Absolutely. If education is about training brains to get stronger (and I think it is) then it makes no sense to use AI to do any of the exercises we know brains NEED to actually do. Education is not just about completing processes, anymore than you can get a friend to go to the gym for you.

By all means let’s use AI to remove boring admin work and free up more time for learning and collaboration. #openedtech #AI https://mastodon.social/@DrPen/113796971143042318

"Linux distros are ideal operating systems for #education environments for multiple reasons. A big one is that they're 100% free to download."

"I would go so far as to say it's even better suited than either #MacOS or #Windows because of cost, reliability, security, and flexibility. There's just so much you can do with #Linux that you can't do with the competition."

- @jlwallen, ZDNET

#EdTech #HigherEd #OpenSource #HigherEducation #OpenEdTech

https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-5-best-linux-distributions-for-students-from-middle-school-to-college/

#OSS in #HigherEd

Johns Hopkins' Open Source Programs Office (#OSPO) shared its Open Source Project Catalog! The catalog is a continuously growing collection of #opensource software projects developed or contributed to by faculty, staff, and students on campus.

#EdTech #OpenScience #OpenResearch #HigherEducation #OpenEdTech #OpenEd

https://ospo.library.jhu.edu/services/open-source-project-catalog/

That's a wrap on MoodleMoot Global 2024!

This year’s event has been a celebration of learning, collaboration, and the shared passion for shaping the future of education. Whether we’re educators, instructional designers, or technology enthusiasts, we all leave inspired by the possibilities that lie ahead.

https://moodle.com/news/moodlemoot-global-day-3/
#Moodle #MootGlobal24 #OpenEdTech

“Learning is a way of hacking yourself to become a mechanism to enjoy the world and become bigger and brighter. You are like a tree growing towards the light. We all are.” - Martin Dougiamas at #MootGlobal24 @martin #Moodle #OpenEdTech

We are thrilled to announce the release of Moodle LMS 4.5

With over 250 new features and improvements, this latest version of Moodle LMS transforms learning experiences by unlocking the power of AI.

Learn more: https://moodle.com/news/moodle-lms-45-unlock-the-power-of-ai-for-your-courses/

I did this talk recently on #ai and #openedtech

https://youtu.be/MIMgJ2ZBVec

Who else is thinking about a strong #AI for the #Mastodon #Fediverse?

Something that is #learning primarily from all our opinions and discussions and shared data/observations from people and sensors, sorting through it using widely-acceptable and open transparent logical algorithms and helping us get towards some sense of #Truth, as well as actual solutions to ALL those scary #SDGs by 2030

All the data hosted in a safe and especially #sustainable way as we can possibly devise (that AI will get to improving itself eventually)

Something we can also trust as our own #OpenEdtech

Then we might be ready to face a much longer future together as a species

If that doesn't motivate you enough, ... looking at the science it seems likely a huge number of us on this #planet might have the choice to live for hundreds of years, it all concerns your own sustainability too ;-)

#Talk to me

I don’t like anyone who gets into positions of “I can run the world for huge numbers of people” or, frankly, people who idolise them

I love people who are thinking “how can I help build the right tools and frameworks so that we can ALL run the world forever”

We are excited to announce that the early bird registration deadline for MoodleMoot Global 2024 in Mexico has been extended until Tuesday 13th August!

This means you now have more time to take advantage of our special 20% discount on tickets. Don’t miss this opportunity to secure your spot at a reduced rate.

Register now: https://moodlemoot.org/2024/
#MootGlobal24 #EdTech #Moodle #OpenEdTech

Lately we've ben actively engaged in the process of helping to create the Open Source AI Definition at opensource.org to help stop the open-washing that has been happening in this space.

If this interests you, read about it here and join in!

https://discuss.opensource.org/c/ai/5

I hope we've been learning from the record of #bigtech in recent years, and the many downsides that centralised profit-first platforms have brought. Cultural imperialism., data security, content control, etc

You don't need ChatGPT Edu deciding what you can and can't do, and you don't need Microsoft Copilot recording your screens.

Freely available language models are plentiful and powerful. Try OpenWebUI and Ollama, for example, on your own servers or even on your own personal computer.

Your chance to present to other Moodlers at our annual conference is fast approaching!

Don't forget to submit your abstract now, as the deadline is 14 May 2024 (UTC-6).

#MoodleHQ #MootGlobl24 #eLearning #OpenEdTech
@martin @openedtech

Announcing the release of Moodle LMS 4.4!

Moodle LMS 4.4 improvements include:
Significant improvements to course pages and activity icons.
Enhanced notification options that keep everyone in the loop.
Integration of the ‘Ordering Question Type’ plugin.
Advanced digital collaboration with messaging tool Matrix.
Significant forum management enhancements.
TinyMCE as the default editor for all newly installed and upgraded LMS sites.
Streamlined MFA set-up.
Enhanced badge management including filtering.
Updates to custom reports and user management, specifically designed for administrators.

Ready to explore Moodle LMS 4.4?
Learn more: https://moodle.com/news/elevate-learning-experience-with-the-enhanced-features-of-moodle-lms/

I have enjoyed everything I've seen of Michael Levin and this new article is no exception. Very aligned with my thoughts in recent years about intelligence as part of the continuous fabric of our reality.

Highly recommended read to put all your worries into a better context.

https://www.noemamag.com/ai-could-be-a-bridge-toward-diverse-intelligence/

I did a small interview here for eLearning Africa: https://ela-newsportal.com/interview-with-moodle-founder-head-of-research-martin-dougiamas/

I had nice chat with @cogdog on the @oeglobal podcast a month or so ago, if you're interested: https://podcast.oeglobal.org/2024/02/15/voices-064/

Great little #MoodleResearch meeting on moodle.org on #AI tonight - The Original 10 got into core topics as well as some nice ideas popping out, such as https://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?rid=9186

It’s fresh, but I’ve been tidying up the #MoodleResearch homepage on Moodle.org:

https://moodle.me/research

Plenty more to come, this is just the seed

I’m so glad I’ll have so much more time to work on these things. #business is a necessary component of #sustainability, but I personally need to live in #science and #community much more. It’s going to be a great year!

Why don’t we just point Google Lens (or even better, another company’s like Apple or even a world association version) directly at the output of #AI content being generated on all public consumer interfaces. And it can inform us exactly what we are looking at so that humans can make their own choices.

The system should have a public API so that people can easily electronically lodge as much of their original content in it as they like, with the earliest timestamp in record. #fediverse