightful, thoughtful educator and a pleasure to talk with […]
Teaching Skills are Durable Skills with AI
Durable skills are not only a real thing but a civilizational shift. AI is not the cause. It’s an accelerant and a wake-up call. Particularly when working with AI, I argue that teaching skills are durable skills.
AI in EdTech: How it Breaks in Subtle Ways
No matter how good a technology is, it still has to have the right capabilities to solve your problem. If you need a hammer to hang a picture and I hand you sledgehammer, you’ll find a rock to use instead. AI is no different.
How You Will Never Be Able to Trust Generative AI (and Why That’s OK)
Generative AI “hallucinations” aren’t going away. That’s OK. If we understand their limitations rather than just labeling them with hysterical language, we can gain tremendous benefits from them while protecting ourselves from the consequences of their limitations.
How to ChatGPT-proof Analysis Assignments
Fear not.