Monthly Archives: February 2023

Should private schools share their facilities with public students?

Should private schools share their facilities with public students?

There is a new push for private schools to open their grounds and facilities to the broader community. North Sydney mayor Zoe Baker, wants to ask top private schools in her area to share their green spaces and other facilities. For so much of the year, schools sit unused and most campuses close at 4pm. We should […] … learn more→

We pitted ChatGPT against tools for detecting AI-written text, and the results are troubling

We pitted ChatGPT against tools for detecting AI-written text, and the results are troubling

As the “chatbot wars” rage in Silicon Valley, the growing proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) tools specifically designed to generate human-like text has left many baffled. Educators in particular are scrambling to adjust to the availability of software that can produce a moderately competent essay on any topic at a moment’s notice. Should we go back to pen-and-paper […] … learn more→

Teenage suicide: what to do after a first attempt

Teenage suicide: what to do after a first attempt

Suicidal behavior continues to be a global public health problem, which is close to pandemic levels. The latest data on deaths from this cause in the general population of Spain indicate that it remains the leading external death (3,941 deaths, 7.4% more than in 2019). In addition, it is 8% (314) higher in adolescents and young people (between 15 […] … learn more→

How to choose quality RTO resources

How to choose quality RTO resources

  The complexity of Australia’s vocational training framework means that most RTOs rely on pre-prepared materials to create their courses. This is a cost and time-effective method of developing courses, but it relies heavily on the quality of the RTO materials you purchase. Resource providers come in all shapes and sizes, and not all of […] … learn more→

Benefits of the LinkedIn helper marketing tool

Benefits of the LinkedIn helper marketing tool

LinkedIn Helper provides an unprecedented space where you can design and deliver quality marketing messages via mailbox. The provider ensures a sustainable customer reach via automation that enables personalization and efficiency in communication with prospects and clients. The following are detailed benefits of the https://www.linkedinhelper.com tool: Elimination of Redundancy Marketing requires constant engagement with prospects and clients […] … learn more→

Do elementary school students do better when taught by teachers of the same race or ethnicity? New research finds: Not that much

Do elementary school students do better when taught by teachers of the same race or ethnicity? New research finds: Not that much

U.S. elementary school students do not particularly benefit from being taught by teachers of the same race or ethnicity. That’s the major finding from our new study, published in Early Childhood Research Quarterly. We analyzed a nationally representative sample followed from the start of kindergarten to the end of fifth grade. Our findings indicate that calls to diversify the […] … learn more→

Why using AI tools like ChatGPT in my MBA innovation course is expected and not cheating

Why using AI tools like ChatGPT in my MBA innovation course is expected and not cheating

I teach managing technological innovation in Simon Fraser University’s Management of Technology MBA program. Thanks to the explosion of generative artificial intelligence, I’m rewriting my 2023 syllabus and assignments. No matter our industry or field, we should regularly review our tools and workflows. New tools, like AI, are excellent triggers for this assessment. Sorting out […] … learn more→

Hospital classrooms: much more than continuing to study during an illness

Hospital classrooms: much more than continuing to study during an illness

The hospitalization of any person supposes a parenthesis in life that, in direct proportion to the time it lasts, causes damage during and after it ends. In the case of boys and girls, it causes situations of boredom, demotivation or uncertainty that are especially difficult to manage independently. The hospital classrooms are a resource of the […] … learn more→

The rise of ChatGPT shows why we need a clearer approach to technology in schools

The rise of ChatGPT shows why we need a clearer approach to technology in schools

ChatGPT and its powerful capacity to generate original text has taken the education sector by surprise. Not only are universities hurrying to adapt to it, schools are also grappling with this new technology. NSW and most other states blocked the tool in public schools, to protect students from possible misinformation and curb cheating. But South Australia has allowed use of ChatGPT, […] … learn more→

Are we psychopathologizing education?

Are we psychopathologizing education?

The objectives of education today in the world, and particularly in Spain, are based on a constructivist and inclusive perspective. This is reflected, for example , in the Spanish regulations , which are based on the need for a school for everyone for everyone (although the resources allocated may be insufficient). We seek an inclusive school that aims […] … learn more→