Learning on Purpose's Top Five of 2023
Plus new Links!
A quick check-in before I go fully offline for the holidays: I wanted to share the five most-read Learning on Purpose posts of 2023, a glimpse into the ideas and topics you cared and shared about most. Plus, I included some great links I’ve come across in the last few weeks. Thank you again for reading and for learning with me. I’ve so enjoyed thinking and writing in this space.
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The Five Most Popular Posts of 2023
Back to School with AI, Part 1: Make Sense of AI
Three guiding principles and seven things to try when introducing yourself to AI in the classroom.
Back to School with AI, Part 4: AI and the Question of Rigor
If students need to struggle in order to learn, why would we encourage them to use AI?
What Schools Are Asking About AI
A snapshot from my travels, with questions and answers I'm hearing from students, educators, and school leaders.
AI and the Authenticity Problem
How a pre-Internet essay by Grant Wiggins can help us define and prioritize "authenticity" in this AI age.
A Proposed AI Strategy for 2024: Agency, Not Agents
Inquiry-based learning builds student agency. We can use the same strategy to take an empowered, school-wide approach to AI.
Links!
I was on the Unrulr podcast to talk about what I’m seeing in my work with schools, how to think about “AI strategy,” and how to center humans (especially students) in our decisions about AI.
This video from Joss Fong at Vox, “AI can do your homework. Now what?”, is one of the best introductions to AI in education that I’ve seen. It includes voices from AI experts, teachers, and students. Very much worth your 17 minutes.
OpenAI has published a guide on how to craft prompts to get the most out of ChatGPT. So helpful for beginners who are looking to level up.
Natasha Singer tells the story of students who are advocating for their school to take a more expansive approach to AI.
- with an explanation of what open-source AI tools like Mistral reveal about the future of our use of AI. Spoiler: more ubiquitous, more personalized.
Two posts from
on practical classroom applications of AI: how to use AI to support spaced practice and how text-to-speech AI tools can improve and even transform the student and teacher experience.On the topic of assessment: Thomas Guskey, a leading researcher on grading, makes a thoughtful, research-based case for reassessment and retakes.
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Thanks for mention and for your brilliant posts! Have a great break 🙌