As a Dutch teacher with a myriad of questions about responsible use of GAI in the classroom, experiencing near total apathy on the subject among both colleagues and management, this seems like the only logical way forward. We need a group of forward-thinking, principled, scientifically grounded and hands-on educators to explore it. That’s a lot to ask for a sector that is already seriously over-taxed. But this circumstance doesn’t make these steps less necessary. And it needs co-operation instead of ideological battles on the bigger picture of AI and society/ecology. That’s a big topic in itself, no less important and related but it shouldn’t drain energy from the necessary educational explorations.
The apathy is you describe is troubling, Maurice. Why do think apathy has arisen in your space? We have to play the hand we are dealt. Science is a much more promising strategy than wishing it would go away.
Here in Holland it is mainly a lack of good information I think, coupled with the general stresses of the craft, the fact that more curious minded people look for other occupations and the lingering trauma’s of digital lessons during covid and past top-down reforms of the curriculum. Just to name a few possible reasons…
As a Dutch teacher with a myriad of questions about responsible use of GAI in the classroom, experiencing near total apathy on the subject among both colleagues and management, this seems like the only logical way forward. We need a group of forward-thinking, principled, scientifically grounded and hands-on educators to explore it. That’s a lot to ask for a sector that is already seriously over-taxed. But this circumstance doesn’t make these steps less necessary. And it needs co-operation instead of ideological battles on the bigger picture of AI and society/ecology. That’s a big topic in itself, no less important and related but it shouldn’t drain energy from the necessary educational explorations.
The apathy is you describe is troubling, Maurice. Why do think apathy has arisen in your space? We have to play the hand we are dealt. Science is a much more promising strategy than wishing it would go away.
Here in Holland it is mainly a lack of good information I think, coupled with the general stresses of the craft, the fact that more curious minded people look for other occupations and the lingering trauma’s of digital lessons during covid and past top-down reforms of the curriculum. Just to name a few possible reasons…
Ah, yes. The US is much like Holland on those points. I’ll get back to you on COCONUT soon.