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The Ethics of Harmonizing with the Dao
Eric Schwitzgebel, The Splintered Mind, 2024/11/05

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I'm not exactly going to endorse the view of ethics ascribed to Daoist thought outlined here, but it's worth noting that my own thinking has been influenced by such considerations. I was asked once what my core philosophy looks like and I described a scene where I was walking down a street in Edmonton and felt, for a moment, in perfect balance - harmony - with everything around me. I have described my philosophy of state similarly: in diversity, harmony. And in discussions online I've noodled around the concept of a 'pedagogy of harmony'. It has a basis in caring and community and culture, but it's centered also in a sense of self and identity and connecting. All as a form of harmony, not conflict, not competition (except in fun).

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On a Path to Open
Rajiv Jhangiani, Oya Pakkal, Catherine Lachaine, Robert Luke, eCampusOntario, 2024/11/05

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This report (48 page PDF) briefly outlines open educational resources (OER) and open educational practices (OEP), outlining their benefits, and then details the responses to a survey of Ontario institutions' awareness, support and infrastructure supporting OER and OEP.

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AI school opens - learners are not good or bad but fast and slow
Donald Clark, Donald Clark Plan B, 2024/11/05

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"For the first time in the history of our species we have technology that performs some of the tasks of teaching," writes Donald Clark. "We have reached a pivot point where this can be tried and tested." Yet "you'd think it was Armageddon." I too am puzzled about the rage against AI. It seems to me to be out of proportion to its impact - critics exaggerate environmental impact, exaggerate social harm, exaggerate corporate ogopoly. But why?

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