Monthly Archives: April 2023

The Environmental Impact of AI

Posted on April 24, 2023 by geoffcain

Here is something from the MIT Reivew that I don’t see talked about much: “In a new paper, researchers at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, performed a life cycle assessment for training several common large AI models. They found that the … Continue reading →

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Frances Bell: Guerilla Edtech

Posted on April 21, 2023 by geoffcain

This is a must read from Frances Bell: “Rather than taking a dystopian or utopian position, a ’rewilding’ is a more productive frame to address technology’s place within education (ibid). This is akin to other guerrilla projects such as gardening, wherein … Continue reading →

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Look Before We Leap: Evaluating Ed Tech

Posted on April 19, 2023 by geoffcain

The willy-nilly embracing of AI in education and ChatGPT in particular has got me thinking again about the importance of rubrics for the evaluation of education technology. I think we are at a place where all of the efforts that … Continue reading →

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OER Faculty Institute: Call for Proposals 

Posted on April 6, 2023 by geoffcain

The Clover Park Technical College’s Teaching and Learning Center is excited to invite proposals for the 2023 OER Faculty Institute to be held on August 11th and 12th completely online. Our emphasis is professional and technical education, but faculty, librarians, students, instructional … Continue reading →

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