88 - Greg, Warren and Wolfgang with Dan and John look at #ChatGPT3 in Education

The International Schools Podcast

In this special edition podcast Greg, Warren and Wolfgang with Dan and John look at #ChatGPT3, its impact, what it might mean for schools and learning, and a chance to share some ideas on ways to juggle GPT3 , support staff, students and school to cohabitate with #ai in an International School setting.

Guests:

Greg Clinton, Ph.D

Director of Technology at American International School Chennai

Warren Apel

Director of Technology at The American School in Japan

Wolfgang Soeldner

ICT Campus Partner

international School of Geneva ·

About Greg Clinton

Greg Clinton is the Director of Technologies and R&D at American International School Chennai, India. He has also worked at Colegio Roosevelt in Lima, Peru, the American Embassy School in New Delhi, India, and Khartoum American School, Sudan. He holds a PhD in Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies from Stony Brook University. As part of his international school upbringing, he graduated with an IB Diploma from Cairo American College, Egypt.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-clinton/

Twitter:https://twitter.com/gswclinton

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About Warren Apel

Warren Apel is the Director of Technology at The American School in Japan. He has worked in international education for over 20 years, including positions at Cairo American College, the American Embassy School in New Delhi, India and the International School of Amsterdam.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/warrenapel/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/warrena

About Wolfgang Soeldner

Teacher, edtech coordinator, and administrator with over 18 years of experience in international schools. Global nomad, traveler, and lifelong learner, always looking for ways to better myself.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wsoeldner/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/wsoeldner

Resources

Articles:

• What Is Machine Learning? – A Visual Explanation
• How Machine Learning Works
• Huge “foundation models” are turbo-charging AI progress
• What are foundation models?
• Some Moral and Technical Consequences of Automation
• Teachers Weigh In on How to Manage the New AI Chatbot
  ChatGPT for Educators: An Introduction
• Update Your Course Syllabus for ChatGPT by Ryan Watkins (19 Dec 2022, Medium)
• The End of High School English by Daniel Herman (9 Dec 2022, The Atlantic)
• “Language Game (philosophy)” (Wikipedia)

Books:

• Brian Christian: The Alignment Problem
• Laura Major: What To Expect When You're Expecting Robots
• Noise (2021) by Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, and Cass Sunstein
• Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control (2020) by Stuart Russell
• Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence (2022) by Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, and Avi Goldfarb
• Failure to Disrupt: Why Technology Alone Can’t Transform Education (2020) by Justin Reich

Short Story:

• The Gentle Seduction Marc Stiegler

Podcast:

• Babbage: The tech behind ChatGPT
• A Skeptical Take on the AI Revolution (Ezra Klein Show, Jan. 6, 2023)

Literature/Film

• Klara and the Sun (2021) by Kazuo Ishiguro
• The Midas Plague (1954) by Frederick Pohl
• The Star Wars narrative universe
• Ex Machina (2014, dir. Alex Garland)
• Finch (2021, dir. Miguel Sapochnik)
• “Liberation Day” (short story, 2022) by George Saunders

Presentation:

• Christina DiMicelli: AI - A Discussion for Education

Sites:

• https://sjtylr.net/2022/12/10/useme-ai-a-draft-model-for-adapting-to-ai-in-schools/
• https://padlet.com/omedalion1/prz8aevxlr4g
• https://www.iste.org/areas-of-focus/AI-in-education

John Mikton on Social Media

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmikton/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jmikton

Web: beyonddigital.org

Dan Taylor on social media:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dantcz/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanTaylorAE

Web: www.appsevents.com

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