Ashley Rosilier

My latest post on DennisKennedy.Blog is called "Leaning into Technology with Steve Fretzin: Podcast Guest Appearance." It's about the very fun (but also very informative) guest appearance I had on Steve Fretzin's Be That Lawyer podcast. Highlights of our conversation: The intersection of the legal system and technology Utilizing technology to enhance customer experience Recognizing opportunities to free up time for higher-level work The necessity of a good CRM for every lawyer Key Takeaways: Using technology for things like scheduling meetings, paying invoices, receiving payments, and other things not specific to the legal field is a great place to start if you’re unsure of where to begin. There are technology applications that can make your life easier and free up time to do the creative legal work that you want to do. Legal students and younger lawyers are used to using more technology and when they start working, at many law firms, it feels like taking a step back in their use of technology. Don’t let the fear of the unknown around technology stop you from leaning into and using it. “Figure out some problem that you have – something or some way you’d like to make your life easier that you think a technology might be to help you – then decide that you’re not going to learn all of the technology, you’re just going to learn one thing.” — Dennis Kennedy Don't miss this episode filled with practical advice and tech #legaltechnology #podcast #legaltech #bethatlawyer #lawpracticetechnology https://lnkd.in/gqVgejR8 Allison C. Johs Nicole Black Tom Mighell JoAnn Hathaway Debbie Foster Adriana L. Stephen Embry

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Question for parents of students, for students, for faculty and staff of schools … If your school has an app you can use… what do you like about it? What do you not like about it? What features would you like to see in it? What would make it useful? If your school does not have an app… what kind of features would you like to see in an app? I’m going to be building one. I have my own thoughts on what I’d like in an app, but I’d like to hear from you all. What abilities and features could an app have that would make you feel like you were empowered to help your kids better?

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Thanks to The Coding School for providing an excellent learning experience and helping me better understand AI and Machine Learning.

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While the title is a bit dramatic, the issue it raises resonates somewhat with my past year in the classroom. This was a return after 17 years in academic administration. Much has changed/evolved, but it was striking how little LMS’s have changed since those early days of WebCT in the late 1990’s. Features have been added, some useful, but the cost has been a more and more cumbersome interface for both content management and use. This is true across all LMS platforms I have seen, but now working in one has really made this hit home. I can also smile at the “submit” button problem, as I frequently encounter pop-up windows where you *can’t* scroll to get to the submit button - the top of it just appears tantalizingly at the bottom of the window but can’t be accessed 🤦‍♂️ . There is a real opportunity, I believe, for someone to sit down and fundamentally rethink the UI/UX for LMS platforms, rather than just continuing to build incrementally on the old. Keeping an eye out for this to happen!

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A detailed review of college closures by Higher Ed Dive. The current crisis has been a long time coming, but even now there are several steps schools can take to avoid adding to the pile... 1) Leverage AI to determine and execute best donor engagement 2) Dramatically invest in work-integrated learning opportunities, and brand, brand, brand for Admissions 3) Increase thought leadership on national media by pitching story producers 4) Downscale facility usage in favor of shared space and remote work 5) Proceduralize EVERYTHING and reduce, refine, and increase productivity 6) Create shared service compacts with colleges of similar culture

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In response to the growing demands on teachers, Imagine Learning is launching the AI Grading Assistant tool in Imagine EdgeEX. Providing feedback on student work is invaluable, but takes significant effort and time. Our Grading Assistant evaluates student writing, providing suggestions on clarity of thought, alignment to the learning objective, quality of writing, and more. This innovation saves educators time and significantly scales their impact while enhancing the learning experience for students. Our goal, as always, is to support educators with practical, effective learning solutions. Learn more at the link! #ai #Education #TeacherSupport #AIinEducation #EmpowerPotential

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if you're only using ChatGPT YOU ARE MISSING OUT! Copilot by Microsoft is quite incredible. my favorite feature is that when using private data, it sets to private... this will allow companies to stay compliant with security and educators... FERPA compliant. this is just one example how you can use #ai as a #promptengineer Microsoft Education https://lnkd.in/dZS7zJyR

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What do you think about this new ebook for higher education printing? It zeroes in on the six forces affecting printing today. 1. Helping students and staff print from their devices, on or off your network 2. Creating a unified printing experience regardless of make or model 3. Ensuring your print environment is secure end-to-end 4. Reducing and recovering printing costs 5. How to reduce your Helpdesk tickets 6. Rolling out new software is really hard and you don’t have the time

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Check out my new blog! I did a deep dive on the popular digital delivery tools Explain Everything and Lumio to see how they stack up so you don't have to! https://lnkd.in/gkfjz9UP #edtech #education #digitallessons #STEM #instructionaltechnology

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Drowning in Course Copy Chaos? National Louis University went from error-prone processes to streamlined success with Ellucian solutions! They reduced errors by 95% and individual copy requests by 70%. Learn how they did it & free up faculty time for what matters most: students! Read the full case study here: https://lnkd.in/ecpGPNgN. #StudentSuccess #HigherEdTech

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I just listened to the latest The AI Education Conversation podcast on my way to work. This was one of the best discussions on AI I have heard. Some key points I found interesting, include that educational institutions can be slow to adapt to technological changes, as seen with the gradual integration of the internet and search engines. However, AI is being integrated very rapidly, presenting a challenge for education. AI will benefit educators and students by speeding up teaching preparation and allowing for more personalised learning. ➡️ Formative assessment may need to change, but this doesn't mean we need in-class written tasks, which can discriminate against those with poor handwriting and as handwriting becomes less common. New, innovative ways of assessment need to be developed, and we should avoid regressing. Collaborative features in AI tools facilitate teamwork and project development. ➡️ AI detectors don’t work well, and good students will always find ways around them, so they should not be relied on. Most students will not use AI to cheat. They can also create discrimination. ➡️ Comprehensive guidance is needed, and many US states have formal guidance that can be adopted instead of reinventing the wheel. AI use needs to be equitable across all socioeconomic groups. ➡️ Common misconceptions about AI are being dispelled through hands-on experience. ➡️ Growing acceptance among educators as the practical benefits of AI become evident. ➡️ AI needs to be integrated into education, but educators need training, which is time-consuming and ongoing. Stakeholders, including students, need to be consulted. ➡️ Students need to learn about how generative AI has been developed to better understand what is happening in the background. Younger students should learn foundational AI concepts without direct tool usage. ➡️ Emphasis on media literacy, privacy, and ethical considerations prepares them for future AI interactions. ➡️ Practical use of AI is a skill employers are looking for, so our students need it. https://lnkd.in/gj2iUVr5 Daniel A. López Vera Cubero #AIinEducation #EdTech #AIIntegration #FutureOfLearning #InnovativeAssessment #EdTechRevolution #AIforTeachers #StudentSuccess #DigitalLiteracy #AITraining

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It's important to teach #computing students that integration focuses on the quality of their outputs. There is no point pushing code to the team's repository for merges if there are no tests showing it works correctly. The code should also play nicely with the rest of the code already there too. If tests are missing, and it is not a good match for the other code, then this new push just stores up extra work for later. A better option is to ensure all pushes to the code merge smoothy, have tests covering the new code, and tests for where the new code meets the old code too. Find more at https://buff.ly/45KssKZ #edtech #softwareengineering #teamcollaboration #collaboration #studentprojects

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Another video before lunch today. How to install and use an older version of InstructLab CLI. I have a project after lunch that requires 0.16.1 so thought it might be helpful if anyone else runs into this scenario.

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Here is a brief recap of Episode 283 of My EdTech Life, in which I interviewed Ken Shelton and Dee Lanier about their new book, "The Promises and Perils of AI in Education: Ethics and Equity Have Entered the Chat." Check out the full episode and the book as well.

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