Please note, in this post, I’ll discuss my thoughts as I play with a Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool designed to make presentations (powerpoints). When I started playing with these tools weeks ago, this was fascinating but seemed limited at the time. With the impending launch of generative AI in Google Apps and Microsoft Office,…
As the Internet became the dominant text of our generation, researchers at the University of Connecticut’s New Literacies Research Lab studied how integrating these online texts interacted with more traditional literacy practices. This work examined Online Reading Comprehension and helped identify the skills necessary as students read, write, and communicate online. Research in this nascent…
Most of my time is spent working with pre-service (students preparing to become teachers) or in-service (current teachers in the field) as they consider ways to embed digital, online technologies into instruction. As such, I have slowly been taking time out in my classes to talk about what they have heard, think about, or have…
Together with Dr. Carlos Lavin, I’m presenting a session titled Teaching in a Post-TruthSociety: Empowering students as they negotiate digital literacy, identity, and socioemotional learning at the 2023 Annual Conference of the Palmetto State Literacy Association. Some background A 21st-century educational system must educate all students in the effective and authentic use of the technologies…
As artificial intelligence (AI) tools and assistants start to get more attention in society, one of the conversations I’m paying attention to is the future of AI in the classroom, and ultimately the future of education. In these discussions, there is a lot of hysteria and hyperbole about what machine learning, virtual assistants can do…
As we witness artificial intelligence (AI) virtual assistants capture the imagination and ire of most in society, it’s important to understand that we’re in the middle of the story. To a certain extent, AI, at least in the form of virtual assistants, or machine learning models is evolving. A recent example is found in wearable…
With the advent of the Internet and digital, networked technologies, we have the opportunity to read, write, and connect on any topic, in any area. Up to this point, the primary entry point for most individuals is the search engine. Increasingly, for many others, it is solely their social media feed. The search engine has…
This week, Microsoft made an announcement that they’ve extended their partnership with OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT and GPT-3. As I’ve indicated in a previous post, I’m less interested in ChatGPT, and more interested in the technology and advances behind these tools. As part of this third extension of the partnership with OpenAI, Microsoft is…
My campus has a yearly technology conference that present at every year. As the deadline for submissions was quickly approaching, I needed to quickly put together a session proposal for the event. For one of my sessions, I wanted to present on machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI) writing assistants and their use in the classroom.…
What do you think of ChatGPT? One of the common conversations I’ve had over the last two months involves ChatGPT and the impact it has on our lives, and potentially our classrooms. Have no doubt, things are definitely different. I’m really excited and curious about ChatGPT. But, I’m more interested in the technology behind it.…