Author: AJ
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2024 TAG NW Tech & Innovation Educator of the year award
I am incredibly honored to be Technology Alliance Group for Northwest Washington (TAGNW) Technology and Innovation Educator for 2024. I’m looking forward and inspired for the upcoming fall term 🤖👨🏻💻. My gratitude to Technology Alliance Group for Northwest Washington , John Farquhar (WWU ATUS Director), Justina Brown (WWU Sr. Instructional Designer), Western Washington University, Dr.…
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Adobe MAX 2023 : “Unlocking Generative AI in the Classroom Today”
This session [VS203] is now available on demand direct from Adobe ABOUT THE SESSION With generative AI, students can experiment with various forms of media, including text, audio, and visual content, and explore creative expressions that they may not have previously considered. Join AJ Barse, instructional designer at Western Washington University, as he shows practical…
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TurnItIn AI Checker (Do Robots Check for Electric Sheep?)
As of 3 April, many in the EdTech sphere read about the kerfluffle TurnItIn made with the forced opt-in and rollout of their AI features in their plagiarism detection. In the 48hrs that followed, the EU and UK forced them to walk it back (of sorts) in their regions, and left US higher ed institutions…
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Adobe Podcast (beta)
The creative space has been heating up in recent weeks again with Adobe “FireFly” project and Microsoft “Designer”. Putting aside the craze that was algorithmic generative images that were tied to blockchains, eg NFTs, DALLE and DALLE2 arguably started the renaissance that is currently generative-AI-based image creation. Services like MidJourney then taking the fidelity of…
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Take your AI to work day
The news as been focusing a lot on the ramifications of AI and student’s use of it in coursework and papers. What what about the other side of this debate? As in, the educator. What if there was a completely fictitious digital faculty who was leading lectures? DIY AI For a demo and thought exercise,…
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AI-enomics of EdTech 2022-2024
The final road to here | August 2024 I’ve paused my regular updates on the state and evolution of AI in higher education due to the rapid pace of AI advancements, which has far outstripped the slow-moving state and federal legislation designed to regulate these changes. Since 2022, AI has undergone significant developments, with generative…
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Advancing Video Lecture Instructional Design
Now available for WWU faculty Advancing Video Instructional Design! Lectures are here to stay, but do you feel like your videos are dry? Ever wondered how YouTube content creators make such polished looking videos? Join AJ in this session to explore some of the industry tips and techniques on how to level up your videos for your classes,…
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AE. 10 The ‘Moonswatch’: Analog Explorer x Zulu Time Podcast
Meet the plastic watch that aligned the planets of different kinds of enthusiasts all on the same morning around the world….
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Insta Step-by-Step Guides
For years, I and many of my fellow edtech colleagues used Clarify to create step-by-step guides to help teach clients how to navigate the rough seas that can be a new app. Especially with the pandemic, video has accelerated the use of video tutorials as training, but for some the simple (or dare I say…