Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

There's a bit of a surprise in this interview-style article (6 page PDF) as Terry Anderson says this: "I largely gave up work on the COI model as I found it couldn't really scale beyond the small group, constructivist pedagogical paradigm with in which it was built." He doesn't really see AI standing in: "teacher presence with the role modelling, care, affection and deep content knowledge will likely still be needed and will survive." At the same time, it's a mistake to simply reject AI. "Distance education has always been about access. Therefore, distance teachers and administrators will have to turn our social justice efforts towards insuring equitable and affordable access to the networks and machines of AI enhanced education."

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