ZingerLearns @ZingerLearns@social.cleverlibre.org
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- Southern California, USA
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- STEM teacher preparation, anti-racist teaching, environmental justice teaching, humanizing pedagogy
STEM teacher educator. Humanizing teaching and learning. Believer of student brilliance. Luddite. Disbeliever of silver bullets. Nobody is coming to save us. #Edutoot #Ungrading #STEMed
@ungrading @STEMed
Joined Nov 2022
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I agree, and I also think this release serves as an incredible marketing effort for AI in general at a time of serious techlash.
@Autumm it's just interesting to see 2 things related to this
1) the stories coming out about Google not being comfortable with releasing their version of a conversation agent
2) ChatGTPs owners shopping a $29billion IPO.
Feels like a lot of sizzle for $$$ with less steak
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So... question
#ChatGPT is a "research preview"
To me, this signals a few things
1. It is not the fully baked
2. It could go away at any second
3. They are tracking all usage for product development
Am I leaving anything out? And are there other examples of tech being released this way? This kind of release feels unique to me.
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Modern fascists around the world all follow the same playbook.
1. Lie nonstop
2. Be an intentionally hypocritical troll at all times
3. Attack your capitol and rub your feces on the walls when you lose an election
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Inspired by the power of Trump's example, and egged on by some of Trump's propagandists, Brazilians mount their own assault on their own democracy and their own constitution
@ilanahorn lots of interesting data, that 12% very satisfied is maybe the most concerning to me when it's less than half of historical lows and the massive nose dive over the last few years.
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The Teaching Profession in 2022 (in Charts) https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/the-teaching-profession-in-2022-in-charts/2022/12
Good summary of the state of the profession -- we have a lot of work to do to support teachers in the year ahead.
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Militarist anti-democratic currents run deep in #Brazil, but the way the #Bolsonaristas took all the pages from the #Trump_6jan_playbook is deeply disturbing - has this become a legitimate script for the right-wing globally in dealing with electoral loss?
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Capitalist housing policy is built on a contradiction: A home’s value is directly tied to the scarcity of housing for other people.
Housing is a right, not an investment.
@stepwinder @edutooters @ungrading yes, activism and civic engagement in coursework is a whole other thing. As a science teacher educator, climate change, food justice, and thinking about action on them is critical.
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@ZingerLearns @edutooters @ungrading
Great resource; thanks for sharing! My government courses are getting to be more and more about reflection / assessment / growth and I’m ok with that. I do *however* spend a lot of my own time looking for strategies to be as efficient and effective as possible with all that so I can still talk about institutions and processes… or maybe just why it’s important to vote! lol
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In 1952, Katherine Johnson heard there were open positions at the all-Black West Area Computing section at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics’ (later NASA) Langley laboratory.
With far too many accomplishments to list, her work was fundamental to marking a turning point in the space race with the Soviet Union. https://www.nasa.gov/content/katherine-johnson-biography
In 2015, President Obama awarded Johnson the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She passed away in 2020 at 101. #women #history #space
@stepwinder @edutooters @ungrading #Ungrading
I think that there is a place and a need for multiple types and levels of feedback/assessment in a humanizing ungrading environment.
Self, peer (individual and group), and instructor.
All of these have affordances and constraints, and it's a question of use of time, who is best positioned to provide certain types of feedback and structures that guide feedback.
With peer feedback specifically, I found that it takes 3-4 weeks to calibrate it and teach it to students. For example, I have discussion posts and responses, and it takes guiding response questions (like.. why did you agree with the post? What evidence did they present to support their argument, or that you might add to it? to overcome the "I agree with you response")
Here is another example that is central to my ungrading approach that provides structures and examples that my team and I have refined. This is the anchor of student self assessment, goal setting, and ultimately grade justification, and I don't think I have shared it on here before.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bscqg5ezx0tkWJSRjuJ0XrHgpvXXIaEb1T_XXaxw17E/edit?usp=drivesdk
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Time to work over the course syllabus just a little more; I think self-assessment is proving to be my best strategy for shifting the focus from “What’s my grade?” to “What did I learn about…. ?”
Really, really, really want to incorporate peer assessments but my experience has been the kind of inconsistency that Morgan discusses in this video. #Teaching folks, what’s yielded the best results for your students?
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In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. The reason: The country applies the “Housing First” concept. Those affected by homelessness receive a small apartment and counselling – without any preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected thus make their way back into a stable life. And: All this is cheaper than accepting homelessness.
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how different the world would be if the prevailing view was that we, as a society, should all care for each other.
@mguhlin individuals need to be held accountable
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As the DeSantis regime eviscerates freedom of speech in Florida's university system, timid journalists use the anodyne word "conservative" to describe him and his apparatchiks. Refusing to call the extremists what they truly are is poor journalism. https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/politics/2023/01/06/gov-ron-desantis-wants-conservative-overhaul-at-new-college-of-florida/69784941007/
@Maristya @matthewfacciani @sociology @openscience @psychology yes, this feels very quant and positivist.
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@matthewfacciani that is a great poster! Is there any debate on how this translates into qualitative approaches? @sociology @openscience @psychology
- Location
- Southern California, USA
- Interests
- STEM teacher preparation, anti-racist teaching, environmental justice teaching, humanizing pedagogy
STEM teacher educator. Humanizing teaching and learning. Believer of student brilliance. Luddite. Disbeliever of silver bullets. Nobody is coming to save us. #Edutoot #Ungrading #STEMed
@ungrading @STEMed
Joined Nov 2022
