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There Is No 'Hard Problem Of Consciousness' #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79257
You can read my essay on consciousness or you can read this article - the point being made is exactly the same (and certainly not unique to either of us).
about 24 hours ago
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W Social uncovered: the reality behind the hype #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79256
1 day ago
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FediProfile ā The Decentralized Link-in-Bio #oldail
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1 day ago
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The Boring Internet #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79254
"The internet is not dying," writes Terry Godier, "A commercial veneer glued on top of it is dying." I'm not a fan of the muted text in dark mode and the scroll reveal presentation, but the message in my view is sound.
1 day ago
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Expanding OER with GenAI #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79253
This article blends the ideas of generative AI and open educational resources and the results are about what is to be expected.
1 day ago
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Hackers steal studentsā data during breach at education tech giant Instructure #oldail
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52 This week's big story is a confirmed data breach at Instructure affecting studentsā private information.
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Artificial intelligence as a site of global educational governance: the case of UNESCO #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79251
This paper is a critical reflection of UNESCO's policy role in the governance of AI in education (AIED).
1 day ago
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Vibe-Coding a MultiLingual #Free #Whiteboard: #DrawSplat #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79250
2 days ago
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Paradigm shifts, bricoleers [sic], and other animals #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79249
This article begins as it should with a discussion of Ben Werdmuller's Elgg social software.
2 days ago
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View of Artificial Intelligence and Communities of Inquiry: Reimagining Educational Experiences #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79248
This is useful work.
2 days ago
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View of The Answerthis.io AI App Looks at My Interaction Equivalency Theory #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79247
2 days ago
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Am I an LLM? #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79246
Obviously it's not a serious question. But it's worth reflecting on the similarities between humans and LLMs.
2 days ago
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Some key elements of deeper learning #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79245
3 days ago
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Bananaland University #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79244
"What might the Savannah Bananas teach us about a potential future for higher education?" That's a good question, but not as discussed in this post (trust me, I'm a baseball fan).
3 days ago
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Why product discovery matters more than ever in the age of AI #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79242
When I was a kid I built a little cabin on an old wagon in our yard. Eventually my father said i was time to take it down and give the neighbours a break.
3 days ago
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Mature AI Use vs. Immature AI Use #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79241
This paper makes a useful distinction which I'll share here, so you don't have to wade through the AI-generated reams of text. It divides AI use policies into two domains: ethics, and maturity.
3 days ago
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Tasteslop #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79239
Read this article first, then Doug Belshaw's take. This article is on the phenomenon of 'taste' (as in, "she has good taste"). The point here is "Taste is not really a property of various objects.
3 days ago
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Literacy-slop #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79240
Read the Emily Segal post first, then this post.
3 days ago
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āClose to zero impactā: US study casts doubt on effect of phone ban in schools #olda
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3 days ago
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The "AI Job Apocalypse" Is a Complete Fantasy #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79237
When a tech or finance company puts the phrase 'understanding of humans' in the subhead, that's a red flag. A folk theory of 'human nature' is not a good basis for informed commentary.
3 days ago
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No Need Rushing for AI in Education #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79236
Readers might find this surprising to hear, but I agree with the core sentiment of this article (though not with many of the details).
4 days ago
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Hawkeye #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79235
If you're wondering what Marhsall Kirkpatrick is up to these days, it's this: "Turn market intelligence into communications that lead your field.
4 days ago
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Pedagogical partnerships with generative AI in higher education: how dual cognitive pathways paradoxically enable transformative learning #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79234
4 days ago
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What Works for the Most Vibrant Experiences in a Hybrid Conference Format? #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79233
Over a two-week period in 2002 I wrote a daily commentary for Australia's online Net*Working conference.
4 days ago
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Intelligence? #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79232
This is a pre-release version of Nik Bear Brown's Intelligence?, an engaging and fascinating exploration of the concept behind not only AI but life in general. It rewards a good reading.
4 days ago
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Educational AI Insights | MagicSchool Blog #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79231
I know a lot of education technology specialists don't want to see this, but here it is anyway.
4 days ago
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Open Source Wishlist #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79230
This is a nascent project that has potential if it gains traction.
4 days ago
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DeepMind Vision Banana: A Unified Vision Architecture #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79229
4 days ago
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The Adaptive Enterprise: AI, Learning, and the Work of Making Sense #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79228
This article blends a bunch of things together. Let me tease them out.
5 days ago
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Claude Code's Limits Are Generous. The Problem Is Your Setup. #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79227
This is the first part of a paid article but there's more than enough here to justify reading the free segment. I'm noting it here mostly for my own purposes.
5 days ago
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Beyond Cognitive Load Theory #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79226
This article offers a much-needed corrective to the application of cognitive load theory in education, based on a paper on the same subject by the author and colleagues.
6 days ago
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Ethics and Regulation of Human Brain Organoid Research: Recommendations from the Asia Pacific Neuroethics Working Group #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79225
8 days ago
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All weāre doing is reading today #oldail
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8 days ago
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AI, tractors, and the productivity paradox #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79223
Good article that makes the following case: "If AI is so impactful, why isn't it showing up in the productivity stats? The Solow paradox answer is that firms haven't reorganized yet.
8 days ago
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Beyond free courses and resources: 4 takeaways about the future (or the present) of open education #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79222
8 days ago
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#oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79221
The answer to the question post in the title is pretty self-evident: funding, and quality issues.
8 days ago
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Open Data Structures #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79220
Maybe you don't need the information in this book. But if you do any serious work in development and programming, including analytics and graphs, then the contents should be second nature to you, and if they're not, you need this book.
8 days ago
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There Will Be a Scientific Theory of Deep Learning #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79219
8 days ago
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Comparing Decentralized Identifiers (DID) Methods #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79218
This is something I'm referring to as I develop distributed identity for CList. "In Web5, a user's Decentralized Identifier(DID) links their identity to their data via Decentralized Web Nodes (DWNs).
9 days ago
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Karpathy Found the Pattern. Educators Have Been Teaching It for Years. | Ian O'Byrne #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79217
I like the work Ian O'Byrne have been doing recently designing (and redesigning) his own personal learning system.
9 days ago
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More scoops, less aggregation and analysis: How Casey Newton is revamping his newsletter to compete with AI #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79216
I am also grappling with this new reality. "Original reporting, news analysis, and a roundup of links.
9 days ago
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Measuring What We Value, or Valuing What We Measure? Interrogating Educational Measurement Practices in the Global South #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79215
9 days ago
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Deescalating the AI Learning Debate #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79214
I like the way this discussion is framed and it is one of few real efforts to grasp the many different views people have on what we mean by 'learning' (let alone 'education', which is another matter entirely).
9 days ago
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Why are the Artemis II photos on Flickr? #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79213
I've been aching for a reason to post an Artemis photo here in this newsletter and Anil Dash gives me that excuse as he explains - at length - why NASA photos have ended up on Flickr.
9 days ago
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Young Peopleās Ability to Assess Reliability of Information is Decreasing #oldail
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12 Governments and to some extent schools have resisted teaching critical thinking and media literacy for many years. There are actually campaigns against teaching them in some places.
9 days ago
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POSIWID #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79211
The Purpose Of a System Is What It Does (POSIWID). Or as Stafford Beer says, "This is a basic dictum.
9 days ago
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Memory Game Is #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79210
There's a thing called the physical symbol system hypothesis (PSSH) which asserts that our mental contents (such as memories) are encoded and stored verbatim, and that the act of remembering is essentially a playback of this recording.
9 days ago
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Teaching to the test #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79209
"This post analyzes the disconnect between modern educational goals and outdated assessment methods." The argument is that "The ultimate goal of education must pivot.
10 days ago
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Retraction Note: The effect of ChatGPT on studentsā learning performance, learning perception, and higher-order thinking: insights from a meta-analysis #oldail
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10 days ago
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ASU Atomic Rips a Page from the WebinarTV Playbook #oldaily
https://www.downes.ca/post/79207
10 days ago
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