.: Promptcraft 53 .: Meta AI’s image tool lacks diversity

Hello Reader, Promptcraft is a curated newsletter on AI for education designed to elevate your AI literacy. In this issue: Apple teased AI improvements at their recent event Meta AI’s image tool lacks diversity in representing different cultures A teacher is accused of using AI to make his school Principal appear racist Let’s get started! ~ Tom Barrett HARDWARE .: Apple teased AI improvements, including the M4’s neural engine, at its iPad event Summary ➜ Apple highlighted AI features,...

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.: Promptcraft 52 .: Texas grades exams with AI

Hello Reader, Promptcraft is a weekly curated newsletter on AI for education designed to elevate your AI literacy. In this issue: Texas is replacing thousands of human exam graders with AI WhatsApp trials Meta AI chatbot in India, more markets OpenAI makes ChatGPT ‘more direct, less verbose’ Let’s get started! ~ Tom Barrett AI IMPACT .: Texas is replacing thousands of human exam graders with AI Summary ➜ The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is expecting the system to save $15–20 million per year...

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.: 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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📝 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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.: 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
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.: 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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Google will Shield AI...

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🌏 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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