Category: Tech Research
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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…
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WordPress 5.9 and Full Site Editing (FSE) coming soon
With the new year, WordPress is gearing up to release the 2022 update to the opensource platform with a new feature highlight; Full Site Editing or FSE Slated now for release on 25 January, this update with evolve the Gutenberg interface and tools site wide. “Due to delays with one of the the most anticipated…
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Meta-nomics and EdTech
An ongoing updated post as new resources, and rabbit holes, come up current update; 5 January 2023 SIXTH TONE | Metaverse 101: What Will the Future of Chinese Education Look Like? https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1011978/metaverse-101-what-will-the-future-of-chinese-education-look-like%3F?source=channel_home Merging the Experience of Metaverse with Education https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/smallbusiness/merging-the-experience-of-metaverse-with-education/ar-AA15JWxH 27 December 2021 Always on VR If “Zoom fatigue” became a thing during the pandemic…