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Part 2: Embracing Scepticism
System 1 error detection As highlighted in Part 1 of this blog series, for many decades there has been a call inside and outside education proclaiming that young people ought to learn critical thinking skills at school. This is a worthy endeavour, but not a recent belief. Socrates was executed…
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Part 1: Ignoring our ignorance
Critical Thinking is not Enough Well before the arrival of generative AI, many voices have been advocating that the development of critical thinking should be a chief function of education. Most agree this endeavor is one of the key purposes of schooling in modern society. However, significant debate arises for…
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Emergence
What will emerge from AI in Education? I just finished this fascinating book about the concept of emergence. I have often heard people in the tech industry discussing the idea of the “emergent traits” of Large Language Models (such as ChatGPT). As their designers consistently scale up their gigantic size,…
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Interactive Fiction with ChatGPT
Transforming short stories into a choose your own adventure. Let’s start by stating that inspiring students in their creative writing does not need the help of AI. This is not an educational problem that needs a technological solution. However, I am excited by the activity I am about to describe…
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The Anomic State of Education
AI and the current normlessness in education. Just before the dawn of the 20th century, French sociologist Émile Durkheim described a concept he coined “anomie”, describing a state of normlessness. He observed that rapid social change, especially during times of economic or technological upheaval, often caused a condition of instability…
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Adrian Cotterell 