In thirteen years of teaching, there have been zero instances of an increase in productivity/efficiency leading to "more time" (and definitely not "more time to do the things that matter") Rather, in every single instance, it has led to "more tasks"—with no turning back from there - ThreadSky

marcusluther.bsky.social • 2 days ago

In thirteen years of teaching, there have been zero instances of an increase in productivity/efficiency leading to "more time" (and definitely not "more time to do the things that matter")

Rather, in every single instance, it has led to "more tasks"—with no turning back from there

Reposted from Anne Lutz Fernandez

“'I think technology will have an important role to play in freeing up teachers’ time, and in freeing up that time, putting it to better use with more face-to-face, direct teaching that can only ever be done by a human,' she said."

Over 20+ yrs, when my time was "freed up," how it was used...

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andrewintheclouds.bsky.social•2 days ago

Did a quick look at her background, seems like Phillipson never spent a single day teaching in a classroom. I suspect her views on what a teacher does on an average day are fanciful.

steve-walker.bsky.social•2 days ago

I see your 13 and raise you to 30 (in HE)

marcusluther.bsky.social•2 days ago

steve-walker.bsky.social•2 days ago

😃 🤣

marcusluther.bsky.social•2 days ago

...and that's assuming that "efficiency" is always a good thing.

Which it's not. Especially for teaching and learning.

https://thebrokencopier.substack.com/p/the-sentence-that-im-very-tired-of

andrewintheclouds.bsky.social•2 days ago

You know, that's a really good point. Humans aren't machines. You can't present something once and expect your students to get it (and keep it.) Repetition, teaching towards different modalities, and various inefficiencies (related to time) actually are necessary.

recombobulating.bsky.social•2 days ago

I've worked as a software developer and data analyst and so much of what I learned about knowledge and communication from that contradicts the traditional 'common sense' approaches that dominate politics and the media.

cnygren.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thanks for posting this, and I'm glad I found it. I teach in Higher Ed. We face different versions of the same thing. I recently co-authored (with @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social) a short piece on how we are NOT using AI in the classroom. you can find it here, if interested https://bsky.app/profile/sonjadrimmer.bsky.social/post/3lkwizobggk2v

athenas-ghost.bsky.social•2 days ago

AI is a Trojan horse.

odeecs.bsky.social•2 days ago

Generative AI is not being pushed to improve the quality of teacher-student time.

It's being pushed by antisocial and greedy idiots who think a faulty and impersonal algorithm can replace a good teacher.

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