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…
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…
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.…