Watch my summary of learning from EC&I 830 below.
A thought-provoking July, thanks to my classmates and Katia!
A.I. & Cell Phones : Flawed Tools for Imperfect Classrooms
I found both of this week’s debates to be lively and, unsurprisingly, divided in the pre- and post-debate votes. The use of A.I. and cellphones in classrooms is something many teachers have been struggling with for a while, even if we can find useful applications for them. Those experiences are often stronger than whatever the … Continue reading A.I. & Cell Phones : Flawed Tools for Imperfect Classrooms
Continue readingSwipe Right on Learning: Rethinking Cell Phones in the Classroom
As you’ve probably noticed from my previous posts, I can be pretty opinionated. Our debates have been a fun way to hear both sides of an argument, but they have not swayed my strongly held beliefs. While I can see positive and negatives for all the debate topics presented to […]
Continue readingBanning or Bridging? What is the answer to cellphones in schools?
Cellphones have been an ongoing issue in education since they became more widely available. I remember being a teenager in high school and using T9 to text my friends under my desk without the teacher seeing. Phones have become more capable and distracting in the 20 years since my high school years and have become
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Continue readingThe [Education] Matrix
Is AI in education the helpful hero or a vicious villain? *Throughout this blog post I will be focusing on Generative Artificial Intelligence* I wanted to start this post off with a comment that Orie left on a previous blog post of mine talking about technology in education: Although Saskatchewan schools are likely very far away from investing $58,000 USD into our own version of Sally the AI Robot Tutor, it is very interesting to see how far education is…
Continue readingSitting on the A.I. Fence
Due to the topic at hand, I put this post into an A.I. podcast generator. I’d heard lots about these websites and wanted to see if it would actually create a cohesive and engaging piece. If you want to hear an A.I. voice say “sigh” and “laugh” instead of actually sighing and laughing, feel free […]
Continue readingStudy or Scroll: Debate on cellphones
Podcast: Study or Scroll
Continue readingAI: Hidden Treasure or Fool’s Gold?
Both teams did an excellent job in the debate. Again, similar to the other debates, this is not an easy topic, as there are valid points on both sides. AI presents many complex considerations and, like many things in life, … Continue reading
Continue readingTechnology Should Knock: Why I Still Support Cellphone Bans
In my reflection after Debate #1, I borrowed Michelle’s description of the classroom as a “sacred learning space.” I argued that technology did not need to be banished from that space, but it should have to knock before entering. Cellphones, unfortunately, are terrible at knocking. They buzz in pockets, light up beneath desks, vibrate againstContinue reading “Technology Should Knock: Why I Still Support Cellphone Bans”
Continue readingA little bit amazing and a little bit scary: AI in the classroom
AI technology will revolutionize education for the better…. I’m not sure I agree with this statement in its entirety. I do believe that AI technologies have revolutionized education, it has made some things easier but as a whole I do not believe it has all been for the better. With that being said I do
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