In an effort to combat the inappropriate use of AI in schools, the NSW Government is restricting the percentage of marks that HSC students can get from take home assignments. This announcement has largely been well received. However, it also highlights a systemic problem in the education system. Students are so willing to hand their… Continue reading Embrace the Process
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Building our critical thinking muscles
The flood of misinformation online is not going away any time soon. We could slow its spread by regulating all technology platforms to kill engagement based algorithms, but our government seems to have little appetite for going head to head with the tech industry, and it's only a part of the story anyway. Regulation is… Continue reading Building our critical thinking muscles
Questioning the Answers: The Role of Scepticism in Data Science (and Education!)
What is education for, how do we measure it, how SHOULD we measure it, and how can we fix it? At the moment we're mostly measuring atar and student retention as the most important outcomes of the system. How many kids make it to year 12 and what do they score? We should be measuring: covid deniers, flat earthers, anti vaxxers, sovereign citizens, people with blind faith in technology.
Dr Nicky Ringland’s Advice to Graduates
As you step out into an AI-driven world that feels increasingly automated, your greatest competitive advantage won't be your skill with syntax. It will be your humanity and the community you build to support it.
Defiance
On the power of hope, and being troublemakers.