Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

Interesting reflections on what universities should do. "The immediate challenge for the universities is to redesign leaning and assessment in response to AI. This is not just about stopping student cheating. It is about teaching staff learning how to teach using AI and teach students to use AI." So - more of the same, but better. The article also speaks to a simpler time. "When I decided to affiliate with a university, early in the previous century, I wrote to every one in Canberra. The first... response came within five minutes, with a very simple offer: 'Turn up Monday, we have an office for you'. The other universities wanted to have meetings, and discuss pay and conditions." I've never known anyone to have a job-finding experience like that.

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