I'm very excited to be joining a fantastic group of #FEResearch-ers at the #LSRN Conference at Aston University in Birmingham on 22 April!
I'll be presenting and getting perspectives on our Ufi VocTech Trust / AmplifyFE 'Insights' research on narrowing the #digitaldivide:
https://lnkd.in/eNajPcHy
Tickets are still available until Monday via the QR code below:
#loveFE #AmplifyFE
Wonderful affirmation of the power of the amazingly diverse UK #FE sector in new Education and Training Foundation / #SET #TogetherWeTransform research.
Respondents commented that FE study:
"developed me as a broader...better-informed person."
"enabled me to study subjects I didn’t think I could do"
"gave me self-confidence."
Watch the video here:
Is ChatGPT the End of Writing? Turnitin Believes It Could Actually Boost Students' Writing Instruction -- THE Journal
https://thejournal.com/articles/2023/03/27/turnitin-wants-to-help-educators-meet-the-moment-of-chatgpt.aspx #ai #chatgpt #turnitin #education #teaching #learning #k12 #school
Two former classroom teachers who have been working on Turnitin’s AI writing detection tool and related features to help educators better understand ChatGPT — and show them teachers how to use AI to save themselves time and how to tweak assignments so that ChatGPT cannot earn a good grade on writing homework — both believe that ChatGPT has presented a growth opportunity — or perhaps more of a growth demand — for writing instruction, which they explained in a podcast interview with THE Journal recently.
🗓️ My top share from July 2022...
💬 Catlin Tucker shares a slide deck with 35 conversation starters—excellent for the start of class.
@edutooters #EduTooter #teaching #blendedlearning #edtech
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1wke9CO_91J6D00kfnXCt5TsNKgjEaV9Qd4lvNc72U5w/edit?usp=sharing
"That’s where Wiki Education’s work comes in. By empowering a diverse group of college students, the program is able to help shift Wikipedia’s contributor demographics."
https://nebhe.org/journal/how-college-students-are-improving-wikipedia/
I'm also curious to know more about how Wiki Education helps students navigate Wikipedia's complex social protocols and text formats.
/ht @actualham
You probably use Wikipedia regularly, maybe even every day. It’s where the world goes to learn more about almost anything, do a quick fact-check or get lost in an endless... Read more »
Things I've learned about Mastodon this week:
1. Photo captions are read by screenreaders for people who have impaired vision. The more descriptive you make them, the more people can appreciate your post.
2. Hashtags should be "camel style" which means you capitalize each word in the tag - this enables screen readers to identify different words in the tag,
3. Reblogging boosts posts and favourites do not.
4. Hashtags are way more important here than on the birdsite.
David Hopkins
Mark Dunk
Tony Vincent
Jon Udell
Courtney Heard 🇨🇦