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Education after the algorithm: Co-designing critical and creative futures

Thank you Emer. It's exciting, I'm learning so much. Will be presenting some early findings @dcuioe.bsky.social www.hackthiscourse.com/symposium/#/

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To be fair I would say that lots of people aren't even aware of this issue...honestly! And that's from having discussions with colleagues. And of course not forgetting all the other ethical issues around using AI in education. Too much hype, too much bells and whistles, not enough questioning 😩

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Thanks John...yep good to be back

In CS space, much of the literature and my own research would say novice programmers should not use AI. I would think it's the same for other fields too.

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I do similar in my maths class & that's coming from someone who loves tech & teaches CS!! I'm using less and less tech in the maths class recently..Students need to discuss what they're thinking, and show the "mess of learning" in their copies.

Will send DM. LinkedIn is great for all this stuff. Has been great for my research, for connecting with people but also my own learning ! I'm learning all the time..we need to model this with our students as well. Learning about AI is not about using it..in fact the more I learn the less I use it 🤣

Are we entering "model collapse"? 🤷‍♀️ Lots written up about this too.

How much water does AI consume? The public deserves to know

We have to discuss environmental implications of AI! Not spoken about enough unfortunately. We have a duty to inform ourselves and our students of these ethical issues and model good practice. Do we have to use AI for every post, lesson, image generation? #edchatie oecd.ai/en/wonk/how-...

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Air pollution and carbon emissions are well-known environmental costs of AI. But water consumption is also an issue.

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I have loads of interesting articles and links but maybe they need a separate thread 😃 a discussion around "AI in education" needs to go beyond "the tools". We owe it to our students to learn ABOUT AI before USING it. This is as recommended by UNESCO and other country guidelines.

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The narrative out there is that it does make your job easier ..but says who? We need to be critical of this discourse. One of the most enjoyable parts of teaching for me is designing lessons, I don't want an algorithm to do that for me!

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Irene Stone @irenestone.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Irene Stone, CS and Maths teacher and EdD student @dcuioe.bsky.social research interests generative AI and programming. Also have big interest in AI in education in general #edchatie

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Deeply grateful to receive the John Smith scholarship @dcuioe.bsky.social, an award established to honour the legacy of Dr. John Smith in advancing academic excellence. Thanks to the DCU team, my #EdD colleagues, and my supervisors for their support.

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Irene Stone @irenestone.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

My 5th yr students (age ~15-17) are struggling to understand the difference between rule-based and ML AI. Going to try this unplugged activity tmw. Good old fashioned cutting and pasting 😀 Learning about AI before using AI!

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Tara Steele @tarasteele.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

"The amount of AI-generated child abuse images found on the internet is increasing at a chilling rate, according to a national watchdog." These disturbingly realistic images can be generated from real children's images from social media. news-sky-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/news.sky...

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AI-generated child abuse images increasing at 'chilling' rate - as watchdog warns it is now becoming hard to spot

Creating explicit pictures of children is illegal, even if they are generated using AI, and Internet Watch Foundation analysts work with police forces and tech providers to trace images they find onli...

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Irene Stone @irenestone.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Looking forward to more lessons about intelligence and AI Learning about AI before going near using ANY AI!

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Irene Stone @irenestone.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Picnic wants to say hello to Blue Sky and also to @number10cat.bsky.social

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Irene Stone @irenestone.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Had fun with the "intelligent piece of paper" 5th yr CS students. Led to great discussions on algorithms, pseudocode and what intelligence really means thanks to @cs4fn.bsky.social for lesson idea! teachinglondoncomputing.org/resources/in...

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Irene Stone @irenestone.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Who remembers Tallaght in the late 80s? www.rte.ie/archives/202...

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Oisín Ó hAlmhain @oisinohalmhain.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Some good news! The deposit return scheme on plastic bottles is working, according to coastwatch! www.rte.ie/news/2024/11... Need to do coffee cups now!

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Marine litter on Irish shores declining - survey

Marine litter, including plastic bottles, cans and drink container lids, is in decline along the country's foreshores, according to Coastwatch Ireland.

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Irene Stone @irenestone.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Honoured to present "Beyond the Hype: Navigating the AI Seascape" at the ACCS In-School Management Conference A call for critical thinking: don't rush to adopt AI in schools without asking loads of questions!!! Learn about AI before using AI #ethics #edchatie

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Irene Stone @irenestone.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Thank you, Patrick. I hope my presentation inspires others to approach AI in education with a critical perspective.

Irene Stone @irenestone.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Would love to see a return of this!!

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I wondered what the maths classroom would be like after 2yr absence! If the hype was true, ChatGPT would change T&L! Well guess what? Not much is different! Human connection, "mess" of maths learning in student copies, asking students to explain their thinking. No AI can replace that! #BeyondTheHype

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Yes it does feel strange. Where are all the Maths people? 🙂

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3/10 :( certainly is getting harder to spot the difference

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Delighted you on Blue Sky @howiehua.bsky.social please keep posting your cool maths videos here 😀

Irene Stone @irenestone.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Any Maths teachers? 😃 I used to love that other platform for getting ideas for the classroom. And posting up those questions from students that sometimes I struggle to answer 🤪 #edchatie