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Getting updates at SCASA from Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) on AI Policy Recommendations: www.sreb.org/ai-commissio... AI Commission Recommendations - Southern Regional Education Board

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Anybody at SCASA i3 on here? #SCASAi325

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Story mentions that citizens won't like entry level fast food jobs replaced by AI. I'm just curious how long that negatively will last, especially if the service is improved and -- extreme techno-optimism incoming-- the ice cream machine always works. www.news.com.au/finance/work...

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I'm very empathetic to creators. (People don't respect or responsibly use creative works) However, I also want all of the possibilities: Only human created works, AI created works, and hybrids. There's good reason to have them all IF we can ensure that the work of human artists are respected.

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Lots of interesting things; but one in particular is the notion of a company hiring not just an employee but the employee's agents. Sometimes people want to bring their own devices to work. What happens if they want to use their own agents? Probably won't be allowed to connect to data/resources.

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AI question is less about "should we or shouldn't we" and more about how we strategically and mindfully start to use it in ways that make educators and students more human and not just more efficient.

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Yes, we need to teach kids both how to use and about AI, but 1/3 of lessons??!! As with search, to think about any of these things we need skills and content knowledge to meaningfully engage and be critical of AI. Dropping 1/3 of that in favor of focusing squarely on AI seems a bad strategy.

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Interesting questions about the role of the humanities department, particularly the questions of utilitarian vs. humanist mission of a higher ed. Curious about how "brutally honest" discussion about purpose of learning would impact K-12. What are the metaphors we need to help kids understand this?

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One question is like to see discussed more is what does education look like in a post labor-prep world? Assuming most humans won’t be able to get a job and will have UBI, what are we wanting adults to be able to do?

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This also resonated. #JPreadsTM

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This resonated the most with me in ch 3. It’s a question I loosely think about almost every day. #JPreadsTM

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Ch2 ends stating how Pressey wasn't able to see his machine become a success but nonetheless predicted an "industrial revolution" in ed tech. His work did help set the stage for wave after wave of technologies meant to revolutionize education, though mostly with questionable results. #JPreadsTM

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Part of Pressey's argument for teaching machines was that they allowed for more individualized instruction (100 years ago!), a promise many software companies and tools make, though rarely actually bring to fruition. It brings to question what we mean by "individualized" instruction. #JPreadsTM

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A key takeaway from ch2 is that, with the complexity coming of mass immigration, there was a push to make public education more efficient (read cheaper) while companies saw enormous profit motivation in finding solutions. But even if an idea was good, it was scrapped if not profitable. #JPreadsTM

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Ch2 of Teaching Machines focuses on Sidney Pressey, who tried to market a machine that automatically scores tests back in the 1920s. At the time, there was a push for testing, and with it the burden of scoring. Pressey hoped to fix that with his machine, making the profession more humane. #JPreadsTM

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And, as interesting as it is to connect with innovative companies, let's not make it about them. Software tools aren't the focus. The important thing is how we can make teaching & learning better, whether it's with tools OR without them. Critical lens is essential. Social media clout is not. 6/BSNew

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Of course, it's also true that many peeps are simply burned out on social media & simply prefer silly cat .gifs. I'm not judging. But this would be an entirely different space if more people took the time to share what they're working on and discovering, which would lead to more community. 5/BSNew

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We see some of the results on BlueSky: many people became accustomed to simply receiving the gold nuggets rather than sharing their journey and having true community. So, when there aren't these "everything to know about Slides!" type posts, there's less engagement. 4/BSNew

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At some point, this shifted. The rise of rock stars posting top ten lists and more people simply reposting rather than contributing themselves meant that the "community" became more of a echo chamber of retwitted lists and "so true!"ing posts. Marketing became the emphasis and not community. 3/BSNew

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You felt like you were part of a community where everyone had value and was learning from each other. This was particularly helpful with the advent of Google Docs as many people were trying to figure out how to replace desktop software but also how we might rethink how we do things entirely. 2/BSNew

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Some thoughts on starting new on BlueSky. First, going back to what made Twitter really magical for me was that it was a wide open space with a whole bunch of people working on small problems (many of them related to the then new "read/write web") and sharing their journey. 1/BSNew

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Going to get back to reading and posting about Teaching Machines, but lots going on at the moment. Much respect and love to all my EDU peeps trying to figure out what the future holds while wanting to make sure every K-12 student is treated well.

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Watters wraps up ch1 w/ the suggestion that Skinner, like many after him, would believe his tech would finally do what predecessors couldn’t. & it didn’t. Looking forward to hearing why & implications for current tech. Particularly timely with ESSER Cliff as districts shed subscriptions. #JPreadsTM

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@brandonlanger.bsky.social my first selfie:

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In ch 1, Watters lays out how BF Skinner in his time was credited with the first Teaching Machine, only to learn there had already been prior TMs (notably by Sidney Pressey) & even research on them. And by TMs, they were machines that gave instant feedback to students… over 100 years ago. #JPreadsTM

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Such an important question, without easy answers. #JPreadsTM

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One idea at the heart of the intro is that what we’re doing now was not inevitable (question of free will aside.) When I got into EdTech, the vision of what we were moving towards (a deeply connected wall-less classroom with individual chosen by student learning goals) was VERY different. #JPreadsTM

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I definitely like Watters’ point that we need to think beyond the computer in terms of the development of EdTech if for no other reason than in the last 20 years loads of tech has come and gone (tablets, clickers, etc) that were once meant to revolutionize learning. Computer isn’t immune. #JPreadsTM

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This is fascinating. I would guess that most people would think the meat of EdTech really starts in the 80s. Yet, here we have a history of instructional technology published in 1968. #JPreadsTM

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She then shifts to main purpose, and I’m here for it. #JPreadsTM

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The intro starts w/ critique of Saul Khan (emblematic of the larger EdTech$) that omits (intentionally or accidentally?) significant changes in K-12 over the last 100 years, especially WHO is classrooms, why, and the course content. This allows one to make bold claims of revolution. #JPreadsTM

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First, clearly the concept of personalized instruction isn’t new. #JPreadsTM

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Bought this book a while back and never read it. Going to attempt to read it and journal here a bit. We’ll see how it goes. @audreywatters.bsky.social (I know she’s not using this, but wanted to tag her to know people are still looking for her insights.)

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Like many of you, I'm assuming you've gotten here after participating on other platforms for a long time. What are you doing differently in how you approach posting, following, etc. on BlueSky? Changes in types of people you follow? Types of things you post? Habits of using the app?

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Greetings. Looking primarily for other EDU peeps out there exploring & critiquing modern teaching and learning practices, especially around AI, EdTech, media literacy and teacher collaboration. Currently Director of Instructional Technology at a public K-12 school district in South Carolina. #EduSky

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