Stoic Futurist
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Stoic Futurist
@stoicfuturist.bsky.social
Faculty Director of a Teaching Center at a Small Liberal Arts School thinking deeply about the present inflection point in higher ed.
Cottom quotes Greene's book: "These institutions teach us how to survive, but their own survival hinges on reproducing the common sense of the access doctrine."
The Access Doctrine
On seeing poverty as a technological problem.
logicmag.io
December 1, 2024 at 5:03 PM
Tressie McMillan Cottom brilliantly connects the #GenAI Pivot in #HigherEd to Daniel Greene's #AccessDoctrine. Why are universities all in on AI? Money and Legitimacy. AI fills a perceived skills gap while currying economic and political favor without addressing underlying systemic inequalities.
Tressie McPhD on Instagram: "Some quick thoughts after class on AI solutions for the university’s political problems."
3,060 likes, 125 comments - tressiemcphd on October 15, 2024: "Some quick thoughts after class on AI solutions for the university’s political problems.".
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December 1, 2024 at 5:01 PM
This is a thoughtful and excellent resource, outlining both positive and negative themes. As the authors note, “This manifesto emphasizes that GenAI is not ideologically and culturally neutral. Instead, it reflects worldviews that can reinforce existing biases and marginalize diverse voices.”
November 29, 2024 at 9:28 PM
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Happy Sunday, #UngradingChat Here are this week's questions (only Mon- Wed) - I will drop the slowchat questions each morning like I did last week.
November 24, 2024 at 7:55 PM
And its not just meetings, #AI note-taking is unchecked in our classes as well. #HigherEd
In another example of how tech development is outpacing governance, college administrators are rushing to address the unchecked spread of AI note-taking tools. chroni.cl/4eLTeau
AI Assistants Keep Joining Meetings. Administrators Say It’s Out of Control.
The trend marks the latest example of tech development outpacing governance.
chroni.cl
November 22, 2024 at 11:58 PM
And of course #CriticalAILiteracy is not an endpoint as
@mahabali.bsky.social highlights. Rather it is an opportunity to further explore and expose our intersectional perspectives and positionalities as educators and/at institutions of higher education. #GenAI #EthicalAI
Critical AI Literacy is Not Enough: Introducing Care Literacy, Equity Literacy & Teaching Philosophies. A Slide Deck
I’ve written a lot, on and off, about the importance of developing critical AI literacy, but I realize now that it is not enough, and I’ve recently started thinking about all of this wi…
blog.mahabali.me
November 22, 2024 at 11:29 PM
On the topic of cultivating #CriticalAILiteracy, @mahabali.bsky.social offers wonderful points of consideration for users at all levels.
Priorities When Cultivating Critical AI Literacy
I’ve been thinking for the past few days on how we reflect our priorities in the ways we go about cultivating critical AI literacy. Recently, someone told me how they used my framework for cr…
blog.mahabali.me
November 22, 2024 at 11:22 PM
As a college educator, I'm pleased to learn about #AILiteracyDay. All our institutions (K-12 and higher-ed) need to take proactive steps not just towards literacy, but a critical literacy that accounts for the human, environmental, and societal impacts. #AI #EthicalAI
November 22, 2024 at 11:14 PM