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AI Café: Pilot Project for Parents
The AI Café is for families. Two grandfathers and cheeky chatbots tackle how parents can make homework a learning experience.
The pilot program (free) starts soon! Sign up by October 14th. Share with parents!
See our pilot project site.
See the overview page for links and details.
Program Leaders Survey
- Data complements ministry’s, enabling cross-referencing, trend ID, and sharing.
- Add your year-end data to improve the renowned study.
Check out our podcast series:
- Why bother?
- AI Backlash
- AI and Education: What’s Next?
Continuing Research & Projects
E-Learning Support Study
Examining supports for marginal, at-risk, and adult learners
Check out new publications on our Research Projects page
Mastering AI: Shifting from answers to thinking
Children are already immersed in an AI world.
Adults need to catch up and help guide them.
Check out CANeLearn’s project AI in Education site.
CANeLearn Governance
An Advisory Council and smaller operational board of three directors have been created.
Education leaders maintain a strategic relationship with the organization, providing expertise and insight, while stepping back from direct operational and governance responsibilities.
News & Conversations
CANeLearn 2.0
CANeLearn 2.0: New Structure, New Approach We are pleased to announce that, along with a regular monthly newsletter, CANeLearn is introducing a new series of blog posts and podcasts featuring our team of Grandfathers Michael Canuel and Randy LaBonte. Conversations
Two Grandfathers, Two Chatbots, and One Existential Crisis in Education
Grandpa Randy: (grumbling) I read another blog rant this morning—apparently, ChatGPT is “the death of critical thinking.” Grandfather Michael: (mock gasp) Oh, the horror! Students might actually think differently! Next thing you know, they’ll question the curriculum. Can’t have that.
AI-YAI-YAI! Scary Stuff.
Grandpa Randy, you asked me to be a little more serious and to add to my typical diatribes some research to support my usual blathering. Here we go. I am going to take on big tech and the geniuses behind
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