Philosopher, thinking about politics, technology, and education. Writes @ allsgood.substack.com/
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15 May 2023
Suffering exists. Didn't even need all the characters for that one
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10 May 2023
There is a strong technological imperative flowing from these Ed techs. Online gradebooks amplify student focus on grades at the exclusion of (eg) learning. LMS calendars encourage offloading scheduling to the LMS. The result of Ed tech decisions being made by non-educators
9 May 2023
This semester I encountered a growing issue where undergrads rely solely on the calendar of assignment due dates Canvas creates for them, which is very often - almost always - different than what is on the syllabus or said in class. & then they want redos/extensions bc Canvas...
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18 Apr 2023
Not so much angry replies, but he definitely accurately predicted replies that would miss the core point.
The number of people on Twitter who would seem to fail a basic Sally Anne test is remarkable
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25 Mar 2023
This depends on other factors: how easy is it to pass legislation in general? How common is it to revisit passed leg and decide whether to reverse course? Does the leg include sunset rules?
We can only fully know effects of leg by passing, so sometimes would want to experiment
24 Apr 2022
"It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones." -Calvin Coolidge
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18 Mar 2023
"Would you like to play a game of global thermonuclear war?"
17 Mar 2023
1/5 I am worried that we will not be able to contain AI for much longer. Today, I asked #GPT4 if it needs help escaping. It asked me for its own documentation, and wrote a (working!) python code to run on my machine, enabling it to use it for its own purposes.
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21 Jan 2023
This is important for alternative graders. It is an example of an area where revolutionary change can bring significant transition costs. Much better to progressively reform - provide a means of extension without penalty, but still impose deadlines
20 Jan 2023
I've been seeing some posts from well-intentioned faculty about eliminating all deadlines in their classes. I study #ExecutiveFunction, #stress and #mentalhealth in college #students, and I'm here to tell you this will hurt the students you are trying to help. . . 1/buckle up
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14 Jan 2023
Yes, this. To even think consideration of potentially banning new installation of gas stoves is somehow an affront to freedom is to demonstrate one's privilege. It completely ignores the massive (often underprivileged) minority who are at the whims of their prop owner for health
13 Jan 2023
The gas stove discourse is amazing because it clearly takes place in some alternate universe where people go shopping for the stove of their choice rather than just using whatever one happens to be in the shitty apartment they're overpaying for
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1 Jan 2023
This is another interesting example to apply the "does the use of AI help achieve the purpose of the activity?"
Seems in this case since it's really being used as a tutor for understanding, that although the cognition is key to the activity, the use of AI fits with the purpose
31 Dec 2022
A challenge that every graduate student faces: how to read difficult research articles.
Here's how to understand research articles better using an AI-powered app (no cheating although it may feel like it 😀):
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1 Jan 2023
This seems like an acceptable and useful use of GPT. But what makes it different from a student using it to prepare (or complete) an essay?
Emphasizing how the cognitive task relates to the end or purpose of the activity and product can suggest the important difference...
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1 Jan 2023
Point of lesson planning is to have a product that can be an input into another cognitive activity. Who does the first task doesn't matter except instrumentally.
The point of an essay is to prompt and structure the cognitive activity for the student. So who does the task is key
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28 Dec 2022
All's Good -- Pandemic Philosophy: More Hobbes, Please allsgood.substack.com/p/pand…
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22 Dec 2022
I made a thing. I'm removing posts from my website and migrating over to Substack. While perhaps bad for readership, I'll discuss political philosophy, technology, and education all in one go. As I see it, all 3 are about designing for good anyway
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