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Taking ideas for a walk: Forging a path into experiential learning #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79864 I had to look up what the author could possible mean by 'Easter Bush' - it could be a type of plant, but more likely, the reference is to the University of Edinburgh campus of that name.

Taking ideas for a walk: Forging a path into experiential learning #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79864 I had to look up what the author could possible mean by 'Easter Bush' - it could be a type of plant, but more likely, the reference is to the University of Edinburgh campus of that name.

Taking ideas for a walk: Forging a path into experiential learning #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79864 I had to look up what the author could possible mean by 'Easter Bush' - it could be a type of plant, but more likely, the reference is to the University of Edinburgh campus of that name.

Taking ideas for a walk: Forging a path into experiential learning #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79864 I had to look up what the author could possible mean by 'Easter Bush' - it could be a type of plant, but more likely, the reference is to the University of Edinburgh campus of that name.

Reddit is ending RSS support: What this means for Inoreader #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79863 The popular social media platform Reddit is killing RSS support.

Reddit is ending RSS support: What this means for Inoreader #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79863 The popular social media platform Reddit is killing RSS support.

Reddit is ending RSS support: What this means for Inoreader #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79863 The popular social media platform Reddit is killing RSS support.

Reddit is ending RSS support: What this means for Inoreader #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79863 The popular social media platform Reddit is killing RSS support.

Why real intelligence is something more than optimisation | Aeon Essays #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79862 This is a very nice article framing the discussion of machine intelligence within the context of the debate between David Hume and Immanuel Kant. Reason, said Hume, is and ought to be a slave of the passions. This includes (I would add) for Hume a moral sense, which is not (but should have been) discussed in this article.

Why real intelligence is something more than optimisation | Aeon Essays #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79862 This is a very nice article framing the discussion of machine intelligence within the context of the debate between David Hume and Immanuel Kant. Reason, said Hume, is and ought to be a slave of the passions. This includes (I would add) for Hume a moral sense, which is not (but should have been) discussed in this article.

Why real intelligence is something more than optimisation | Aeon Essays #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79862 This is a very nice article framing the discussion of machine intelligence within the context of the debate between David Hume and Immanuel Kant. Reason, said Hume, is and ought to be a slave of the passions. This includes (I would add) for Hume a moral sense, which is not (but should have been) discussed in this article.

Why real intelligence is something more than optimisation | Aeon Essays #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79862 This is a very nice article framing the discussion of machine intelligence within the context of the debate between David Hume and Immanuel Kant. Reason, said Hume, is and ought to be a slave of the passions. This includes (I would add) for Hume a moral sense, which is not (but should have been) discussed in this article.

Data in Dialogue: An Interactive Atlas of Critical Data Visualization #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79861 As the 'About' section says, "This atlas holds an expanding body of work about the power dynamics at play when visualizing data.

Data in Dialogue: An Interactive Atlas of Critical Data Visualization #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79861 As the 'About' section says, "This atlas holds an expanding body of work about the power dynamics at play when visualizing data.

Data in Dialogue: An Interactive Atlas of Critical Data Visualization #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79861 As the 'About' section says, "This atlas holds an expanding body of work about the power dynamics at play when visualizing data.

Data in Dialogue: An Interactive Atlas of Critical Data Visualization #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79861 As the 'About' section says, "This atlas holds an expanding body of work about the power dynamics at play when visualizing data.

The AI Crisis in Higher Education: A Strategic Proposal #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79860 This short book (63 page PDF) looks at the issues around the use of AI in educational institutions and considers ways to cope with it. There's a lengthy discussion of what it is and what the dangers are. I note especially that the core danger outlined here is lock-in - institutions get to the point where AI is an essential technology, whereupon providers start squeezing them on price and capacity.

The AI Crisis in Higher Education: A Strategic Proposal #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79860 This short book (63 page PDF) looks at the issues around the use of AI in educational institutions and considers ways to cope with it. There's a lengthy discussion of what it is and what the dangers are. I note especially that the core danger outlined here is lock-in - institutions get to the point where AI is an essential technology, whereupon providers start squeezing them on price and capacity.

The AI Crisis in Higher Education: A Strategic Proposal #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79860 This short book (63 page PDF) looks at the issues around the use of AI in educational institutions and considers ways to cope with it. There's a lengthy discussion of what it is and what the dangers are. I note especially that the core danger outlined here is lock-in - institutions get to the point where AI is an essential technology, whereupon providers start squeezing them on price and capacity.

The AI Crisis in Higher Education: A Strategic Proposal #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79860 This short book (63 page PDF) looks at the issues around the use of AI in educational institutions and considers ways to cope with it. There's a lengthy discussion of what it is and what the dangers are. I note especially that the core danger outlined here is lock-in - institutions get to the point where AI is an essential technology, whereupon providers start squeezing them on price and capacity.

Nothing about me without me: Moving from Student Voice to student partnership #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79859 I've seen student representation on boards, committees and agencies from both sides. There's truth to what's being argued here, but it's not the whole truth. Emily McIntosh argues here that student representatives feel like they do not matter - no matter what they say, the decisions have already been made without them.

Nothing about me without me: Moving from Student Voice to student partnership #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79859 I've seen student representation on boards, committees and agencies from both sides. There's truth to what's being argued here, but it's not the whole truth. Emily McIntosh argues here that student representatives feel like they do not matter - no matter what they say, the decisions have already been made without them.

Nothing about me without me: Moving from Student Voice to student partnership #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79859 I've seen student representation on boards, committees and agencies from both sides. There's truth to what's being argued here, but it's not the whole truth. Emily McIntosh argues here that student representatives feel like they do not matter - no matter what they say, the decisions have already been made without them.

Nothing about me without me: Moving from Student Voice to student partnership #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79859 I've seen student representation on boards, committees and agencies from both sides. There's truth to what's being argued here, but it's not the whole truth. Emily McIntosh argues here that student representatives feel like they do not matter - no matter what they say, the decisions have already been made without them.

I’m a College Professor Too; I’ll Take Joe Cruz’s Bait #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79858 There's a lot of bait to rise to in this article (for example, the economics of having expensive professors teach a mere 25 people at a time) but Steve Krause's response to a paywalled NY Times article has some nice misdirection in it that merits our full attention. Krause is responding to Joe Cruz, who is arguing against the idea that most students learn to think only by writing.

I’m a College Professor Too; I’ll Take Joe Cruz’s Bait #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79858 There's a lot of bait to rise to in this article (for example, the economics of having expensive professors teach a mere 25 people at a time) but Steve Krause's response to a paywalled NY Times article has some nice misdirection in it that merits our full attention. Krause is responding to Joe Cruz, who is arguing against the idea that most students learn to think only by writing.

I’m a College Professor Too; I’ll Take Joe Cruz’s Bait #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79858 There's a lot of bait to rise to in this article (for example, the economics of having expensive professors teach a mere 25 people at a time) but Steve Krause's response to a paywalled NY Times article has some nice misdirection in it that merits our full attention. Krause is responding to Joe Cruz, who is arguing against the idea that most students learn to think only by writing.

I’m a College Professor Too; I’ll Take Joe Cruz’s Bait #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79858 There's a lot of bait to rise to in this article (for example, the economics of having expensive professors teach a mere 25 people at a time) but Steve Krause's response to a paywalled NY Times article has some nice misdirection in it that merits our full attention. Krause is responding to Joe Cruz, who is arguing against the idea that most students learn to think only by writing.

You have a voice. Use it! #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79857 This article reminds me of my presentation and article on the role of the educator. Alexandra Mihai is, of course, defending the educator against encroachment by AI. "We are architects... we are hosts... we are role models... we are artists." Etc.

You have a voice. Use it! #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79857 This article reminds me of my presentation and article on the role of the educator. Alexandra Mihai is, of course, defending the educator against encroachment by AI. "We are architects... we are hosts... we are role models... we are artists." Etc.

You have a voice. Use it! #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79857 This article reminds me of my presentation and article on the role of the educator. Alexandra Mihai is, of course, defending the educator against encroachment by AI. "We are architects... we are hosts... we are role models... we are artists." Etc.

You have a voice. Use it! #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79857 This article reminds me of my presentation and article on the role of the educator. Alexandra Mihai is, of course, defending the educator against encroachment by AI. "We are architects... we are hosts... we are role models... we are artists." Etc.

From a Registry to a Registry Ecosystem: CommonsDB and the future of EU copyright infrastructure #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79856 Even though there's no formal requirement to register a work to establish its copyright status, "CommonsDB is an EU-funded pilot project that has established a functional public registry of rights information for public domain and openly licensed works." This way people can verify that the open work they are using is indeed openly licensed.

From a Registry to a Registry Ecosystem: CommonsDB and the future of EU copyright infrastructure #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79856 Even though there's no formal requirement to register a work to establish its copyright status, "CommonsDB is an EU-funded pilot project that has established a functional public registry of rights information for public domain and openly licensed works." This way people can verify that the open work they are using is indeed openly licensed.

From a Registry to a Registry Ecosystem: CommonsDB and the future of EU copyright infrastructure #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79856 Even though there's no formal requirement to register a work to establish its copyright status, "CommonsDB is an EU-funded pilot project that has established a functional public registry of rights information for public domain and openly licensed works." This way people can verify that the open work they are using is indeed openly licensed.

From a Registry to a Registry Ecosystem: CommonsDB and the future of EU copyright infrastructure #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79856 Even though there's no formal requirement to register a work to establish its copyright status, "CommonsDB is an EU-funded pilot project that has established a functional public registry of rights information for public domain and openly licensed works." This way people can verify that the open work they are using is indeed openly licensed.

The Dot and the Swarm #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79855 The highlight of this post has to be the 'Bitter Lesson' video crafted by AI to explain the concept Ethan Mollick has in mind: "the hard truth, learned over and over again, that things that we thought required elaborate human rules and thinking can be solved with the brute force of better machine learning systems and more AI." At least, I thought the video was pretty good.

The Dot and the Swarm #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79855 The highlight of this post has to be the 'Bitter Lesson' video crafted by AI to explain the concept Ethan Mollick has in mind: "the hard truth, learned over and over again, that things that we thought required elaborate human rules and thinking can be solved with the brute force of better machine learning systems and more AI." At least, I thought the video was pretty good.

The Dot and the Swarm #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79855 The highlight of this post has to be the 'Bitter Lesson' video crafted by AI to explain the concept Ethan Mollick has in mind: "the hard truth, learned over and over again, that things that we thought required elaborate human rules and thinking can be solved with the brute force of better machine learning systems and more AI." At least, I thought the video was pretty good.

The Dot and the Swarm #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79855 The highlight of this post has to be the 'Bitter Lesson' video crafted by AI to explain the concept Ethan Mollick has in mind: "the hard truth, learned over and over again, that things that we thought required elaborate human rules and thinking can be solved with the brute force of better machine learning systems and more AI." At least, I thought the video was pretty good.

Microsoft Fabric is where AI agents learn how the business works #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79854 Here's the problem: "Agents are a very, very strange animal, and I always like to say it’s like Drew Barrymore from 50 First Dates.

Microsoft Fabric is where AI agents learn how the business works #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79854 Here's the problem: "Agents are a very, very strange animal, and I always like to say it’s like Drew Barrymore from 50 First Dates.

Microsoft Fabric is where AI agents learn how the business works #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79854 Here's the problem: "Agents are a very, very strange animal, and I always like to say it’s like Drew Barrymore from 50 First Dates.

Microsoft Fabric is where AI agents learn how the business works #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79854 Here's the problem: "Agents are a very, very strange animal, and I always like to say it’s like Drew Barrymore from 50 First Dates.

First steps of the PLC organization #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79853 The Public Ledger of Credentials (PLC) now formally exists. "The PLC directory is a system that collects and distributes updates to AT Protocol accounts, which are identified by random-looking strings like did:plc:i65vdx4ylh5ahdjyd7f2gpnp.

First steps of the PLC organization #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79853 The Public Ledger of Credentials (PLC) now formally exists. "The PLC directory is a system that collects and distributes updates to AT Protocol accounts, which are identified by random-looking strings like did:plc:i65vdx4ylh5ahdjyd7f2gpnp.

First steps of the PLC organization #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79853 The Public Ledger of Credentials (PLC) now formally exists. "The PLC directory is a system that collects and distributes updates to AT Protocol accounts, which are identified by random-looking strings like did:plc:i65vdx4ylh5ahdjyd7f2gpnp.

First steps of the PLC organization #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79853 The Public Ledger of Credentials (PLC) now formally exists. "The PLC directory is a system that collects and distributes updates to AT Protocol accounts, which are identified by random-looking strings like did:plc:i65vdx4ylh5ahdjyd7f2gpnp.

The Big Bets Education Needs in the Age of AI #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79852 From where I sit, this article is an excellent example of why philanthropic foundations shouldn't be the ones who decides what the future of education looks like. Not only do they lean heavily toward a privatized system, they view education from a very specific perspective. This is from an interview with Sara Allan, formerly of at the Gates Foundation, and now president of the Valhalla Foundation.

The Big Bets Education Needs in the Age of AI #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/79852 From where I sit, this article is an excellent example of why philanthropic foundations shouldn't be the ones who decides what the future of education looks like. Not only do they lean heavily toward a privatized system, they view education from a very specific perspective. This is from an interview with Sara Allan, formerly of at the Gates Foundation, and now president of the Valhalla Foundation.