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Educators can ensure the reliable and correct use of AI-powered applications in their classrooms, supporting student learning and the development of critical thinking skills.
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Universities need to think beyond simple academic interventions when planning support services for the online student population.
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"[B]eing intentional about structuring courses, and creating an inclusive and accessible environment, is critical to bridging achievement gaps and promoting mental health for all students."
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Students must learn to critically evaluate AI and use it to boost their productivity. Rohini R. Rao explains
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"The infiltration of AI into various aspects of modern daily life raises questions about whether we are prepared to understand, use and interact with it. This is where AI literacy, a combination of theoretical knowledge and practical and critical thinking skills related to artificial intelligence, comes in."
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"Recent Gartner research emphasizes the need to recognize that GenAI is just one piece of the much broader AI landscape. Most business problems require a combination of different AI techniques. Ignoring this fact can lead to overestimating GenAI’s impacts and deploying it for use cases that won’t deliver the intended results."
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"To decide whether to use GenAI or an alternative AI technique or when to combine the two, start by assessing whether your use case is value-driving for the business and feasible to execute, regardless of the AI technique."
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"In the landscape of artificial intelligence, a new paradigm has emerged, promising to redefine the capabilities of autonomous systems. Termed “Agentic AI”, this cutting-edge technology represents a significant step forward in AI-driven decision-making and action."
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Unlike its predecessors, which often necessitate human intervention for execution, Agentic AI possesses the agency to initiate actions independently based on its assessments of a given situation."
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The Trustnet browser extension lets individuals assess the accuracy of any content and fight online misinformation on any website.
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"As many colleges implement digital literacy requirements for graduation, a browser extension helps combat online misinformation"
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Covid accelerated the digital revolution in education – now it’s time to harness what we’ve learned to make university work better for everyone, says Catherine Friday, global education leader at EY
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Students increasingly want to study at a time that suits them, due to work or family commitments"
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Teachers must remain in charge, but for that, they too will need to evolve. Here’s how.
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"At the moment, AI still lags behind humans in most disciplines, especially complex tasks that require a blend of technical competencies and socio-emotional skills. In fact, many experts agree that in the near term, AI will mostly complement rather than replace humans."
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As a former secondary English teacher, senior examination assessor, and lecturer for initial teacher education, I understand the allure of using Generative AI (GenAI) for grading student work. We're all familiar with the workload of assessment and reporting. The idea of a tool that could save time and streamline the grading process is undeniably appealing.…
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"At its core, GenAI generates probabilistic outputs based on patterns in training data, lacking true understanding and the ability to make qualitative judgments. This leads to inconsistency and bias in grading, raising serious concerns about fairness and reliability."
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Over time, students will learn to perfect their prompts and work side by side with AI to enhance their creativity, write Gloria Anahí Molina Barrón and Pamela Inés Marroquin Alanis
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"AI, and specifically LLMs (large language models), can help our students enhance their creative work. This is one of several reasons their use has become increasingly prevalent in education over the past few months."
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"Follow this three-pillar blueprint for successful tech adoption."
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"In the current B2B technology landscape, the difference between a transformative tool and an expensive decoration is not the technology itself—it’s how you use it."
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The University of Kentucky has published policies governing the use of generative artificial intelligence for research purposes.
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"'Generative AI cannot be designated authorship as it cannot be held accountable for issues such as research misconduct/plagiarism or intellectual property misuse,' the guidelines state."
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Sixteen generative AI leaders — including OpenAI, Microsoft, Google and Anthropic — have agreed to pull the plug on their own AI technologies if they're deemed too dangerous.
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"The companies are signatories of the "Frontier AI Safety Commitments" document unveiled last week at the AI Seoul Summit. The document, which lays out guidelines for limiting AI misuse" |
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The GenAI Summit 2024 kicked off in San Francisco with a keynoter declaring that artificial general intelligence (AGI) should belong to the community as open source technology.
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Sri Ambati, co-founder and CEO of H2O.ai, told his audience, "AGI is generational wealth. It belongs to the community, and in open source. Open source gives it the most freedom and the most innovative capacity."
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Socio-economic, cultural, geographic and other factors mean that some students know more about AI than others, and we can’t have an effective discussion about AI and academic integrity until we all know what we’re talking about, writes John Weldon
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"[W]e must resist the temptation to reach for black-and-white quick fixes because, as sure as eggs are eggs, AI will reinvent its place in our psyches and our work and study lives many times yet before it finds any kind of equilibrium. In the meantime, it’s surely better to keep the conversation going rather than close it off with regulation."
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The time of artificial intelligence has arrived and only the timeless education of the liberal arts can face it.
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"Many in academia see A.I. as the death of the liberal arts – after all, what is the purpose of an English degree in a world where the computer can write your papers? However, this question misses the whole point of liberal arts disciplines. The liberal arts do not teach students skills but instead how to think and individuals who can think for themselves will soon be more important than ever."
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Learn the perks of using ChatGPT Omni to improve eLearning speed and quality through personalized learning, real-time feedback, and more.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"ChatGPT Omni offers a comprehensive suite of capabilities that can significantly improve both the speed and quality of eLearning programs. Here’s how educators and Instructional Designers can harness ChatGPT Omni to revolutionize their eLearning offerings."
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School leaders should aim for deeper learning to enable a more engaging, personal, and equitable means of teaching and learning.
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"A superintendent shares his district’s multi-year journey to make school more engaging, personal, and equitable"
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ChatGPT Edu, emerging after initial partnerships with several universities, is prompting both cautious optimism and worries. OpenAI unveiled a new version of ChatGPT focused on universities on Thursday, building on work with a handful of higher education institutions that partnered with the tech giant.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"ChatGPT Edu, emerging after initial partnerships with several universities, is prompting both cautious optimism and worries."
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Unlock the potential of ChatGPT's new AI voice assistant. Discover 5 powerful ways teachers can streamline tasks with an innovative AI teaching assistant.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"The ChatGPT voice assistant offers a myriad of benefits for teachers, from streamlining administrative tasks to enhancing classroom engagement and supporting professional development."
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Most educators say they have not received any professional development on artificial intelligence.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Most educators say that teaching students on how to use tech tools powered by artificial intelligence—and understanding the potential pitfalls of the technology—should be a priority."
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Turnitin, a service that checks papers for plagiarism, says its detection tool found millions of papers that may have a significant amount of AI-generated content.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Students have submitted more than 22 million papers that may have used generative AI in the past year, new data released by plagiarism detection company Turnitin shows."
Note how Turnitin says "may have" not "did"
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"In the past month, OpenAI has partnered with Reddit, News Corp., Vox Media, and the Atlantic as it looks for data to train ChatGPT. Here are the deals announced so far."
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"OpenAI’s chatbots scored a big new data source following the company’s deal with News Corp. in May. With the stroke of a pen, ChatGPT and the company’s other services added the Wall Street Journal, New York Post, MarketWatch, Barron’s, and other publications to its database."
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"Generative AI can be scary to some, so use these tips to help employees understand and adopt it."
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"According to the World Economic Forum, 23% of positions will be added or eliminated as a result of technology changes, including AI adoption, in the coming five years."
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Have you ever wondered what ethics has to do with artificial intelligence? Let’s look into this intriguing question.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Ethical AI ensures trust and delivers fair and just answers for questions."
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Artificial intelligence is providing a boon for many occupations, with AI skills often bumping up paychecks, according to the PwC 2024 AI Jobs Barometer report, analyzing over half a billion job ads to reveal the transformative impact of AI on job growth, skills demand, wage premiums and productivity across various sectors.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Jobs requiring AI skills carry up to a 25% average wage premium in some markets." |
"The potential for hallucinations in AI-powered applications can have detrimental consequences for student learning, assessment, and overall educational outcomes."