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New blog post - What is the purpose 0of vocational education and training...

New blog post - What is the purpose 0of vocational education and training https://pontydysgu.eu/2024/11/what-is-the-purpose-of-vocational-education-and-training/

the sadness in Valencia is overwealming…the anger is coming

the sadness in Valencia is overwealming…the anger is coming

New Blog Post - Teachers' and Learners' Agency and Generative AI - ...

New Blog Post - Teachers' and Learners' Agency and Generative AI - https://pontydysgu.eu/2024/10/teachers-and-learners-agency-and-generative-ai/

International Longshoremen’s Association union in USA on strike demanding a complete ban on automation at the ports it controls. Port...

International Longshoremen’s Association union in USA on strike demanding a complete ban on automation at the ports it controls. Port automation is already by Department of Transportation Rules that stipulate that automation is never allowed to reduce the number or quality of jobs.

I think this sort of dispute spreading in the future

Got an email saying AI-Powered Systematic Review Masterclass could be a game-changer for your research. But it is the process of doing a...

Got an email saying AI-Powered Systematic Review Masterclass could be a game-changer for your research. But it is the process of doing a literature review which provides learning - IF AI does it neither the machine or me are going to learn anything.
#AIEd #AIinED

“Being also a process of ontological and epistemological restitution, decolonisation is based on the acknowledgement of silenced...

“Being also a process of ontological and epistemological restitution, decolonisation is based on the acknowledgement of silenced knowledges and on the
reconstruction of humanity”

De Sousa Santos, B.; Meneses, M. (Eds.) Knowledges Born in the Struggle: Constructing the Epistemologies of the Global South; Rout‑
ledge, Taylor & Francis Group: New York, NY, USA, 2019.

New blog https://pontydysgu.eu/2024/09/pedagogical-approaches-and-google-lm-notebooks/In the last couple of days I have been playing with...

New blog https://pontydysgu.eu/2024/09/pedagogical-approaches-and-google-lm-notebooks/

In the last couple of days I have been playing with the Google Labs experimental NotebookLM. I am normally rather under impressed by AI applications built for education but I can see a lot of use for this. It is backed by the Gemini Large Language Model but the Notebooks are based, they say only on data sources which you provide. And then there are different tools which can be used to support your research.

And I love the auto generated podcasts

New blog post - AI in ED: Equity, XAI and learner agency - https://pontydysgu.eu/2024/09/ai-in-ed-equity-xai-and-learner-agency/

New blog post - AI in ED: Equity, XAI and learner agency - https://pontydysgu.eu/2024/09/ai-in-ed-equity-xai-and-learner-agency/

Getting a lot of bullshit advertising for AI apps. This one is typical. "Busy life, but love to read? ......With our AI-driven app,...

Getting a lot of bullshit advertising for AI apps. This one is typical. "Busy life, but love to read? ......With our AI-driven app, quickly master a top book in just a few minutes.

If you love to read why would you want to master a book in a few minutes????

From the Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/29/uk-teenagers-low-life-satisfaction-europeMore 15-year-olds are...

From the Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/29/uk-teenagers-low-life-satisfaction-europe

More 15-year-olds are reporting low life satisfaction in the UK than anywhere else in Europe, amid what experts are describing as a “happiness recession” for British teenagers.

British girls are particularly affected, as are children from disadvantaged backgrounds, with food poverty highlighted as a key reason behind the poor wellbeing numbers.

New blog post - Gen AI and Assessment - https://pontydysgu.eu/2024/08/genai-and-assessment/

New blog post - Gen AI and Assessment - https://pontydysgu.eu/2024/08/genai-and-assessment/

Was going to read a newsletter until that word delve came up. Then you know it’s written by open AI.

Was going to read a newsletter until that word delve came up. Then you know it’s written by open AI.

Have been five weeks away from home supporting sick relative. Took laptop and tablet with me. But forgot to take a notebook and pen - had to...

Have been five weeks away from home supporting sick relative. Took laptop and tablet with me. But forgot to take a notebook and pen - had to go out to buy them. Critical technology.

Well written article in the Guardian newspaper on the social, epistemological and political issues with Generative...

Well written article in the Guardian newspaper on the social, epistemological and political issues with Generative AI

https://www.theguardian.com/news/article/2024/aug/08/no-god-in-the-machine-the-pitfalls-of-ai-worship

The latest post on AI from Hilary Beetham on AI in education -...

The latest post on AI from Hilary Beetham on AI in education - https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=1342609&post_id=146823705&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=hc1d&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo4MDg3NTMsInBvc3RfaWQiOjE0NjgyMzcwNSwiaWF0IjoxNzIzMDU2MjA1LCJleHAiOjE3MjU2NDgyMDUsImlzcyI6InB1Yi0xMzQyNjA5Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.ylZhgiVCS1SHuglXj3ZlxdWdZ2i66luLG_X2gr5PTSc

Summarises her thinking and writing over past 18 months

New blog post - Explainable AI - https://pontydysgu.eu/2024/08/explainable-ai/

New blog post - Explainable AI - https://pontydysgu.eu/2024/08/explainable-ai/

sad to see…even the UK Gurdian is now running education content paid by INTEL. Technology driving commercialisation and privatisation of...

sad to see…even the UK Gurdian is now running education content paid by INTEL. Technology driving commercialisation and privatisation of education

It seems to me that with few convincing use cases and growing disillusionment in the quality of generative AI, education is emerging as its...

It seems to me that with few convincing use cases and growing disillusionment in the quality of generative AI, education is emerging as its main market. I am not sure this is a good thing.

On an 8 hour train journey from Alicante to Torremar in Malaga. Quite good free wifi on the train.

On an 8 hour train journey from Alicante to Torremar in Malaga. Quite good free wifi on the train.

Had forgotten how much I hate airports….they are nearly as bad as cruise ships

Had forgotten how much I hate airports….they are nearly as bad as cruise ships