Edtechification

Technology can be a game-changer for students with disabilities! From assistive tools to inclusive learning platforms. #EdTech helps create equal opportunities for all learners. Let's bridge the gap and make education accessible for everyone! @hycybull.bsky.social learnsafe.com/educational-...

A study in HS shows that a chatbot trained to act as a tutor did not bolster learning, and the standard chatbot harmed it. Edutopia is not deterred, looks to college students for confirmation. The article ends with what looks like ads for Khanmigo and MagicSchool. #EdTech #EduSkyAI #EduAI

"AI does not suffer from bias, fatigue, or inconsistency, making it theoretically capable of delivering equal and objective education to all students." This misconception is incredibly dangerous to teachers and students. These systems tend to amplify, not erase, bias. #AI #TLSky #EduSkyAi

I'm just going to throw out there that one thing we can do about it is not use generative AI. (This suggestion is also free, by the way.) #EduSky #EdChat #AIEducation

I guess if you consider 'marking' student writing to be comparing two pieces of writing and determining which one is better... okay? Another case of tech changing criteria rather than meeting them. "AI essay markers have been around for the 1960s" <- Yep, this isn't the hard part. #AIinEducation

Anonymisation is often crucial with #AiInEdu as today's final 🎯 #TopTips of the week explains: 🔒 "AI is Safe to Use" Why? Many assume AI tools are safe by default. Reality: Using AI without data privacy awareness can expose sensitive information. Always check before use. #EdTech #AiMythBusting

I find it disturbing that "Ditch That Textbook" would advocate for circumventing thinking through how a template could work for a particular class. This is the type of cognitive labor that deepens teacher understanding of pedagogy and student experience. #EdTech #AIinEducation #EduSky

This post implies that 'AI' and LLMs are equivalent terms, and this person is running a PD on AI! The article itself demonstrates how #AIinEducation PD has become an avenue for marketing the products big tech is pushing on schools, rather than focusing on what works for student learning.

This "Vibe" approach is horrifically emblematic of the approach that edu-influencers are taking to #AIinEducation. No evidence, ignoring all the actual research, but whatever feels good (or brings $$$), just go with the vibes. It's so frustrating. #EduSky #AiEDU #Coding #CSeducation

> import humans Talking with our engineering team about education technology. "teachers are the largest in-school factor supporting student learning and that learning increases when teachers and students have a positive working relationship." #EduSky #EdTech #AIinEdu danmeyer.substack.co...

I'm still hoping someone will make a bingo card with all of this AI hype marketing pressure, but this article does a great job of breaking it down. #AIinEducation

Can you really blame them for thinking that when charters are talking about replacing teachers with AI and we have posts like this from the man laughing about using a chainsaw to cut government jobs? This is not "empowering" to educators. #AIinEducation

Even with only 300 characters and an image, it seems like we should at least get a vague sense of what this product actually does, rather than a series of buzzwords haphazardly strung together. Also, BlueSky makes alt text so easy. Why not use it? #AIinEducation #Edtech #accessibility

"We have created an environment where both students and faculty are subtly incentivized to engage with knowledge in ways that are performative rather than substantive." #AIEdu

Much of the work in #EdTech confuses specific tools and applications with general marketing hype, while ignoring connections to broader impacts of tools and the social and political narratives connected to the marketing hype. #AIEdu #EduSky

"[Teachers] feel guilty...as if efficiency is a moral failing." "But we must separate work that is tedious and replaceable from work that is meaningful and relational." The moral failing is not recognizing the meaningful and relational in what we cut for "efficiency". #EduSky #AIEdu #EdTech

The number of edu-influencers who are taking old ideas, slapping 'AI' on them, and pretending they've found the 'golden key' to education is astounding. Often people publish books, but sometimes they want you to pay to read the second half of their blog posts. #EduSky #AIEdu

This so exemplifies the 'solution looking for a problem' conundrum that tech is having with these new tools. They are really hoping that users will come up with viable use cases that will lead to eventual profit. #EduSky #AIEdu

Reflecting on how to create lessons that impact students, to inspire them to share ideas, and to support their individual needs are all ways we facilitate better connection with students. More time on software isn't. It's always efficiency over quality with these promotional posts. #AIinEducation

Teachers are quibbling over the percentage that ChatGPT contributes to cheating behaviors, while new charters are bragging about not having teachers and the face of the 'AI' takeover of government services is saying things like this. The objectives aren't secret. #EdTech #EduSky #AIinEducation

#AIinEducation #EdTech Students are outraged that they signed up for a university education and are getting AI slop instead. Big miss for experts in marketing, as young people appear much more skeptical of this tech than those who want to push it on them are.

Imagine dismissing communication with people about their children, tailoring lessons for your students, or deciding how you can best assess learning as 'paperwork' that should be offloaded to software. Let's advocate for better working conditions, not tech that dehumanizes our work. #EdTech #AIinEd

I do think people are trying their best with this, but how do we go from "AI is an umbrella phrase for systems designed to mimic human intelligence" to "AI is a tool" in a single article? It's this sort of ambiguity in terminology that makes it hard to talk about efficacy and impacts. #EduSky #AIEdu

The nonsense graphics aside, I'm most interested in how this guy (@aieducator.io) has crowned himself keynote king and created panegyrics to himself. Work that grift! #EdTech

I don't understand why people keep posting videos of these products doing terrible jobs. The vocabulary is a mess, and I'm not convinced that encouraging students to share traumatic experiences is a 'perfect' discussion prompt. #EdTech #AIinEducation

As appealing as it may be to offload this thinking work in a time crunch, teachers should reflect on the value we bring when we (not software) decide how to prioritize feedback, create action items, etc. How much are we okay asking tech to 'speak directly to the student' for us? #EduSky #AiEdu

Are you a teacher who has a lot of extra time on your hands? Now you can donate your intellectual labor to grifters who make money spicing up the same ideas we've heard for decades with the latest hype-filled buzzwords. Don't miss this chance. #EduSky #AIeducation

I love this. It's like a podcast met an infomercial and had a baby. #EdTech #education

Go to 34:00 of this fantastic @techconnectify.bsky.social video. Consider the ramifications for students and teachers. 🤔 What happens when students outsource thinking? 🤔 What happens when teachers use generated resources instead of speaking from expertise? #EduSky youtu.be/QEJpZjg8GuA?...

I like how this author takes something parents are really anxious about (college admissions) and connects it to a hyped-up new technology to raise everything to a fever pitch before telling them the product that will save them. Well played, Aviva Legatt. #EduSky #EdTech

If you don't want to look up a course of study on a university website, an LLM can instead spit out a statistically likely one for you. It can also simulate a sycophantic discussion partner. Libraries, the Internet, MOOCs, and now... this. #EduSky #EdTech #AIinEducation

All this focus on saving time, and none on actual outcomes. If teachers need more time, teachers should be getting more time. What is the impact on students when we automate crucial parts of the job? What is the impact on the future of teaching? #EduSky #EdTech

I don't know. I asked ChatGPT about this, and it was quite negative about having an LLM design rubrics. It told me teachers should do it themselves because the process of crafting a rubric prompts teachers to deeply consider what skills and knowledge matter most in an assignment. #EduSky #AIEdu

Out of curiosity, what makes one an AI in Education 'expert'? Do you need to have published any academic research or conducted any actual studies, or can you just put it in your social media handle? #EduSky #EdTech #AIinEducation

Have software take something you said, decide exactly what you mean, and decide what you want students to do about it. I'm not sure that this is more human, and I'm worried that it's coming from someone teaching the kids how to communicate effectively. We need more time, not more tech. #EduSky

I'm imagining a student voice recording all of their ideas about something, then having ChatGPT turn that incoherent jumble into a well structured essay that they then turn in. Is this okay? Why or why not? #AIinEducation #EdTech

I think if I were worried about mental health in this classroom, I'd start with having the kids take off their virtual reality classes and start interacting with other humans. #Education #AIEDU

Educators, please do not fall into this trap, that you need to try out every piece of #EdTech before you can critically analyze its impacts. This 'fail fast' strategy of experimenting on your students is the 'disruption' that Big Tech wants in education. Trust your expertise. #EduSky