AI Tutors: On Spock, Big Hero 6, and Learning With AI
“In the 2009 Star Trek reboot, a young Spock is shown in a Vulcan school. It is a dark, cavernous room with learning pods like giant bowls carved into the floor, a pod for each student, each pod made of a ring of screens, each screen brimming with information. Adults pace the floor above. AI […]
“Jevons Paradox” – Efficiency Leads To Higher, Not Lower, Consumption
“If you told someone about Figma or Google Adwords in the 1970s they’d have expected marketing jobs to plummet since we could do many different jobs inside of a single role in the future; well, the opposite has happened. Back of the envelope math (from AI of course) suggests that there were a few hundred […]
Professor Asks AI To Make Visual Map Of Course Syllabus. It’s Great.
How Did The CEO Of The Atlantic Use AI When Writing His Recent Book?
“There’s not one word, there’s not one sentence that comes from AI… But I did use it for lots of other stuff. I used it to sort through lots of different notes… I also used it to analyze interviews that I did… When I was writing it, I would also use it for some editorial […]
Teacher Tallies The Number Of Student Questions He Was Asked In A Day. (338.)
“I kept track diligently all day, and I’m sure I still missed some. Not yes or no questions, not “can I go to the bathroom” questions. 338 opportunities and moments to guide students through decisions and pathways that lead to growth, change, and learning. People talk about “decision fatigue” or “question fatigue” and the effect […]