How AI Slop Is Affecting Students, Educators and the Craft of Teaching Creativity
About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of AI-generated content on creativity in education and its effects on students and educators.
There is a lot of online talk about the growing scourge of AI-generated content and how it’s affecting our digital lives, both in and out of the classroom. Though many of us are absolutely confident we can quickly spot AI slop when we see it, this discussion revealed that a genuine understanding of creativity in the age of AI is required and rare. Listen to this robust discussion on how AI Slop is affecting educators, students, and creativity in teaching. Follow on Twitter: @CFKurban @hcrompton @lkolb @punyamishra @jonHarper70bd @bamradionetwork See Related Resources: Here: https://www.bamradionetwork.com/track/how-ai-slop-is-affecting-students-educators-and-the-craft-of-teaching-creativity/ A Tool That’s Crushing Creativity | SAMR | The SETI Framework | TPACK | Triple-E | The GenAI-U Framework | Bringing Out Individual Talents in Children | CNN | Google | CBS | Brainwaves Anthology Dr. Punya Mishra (punyamishra.com) is the Associate Dean of Scholarship and Innovation at the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University. He has an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering, two Master’s degrees in Visual Communication and Mass Communications, and a Ph.D. in…
People in this episode
Guests: Dr. Punya Mishra, Dr. Caroline Fell Kurban
Topics covered
- AI-generated content
- creativity in education
- impact on students
- impact on educators
- teaching methods
Keywords
- AI Slop
- creativity
- education
- digital content
- teaching
- students
- educators
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, MEF University, BAM Radio Network
Books & works: AI Slop
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