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Presentation
Artificial Intelligence in Education: Context, Rules and Limits
Stephen Downes, Sept 22, 2024, National Teachers Forum, Rabat, Morocco

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We are going to talk about artificial intelligence in education in broad, general terms. I will first discuss what AI is and how it works, ever so briefly, and then look at the three major topics of the conference: context, rules and limits. I interpret context as 'use', and will consider the many ways AI can be used in education. I interpret rules as 'principles' and consider what are the core principles governing how and why we use AI in education. And I interpret limits as practical guidelines, and consider appropriate mechanisms for teaching and learning, governance, and security.

The lows and lows of the three-day return-to-office for public servants
Kathryn May, The Functionary, 2024/09/23

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This is an issue that affects me directly, because I am one of the public servants (I work for Canada's National Research Council) required to return to the office (RTO) three days a week. A can already feel it impacting my productivity and costing me more money. It's particularly galling for me, first, because our team and my peers are spread across Canada and around the world; and second, because the premise of RTO runs counter to most of what I've found in my own research over the last three decades. I would think that the Canadian government would want a public service that can live and work in every corner of Canada, and not be limited to a few offices in Ottawa. I would have thought the government would want to see the improved productivity that results. But what do I know?

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