Thread by @gregkulowiec

I’ve received a few requests to block #chatgpt on our school network. This feels like a pivotal moment in #edtech and 1:1 classrooms.

I believed going 1:1 & having access to an abundance of information was, in the hands of every student would fundamentally transform edu.

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Change definitely occurred, but not in the way I had hoped & envisioned. In many ways 1:1 edtech became about productivity and testing machines. This is a reasonable progression, but missing huge opportunity.

My perspective has always been, what can we allow students to do with these devices that they could not do otherwise. While productivity, organization, assessment and access to class content improves efficiency, it doesn’t create new opportunities for students.

How can we give students opportunities and new paths to demonstrate their understanding in unique and creative ways?

How can we remove barriers for students and create more valid experiences to assess learning?

This was my hope for #edtech

Now with #chatgpt in the equation, we find out selves in a similar situation. Yet this one has a more immediate impact & the window educators have to evaluate what skills are valued, how AI tools impact those skills & how to recalibrated what is valued, is nearly shut.

Students are handing in work with #chatgpt. The pace of change has been accelerated and educators have practically no time to adjust and shift their practice to reflect this change.