I’ve spent a fair amount of time thinking about artificial intelligence and its place in education. It’s an interesting space, and there is certainly a lot going on. One of the things that AI is proving to be very good at is generating content – either completely, or by providing a structure or something like…
Category: Academia
Edutech 2025
Presentation to VEC
This is a presentation that I did to a group of teachers of civics and citizenship, as organised by the VEC.
Presentation to potential coaches
These are the slides from a presentation that I did to some possible mentors about our research project.
Reading: Qualitative Data Analysis with NVIVO
I’m continuing my commitment to do a bit more academic reading, and I must say that I am enjoying it. I am being quite deliberate in the books that I choose to read – trying to vary that which I normally encounter, as well as address some gaps in my own development as a researcher…
Reading: The Manifesto for Online Teaching
At the recommendation of a colleague of mine, I’ve been reading this book – and very much enjoying it. I am familiar – and have been for quite a while – with the work of the Center for Research in Digital Education at the University of Edinburgh – since I started to work on the…
Reading: So Good They Can’t Ignore You
So, I have now finished reading another book by Cal Newport, So Good They Can’t Ignore You, and I enjoyed it a lot – perhaps even more than the first one I did (Deep Work). As per my usual ideas, I’m going to jot down some thoughts here, and then contrast that with an ChatGPT…
Presentation on Using AI for Formative Feedback
These are the slides that I used in my presentation to teacher about AI for formative feedback. Important to note that I’ve drawn the AIAS from Leon’s work (with CC permission) and the first group of questions are from a NYT news article (which I acknowledged in the presentation).
Reading: Deep Work
I’ve been reading Deep Work by Cal Newport, on the back of a recommendation by my mentor at UTS. I really enjoyed it – it’s an easy read and makes a lot of points that I’ve been thinking about a lot recently. I’m not entirely convinced about the basis for it – lots of things…
Presentation on Action Research for Masters Students
I was asked to put together a brief presentation about action research for some UTS Masters Students. Here are my slides: