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Rethinking the entwinement between artificial intelligence and human learning: What capabilities do learners need for a world with AI?
Lina Markauskaite, et.al., Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 2022/03/02

This article (9 page PDF) focuses almost entirely on the questions, with only a limited section devoted to discussing possible answers. I have no real problem with that; finding the right questions to ask is often the hardest part of research. Part of what catches my eye is a good discussion on the use of relevant terms such as 'literacies', 'skills', 'competencies', 'capacities' and 'capabilities'. Also relevant is the discussion of perspective. "Some conceptualisations place a strong emphasis on economic value which in current policy debates is often expressed in terms of ‘human capital’," write the authors. "In contrast, other notions emphasise the role of design, humanities and philosophy to identify key human values that should shape the future interactions between humans and machines."

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Literature Review on MOOCs on Sensory (Olfactory) Learning
Pierpaolo Limone, Sandra Pati, Giusi Antonia Toto, Raffaele Di Fuccio, Antonietta Baiano, Giuseppe Lopriore, Computers, 2022/03/02

This article (19 page PDF) is a standard literature review, but it's the topic that is most interesting. "Smell is the greatest ally of memories: it allows us to travel through time and therefore ensures that the sense of smell is chosen as a privileged sense by memory." That may be true, but the research on it in relation to MOOCs is quite limited. Nonetheless, studies do exist! There's a full list at the end of the paper. Most of the research "zeroed in on student issues, for example, the student experience, social learning, commitment, self-controlled learning, inspiration, execution, and MOOC finish."

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Celebrate #OEweek by Watching #OpenEd21 Recordings
Open Education Conference, 2022/03/02

Videos from last October's Open Education conference are now available. There are roughly 200 recordings available for viewing, including my own. Here's more information on OE Week 2022.

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Decoupling from Russia
Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Roger C. Schonfeld, The Scholarly Kitchen, 2022/03/02

Over the last week, like most people here, I have been watching Russia's massive invasion of Ukraine unfold. It has been hard to witness the rising toll of civilian causalities and Ukraine's desperate struggle to survive. I have also been supportive of the increasing sanctions being imposed by democratic countries around the world. This article addresses the challenges these sanctions pose to scientific openness and global cooperation. It's written from a publisher's point of view, naturally, but these are matters that touch each of us personally. The authors write, "the scientific decoupling we are seeing currently is notable and somewhat surprising. It is also a cause for some concern. Scientific diplomacy is a long-standing soft power element of foreign policy." Maybe. But it is hard to watch the bloodshed while knowing that the people across the table are doing nothing to stop it.

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The McNamara Fallacy
Jonathan Cook, 2022/03/02

This item is especially appropriate to education. In many circles, educational policy is defined by the mantra, "You can't manage what you can't measure." The Quantitative fallacy is the presumption that "factors other than those currently being used in quantitative metrics must either not exist or not have a significant influence on success." What should be learned is not that metrics should be refined and measurement extended, but rather, that there are some things that can't be managed, and these things matter. Via Ben Werdmüller.

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Globle
Globle, 2022/03/02

If you enjoy Wordle, you might enjoy these similar games from other subjects: Globle. Like Wordle but for countries. "Every day, there is a new Mystery Country. Your goal is to guess the mystery country using the fewest number of guesses." I am very good at this one. And Nerdle - the daily numbers game, where you resolve mathematical equation. I'm OK at this one. Via Ben Werdmüller.. As for Wordle, today my opening word finally came up, so I got my first '1'.

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