Welcome to the party, Bard!
As was predicted, Google announced it’s entrant to the “coversational AI” party with a tool named Bard. I asked ChatGPT, “What does bard mean?” and this is what I got:
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Welcome to the party, Google!
I’ve been waiting for an announcement like this. According to this post on Verge.com, speculation about Google’s planned February 8th live stream at 2:30 pm CET (see below) suggests they will be unveiling a tool to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Featured Image Photo from Google’s YouTube Page
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Seeking Literature
I’m helping nearly 30 students prepare literature reviews over the next 14 weeks. In the process, I’m building my own skills at quickly finding sources (e.g., peer-reviewed academic publications) related to myriad topics. While Google Scholar is still my go-to first stop, I’m very much enjoying Semantic Scholar I’ve been diving into after searches on…
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AI | Design | Uncategorized
AI in the News
I’ve been aggregating various links to articles or other sources about Artificial Intelligence (AI) as it relates to learning and instruction within this Padlet: Featured Image Photo by John Schaidler on Unsplash
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A Bargain at 10% of the Price?
A colleague sent me a link to the 2019 book Artificial intelligence in education: promises and implications for teaching and learning ($15) by Wayne Holmes, Maya Bialik, and Charles Fadel. I just noticed Holmes also authored a brand new book, one of our optional course texts this semester, The ethics of artificial intelligence in education:…
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AI | Design | EdTechEthics
Learning A Lot
Based on the literature review topics students have chosen this semester, I’m going to be learning a lot about the implications of our technology uses in education and recommendations for practice. Lots of interest in AI, but really pleased to see their desired interests in not only academic integrity but also improved assessment and practice…
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More AI Fun … I mean, Research
h/t to Ivy Xu for a fun roundup of AI tools that took me down several fun rabbit holes tonight! Featured Image Photo by Philip Strong on Unsplash
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Faculty Meeting on AI
As we kick off a new semester, the university where I teach hosted an AI webinar today under the heading of “Navigating the Brave New World of Generative AI in Higher Education.” It was an informative session that came from a position of what could be described as a resigned curiosity. No one was seeking…
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Alec Couros Seminar on AI
On January 13, 2023, Dr. Alec Couros hosted a seminar on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in teaching & learning. The slides and key resources are posted now, and a recording of the session will be added to this post once it’s available. Alec is a pioneering online educator and researcher – and a very smart dude!…
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Yet Another Test of ChatGPT
As I now do for fun, I prompted ChatGPT to provide a list of open education conferences. Here is what it returned. Here are a few conferences that are focused on open education (ChatGPT, January 11, 2023): At first, this appears to be an ok roster. I headed to Google to find links to the…
