Monday, November 13, 2023

.: Promptcraft 35 .: Why Aren’t More Women Using AI?

Hello Reader,
Welcome to Promptcraft, your weekly newsletter on artificial intelligence for education. In this issue:
Google Announces 'Assistant with Bard' for Android and iOS​
The Screen Actors Guild’s strike-ending deal has entered its final step​
Humane has launched the AI Pin, a new AI-powered wearable gadget
Let’s get started!
P.S. Get in touch if you want to join me in dialogue on my upcoming AI for Education webinars. I would love to hear from you! ✨
Tom
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https://edte.ch/blog/2023/11/14/promptcraft-35-why-arent-more-women-using-ai/

📝 When Teachers Learn: The Case for Andragogy

Dialogic #341
Leadership, learning, innovation
Your Snapshot​ A summary of the key insights from this issue
Professional development often lacks the interactivity and relevance that educators apply in their own classrooms. There is an irony in expecting passive learning from teachers.
Andragogy provides a framework for more effective adult learning, based on principles like readiness to learn, motivation, and drawing on experience.
AI chatbots are uniquely positioned to elevate andragogy...

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https://edte.ch/blog/2023/11/10/%f0%9f%93%9d-when-teachers-learn-the-case-for-andragogy/

Friday, November 10, 2023

.: Promptcraft 34 .: The Bot Building Bonanza

Hello Reader,
Welcome to Promptcraft, your weekly newsletter on artificial intelligence for education. Every week, I curate the latest news, developments and learning resources so you can consider how AI changes how we teach and learn.
In this issue:
US President Biden signs executive order to regulate AI, including a new safety board​
OpenAI introduces custom AI assistants called “GPTs” that play different roles​
UK’s AI safety summit at Bletchley Park​
Let’s get started!
Tom
Latest...

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Friday, October 20, 2023

.: Promptcraft 31 .: Adobe creates symbol to label AI generated images

Hello Reader,
Welcome to Promptcraft, your weekly newsletter on artificial intelligence for education. Every week, I curate the latest news, developments and learning resources so you can consider how AI changes how we teach and learn.
In this issue:
Google will Shield AI users from copyright challenges
Adobe creates symbol to label AI generated images
AI extracts the first legible word from a carbonised scroll
Let’s get started!
Tom
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AI Updates & Developments
Google will Shield AI...

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Saturday, October 14, 2023

🌏 Progress Through Paradox

Dialogic #335
Leadership, learning, innovation
Your Snapshot​ A summary of the key insights from this issue
Global-Local Balance: Effective education transformation requires balancing global innovation with local adaptation.
Beware of Extremes: Overemphasis on global ideas or local insularity can impede progress.
Adaptable Solutions: Common educational challenges need nuanced, locally-tailored solutions.
335 | October 13, 2023​ | Tom in Japan
Progress Through Paradox: Embracing Tensions in...

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https://edte.ch/blog/2023/10/13/%f0%9f%8c%8f-progress-through-paradox/

Friday, October 13, 2023

.: Promptcraft 30 .: Has the attention economy found a new power-up?

Hello Reader,
Welcome to Promptcraft, your weekly newsletter on artificial intelligence for education. Every week, I curate the latest news, developments and learning resources so you can consider how AI changes how we teach and learn.
In this issue:
Disney faces designer backlash
OpenAI warns...

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https://edte.ch/blog/2023/10/10/promptcraft-30-has-the-attention-economy-found-a-new-power-up/

Monday, October 9, 2023

⚡️ Cultivating Innovation Through Tempo, Pruning and Play

Dialogic #336
Leadership, learning, innovation
Your Snapshot​ A summary of the key insights from this issue
Find your pace: Innovation requires different temporal spaces; vary your pace of thinking to allow for original ideas to emerge at each person’s ideal speed.
Prune to plant: Avoid...

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https://edte.ch/blog/2023/10/06/%e2%9a%a1%ef%b8%8f-cultivating-innovation-through-tempo-pruning-and-play/