2 years since ChatGPT launched: edu reflections + future glimpses
Coming up for 2 years since OpenAI launched ChatGPT, it’s worth a pause for thought on the rollercoaster in education. In this update I note some signals of where we may be heading, and pose some provocations on where we should be going.
This is yesterday evening’s guest lecture to the UTS Graduate Certificate in Learning Design and related Crunch: Learning Analytics for Performance Improvement microcredential. With thanks to the leads John Vulic & Lisa Lim for inviting me to speak with the students.
Reflections on the GenAI Rollercoaster: Glimpses into Our Future [slides]
Abstract: Generative artificial intelligence is scoring high on the university Richter scale, with aftershocks accompanying each upgrade. We’re witnessing the largest rollout of AI in educational history, powered by unprecedented tech investment, extraordinary engineering advances and ubiquitous marketing. TEQSA considers this not only a profound disruption to higher education, but also a transformational opportunity to improve assessment practice and deepen student learning, with every institution now developing its action plan in response to Assessment Reform for Age of AI. I’ll share some reflections on the rollercoaster so far, and show some examples of GenAI that I find provocative for imagining the future.
