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Upcoming OTAN Activities – Week of December 16
December Digest 2024 Registration Open for TDLS (Technology and Digital Learning Symposium) 2025, a hybrid conference either online or at the Long Beach School for Adults, March 7 and 8, 2025.
Should Students Chat with AI Versions of Historical Figures?
Veteran producer and professor, Lynn Rogoff, has “long experimented with ways to bring history alive for people” and was quick to try AI to meet this goal. Her latest film, “Bird Woman: Sacagawea,” a person can “not only watch the story of Sacagawea...they can chat with her and ask questions about her life.” At least a person chats with an animated, video game AI-generated character. This style is meant to engage and interact with history like the latest consumer video game.
Upcoming OTAN Activities - Week of December 9
December Digest 2024 Registration Open for TDLS (Technology and Digital Learning Symposium) 2025, a hybrid conference either online or at the Long Beach School for Adults, March 7 and 8, 2025.
Time-Saving AI Tools for Teachers
OTAN’s innovative Subject Matter Expert Community and Staff immersed themselves into how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be a timesaver for educators. Catalogued in this space are a selection of most recent video presentations, articles and web-based class activities.
Time to Ditch the Social Media Algorithm
Alice Keeler’s article offers a different idea to connect with colleagues other than Twitter (X). Bluesky is a newTwitter alternative. With Bluesky, you design the algorithm and decide upon custom feeds which align with your interests.
Upcoming OTAN Activities - Week of December 2
OTAN December Digest 2024 Registration Open for TDLS (Technology and Digital Learning Symposium) 2025, a hybrid conference either online or at the Long Beach School for Adults, March 7 and 8, 2025.
Upcoming OTAN Activities - Week of November 25
Deadline December 1st! TDLS (Technology Digital Learning Symposium) Presenter Proposals Open! OTAN November Digest 2024 OTAN Online Connection - Fall Newsletter
Glossary of Artificial Intelligence Terms for Educators
“This glossary was written for educators, from the Center for Integrative Research in Computing and Learning Sciences, CIRCLS, to reference when learning about and using artificial intelligence (AI).” This glossary was last updated on March 31, 2024.
Beyond the First Meeting: A Guide for Beginning and Cultivating a Thriving Workplace Education Program
The handbook, "Beyond the First Meeting: A Guide for Beginning and Cultivating a Thriving Workplace Education Program," is crafted to assist adult education providers in establishing sustainable partnerships with employers.
Upcoming OTAN Activities Week of November 18
TDLS (Technology Digital Learning Symposium) Presenter Proposals Open! OTAN November Digest 2024 OTAN Online Connection - Fall Newsletter 2024