Ed/Tech must-reads 051124

2024 Cogniti mini-symposium - Tues 5th Nov 9.30am from University of Sydney

Getting into this one might be a stretch but if you see this email in time, I think it is worth a shot. Cogniti is an AI chatbot agent creation tool developed by my Uni of Sydney colleagues and it is getting great buzz. This mini-symposium feature 30 brief presentations outline the experiences of educators and third space practitioners with this platform.

New features in Moodle 4.5 from Moodle

I’ve been diving into the latest version of Moodle in the course of setting up the site for our upcoming Third Space Symposium. I must admit that we haven’t enabled the AI functionality but I guess it was inevitable and this post offers some insights into what this offers. Nice to see that AI generated content is at least consistently flagged as such.

Just released! Seven Videos on the Effective Use of Video from Online Learning and Distance Education Resources

For the dominance that video has in the online space, it is still often done relatively poorly. This handy set of recordings from Tony Bates offers an overview of general principles, dives into some specific examples for humanities, chemistry, anatomy, mathematics, environmental sciences, biology and nursing, and then spends some time discussing the decisions made by the educators who created the discipline focused content.

TEFA Network Panel: Shaping the Future of Learning and Teaching from the Teaching and Education Focused Academic network Wed 13 Nov 10am AEST

I toyed with making an ANTIFA joke but my attempts were left wanting. This community of practice session moderated by Tim Fawns and featuring Sally Kift, Kelly Matthews and Adam Bridgeman will explore the simple topic of the future of Australian Higher Education.