Author Archives: geoffcain

Active Learning Strategies H5P

Posted on October 4, 2024 by geoffcain

I see this graphic every where but the information that originally went with is not easy to find. I took a copy of a pdf from CalTech and created this with it: I am sure there are better ways to … Continue reading →

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On the Banality of AI

Posted on September 10, 2024 by geoffcain

I read an interesting post on Mastodon where the Algorithmic Sabotage Research Group (ASRG), “an ongoing, conspiratorial, aesthetico-political, practice-led research framework focused on the intersection of digital culture and information technology,” that referenced Hannah Arendt’s Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report … Continue reading →

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Old Course Development Process Docs

Posted on September 5, 2024 by geoffcain

All of these are ancient and need to be updated and to have the WA Course Design checklist incorporated: Course Design Template Example Online/Hybrid Process Online Course Development Process Guide Old Rate Questionnaire (only here to show questioning process)

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AI and the Four-Legged Chicken Problem

Posted on August 20, 2024 by geoffcain

I presented last week at Clover Park Technical College’s AI Institute. I used to talk about education technologies, ideas, and processes as often incomplete and misunderstood through the insistence of  seeing the new technology and trying to cludge it into … Continue reading →

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Some Resources from the AI in Education Conference, Orlando 2024

Posted on July 26, 2024 by geoffcain

I was at the Teaching and Learning with AI 2024 Conference in Orlando, Florida on July 22nd-24th. I am posting this mostly for members of our team who stayed behind and gallantly supported the Teaching & Learning Center back at … Continue reading →

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AI, Problem-Solving, and Visual Thinking

Posted on June 8, 2024 by geoffcain

I have been looking at AI as a thinking tool. Not as something to generate content (which I think it is essentially lousy at), but as an aide to thinking. I heard a number of people at conferences and elsewhere … Continue reading →

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Old School Machine Learning and A.I

Posted on June 4, 2024 by geoffcain

We have been using ML and AI around here from jump street. “Watch, remember, repeat” is the “pedagogy” in all the commercial education platforms!

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CFP: AI Institute at Clover Park Technical College

Posted on April 18, 2024 by geoffcain

Clover Park Technical College has a CFP for its 2024 AI Institute, which examines the innovative and ethical use of AI in higher education. This event will take place on Fri., Aug. 9th and Sat., Aug., 10th, 2024. We invite … Continue reading →

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A Short Annotated Reading List for AI Ethics and Policy

Posted on February 29, 2024 by geoffcain

This is a reading list of essays, resources, and full-hatched policies at other institutions for AI and ethics. It is meant to provide a background for those interested in developing an AI policy for their courses or for their institution. … Continue reading →

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Multi-Modality: Creating a Student Centric, Flexible Choice Instruction/Learning Model

Posted on February 20, 2024 by geoffcain

I am at Achieving the Dream’s Dream 24 conference with a team from Clover Park Technical College in Orlando, Fl. I am interested in looking at highflex models from the instructional design perspective. These are my notes for colleagues – … Continue reading →

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