Are you subscribed to Around the Corner via RSS feed? You may want to update your settings. I'll be transitioning my domain (www.mguhlin.org) to a new location, https://mguhlin.microblog   That means my RSS feed address will change to: https://mguhlin.micro.blog/feed.xml The web address (www.mguhlin.org) will now point to: https://mguhlin.micro.blog Other Changes If you run a WordPress website or have a blog on Tumblr, you've probably produced and published a sizable amount of content there. While we all know the internet isn't "private," you probably posted those texts and images think ..read more

A short time ago, I wrote about Pay for Student Performance. At the time, I felt I didn't know enough about it but took a stab at trying to understand it. On Sunday, it occurred to me, "Why not run this through The Orwell Test?"   Here are the results of an AI application of The Orwell Test to my previous blog entry: Applying The Orwell Test to Outcomes-Based Contracting in Education To apply The Orwell Test to the concept of outcomes-based contracting (OBC) in education, we must examine the facts, source, and method related to the implementation and reporting of OBC. Facts Outcomes-ba ..read more

I was so glad to cast my early vote today. After breakfast, I drove my wife and I to the Brook Hollow Library, which I have been going to since I was a pre-teen. In fact, I still remember my excitement when the library was built in December, 1983, and how I would visit it often to check out bags of books. Before that, my parents had to take me to the San Pedro Library, which was a distance away. Now, ironically, I travel the same distance to Brook Hollow Library that I once did as a child to San Pedro Library.   To get learning, books, and wisdom, you must travel or embark on a journ ..read more

"In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn," said Phil Collins. How true that is. I discovered the experience when I sat down to put an online, self-paced course together on a subject most people might say, "There's already a many courses about that." One of the points I continue to make is that while such a statement is true, those courses aren't necessarily MY approach to a topic. And, that is quite similar the approach you can take to anything, from blogging to playing a musical instrument.  A New Course Working on a ChatGPT for Educators course two weeks ago, I was pl ..read more

That highlighted portion below is like, "Go ahead and surrender. AI's incursion into schools is already a given victory to the corporate interests." Of course, there was never any doubt. All edtech falls into this.  Canva AI Magic Media generated image  That aside, wouldn't it be cool to explore AI through the lens of Hattie's Visible Learning? I also examine some of my own assertions. Let's take a look. The Original Article Teaching students how to use ChatGPT properly is a critical skill that schools should incorporate into their curriculum. Education should prepar ..read more

  I asked an AI the following: What are 10 top sayings of Epictetus from simplest to implement to the most difficult? Place a one word descriptor in front of each saying or lesson. Word the saying in modern language to make it easier to understand and write them at a fifth grade reading level. Put results in table format without footnotes. Descriptor Modern Phrasing of Epictetus’ Saying Learning “You can’t learn new things if you think you know everything.” Freedom “You’re only truly free when you can control yourself.” Identity “You are not just your looks or your stuff, bu ..read more

Photo by Tania Melnyczuk on Unsplash   Is this too much like merit pay? You get paid for results, as if children were widgets? The article from The 74 Million discusses a pilot program in Texas and Florida, where tutoring fees are based on student progress, introducing outcomes-based contracting in education. In Duval County, Florida, FEV Tutor collaborates with Edmentum, offering bonuses for meeting growth targets and proficiency in state assessments. Ector County, Texas, pays Air Tutors and FEV Tutor per session, with additional incentives for student progress. This approach ..read more

  "The younger you are, the more likely you are to speak up against authority, or to act. The older you get, the more you realize what a waste of time it is. The reason why is people don't easily change their minds, and the best change you can make is to yourself. When it comes to bosses, the public, you may as well just shut up."  A key reason why educators engage in self-censorship, RAND found, is a concern that their instruction — legal or not — could trigger a parental backlash. Source: The 74 article via Mark Dunk Image generated by NightCafe  Fear Shuts Teacher ..read more

Disclaimer: Looking for long prompts to get AI to apply critical thinking process and analyze claims you find on the web or people share with you? You're in the right place. Be sure to read all the way through. I share two megaprompts, featuring FLOATER and The Orwell Test. Drop the prompt portion into your favorite AI and watch it work. I didn't come up with FLOATER or The Orwell Test but the sources are all cited in the prompt and below. Have fun! Every day, people encounter silly stuff, incredible claims about life that are dubious, if not unbelievable. When claims and strongly held beliefs ..read more

One of the questions I have, even after attending TCEA 2024 Convention and missing the opportunity to visit the booths of each vendor, is, "How do these solutions compare to each other and why, as a school administrator, would I invest in more than one?" Of course, these AI solution providers would want you to invest in their product alone, or all of the ones available. Only Brisk said to me, "We're one stop shopping for a school AI solution." So I decided to ask Perplexity.ai, which I'm subscribed to on my own dime, for some help. Prompt to Perplexity: Compare these AI products for schools: B ..read more