On 07/06/2023,
in Access to Justice (A2J), Daniel S. Christian, global / globalization, India, law schools, legal reform, legislatures / government / legal, policy, political science, society, sociology,
by Daniel Christian
On 06/28/2023,
in Africa, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, Asia, assessment, Australia, Canada, creativity, digital learning, education, education technology, educational games / serious games, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, entrepreneurship, Europe, experimentation, graphics, human-computer interaction (HCI), ideas, India, innovation, instructional design, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, K-12 related, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning Experience Design, participation, platforms, presentations, productivity / tips and tricks, professional development, project-based learning, skills, student-related, teachers, tools, UK, United States, vendors, vision/possibilities, visualizing information, writing, youth,
by Daniel Christian
101 creative ideas to use AI in education, A crowdsourced collection — from zenodo.org by Chrissi Nerantzi, Sandra Abegglen, Marianna Karatsiori, & Antonio Martínez-Arboleda (Eds.); with thanks to George Veletsianos for this resource
As an example, here’s one of the ideas from the crowdsourced collection:
On a somewhat related note, also see:
Merlyn Mind launches education-focused LLMs for classroom integration of generative AI — from venturebeat.com by Victor Dey
Excerpt:
Merlyn Mind, an AI-powered digital assistant platform, announced the launch of a suite of large language models (LLMs) specifically tailored for the education sector under an open-source license.
Designing courses in an age of AI — from teachinginhighered.com by Maria Andersen
Maria Andersen shares about designing courses in an age of artificial intelligence (AI) on episode 469 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
With generative AI, we have an incredible acceleration of change happening.
Maria Andersen
On 06/26/2023,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, adjunct faculty, Asia, Australia, blended learning, colleges, community colleges, digital learning, education technology, Europe, faculty/staff, higher education, India, instructional design, law schools, learning, learning ecosystem, learning preferences, online learning, research, student-related, teaching & learning, UK, United States, universities, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
What do higher education students want from online learning? — from mckinsey.com by Felipe Child, Marcus Frank, Jonathan Law, and Jimmy Sarakatsannis
What over 7000 students across 17 countries value most in online education
On 06/06/2023,
in Asia, Australia, bots, Canada, digital audio, emerging technologies, Europe, human-computer interaction (HCI), India, intelligent systems, law schools, legislatures / government / legal, Natural Language Processing (NLP), platforms, society, technologies for your home, UK, United States, user experience (UX), voice recognition / voice enabled interfaces,
by Daniel Christian
AI21 Labs concludes largest Turing Test experiment to date — from ai21.com
As part of an ongoing social and educational research project, AI21 Labs is thrilled to share the initial results of what has now become the largest Turing Test in history by scale.
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On 02/23/2023,
in Access to Justice (A2J), change, changing business models, India, innovation, law schools, Legal operations, legal reform, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal, tools, United States, vendors, vision/possibilities,
by Daniel Christian
Allen & Overy breaks the internet (and new ground) with co-pilot Harvey — from legaltechnology.com by Caroline Hill
Excerpt (emphasis DSC):
We’re told that at the end of the trial, around 3,500 of A&O’s lawyers had asked Harvey around 40,000 queries for their day-to-day client work. MIG head David Wakeling said in a statement yesterday: “I have been at the forefront of legal tech for 15 years but I have never seen anything like Harvey. It is a game-changer that can unleash the power of generative AI to transform the legal industry. Harvey can work in multiple languages and across diverse practice areas, delivering unprecedented efficiency and intelligence. In our trial, we saw some amazing results.”
Also related/see:
OpenAI-backed startup brings chatbot technology to first major law firm — from reuters.com by Sara Merken
Summary:
- Allen & Overy partners with legal startup Harvey
- Harvey received $5 million in a funding round led by the OpenAI Startup Fund last year
Today: the 7th largest law firm on Earth announced a 3,500-lawyer deal with Harvey, an OpenAI-backed AI Lawyer startup:
See below for:
– Deal details
– Harvey’s capabilities (?)
– Harvey’s open roles (I refer talent to them!)1/6 pic.twitter.com/OLdusvcqrG
— AI Pub (@ai__pub) February 16, 2023
Global Firm Allen & Overy Rolling Out Harvey.ai — from legallydisrupted.com by Zach Abramowitz
Excerpt:
Here’s another way to think about what it can do: read, understand, analyze, issue spot and draft responsive documents. Does that apply to a lot of contract work? Sure. Litigation? Yep, that too. The reason this is hard to swallow is that we’re stuck in a framework where there are contract tools for contracts, eDiscovery tools for discovery, drafting tools for drafting etc. The AI revolution could potentially change that paradigm.
The Top Legal Tech Startups to Watch in 2023 — from gritdaily.com by Spencer Hulse
Excerpt:
There are certain industries that have been slower to embrace technology than others, and the legal profession is one of those at the very top. However, legal tech startups have been gaining ground in recent years, with the market expected to reach around $32 billion in 2025. There is also a significant rise in legal department spending on legal tech, which is only going to rise in the coming years.
Legal tech offers numerous solutions, which include everything from offering legal advice digitally to AI and automating some of the time-consuming processes formerly handled with pen and paper.
The following list includes legal tech startups and companies of all sorts, from those that have been around for years to up-and-coming innovators.
Embracing The Tectonic Shift: How Technology Is Transforming The Legal Profession — from livelaw.in by Khushboo Luthra
According to a Gartner Report, 4 of 5 legal departments plan to increase technology spending. By 2024, legal departments will replace one out of five lawyers with a nonlawyer staff, and 1/4th of the expenditure on corporate legal applications will go to non-specialist technology providers. By 2025, legal departments will have automated 50% of legal work related to significant corporate transactions.
Generative AI Is Coming For the Lawyers — from wired.com by Chris Stokel-Walker
Large law firms are using a tool made by OpenAI to research and write legal documents. What could go wrong?
Excerpt:
The rise of AI and its potential to disrupt the legal industry has been forecast multiple times before. But the rise of the latest wave of generative AI tools, with ChatGPT at its forefront, has those within the industry more convinced than ever.
“I think it is the beginning of a paradigm shift,” says Wakeling. “I think this technology is very suitable for the legal industry.”
Generative AI is having a cultural and commercial moment, being touted as the future of search, sparking legal disputes over copyright, and causing panic in schools and universities.
As law profs/law schools consider how to deal with chatGPT on exams, let me propose one approach: students *must* use it on one issue-spotting question, but then have to redline the answer, showing their work in improving upon it. 1/3
— Gabe Teninbaum (@GTeninbaum) February 22, 2023
Addendum on 3/6/23:
Will artificial intelligence replace your lawyer–and will its name be Harvey? — from fortunes.com by Aron Solomon
On 02/13/2023,
in Africa, analytics, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, Asia, Augmented Reality (AR), Australia, Canada, collaboration, content development, aggregation, repositories, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, data related items, digital learning, elearning, Europe, global / globalization, India, instructional design, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning Experience Design, Metaverse, microlearning, mobile learning, personalized/customized learning, skills, UK, United States, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, workplace, XR - extended reality,
by Daniel Christian
On 12/14/2022,
in business, education technology, India, United States, vendors, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
Edtech’s brightest are struggling to pass — from techcrunch.com by Natasha Mascarenhas
Excerpts:
In the last quarter of 2022, edtech layoffs have hit venture-backed businesses including but not limited to BloomTech, Vedantu, Teachmint, Reforge, Coursera, Unacademy, Byju’s, Udacity and Brainly. Executive shifts include Quizlet CEO stepping down, Degreed’s CEO stepping aside for the founder’s return, and Invact Metaversity’s co-founder leaving after irreconcilable differences with his co-founder.
Class, an edtech company that neared unicorn status only 10 months after launching its Zoom School alternative, also conducted layoffs this year. The company raised a total of $146 million in known venture funding to date, including a SoftBank Vision Fund II check. CEO and founder Michael Chasen did not respond to a request for comment
The e-mail sent to staff was even more direct. “The truth is the layoffs in our sector are widespread for a reason,” Amir Nathoo, the co-founder of edtech unicorn Outschool, wrote in an email sent to staff. “The funding atmosphere has been dramatically impacted by the anticipation of a recession, higher interest rates and an increased need to show [return on investment] to investors.”
Addendum on 12/15/22 — and focuses on India:
- Will Edtech See a Paradigm Shift In 2023? — from entrepreneur.com by S. Shanthi
Higher education, phygital models, vernacular learning, re-skilling, up-skilling are some of the trends that are expected to stay attractive
On 12/14/2022,
in Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, change, changing business models, curriculum, dangers of the status quo, Design Thinking, education, education reform, Europe, experimentation, future, health, hearts -- matters of the heart, heutagogy, homeschooling/homeschoolers, ideas, India, innovation, instructional design, K-12 related, leadership, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning Experience Design, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning spaces, legislatures / government / legal, lifelong learning, love of learning, parents/guardians, participation, passions, policy, political science, reinvent, skills, society, strategy, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning, trends, UK, United States, vendors, vision/possibilities, youth,
by Daniel Christian
Thriving education systems, thriving youth — from events.economist.com by Economist Impact
Some of the key topics to be discussed include:
- What are the challenges in how we measure learning outcomes today, and how does this need to transform?
- What is a learning ecosystem? What does a successful learning ecosystem look like?
- What factors enable the development of thriving learning ecosystems?
- Who are the key stakeholders that make up the learning ecosystem? How do different stakeholders see their role in the learning ecosystem?
- Which national policies need to be in place to support effective education ecosystems?
- What information and data do we need to assess how well learning ecosystems are performing?
- What data do we need to collect so that we don’t perpetuate traditional approaches to defining and measuring success?
On 11/03/2022,
in adult learning, career development, change, changing business models, colleges, community colleges, credentialing, economics, future of higher education, game-changing environment, global / globalization, higher education, ideas, India, lifelong learning, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, new business models, online learning, skills, UK, United States, universities, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
Are Microcredentials Finally Gaining Traction? — from insidehighered.com by Joshua Kim
Excerpt:
This month, the London School of Economics expanded its degree partnership with 2U to launch a series of edX microcredentials that provide learners with a flexible, stackable pathway towards pursuing a fully online undergraduate education. Wim Van der Stede, LSE’s new academic dean for extended education, graciously agreed to answer my questions about these new programs.
In that time, we’ve seen the power that online learning has to meet learners’ needs at every stage of their lives and careers.
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The world around us is changing, rapidly, and we need to support professionals, alumni and students in refreshing and adapting their knowledge and skills, as and when they need, through evolving lives and careers. This is at the heart of LSE’s mission as a global social science hub of research and education, and plays a key role in achieving our mission to educate for impact by empowering students to develop the skills to solve society’s most pressing issues in an ever-changing world.
A side thought from DSC:
Speaking of Economics, I wonder if and how Artificial Intelligence (AI) will impact the field of Economics?
On 10/26/2022,
in 21st century, Africa, architecture, art, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, Asia, assessment, Australia, blended learning, Canada, collaboration, communications, communities of practice, creativity, design, Design Thinking, digital audio, digital storytelling, digital video, drama/theater, education, education technology, educational games / serious games, engagement / engaging students, entrepreneurship, ethics, Europe, experimentation, global / globalization, health, India, innovation, K-12 related, languages and translation, leadership, learning ecosystem, marketing/social marketing, mathematics, morals/values, more voice more choice more control, multimedia, music, online learning, personalized/customized learning, platforms, productivity / tips and tricks, professional development, programming, project-based learning, reading, real-world assignments, robotics, social media, society, storytelling, strategy, student-related, teachers, tools, UK, United States, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
HundrED Global Collection 2023 — from hundred.org
Meet the 100 most impactful innovations that are changing the face of education in a post-COVID world.
Excerpt:
The year 2022 has been a year to look to the future, as the global education conversation moves again toward themes of education transformation and the futures of education. The 100 innovations selected for this year’s global collection are impacting the lives of over 95 million students worldwide. The collection highlights the important role of teachers in education innovation; the continued need for students to develop 21st century skills, including social and emotional learning; an increasing focus on student wellbeing and mental health; and equity in education.
For more information, download the full Global Collection 2023 report.
You can also browse the innovation pages of the selected innovators here.
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From DSC:
Here’s an excerpt of the email I received today from EducationHQ out of Australia — though I think it applies here in the United States as well:
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Amplify and value teachers’ voice in education policymaking: researchers — from educationhq.com
Amplify and value teachers’ voice in education policymaking: researchers
Excerpt:
Monash University’s Teachers’ Perceptions of their Work Survey has revealed teachers’ waning satisfaction in their role and highlighted their…
Also from educationhq.com
Teachers changed my life: Trauma-informed education shows kids they matter — from educationhq.com by Beck Thompson
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Nonprofit Bringing Businesses to Life in the Classroom — to the Tune of $400,000 — from the74million.org by Tim Newcomb
Making candles out of crayons, building birdhouses, fashioning furniture: Real World Scholars has helped 50,000 students become entrepreneurs
Not much entices a second grader to skip out on recess to get back to schoolwork. But excitement around a classroom-run business can do just that, especially when it means creating candles out of crayons and selling them in the local community.
Students design their ideal urban home in My ArchiSchool exhibition — from dezeen.com
Excerpt:
Promotion: fifty-two students presented digital designs and architectural models of their ideal home as part of Hong Kong-based education institute My ArchiSchool’s latest exhibition. As part of the exhibition, My ArchiSchool students were asked to design their ideal home within an urban environment. The exhibition, which took place on 2 October 2022 at the Sky100 on the 100th floor of the International Commerce Centre in Hong Kong, showcased photomontages of digital designs presented alongside physical models.
5 Resources that help students become digital citizens — from rdene915.com by Rachelle Dene Poth
Excerpt:
We need to create opportunities for students to become more digitally aware and literate, and to be responsible when using technology. There are many ways to do this, depending on our content area and grade level. We can model best practices for our students, bring in a specific digital citizenship curriculum to guide them through their learning, or use digital tools and resources available to have students explore and create.
Helping students learn to safely navigate what has become a highly digital world is something that we are all responsible for. Students need to be aware of the impact of their posts online, how to create and manage social accounts and protect their information, and how to properly access and use resources they obtain through technology.
3 Reasons School and District Leaders Should Get on Social Media — from edweek.org by Marina Whiteleather
Excerpt:
School and district leaders can—and should—be using social media in their work.
That’s the message shared by Stephanie McConnell, a superintendent in the Hawkins Independent School District in Texas, and Salome Thomas-El, a K-8 principal in Delaware, during an Education Week K-12 Essentials forum on Oct. 13.
At the event, McConnell and Thomas-El provided insights and advice for school leaders who are hesitant to post on certain social platforms or unsure how to use them.