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HE as a collegial, collaborative sector: thoughts from 2 AI events
Last week, I went to Sydney, where I was part of two events about AI in education, both of which were exemplary in terms of the constructive and collegial attitude of the delegates. One event – Learning and Teaching Leaders round table on AI and assessment reform – was for leaders to work through strategic…
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Expanding the unit of analysis of learning
Rather than getting bogged down in discussions about ChatGPT-proofing assessment, detecting AI in student work, or having students acknowledge how they have used it in their assignments, can we expand our unit of analysis of learning beyond the individual student to collaborations between people, technologies and resources?
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The overthrown classroom
The trouble with the flipped classroom metaphor is its focus on the classroom. The idea that students learn things before class and use the class to clarify, extend and make connections through social encounters is, I think, very appropriate. But the approach seems to position the “pre-work” as… well, “pre-work” rather than core work.