AI Discourse in Education: Navigating Between Urgency and Overwhelm. AI is, however, above all, the magnifying glass for the all-too-common problems of the education system. There are no simple answers to these questions. But that should not stop us from asking them. Perhaps it is not the answers that can help us with orientation, but clarity about the tasks that need to be solved.
Category: AI / ChatGPT
Let’s Talk ANT!
With Actor-Network Theory (ANT), we can take a new look at phenomena in educational digitalization. ANT calls for understanding things, technologies, and concepts as equal actors. This post describes how this perspective can be applied to generative AI, teaching materials, and didactic models—and how it helps to make complex networks of effects visible.
(Un)common Grounds for Higher Education
Our workshop at the UFFestival brought together higher education experts from six non-European countries to share their views and experiences on improving the quality and access of higher education. The discussions covered topics such as didactic innovations, racism, inequality, and hybrid teaching methods that ensure access in times of crisis.
Happy Birthday ChatGPT – Occasional Thoughts on Text AI in Higher Education
On November 30, 2022, we experienced the “iPhone moment of AI.” Here is my attempt to provide brief answers to the key questions. What do university educators need? What should universities and education policy do? What will happen to higher education? Guidance on what? What about examinations? What about the negative impacts? Where does humanity fit in? Conclusion: We cannot expansively address the challenge of integrating AI into higher education without considering the context (goals, policies, culture of higher education).