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101. The Transformative Power of AI

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Folks, let’s face it. Our classrooms are going to look a little different this year. AI, specifically ChatGPT, is going to change the way we design learning experiences and assess student mastery. I’ll be honest, when I first explored the ChatGPT platform I was terrified. As I have dug deeper into the technology and its capabilities, I realized that while it does pose significant challenges — it also presents us with some pretty amazing opportunities. In this series, we will explore what AI is capable of, its implications in the classroom, and how it can benefit both teachers and students. Let’s start by examining where we have been, where we are currently, and looking forward to where we are going. Whether this is a trip you wanted to go on or not, the AI train has left the station and it is time for all of us to jump on board. From Card Catalogs to Artificial Intelligence I belong to the micro-generation called Xennial. Xennials are considered to be a “bridge” between Generation X a
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#22. Gender, Uber and Research Methods

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I am always looking for creative, engaging and meaningful ways to introduce my students to psychological research.  To be honest, I spend a lot of time on social media, but most of that time is following other teachers and discussion boards on the teaching of psychology.  A few weeks ago, Ellen Carpenter shared a great idea on the Society for the Teaching of Psychology page. She was using  an episode from the podcast  Freakonomics  to introduce research.   I was instantly intrigued.  I LOVE the book Freakonomics  and I am always looking for ways to improve my unit.   The episode that I used for this lesson was  "What Can Uber Teach Us About the Gender Pay Gap ?"  It asks the question, "Does a gender pay gap exist in the gig economy?" Lesson Overview As a class, we listened to the first 12 minutes of the episode.  The students then identified the research question being studied, the initial hypothesis, the null hypothesis, and the variables of the study. ht
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