Authentic Learning

Friends and colleagues,

Yesterday afternoon I wrapped up a weeklong space exploration camp I’d created for the nonprofit InfoAge Science & History Museums. One of the interesting conversations I had with our young explorers was what impact AI might have on future space missions. It’s a topic that’s pretty inescapable.

A few hours later, I found out that a TEDx presentation I’d done on AI and learning went live on TED’s YouTube platform! You can access it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjDPtzJQnyM&t=20s

The talk captures the philosophical essence of what I’ve been thinking, doing, and sharing about technology for quite some time. And since ChatGPT went live last November, I’ve been speaking at various venues and facilitating workshops on what it all means-- not only how we can survive AI, but how to take advantage of it.

AI's impact certainly goes beyond education, but that’s where my passions lie. I hope having this video online will help broaden and deepen the discussion. I ask you to take the 10 minutes to give it a view, pass it on, and share what you think. In the next week or so, I’ll post an article at www.authenticlearningLLC.com based on these experiences that includes research and references, expanding on and putting into practice what’s alluded to in the TEDx.

Thank you!

Machine Learning, AI, and the Future of Education | Marc Natanagara | TEDxBrookdaleCommunityCollege Is AI the Future of Education or Its Demise? Explore the intersection of artificial intelligence and education in this engaging TEDx talk. The speaker dives ...

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