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Donald Clark Plan B: 7 reasons to BAN pens and pencils from the classroom

Donald Clark Plan B: 7 reasons to BAN pens and pencils from the classroom | Learning & Technology News | Scoop.it
My kids look at pens and pencils as if they’re Egyptian artefacts. The fact is, that pens and pencils, if used in assessments, actually hinder or skew the proper assessment of attainment. Many of these kids write, incessantly on keyboards, not using pen and pencil.
D_Blundell's comment May 18, 2011 3:52 AM
But Nik, how can you blow paper balls at teachers and class-mates without a biro? . . .
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Empathy Mapping and AI: Bridging Gaps in the Classroom – PeacheyPublications.com

Empathy Mapping and AI: Bridging Gaps in the Classroom – PeacheyPublications.com | Learning & Technology News | Scoop.it

Recently I’ve found that using an interactive AI prompt to guide this process can be really beneficial as it helps to focus on each stage of the process as you work through it, and it can then provide a summary and help you draw conclusions about how and what you can do to help the subject or the empathy map. In this way, it takes us through understanding the person to finding practical ways we can help them.

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This article includes a collaborative prompt to help create an empathy map

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April 29, 6:19 AM
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In a World of AI, Content Curation Is More Important Than Ever

In a World of AI, Content Curation Is More Important Than Ever | Learning & Technology News | Scoop.it
Content curation is a vital part of the creative process. In this blog post and podcast, we explore why curation matters and how we can help students learn how to engage in the curation process. Listen
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Long article on content curation. Also has a number of useful videos https://spencereducation.com/content-curation-ai/

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Being Human in 2035: Experts predict significant change in the ways humans think, feel, act and relate to one another in the Age of AI

Being Human in 2035: Experts predict significant change in the ways humans think, feel, act and relate to one another in the Age of AI | Learning & Technology News | Scoop.it
Release date April 2, 2025 – A majority of global technology experts say the likely magnitude of change in humans’ native capacities and behaviors as they adapt to artificial intelligence (AI) will be “deep and meaningful,” or even “fundamental and revolutionary” over the next decade. This new report covers the results from the Imagining the Digital Future Center’s 18th “Future of Digital Life” canvassing of a large set of global technology experts. These experts wrote detailed accounts predicting the future of humans in 2035.
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This should be an interesting read.

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Unlocking Africa’s potential: Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education

Unlocking Africa’s potential: Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education | Learning & Technology News | Scoop.it
In a nutshell, our research shows that AI can help produce graduates with 21st-century skills like critical thinking, problem solving, and innovation in alignment with the Education 5.0 manifesto. Through a qualitative case study at a Zimbabwean university and a robust literature review, we gained deep insights into this complex phenomenon.
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Very promising.

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More work for teacher? The ironies of GenAI as a labour-saving technology –

More work for teacher? The ironies of GenAI as a labour-saving technology – | Learning & Technology News | Scoop.it

It is certainly appealing to think that GenAI might save teachers time and reduce their mental burden. There are moments in every teacher’s day when they might not be feeling particularly inspired, imaginative or full of energy. At first glance, outsourcing tasks to GenAI makes good sense. However, if we look back to the history of technology then there are good reasons to be not quite so optimistic.

Nik Peachey's insight:

Pesimistic but quite likely.

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The Neurodiversity Smorgasbord: An Alternative Framework for Understanding Differences Outside of Diagnostic Labels —

The Neurodiversity Smorgasbord: An Alternative Framework for Understanding Differences Outside of Diagnostic Labels — | Learning & Technology News | Scoop.it
The Neurodiversity Smorgasbord is an attempt to offer an alternative to diagnostic categories as well as an opportunity to understand neurodiversity outside of the pathology paradigm. It’s about acknowledging these differences and experiences as a part of being human instead of being a mentally ill or disordered human.
Richard Platt's curator insight, March 23, 8:19 PM

The Neurodiversity Smorgasbord is an attempt to offer an alternative to diagnostic categories as well as an opportunity to understand neurodiversity outside of the pathology paradigm. It’s about acknowledging these differences and experiences as a part of being human instead of being a mentally ill or disordered human.

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Dimensions of AI Literacies

Dimensions of AI Literacies | Learning & Technology News | Scoop.it

As educators, learners, and leaders engage with AI, they must navigate both the technical aspects of AI tools and the ethical, cultural, and social implications of their use. AI literacies enable individuals to make informed decisions, adapt AI tools to different contexts, and ensure that applications of AI in academic settings are ethical and inclusive. The Dimensions of AI Literacies (presented below) offer a flexible and transformative lens for understanding teaching and learning practices in an AI-enabled world.


Via Edumorfosis
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This looks very useful as we start to tie down what it means to be AI literate.

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March 15, 3:19 AM
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Revolutionizing Language Assessment with AI: Can we get there in 2025?

Revolutionizing Language Assessment with AI: Can we get there in 2025? | Learning & Technology News | Scoop.it

Let’s dream for a minute. Imagine a classroom where students are assessed and provided feedback as soon as they click “submit”; where students immediately receive information that allows them to understand where they land in their ability to communicate.

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March 9, 4:18 AM
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Studies Related to Generative AI in Education via AI for Education

Studies Related to Generative AI in Education via AI for Education | Learning & Technology News | Scoop.it

Compilation of Generative AI and Education studies that are most often cited by our team during training sessions. The speed at which developments are occurring is rapid and gaining momentum.


Via Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa)
Richard Platt's curator insight, March 9, 6:57 PM

Compilation of Generative AI and Education studies that are most often cited by our team during training sessions. The speed at which developments are occurring is rapid and gaining momentum.

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March 6, 2:01 AM
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Artificially Unintelligent: When Shortcuts Undermine Learning –

Artificially Unintelligent: When Shortcuts Undermine Learning – | Learning & Technology News | Scoop.it
AI tools can undercut learning, true, but the real question is why would anyone choose to use them this way? We need to examine the motivating factors that drive people to want to take short cuts.
Nik Peachey's insight:

This is a really interesting article that goes into the area that I’m trying to address with my next book ‘The Manual of AI-Mediated Autonomous Teacher Development’ - Basically if AI is going to create a revolution in learning then it needs to help develop cognitive and and metacognitive processes - not negate them.

Richard Platt's curator insight, March 6, 3:34 AM

AI tools can undercut learning, true, but the real question is why would anyone choose to use them this way? We need to examine the motivating factors that drive people to want to take short cuts

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How I Navigate the Classroom as a Neurodivergent Teacher | EdSurge News

How I Navigate the Classroom as a Neurodivergent Teacher | EdSurge News | Learning & Technology News | Scoop.it
I know that students need radical patience, compassion, attention and curiosity, because that’s what I needed as a student in the classroom. In the end, “whatever was going on” with me is what kept me in the classroom and not out of it.
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Some interesting insights.

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March 4, 6:12 AM
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Estonia and OpenAI to bring ChatGPT to schools nationwide | OpenAI

Estonia and OpenAI to bring ChatGPT to schools nationwide | OpenAI | Learning & Technology News | Scoop.it
Estonia and OpenAI to bring ChatGPT to schools nationwide. OpenAI will work with the Estonian Government to provide students and teachers in the secondary school system with access to ChatGPT Edu.
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It'll be interesting to see how this works out.

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February 27, 2:14 AM
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Why Agentic AI will soon make ChatGPT look like a simple calculator 

Why Agentic AI will soon make ChatGPT look like a simple calculator  | Learning & Technology News | Scoop.it

The next wave of artificial intelligence won't just generate text, images, code and videos – it will make autonomous decisions and pursue goals. As remarkable as tools like ChatGPT are, they represent just the beginning of AI's true potential. Enter agentic AI: the next evolution of AI that will fundamentally change how machines interact with our world.


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Nik Peachey's insight:

It's well worth keeing an eye on the development of agentic AI.

Richard Platt's curator insight, February 28, 1:42 AM

The next wave of artificial intelligence won't just generate text, images, code and videos – it will make autonomous decisions and pursue goals. As remarkable as tools like ChatGPT are, they represent just the beginning of AI's true potential. Enter agentic AI: the next evolution of AI that will fundamentally change how machines interact with our world.

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Frontiers | Shaping integrity: why generative artificial intelligence does not have to undermine education

Frontiers | Shaping integrity: why generative artificial intelligence does not have to undermine education | Learning & Technology News | Scoop.it

The integration of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) in education has been met with both excitement and concern. According to a 2023 survey by the World Economic Forum, over 60% of educators in advanced economies are now using some form of artificial intelligence (AI) in their classrooms, a significant increase from just 20% 5 years ago

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April 16, 4:54 AM
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AI 2027

AI 2027 | Learning & Technology News | Scoop.it

A research-backed AI scenario forecast for the next 2 years.

Nik Peachey's insight:

An interesting look at how AI and AI agents may impact life within the next 2 years!!! https://ai-2027.com/

Richard Platt's curator insight, April 25, 5:40 PM

A research-backed AI scenario forecast for the next 2 years, thus an interesting look at how AI and AI agents may impact life within the next 2 years - 2027

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Transforming teacher education with AI: Lessons from a global Community of Practice | TeachingEnglish | British Council

Transforming teacher education with AI: Lessons from a global Community of Practice | TeachingEnglish | British Council | Learning & Technology News | Scoop.it

Abstract: Edited by Nik Peachey, this book looks at how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be used in teacher training through the shared experiences of a global Community of Practice (CoP). Since 2019, the British Council has supported CoPs among teacher educators, both online and face-to-face, to improve professional development.

Nik Peachey's insight:

Great to see this book is now available for free. I had the great pleasure of editing it for the British Council.

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Do AI avatars teach as well as humans? The results might surprise you!

Do AI avatars teach as well as humans? The results might surprise you! | Learning & Technology News | Scoop.it

"In our recent study, we cooperated with Synthesia, a leading AI video platform. We ran a memory experiment and affective survey with around 500 people to see how four teaching formats differed. In addition to the AI-generated synthetic video versus human instructor-created video, the text was also included, composed by a human instructor and framed as AI generation separately."

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March 27, 7:30 AM
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Edtech & ELT Newsletter March 2025

Edtech & ELT Newsletter March 2025 | Learning & Technology News | Scoop.it
Welcome to the March 2025 edition of the Edtech & ELT Newsletter. Packed with links to tools, applications and articles.
Nik Peachey's curator insight, March 27, 7:30 AM

Find links to the most useful Edtech tools and articles in my latest free enewsletter https://open.substack.com/pub/nikpeachey/p/edtech-and-elt-newsletter-march-2025

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March 22, 3:42 AM
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Revolutionizing Education With AI-Driven Assessments

Revolutionizing Education With AI-Driven Assessments | Learning & Technology News | Scoop.it
Discover how AI-driven assessments, personalized feedback, and data analytics are enhancing learning outcomes in K-12 and higher education.

Via Yashy Tohsaku
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This article gives a useful overview of the 'potential' of AI to impact assessment.

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March 22, 3:18 AM
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Train Your Brain to Work Creatively with Gen AI

Train Your Brain to Work Creatively with Gen AI | Learning & Technology News | Scoop.it

When most people prompt generative AI, they do so within the paradigm of how they think about what could or should come next. For example, when searching Google, users may ask a question, search for the best Thai restaurant “near me,” or insert specific criteria based on filtered output, such as “best downhill mountain bike for intermediate riders.” That approach is often carried into prompting. The results build on a linear path of thinking, research, and decision-making based upon the world as we know it. However, where AI starts to “come alive” is when you create something unique — something that wouldn’t have been achieved without a human and machine collaboration.

Nik Peachey's insight:

Useful article to change the way you think about prompting.

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March 11, 7:07 AM
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The Manual of AI-Mediated Autonomous Teacher Development

The Manual of AI-Mediated Autonomous Teacher Development | Learning & Technology News | Scoop.it

The Manual of AI-Mediated Autonomous Teacher Development is your ultimate guide to using AI as a collaborative partner in your teaching journey. Written by Nik Peachey, an award-winning educator and expert in educational technology, this book takes you beyond generic AI-generated materials. Instead, it introduces collaborative prompting - a groundbreaking approach to professional growth through collaborative prompting - a method that transforms AI from a simple tool into an active mentor, guide, and thinking partner.

Nik Peachey's curator insight, March 11, 7:07 AM

My latest book is available now.

Richard Platt's curator insight, March 12, 8:34 PM

The Manual of AI-Mediated Autonomous Teacher Development is your ultimate guide to using AI as a collaborative partner in your teaching journey. Written by Nik Peachey, an award-winning educator and expert in educational technology, this book takes you beyond generic AI-generated materials. Instead, it introduces collaborative prompting - a groundbreaking approach to professional growth through collaborative prompting - a method that transforms AI from a simple tool into an active mentor, guide, and thinking partner.

Nik Peachey's curator insight, March 21, 9:42 AM

My latest book.

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Red Means Stop and Green Means Go: Creating AI Guidelines with Students

Red Means Stop and Green Means Go: Creating AI Guidelines with Students | Learning & Technology News | Scoop.it

By Ilka Kostka, Rachel Toncelli, and Catherine Fairfield, Northeastern University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/WNWY9538 From “Gotcha” to Guidelines “I’ve been ChatGPT’d!”  Any educator who has been teaching during the rise of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) knows what this phrase means.

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Interesting guidelines on a hierarchy of AI use in education

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We're Worse at Listening Than We Realize

We're Worse at Listening Than We Realize | Learning & Technology News | Scoop.it
Almost all of us think we're good listeners, but we're only absorbing around half of what we hear. Luckily, it's possible to improve our listening and, in turn, our relationships.
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This is a valuable read that can help us understand some of the problems with listing in our first language and think about how those impact for learners of English as a second language 

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Free - Webinar - Using Infographics to Enhance Information Literacy Skills

Free - Webinar - Using Infographics to Enhance Information Literacy Skills | Learning & Technology News | Scoop.it

In this webinar, learn how to effectively integrate infographics into your educational practices to enhance students' information literacy skills. Gain insights into designing lessons and activities using infographics, with practical strategies for both utilizing existing materials and creating new ones. Elevate your teaching approach and empower students with the visual tools they need to thrive in today's information-rich environment.

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I'll be doing this free webinar on 27th March.

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Do tablets help or hinder children’s play?

Do tablets help or hinder children’s play? | Learning & Technology News | Scoop.it

Should we be concerned about the amount of time children spend on digital devices? What is the impact of these devices on attention and play?

Nik Peachey's insight:

Some interesting research.

Richard Platt's curator insight, March 5, 7:53 AM

Should we be concerned about the amount of time children spend on digital devices? What is the impact of these devices on attention and play?