“A mobile phone ban is not a tech-free classroom, and is not a screen-free life.”

LSE Media & Communications's Prof Sonia Livingstone, whose work was influential in the UK’s groundbreaking 2023 Online Safety Act, tells the Financial Times there are alternatives.

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A new resource for AI practitioners from Center for Democracy & Technology’s AI Governance Lab explains what it means to effectively employ social science and humanities expertise in the development of AI and AI governance. It includes a sweeping list of recommendations.
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As some teachers start to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in their work, a majority are uncertain about or see downsides to the general use of AI tools in K-12 education, according to our fall 2023 survey. pewresearch.org/short-reads/20…

all records show that google as a corporation is the last entity that is neither capable nor interested in ‘responsible development’ of anything

What Does Child Empowerment Mean Today?
Implications for #Education and Well-being

Childhood is changing in ways that we are still unpacking, affected by #digitalization , globalization, climate change, & shocks...

OECD Education oecd-ilibrary.org/education/what… #DigitalDivides #SDG4

Tomorrow 12.30BST at the Lab we have a seminar on AI Driven Personalised Support: learning beyond problem-solving. Register here to join online or at the Lab in Emerald Street, Bloomsbury, London ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/202…

Google casually drops an 86 page paper on its DeepMind AI tutor project, pretty much confirming AI in education is now an unstoppable commercial big science enterprise combining big tech and learning science, with Google itself as the 'responsible' steward for future development

Global Data Consortium: #ArtificialIntelligence ’s Essential Role in the Future of Universities - ACE George Siemens Rose Luckin's EDUCATE Ventures | AI for Education

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#SDG4 #Education #Edtech #DigitalEducation #AIed

New Google Paper: Towards Responsible Development of #GenerativeAI for #Education : An Evaluation-Driven Approach

Aim: to contribute towards development and impact of #genAI in education

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#Edtech #Pedagogy #LearnLMTutor #ITS #HumanCapacity #AIed

Our Children & Technology research theme explores the role of technology in the everyday lives of young children, at home with their families and other caregivers, in educational settings or in and around their neighbourhood. buff.ly/49y0XGP

2024 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report | #Teaching & #Learning Edition

Profiles trends, key tech & practices shaping the future of teaching & learning & envisions # of scenarios

library.educause.edu/resources/2024… #AIed #BlendedLearning #ChangeManagement #HumanCapacity #DataPrivacy #DataGovernance

The developments certainly provide some interesting food for thought (& action) in the field of #Education and #Training

Announcing #GPT4o , #OpenAI shifts further towards practical usability

openai.com/index/hello-gp… #AIed #HCI #DigitalLearning #HumanCapacity #DigComp #jtelss24

A new genre of 'Big EdTech' failure stories is emerging - Byju's and here 2U being main cases - and I'm wondering what they tell us about edtech business models and practices

Emotion AI in schools ... most people agree that computers can't 'detect' emotions, so why are AI products now being sold to monitor attention, concentration, distraction etc? I talk to Nathalie DiBerardino about the problems with this form of EdTech: buzzsprout.com/1301377/150635…

Award aims to recognise educators using AI to enrich the curriculum, create inclusive & ethical #learning  env. & improve #teachingquality .
- Should demonstrate innovative & impactful use cases of #AI
- Tight deadline (15 May), but wonderful opportunity!
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New guide contributes to existing work on helping universities rethink #curriculumdesign - Jisc
The beyond #blended guide contains resources & supports organisations to explore a fresh perspective on #blended learning

Helen Beetham 💙 @[email protected] #EducationalChange
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At SITE 2024, I tackled the question: What does Generative AI mean for teacher knowledge? Like an intern, GenAI is smart but not always reliable. It shapes learning, demanding a fresh teaching approach. Dive into the full keynote: punyamishra.com/2024/04/27/tea…