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The rise of the scinfluencers and the new narrative emerging from pseudo-scientific policy-making
The topic of science communication has gained a lot of attention in the last years and no higher educaton institution has not been involved in concepts related to “transfer” activities or the so called “third mission” of higher education institutions.
Marco Kalz
Last updated on Mar 16, 2024
3 min read
research
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reflection
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daily improvisation
Retraction activities of EdTech journals
Due to my current side-project of getting a plagiarised, AI-generated book retracted, I was curious to see how selected top-ranked journals in Educational Technology have been actively retracting articles. I have been using the GoogleScholar ranking and have focused on journals I would include in this list.
Marco Kalz
Last updated on Mar 12, 2024
2 min read
publication
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reflection
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analysis
A plagiarised edtech book and nobody cares
Some of my regular readers might remember that I have reported a case of AI-supported plagiarism in a book on learning analytics which has been published in German last year see original post here.
Marco Kalz
Last updated on Mar 8, 2024
4 min read
research
,
reflection
Using Nextcloud as project management system
Due to lack of good open source project management systems and deficiencies of federal solutions and lack of a local system, I have explored again Nextcloud as an open source option for project management.
Marco Kalz
Last updated on Feb 3, 2024
3 min read
research
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management
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tools
AI destroys principles of authorship. A scary case from educational technology publishing.
I have long waited before I share a special case of AI generated publishing in the field of educational technology which needs a public reflection and review. Approximately 3 months ago, I have received a citation alert which made me curious.
Marco Kalz
Last updated on Sep 15, 2023
4 min read
research
,
reflection
Exploring BlueSky as social network
I have started using Twitter on the 24th of November of 2007 and have stopped posting any content exactly 15 years after. From my perception, the network which is called “X” now has been converted into a right-wing propaganda machine and I cannot understand my colleagues who are still active there.
Marco Kalz
Last updated on Sep 10, 2023
4 min read
hacks
,
daily improvisation
Don´t believe thy hype. 9 problems with the concept of future skills and 21st century skills
I have written at the end of the last semester a critical review of the concept of future-skills in German (preprint available here, still in review) In Germany, there is a plethora of activism around this concept and many higher education institutions feel the need to react to the hype around these skills.
Marco Kalz
Last updated on Jul 7, 2023
5 min read
research
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reflection
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daily improvisation
Uncontrollable GOLLEM-AI and the total decoding and synthesizing of reality
You have read that I am criticizing the discourse on AI here in the last weeks and I have made a call for regulation of AI in education. But I have really underestimated the potential harmful effects which are coming through the uncontrolled release of Generative Large Language Multi-Modal Models (GOLLEMS).
Marco Kalz
Last updated on Apr 16, 2023
1 min read
AI
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regulation
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ethics
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danger
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GOLLEM
Einsatz von (generativer) KI im Bildungsbereich regulieren
Die Stellungnahme des Ethikrates “Mensch und Maschine – Herausforderungen durch Künstliche Intelligenz“ ist eine sehr ausführliche Diskussion der Entwicklung und dort werden verschiedenen übergreifende Herausforderungen und Problemfelder von KI in verschiedenen gesellschaftlichen Handlungsfeldern diskutiert.
Marco Kalz
Last updated on Apr 5, 2023
1 min read
AI
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AIED
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language technologies
Redefining my writing workflow
One of the things I have started recently is a book-project. For this purpose I have been working on a new writing workflow which combines reference management, reading, highlighting and note-taking, writing and publishing.
Marco Kalz
Last updated on Mar 26, 2023
3 min read
writing
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tools
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workflow
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hacks
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daily improvisation
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