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Using AI for graphics? Here is a much better way!
AI takes ages to generate an image and it is still not quite right (despite consuming a bunch of electricity). When you ask for a revision it starts from scratch and sometimes things that were OK, not longer are. Switch to using Procedural Image generation . OK, its NOT good for generating photo-real images, what it is great for are graphics and diagrams - things teachers use to explain concepts and ideas. Before we jump into the what and how , here are some advantages:
Roger Kennett
Nov 205 min read


How do you feel about doing exams? Our research unearthed 4 types of test-takers
The Conversation - link: https://theconversation.com/how-do-you-feel-about-doing-exams-our-research-unearthed-4-types-of-test-takers-261552 If you had to do a test, how would you respond? Would you relish the chance to demonstrate your knowledge? Or worry you were about to fall short of the mark and embarrass yourself? Research tells us students’ attitudes towards taking tests or doing exams can have an impact on their performance . This is because what they think about them
Roger Kennett
Aug 54 min read


Can a Deep Dive support learning?
Google's new NotebookLM is a novel approach to interfacing with generative AI. Not quite an agent, not a chat..but one feature that...
Roger Kennett
May 204 min read


I tried using an AI agent to help me mark students' work: here's what I discovered.
Depth studies are vital ways to get students doing science and their science project can be one of the more memorable and enjoyable parts...
Roger Kennett
Apr 58 min read


5 tips for creating a great science test
TIP 1: Know the process. A science test is an instrument we use to probe minds. I used the word "instrument" intentionally on many...
Roger Kennett
Nov 6, 20244 min read


Model-predict-evidence-evaluate
Models are the core of science. Scientists build models of reality, generate testable hypotheses from models and then gather evidence to...
Roger Kennett
Oct 26, 20241 min read


Visible Electricity -2
How to use a this water model of electricity to drive deep and robust understanding of the basics of simple electric circuits....
Roger Kennett
Oct 19, 20245 min read


Visible Electricity -1
A series about making electricity "visible" to students to drive resilient understanding of the basics AND giving students an authentic...
Roger Kennett
Oct 3, 20242 min read


Water - from analogy to model for teaching circuits
The invisible and abstracted nature of electricity in simple circuits makes it hard for students to develop an accurate mental model....
Roger Kennett
Jul 28, 20243 min read


Turning the Tables on Data Science
How wonderful to see the new NSW Stage 4-5 Syllabuses are featuring data science skills. It is vital to nurture skeptical and data-savvy...
Roger Kennett
Jun 18, 20243 min read


Generative AI on steroids for science students
A ready-to-go example mini assignment to up skill you and your students to use GenAi as creators not consumers. I thought nothing is a...
Roger Kennett
Mar 16, 20244 min read


Of babies and bathwater
The new NESA Stage 4 and 5 Science syllabus is a great opportunity to critically evaluate the what, how and why of some elements in our...
Roger Kennett
Mar 2, 20243 min read


Let them Steer
Two recent gems of educational research are of immediate relevance to all teachers and especially those in remote and regional settings....
Roger Kennett
Feb 24, 20243 min read


The conspiracy rabbit hole - saving Alice
Confirmation bias is the vortex than swirls good people down dark holes Sometimes I have a flash of rationality But most times I do just...
Roger Kennett
Jan 24, 20243 min read


A compass for new territory: Generative AI and school assessment
The Australian Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) recently released a thought-leadership piece on generative AI and...
Roger Kennett
Nov 29, 20236 min read


13 Top tips for teachers wondering about Generative AI (ChatGPT, Bing, etc)
Start learning-by-doing yourself, because education is the antidote to fear (that's why we are teachers, remember). Get to know the beast...
Roger Kennett
Nov 1, 20232 min read


Out-lying in the Science Classroom
I was taken aback. It was the 3rd student that week who had confidently reassured me, "it was an outlier, so I removed it". I've found...
Roger Kennett
Oct 28, 20233 min read
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