Alternative Models for the Philosophy Job Market - Daily Nous
Justin Weinberg,
Daily Nous - news for & about the philosophy profession,
2023/08/31
As I've often said, the credential of the future will be a job offer. "Why can't I just put my CV and a few other docs on PhilPeople, set a few parameters (geography, specialty etc.) then set my status to 'looking', then let the hiring committees browse the available talent, DM the candidates they like to see if they're serious. Such an endless waste of time applying for jobs." As this article reports, "That was from "Hermias" in one of the comments on the recent post soliciting topics for discussion (further suggestions welcome there, by the way)."
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AI-Supported Academic Advising: Exploring ChatGPTs Current State and Future Potential toward Student Empowerment
Education Sciences,
2023/08/31
Obviously I can't list every paper and blog post talking about application s of AI in education (not to mention the numerous posts expressing fear, uncertainty and doubt) so I'm basically listing one of each. Hence, this paper stands in for the broad category of 'using AI for academic advising'. This particular paper develops the concept, and then reports on how chatGPT responded to a number of typical questions an academic adviser might face. They then offer Standard Caveat Number One: "We argue that AI-powered tools, such as ChatGPT, may complement but not necessarily replace human academic advisers." Which, to be frank, is a load of hooey every time it is uttered - the minute the AI advisors do a better job than humans (and they will, oh, they will) they will instantly replace the humans. Such has been the case through the history of technology, and such will be the case with AI. Image: InSpace.
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AI and Education webcasts from UNESCO's Digital Learning Week
Graham Attwell,
Taccle AI,
2023/08/31
Graham Attwell informs us that while 1800 people have registered to attend UNESCO's Digital Learning Week event face to face, some of the sessions are being webcast. The full programme is an 18 page PDF. The webcast links aren't yet on the document but one hopes they'll be available by the time the event starts. Lots of ministers and directors on the list, along with a few specialists.
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Meet me on Mastodon
Harold Jarche,
2023/08/31
Harold Jarche, a longtime corporate e-learning commentator, has made the switch to Mastodon. He makes this important point: "Given that Twitter (now called X) feeds and posts are locked unless you log in, having open feeds makes Mastodon better suited for curation and sharing. Mastodon uses real simple syndication (RSS) to make open sharing easy."
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Multi-Access Techniques Comparison for Remote Lab System | International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering (iJOE)
Taoufik Elmissaoui,
International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering,
2023/08/31
This paper (12 page PDF) dives into the weeds on a subject I know nothing about: facilitating access for multiple teams to digital lab facilities. Specifically, it compares four ways to share these resources among the teams. "The simultaneous multiple access to the system by students enables us to avoid the reservation process," writes Taoufik Elmissaoui. Testing was conducted at a full remote lab system at Kairouan university, and the results favoured Multi-Carrier Code Division Multiple Access (MC-CDMA),
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