This article is well worth reading. https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/against-brain-damage Against "Brain Damage" - AI can help, or hurt, our thinking. I particularly like the conclusion “Our fear of AI “damaging our brains” is actually a fear of our own laziness. The technology offers an easy out from the hard work of thinking, and we worry we'll take it. We should worry. But we should also remember that we have a choice.

Your brain is safe. Your thinking, however, is up to you.”

This site has a collection of interesting writing prompt for students - You can also find example stories that have been submitted for their competitions: https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/

This looks like a really useful plugin for saving and retrieving improving your AI prompts. It works across a range of AI chatbots https://superprompts.framer.website/

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Really nice lesson from Jamie Keddie on multimodality https://www.lessonstream.com/newsletters/lessonstream-post/posts/what-is-multimodality

How to partner with AI to engage with educational research

It was great to be one of the presenters at this event for teacher educators. https://youtu.be/gaYRg3lvQYY?si=cD95gMKYUzxcsot-

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Here’s a tool to give you feedback on your AI prompts - 10 free per-day - https://promptessor.com/

Whilst a lot of articles like this see critical thinking as a tool to apply to AI generated content, I find myself seeing AI as a tool to critically examine the world - Artificial Intelligence and Critical Thinking in Higher Education: Fostering a Transformative Learning Experience for Students https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-with-technology-articles/artificial-intelligence-and-critical-thinking-in-higher-education-fostering-a-transformative-learning-experience-for-students/

A few things I’ve been thinking about recently - 3 Controversial Ideas Around AI https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/3-controversial-ideas-around-ai-nik-peachey-ts3xe

Really so glad I discovered Substack - It's now my favouite soicial media platform for sharing thoughts and publishing my monthly newsletter - https://substack.com/@nikpeachey

This article has some useful AI prompts to help with research https://www.techlearning.com/how-to/i-used-chatgpts-deep-research-tool-for-academic-research-heres-what-i-learned

Nice scketchplanation of Equality - Equity https://sketchplanations.com/equality-and-equity?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Here’s the prompt if you want to try it: "Using the attached selfie as an exact reference, generate a high-resolution professional headshot that preserves 100% of my facial features, including face shape, hair, skin, tone, and expression. Apply studio quality lighting and a soft neutral background, and adjust my attire to formal professional wear ensuring the image exudes confidence and approachability for a LinkedIn profile."

I haven’t tried this yet, but it claims to be a free PDF editor that work in the browser without registration. Has lots of features including digital signing https://www.pdfbarber.com/

I’m about to read this - Talk, Trust, and Trade-Offs: How and Why Teens Use AI Companions: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/research/talk-trust-and-trade-offs-how-and-why-teens-use-ai-companions

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This looks like an impressive AI powered coaching system for teachers https://www.edthena.com/ai-coach-for-teachers/#

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