In this episode of Between the Chapters, Laura chats with Chris Gilliard about artificial intelligence (A.I.) in educational technology from Chapter 23 of Martin’s book. If you don’t follow the prolific Twitter account of @hybervisible -- you should. He’s been railing against the broad, sweeping claims ed tech vendors make about A.I. and outcomes of these software/systems in higher ed for a while. How does ed tech codify teaching, learning, and administration needs at our universities and colleges with a.i.? If things seem magical or improbable, we need to have more critical questions and understanding of how these “black boxes” work for our campus stakeholders. We talk about how robots may or may not be coming for our jobs, and what we need to understand about the technologies implemented for our work.

Artificial intelligence
As LL Cool J says “Don’t Call It A Comeback”
Potemkin AI by Jathan Sadowski
Mechanical Turk
Definitions via IBM: Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning
WALL-E
Not Cheating: These students figured out their tests were graded by AI — and the easy way to cheat
How to Prevent Zoom-Bombing
An ed-tech specialist spoke out about remote testing software — and now he’s being sued
Under Surveillance: Privacy, Rights, and Those Capitalizing On Us
Texas A&M Drops “Race” from Student Risk Algorithm Following MarkupInvestigation
Between the Chapters: Learning Analytics - asked what is learning?
How AI and Data Could Personalize Higher Education via HBR
Successful AI Examples in Higher Education That Can Inspire Our Future
How AI Chatbots and Virtual Assistants Will Transcend the Current Constructs of Education
How Ed Tech Is Exploiting Students by Chris Gilliard
Proctorio Is Using Racist Algorithms to Detect Faces
You and the Algorithm: It Takes Two to Tango
Systematic review of research on artificial intelligence applications in higher education – where are the educators? (Richter at a., 2019)
The Future of Advising
2016: The shifting landscape of tech platforms, services
Student Affairs Professionals on Facebook: An Empirical Look (Eaton et al., 2020)
6 reasons Artificial Intelligence technology will never take over from human teachers
The Future of Work: Technology and Robots and Digital Literacy… OH MY!
Documentary to Watch: Coded Bias
About the Doc: Coded Bias - Your Undivided Attention

Questions and thoughts for the community:

If the ed tech tool seems magical or improbable for what it can do -- it probably is.
What’s the impact for the platforms and ed tech tools you use?
What kind of agency/choice do your campus stakeholders have for the platforms they have to use for teaching/learning/research?
Does anyone have examples of student surveys/interview questions you used to revaluate ed tech tools you are evaluating?

Are you seeking a robot application for your job? What do you think about A.I. in higher ed? Let us know -- send a message or tweet. Podcast episode art: X-Ray Specs by @visualthinkery is licensed under CC-BY-SA. Remix by Franny French.