Getting ready to address a fine group of Catholic university chief academic officers.
Delighted that the moderator invoked a Clash song.
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Bryan Alexander
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Education futurist. Author of Universities on Fire and Academia Next.
Writer, speaker, convener, consultant, teacher.
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"The National Weather Service (NWS) said the icy gusts on Mount Washington in New Hampshire on Friday produced a wind chill of -108F (-77C)."
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What might #ChatCPT mean for higher education?
Join , myself, and the Forum community as we explored the question:
youtu.be/6nVmTaEKHOE
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It is cold enough today to wear The Hat.
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I love the fact that a notable political phrase came from a recent blog post.
And not just a post, but one comment on it:
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makes me happy by using Rogers' Diffusion of Innovations.
(Which I teach every year)
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What might #ChatGPT
mean for higher education?
Today we're hosting to explore generative AI and curricular transformation. Join us right here:
shindig.com/login/event/an
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Just me on this Metro train.
On the way to today’s Future Trends Forum, then seminar.
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I haven't seen the tv ad.
Is the argument really that climate activism threatens American football?
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The fossil fuel industry wants you to believe that climate solutions threaten football.
Ironically, the only thing actually threatening football is climate change.
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Here's a #ChatGPT for learning idea:
ask it to teach you a role in a simulation setting.
oneusefulthing.substack.com/p/the-machines
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Even in its current form, ChatGPT is shockingly close to being able to help anyone, anywhere, learn anything via deliberate practice. oneusefulthing.substack.com/p/the-machines
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I'm curious to know what came up with through this process.
And more curious, and sad, about what'll happen to those ideas and plans now.
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#FTTE @BryanAlexander : for #highered and #climatechange collection twitter.com/NewCollegeofFL…
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It would be fun to see a blue-state Gov like Gavin Newsom offer free enrollment in online courses in Africana studies, critical race theory and intersectionality to all Florida students
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University of Wisconsin system bans #TikTok from campus-owned machines.
Note: "Nearly half the states have banned the app on state-owned devices."
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This Massachusetts law feels like something from cyberpunk dystopia:
"prisoners: donate your organs or bone marrow, and get as little as a couple of months off of your sentence. "
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"appoint[ing] former Florida House speaker and Florida Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran as interim president."
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Community college students, staff, faculty increasingly support online teaching and blended classes.
Very interesting survey from :
bayviewanalytics.com/reports/pulse/
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Good morning, Twitter.
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And here's market share for LMSes in US campuses:
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Ah, has provided an update to his magisterial overview of the LMS over time:
philonedtech.com/state-of-highe
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This is the most Gothic academic thing I've read in a while:
"Michigan State has remained largely quiet on the secret ceremony that marked the unveiling of Simon’s presidential portrait"
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The class draws on the work of fine folks and institutions like
and more.
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AI business CEO: don't treat an AI app like a tool. Treat it like a staff hire.
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Phrase: the chatbot takes the task, while the human takes the relationship.
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Crowd seems more interested in ChatGPT than in chatbots in general.
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Good story about a student joking about mental distress, flagged by AI, then connected to mental health support.
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Nice to see Michael Berman bring the CIO perspective.
Says AI should give way to humans for crucial questions, but also might be the only available communication channel.
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One AI/chat company says they consider themselves mandatory reporters - have to forward certain content to authorities.
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