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Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

Why am I not surprised? "AI generated content predominantly promotes teacher-centered classrooms with limited opportunities for student choice, goal-setting, and meaningful dialogue." This would put AI in line with most of what I've seen in commercial online learning (and in my workplace, I've seen a lot recently as the solution to every workplace issue seems to be 'mandatory training'). Note: this short paper (7 page PDF) would not display in Firefox; you'll need to download using Chrome or open using Acrobat Reader. Via Clint Lalonde. Image: Ditch That Textbook.

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