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Presentation
Connectivism and Artificial Intelligence in education
Stephen Downes, May 16, 2025, 3rd International Virtual Congress on Research, Innovation, and Educational Technology in Pre-University and High School Education, Mexico City, via Zoom

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What is the role of AI in education and its connection to Connectivist learning theories?

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Fedify
2025/05/16

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"Fedify is a TypeScript library for building federated server apps powered by ActivityPub and other standards, so-called fediverse." This is why I've been learning Typescript. I want to build one of these and maybe adapt it.

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OpenAlternative – Open Source Alternatives to Popular Software
OpenAlternative, 2025/05/16

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Subtext: " A curated collection of the best open source alternatives to everyday SaaS products. Save money with reliable tools hand-picked for you." Posted here as a reminded for myself.

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How the right to education is undermined by AI
Helen Beetham, imperfect offerings, 2025/05/16

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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, article 26, defines for everyone a right to education. Helen Beetham interprets this as follows: "education is a right of all people as equals and a responsibility of the public bodies who represent them - states, nations and regions. The context can only be a democratic one." Her concern is that "data and algorithmic platforms infringe these rights." Minimally, there would have to be "regulations, due diligence processes or impact assessments," and perhaps more, "a rights-based discourse must extend beyond classroom infringements of children's rights to concern itself 'with the preservation of life and the co-responsibility of AI harms to the majority of the planet'."  Beetham identifies risks and documented harms in this longish article well worth a read.

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