Online Learning in the Second Half
In this podcast, John Nash and Jason Johnston take public their two-year long conversation about online education and their aspirations for its future. They acknowledge that while some online learning has been great, there is still a lot of room for improvement. While technology and innovation will be a topic of discussion, the conversation will focus on how to get online learning to the next stage, the second half of life.
Episodes
Monday Mar 27, 2023
EP6 - How Autonomous Cars Point to the Future of Online Learning
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Monday Mar 27, 2023
In this episode, John and Jason talk about Jason’s first trip in a self-driving taxi, and how this might point to the future of online learning.
Links & Resources
Join Our LinkedIn Group - Online Learning Podcast
Jason’s YouTube video of his first trip in an autonomous car.
Waymo One - Autonomous ride-hailing service
Speedy Street Tacos, Phoenix
Sal Khan talks about Khanmigo
6 Ways ChatGPT Save Teachers Time: Edutopia
John’s strawberry smoothie recipe
8 fl oz unsweetened almond milk (30 cal)
¾ cup (170 grams) Chobani Zero Sugar Vanilla Yogurt (70 cal)
~150-200 grams frozen strawberries from your grocer’s freezer section (56-75 cal)
Blend relentlessly until smooth (John uses a Ninja brand smoothie blender)
How Might We Use Design Thinking to Humanize Online Education? April 19, 2023 at OLC Innovate in Nashville, TN
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Friday Mar 10, 2023
EP5 - Bing Chat Broke My Heart and the Future of AI
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Friday Mar 10, 2023
In this episode, John and Jason talk about if technology in education will always let us down, and the concerns and opportunities with AI.
Links & Resources
Join Our LinkedIn Group - Online Learning Podcast
Jason’s YouTube video of the chat with Bing: Bing Chat Broke My Heart
Dr. Ian Malcolm Ethics Speech
Will elementary children in China put up with robot teachers?
Research Papers
Review of Literature on AI, Higher Ed, and Distance Learning: Where are the social scientists?
Systematic review of research on artificial intelligence applications in higher education – where are the educators? Link
The Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Online Learning and Distance Education Processes: A Systematic Review of Empirical Studies. Link
Ideas for Supporting Doctoral Student Writing
From Mushtaq Bilal’s tips on Twitter about smartly using AI to improve written academic work.
Check out this tweet and this tweet.
AI Businesses on the Horizon
Inflection AI, a startup working on a personal assistant for the web, could raise $675m, after raising $225m in 2022.
Character.ai — a company that hosts ChatGPT-like conversations in the style of various characters, from Elon Musk to Mario — is now valued at ~$1B.
Upcoming Presentations and Talks
UT TLI conference March 23rd 3-4:50 - first 500 free $20 after that.
“How Might We Use Design Thinking to Humanize Online Education?”John & Jason’s design thinking challenge session at OLC Innovate in Nashville
Wednesday April 19, 2023 - 3:45 PM to 4:30 PM
Message us on LinkedIn for details about the live meet and greet on April 20th
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Friday Mar 10, 2023
EP4 - Talking with Bing Chat. “They said what?”
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Friday Mar 10, 2023
In this episode, John and Jason talk about Jason’s recent experience with Bing Chat and what it might mean for the future of education.
Join Our LinkedIn Group Online Learning Podcast
Introducing your copilot for the web: AI-powered Bing and Microsoft Edge
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Keynote and Bing Chat Intro
Bing is Snarky and Confesses
Jason’s Video: Bing Chat is Wrong and Gets Snarky!
Jason’s Video: Bing Chat testing new features and Bing Reveals its Name
Other Thinkers
Ethan Mollick on Substack
“The future, soon: What I learned from Bing’s AI”
https://substack.com/inbox/post/103800124
“We are not ready for the future of Analytic Engines. I think every organization that has a substantial analysis or writing component to their work will need to figure out how to incorporate these new tools fast, because the competitive advantage gain is potentially enormous. If highly-skilled writers and analysts can save 30-80% of their time by using AI to assist with basic writing and analysis, what does that mean?....I think we should be ready for a very weird world.”
AI Tools Aimed at Educators
Research Rabbit: https://www.researchrabbit.ai/
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Friday Mar 10, 2023
EP3 - “Hello, ChatGPT. What Are You Doing Here, Anyway?”
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Friday Mar 10, 2023
In this episode, Jason and John talk about their initial experiences with ChatGPT. If there is educational value in generative AI, where does it reside?
Join Our LinkedIn Group: Online Learning Podcast
AI Panel of Students at Frankfurt International School
Panel starts at about minute 24.
https://www.youtube.com/live/oIQ2zR3ym3g?feature=share
Contract Cheating’s African Labor - Chronicle of Higher Education
“Kenyan academic writers, who number more than 20,000, perform work for students in the United States, Britain, and elsewhere. ‘In every apartment building in Nairobi,’ says one, ‘you could find two, three writers.’”
https://www.chronicle.com/article/contract-cheatings-african-labor/ (Probable paywall)
“When the Machine Teaches the Human to be Human Centered”
John’s experience prompting ChatGPT to teach empathetic interviewing.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-machine-teaches-human-centered-john-nash
AI Generated Seinfeld
They have since taken down the AI Generated Seinfeld on Twitch but you can get the idea from this YouTube video.
Other Thinkers
Follow Ethan Mollick on Twitter
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Friday Mar 10, 2023
Friday Mar 10, 2023
In this episode, Jason and John talk about what this podcast is about. It’s not a show about nothing. We hope.
Join Our LinkedIn Group - Online Learning Podcast
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14199494/
Readings
Boyd, D. (2016). What would Paulo Freire think of Blackboard: Critical pedagogy in an age of online learning. The International Journal of Critical Pedagogy, 7(1).
Freire, P. (2005). Pedagogy of the oppressed (30th Anniversary). Continuum.
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Friday Mar 03, 2023
Friday Mar 03, 2023
In this episode, Jason and John talk about why this podcast is called what it’s called.
Links and Resources:
Join Our LinkedIn Group Online Learning Podcast
Book:
Hollis, J. (2018). Living an Examined Life. Boulder, CO: Sounds True, Inc.
Live Event: Jason and John at OLC Innovate
“How Might We Use Design Thinking to Humanize Online Education?”
John & Jason’s design thinking challenge session at OLC Innovate in Nashville
Wednesday April 19, 2023 - 3:45 PM to 4:30 PM CST
Click for more session information
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