This article presents a compelling and nuanced perspective on the evolving dynamics of education in the age of artificial intelligence. The points raised about the shifting role of student writing as a signal of effort and understanding are especially relevant in today’s rapidly changing academic environment. It is interesting to consider how, moving forward, the integration of LLMs may not only alter the way students complete assignments, but also redefine the core competencies that institutions value. Ultimately, this invites an important conversation about authenticity, productivity, and what it really means to “learn” in the 21st century.
Love this and have saved it. I note only that the example taken from a productivity-based theory of learning misleads a little, and the points you make don’t depend on that theory. Your post and my own current heading (I came over to this post while pontificating the value of a particular submission by a student!)
Yeah. I agree. The transactional-only view of higher education is obviously false. More pitching it to an audience: even if you hold that view of higher education, it should be clear that it is in desperate need of reform.
This is interesting. I hadn't thought enough about how LLMs make college admissions essays useless for evaluation purposes.
I saw yesterday that the University of Austin (UATX) implemented a "merit first" admissions policy where if you have a sufficiently high SAT, ACT, or CLT score, you're automatically admitted. I wonder if more colleges will implement similar systems, whether officially or unofficially.
There are definitely plenty of workarounds. It's one of things I'm in the process of doing is to rethink how I do philosophy in the classroom, online and in-person, given AI -- but I think we can make philosophy even better if we do it right.
This article presents a compelling and nuanced perspective on the evolving dynamics of education in the age of artificial intelligence. The points raised about the shifting role of student writing as a signal of effort and understanding are especially relevant in today’s rapidly changing academic environment. It is interesting to consider how, moving forward, the integration of LLMs may not only alter the way students complete assignments, but also redefine the core competencies that institutions value. Ultimately, this invites an important conversation about authenticity, productivity, and what it really means to “learn” in the 21st century.
Love this and have saved it. I note only that the example taken from a productivity-based theory of learning misleads a little, and the points you make don’t depend on that theory. Your post and my own current heading (I came over to this post while pontificating the value of a particular submission by a student!)
Yeah. I agree. The transactional-only view of higher education is obviously false. More pitching it to an audience: even if you hold that view of higher education, it should be clear that it is in desperate need of reform.
This is interesting. I hadn't thought enough about how LLMs make college admissions essays useless for evaluation purposes.
I saw yesterday that the University of Austin (UATX) implemented a "merit first" admissions policy where if you have a sufficiently high SAT, ACT, or CLT score, you're automatically admitted. I wonder if more colleges will implement similar systems, whether officially or unofficially.
There are definitely plenty of workarounds. It's one of things I'm in the process of doing is to rethink how I do philosophy in the classroom, online and in-person, given AI -- but I think we can make philosophy even better if we do it right.