Episode 145: “More of the Human Element:” Dolly, Picard, Ray, Dede, and More

About Episode 145:

Hosts Tom and Kelvin conclude that “nobody’s through talking about AI” and provide the first of two back-to-back episodes with an update on developments within the digital teaching and learning space, reflections on institutional support, and a conclusion that we need “more of the human element.”

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Coffee Links

• Single-Origin Kenya – Davis Roasters (Madison County, NC)

Content Links

• [Please Click and Vote Now!] Listener Poll: Topic Selection for “TOPcast Live” session at OLC Accelerate 2023
• On Wikipedia: “DALL-E”
• In EdSurge: “Instructors Rush to Do ‘Assignment Makeovers’ to Respond to ChatGPT” (Jeff Young)
• “Official Conference Report: AI x Education” (hosted by Stanford University)
• Participant Reflection from UPCEA/Schroeder AI Course: “Preliminary Evaluation of Generative AI and Lifelong Education” (Rod Lastra)
• On Diigo: AI Weblinks Shared by Ray Schroeder (+some others collected by Kelvin)
• UCF Conference: “Teaching & Learning with AI”
• Visual: “Gartner Hype Cycle”
• Course from Auburn University: “Teaching With AI at Auburn”
• Course from University of Sydney: “AI in Education” (for students and built by students)
• Website: “AI @ the University of Florida”
• Website: “Teaching and Learning with Artificial Intelligence Apps” (University of Calgary’s Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning)
• Website: “UCF’s Information Literacy Modules”
• In The Chronicle of Higher Education: “GPT-4 Can Already Pass Freshman Year at Harvard” (Maya Bodnick)
• Blog Post: “No, an AI could not pass ‘freshman year’ in college” (Steven D. Krause)
• From CNN: “ChatGPT passes exams from law and business schools”
• Keynote Video: “If AI is the Answer, What is the Question: Thinking about Learning and Vice Versa” (Dr. Chris Dede)
• On Memory Alpha: Star Trek’s “Commander Data”
• On Memory Alpha: Star Trek’s “Captain Picard”
• TOPcast Episode Episode #131: “ChatGPT: Friend or Foe?”
• TOPcast Episode Episode #120: “Academic Innovation Lessons: Hype vs. Hope”

Just-For-Fun Pop Culture Links

• From “All About Psychology:” “The Fascinating Phenomenon of the Old Woman Young Woman Illusion”
• Annotated Photos: #KelvinsCupCollection (on the platform formerly known as Twitter)
• “Chock Full O’ Nuts” Coffee

Extra Special Feature

• Video Version of this Episode!