Tech-Neill-ogy #46 - 5 May 2024

Your Weekly Guide to Leveraging Technology in College Counseling

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Jeffrey Neill
May 06, 2024

Welcome to Tech-Neill-ogy #46!

After Dengue, I was able to make it to London for the BMI-THE Global Schools Workshop & Forum. Read more here! I’ll dive right in this week…

A couple reminders, to get started: the second part of my two-part webinar series for UCLAxOpen, which is free, on AI in College Admissions on May 7 at 5:00 PM PT. Then there is a College Guidance Network (CGN) event midday on May 7 as well that I’ll be participating in. Then, farther on down the line, on Tuesday, July 30, also at 5:00 PM PT, I’ll be leading another webinar, this one with the legendary Jon Boekenstedt from Oregon State University on the current state of US college admissions. We will explore all sorts of different topics in what is bound to be a fun conversation.

At the suggestion of some regular readers, I have added a new section called “Bullet Board” to the newsletter, which will highlight various tech-related events. See below for links!

For now, please enjoy this week’s newsletter!

Five Myths About Generative AI That Leaders Should Know

Experts from Wharton and the “Magnificent Seven” tech companies debunk five myths about gen AI that could stand in the way of implementation.

knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/five-myths-about-generative-ai-that-leaders-should-know

How to build the skills needed for the age of AI

Knowledge-based workers already need to skill-up to coexist with sophisticated artificial intelligence technologies.

www.freethink.com/robots-ai/ai-skills

If AI takes over more work of college graduates, where does that leave higher ed?

Experts at the Higher Learning Commission's annual conference shared strategies to help institutions navigate an increasingly automated world.

www.highereddive.com/news/ai-white-collar-work-colleges-daniel-susskind-hlc-conference-2024/713654

I finally found a practical use for AI, and I may never garden the same way again

Interesting article…

www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/i-finally-found-a-practical-use-for-ai-and-i-may-never-garden-the-same-way-again

The AI That Could Heal a Divided Internet

For years, online spaces have struggled to foster positive conversations. A new AI tool could be the answer.

time.com/6966990/ai-google-jigsaw-social-media-division

Akiflow | Time-Blocking Digital Planner & Calendar

Looking forward to giving this one a try. I’m obsessive about my Google calendar…

akiflow.com

SecBrain - Voice Note with AI

Harness the Power of Artificial Intelligence to Boost your Productivity. Record your Ideas, Videos, Journeys, everything in between.

www.secbrain.ai

Arcwise

Arcwise is an AI analyst, built on top of your data, that lets anyone do analysis directly in their Google Sheet.

arcwise.app

Booom: AI Generated Trivia and Social Games

AI Generated Trivia Battle! Play with friends, colleagues and family

booom.ai

Candle GPT

Your money, streamlined & connected, all in your pocket.

candle.fi/gpt

I’ve shared this before, but it has come up a few times from newer subscribers. This is the prompt I put into ChatGPT to kick out my week-in-review posts on LinkedIn (like this one). Ultimately, this is an idea from a colleague that I’ve borrowed to make the work of college counselors more transparent. It is a regular lament by counselors that others do not know or understand all that goes into our work, so this is one tactic to begin to combat that! Give it a try! I’d love to see more of you join in. 

Please write a detailed week in review post for LinkedIn based upon the notes shared below. Keep all the details and names from the following weekly recap but add emojis and relevant hashtags, keeping the bulleted format.

[notes from past week]

Some previous prompts are shared at this link and on my YouTube channel. However, if you have any great prompts or questions about prompting, send me a note at [email protected].

AI in College Admissions | UCLA Extension

Discover the potential of generative AI and explore its applications in college admissions. Join our first session to see how it helps with essays, letters, and more. Join the second session to explore the ethics and impact of AI on college admission processes.

www.uclaextension.edu/education/higher-education-adult-educators/course/ai-college-admissions-educ-7243

Higher Education & Adult Educators Courses | UCLA Extension

Higher Education & Adult Educators courses offered by UCLA Extension. Higher Education & Adult Educators classes held in several convenient locations or online.

www.uclaextension.edu/education/higher-education-adult-educators/courses

That’s all for now! Happy to be back home with my family after a busy week away. Enjoy the week!

And happy counseling,

Jeff