Tech-Neill-ogy #21 - 15 October 2023

Your Weekly Guide to Leveraging Technology in College Counseling

Author

Jeffrey Neill
October 17, 2023

Welcome to newsletter #21!

Good morning! I forgot to schedule this week’s newsletter for Monday! My fault!!! In any case, please enjoy this week’s newsletter. Also, consider joining our Third Thursday this week!!!!

And, thanks, as always, to those of you who share resources with me. I appreciate all of it! In any case, feel free to drop me an email at [email protected]. I look forward to hearing from you!

Enjoy this week’s newsletter!

The 10 Biggest Generative AI Trends For 2024 Everyone Must Be Ready For Now

Explore the future as we delve into the top 10 generative AI trends for 2024, uncovering ground-breaking innovations and societal impacts, from more powerful AI models

www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2023/10/02/the-10-biggest-generative-ai-trends-for-2024-everyone-must-be-ready-for-now

AI threatens to dethrone the 4-year college degree

AI is transforming job hunting and skill development — threatening to relegate four-year college degrees to the category of merely nice-to-have on your CV.

www.axios.com/2023/10/05/linkedin-ai-college-degree

An introduction to prompting generative AI like ChatGPT for teaching and learning

To fulfil its potential, generative artificial intelligence requires effective instructions. In the first of a series, Seb Dianati and Suman Laudari explain how to craft a useful AI prompt

www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/introduction-prompting-generative-ai-chatgpt-teaching-and-learning

ChatGPT and generative AI: 25 applications to support administrative tasks

In the third part of their series looking at 100 ways to use ChatGPT in higher education, Seb Dianati and Suman Laudari share 25 prompts for the AI tool to assist with administrative duties

www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/chatgpt-and-generative-ai-25-applications-support-administrative-tasks

ChatGPT and generative AI: 25 applications in teaching and assessment

In the second part of their series looking at 100 ways to use ChatGPT in higher education, Seb Dianati and Suman Laudari share 25 prompts for such AI tools to assist with teaching and assessment

www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/chatgpt-and-generative-ai-25-applications-teaching-and-assessment

Generative AI Unleashed: Charting The Enterprise Future

Generative AI is rapidly emerging and represents a turning point for businesses in nearly every industry. Article offers a blueprint for leaders to ride this wave.

www.forbes.com/sites/markminevich/2023/10/07/generative-ai-unleashed-charting-the-enterprise-future/?sh=546ef1816a92

AI Librarian - Perfect AI Book Recommendations personally for you!

Your go-to for perfect book AI recommendations after finishing your favorites. Endless literary adventures await! Explore book ratings and reviews from other people, rate books by yourself and find your next book to read.

whattoreadafter.xyz/ai-librarian

Hummingbird - Lightweight, native personal assistant for macOS

Hummingbird is a lightweight macOS app, gives you quick answers to any question. It has a built-in web browsing feature, uses Google Programmable Search for the latest info, and can display rich content with markdown. Hummingbird has a minimal and clean design, with many customize options to match your style

thegums.co/hummingbird

AI Scheduling Assistant

An interesting tool to assist with scheduling!

cal.com/ai

Too Long — Summarize any article in seconds

Too Long is a Chrome Extension that summarizes any article in seconds. It uses AI to extract the most important information from the article and present it in a short and easy to read format.

toolongapp.com

Outwrite - Write with Impact

Become a better writer with Outwrite. Our AI writing assistant is more than a grammar checker—it helps turn your ideas into powerful sentences, anywhere online. Get started for free.

www.outwrite.com

With application season upon us, this is a helpful use case for UCAS/UK letters of reference. It is our practice to solicit 5-6 sentences about a student alignment with the requisite skills related to their intended field of study from each teacher. Then, with “chat history and sharing” on ChatGPT turned off, I plug this prompt in followed by the collected quotations. 

I need your assistance in crafting a letter of reference for a student of mine who applying to UK universities. First, I will tell you how to write the letter, and then I will provide you with comments written by teachers. The letter must be between 3800 and 4000 characters total.The letter is about [student name]. The letter should clearly articulate why she is a good candidate to study [course], and it should use as evidence only the comments provided below by her teachers. Please use direct quotes as you are able, but do not provide the teachers’ names in the letter. Instead, only cite the courses they teach. There is no need for salutations or signatures.

I hope this gives you a little time back! As always, if you’d like to explore some of the other prompts I’ve shared here and elsewhere, check out this link. If you have any great prompts or questions about prompting, send me a note at [email protected].

Busy days ahead in “Suck-tober,” and I wish you all the best with all you do to support your students!

Happy counseling,

Jeff