Tech-Neill-ogy #53 - 23 June 2024

Your Weekly Guide to Leveraging Technology in College Counseling

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Jeffrey Neill
June 24, 2024

Welcome to Tech-Neill-ogy #53!

No LinkedIn weekly updates over the summer! It’d be filled with what meals I’ve cooked this week and how much I slept. Not very compelling reading…

In any case, I am excited to share some of the capabilities of Vizly in the Final Exam section below. Lots to explore there. US$20-$30 per month for the pay versions, but it might be worth it if you write end-of-year reports…

Also, lest you missed this, I’m still pondering the implications here in this article. Not explicitly tech-related, but, as someone famous said, “everything these days is tech-related.”

That being said, please enjoy this week’s newsletter!

AI Might Save Teachers Time. But What Is the Cost?

One edtech professor reflects on whether “in our pursuit of reducing the time it takes to do things, we’ve forgotten to consider the value of the experience we gain in the time it takes to do them.”

www.edsurge.com/news/2024-06-17-ai-might-save-teachers-time-but-what-is-the-cost

The Rise of the Teacherpreneur in the Age of AI

We spoke to a group of amazing edtech founders with previous classroom experience about their transition into edtech and what advice they would give other educators looking to turn their ideas into ventures.

edtechinsiders.substack.com/p/the-rise-of-the-teacherpreneur-in

How to Use ChatGPT to Write a Resume

Already got your AI-assisted cover letter on hand? We walk you through the steps of creating a resume, too.

www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/how-to-use-chatgpt-to-write-a-resume

Academics despair as ChatGPT-written essays swamp marking season

‘It’s not a machine for cheating; it’s a machine for producing crap,’ says one professor infuriated by rise of bland scripts

www.timeshighereducation.com/news/academics-despair-chatgpt-written-essays-swamp-marking-season

AI Detectors Get It Wrong. Writers Are Being Fired Anyway

AI is already stealing writers’ work. Now they’re losing jobs over false accusations of using it.

gizmodo.com/ai-detectors-inaccurate-freelance-writers-fired-1851529820

Ritt - The tag-centric file manager

Ritt is a free tag-centric file manager built for Windows 10 and 11. It is optimized for fast tagging and retrieval, making it superior to a traditional file manager like Windows Explorer. (I’ve got this ridiculous cloud folder of stuff from over the years I cannot wait to try this on!)

ritt.app

Camb.ai: AI Voice Translation & Dubbing for Videos

Camb.ai is AI-driven video content localization platform built to dub videos into 140+ languages. (I toyed with this with a recording of a presentation, and it seems pretty legit to me. I need to check with a native Portuguese speaker, though!)

www.camb.ai

Coachvox AI | Create an AI version of yourself

Entrepreneurs, coaches and content creators, make an AI version of you today. Add value, engage with your audience and generate leads, 24/7. (I’m curious to play with this one.)

coachvox.ai

Summit: AI Life Coach

Summit is your AI powered life coach that helps you achieve your personal and professional goals. (I was drawn into exploring this one because the .im URL suffix is for the Isle of Man…)

www.summit.im

Drip - Introspections & Journaling

Drip is a journaling app that helps you introspect and reflect on your day. (There’s a bit of a trend in this first newsletter over the summer while I’m pursuing R&R.)

www.about.mydrip.app

I wanted to direct your attention to Vizly. I’m pretty confident I’ve shared this tool here before, but I’ve only recently started playing with it seriously. It is capable of massive data analysis and subsequent visualizations. I took a fictional college application list (similar to what you might export from Maia or Cialfo or Naviance, etc) and dumped it into Vizly. Here’s what it kicked out for me in about 30 seconds…

I uploaded the data file as a .csv. Then I typed “What was the most popular university to apply to by number of applications?” It produced a clunky list after showing (which I thought was cool) the code it was creating to perform the request. So I then clicked the built-in button labeled “Visualize this for me.” In a matter of seconds it created a chart, but it was also clunky, showing every single university that any student applied to, including those with just 1 app. So, finally, I wrote, “Revise this graphic showing only universities that received 5 or more applications.” Here is the result:

Yes, there is still some awkwardness with the space to the left of the graph, but it was certainly fast and accurate. (I tried to get it to eliminate it unsuccessfully.) I look forward to more experimenting here! Certainly worth the time. (And it gives you 10 free “questions” before reaching the pay limit.)

As a hint… click the ready-made “Continue analysis” button and watch it work!

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].

Higher Education & Adult Educators Courses | UCLA Extension

Check out the upcoming Summer Series with a fantastic line-up of guests, including Jon Boeckenstedt, Akil Bello, Peter Van Buskirk, and Phil Moreno… all free!

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

The AI Conference 2024

The AI Conference 2024 is a groundbreaking vendor-neutral event brought to you by the creators of MLconf and Ben Lorica.

aiconference.com

AI and Future of Education Conference (AIFE)

The AI and The Future of Education Conference is an international event aimed at teachers and leaders in K-12 schools. The conference will focus on the rapidly evolving role of artificial intelligence (AI) in education and its potential impact on the future of society and education. Attendees will explore high-level concepts as well as practical takeaways, empowering educators to harness the power of AI in their classrooms and prepare their students for the future.
1 November 2024 - Pre-conference
2-3 November 2024 - Main conference
VERSO International School, Bangkok Thailand

aife.community

OK. I’m off to New York City this week to serve as faculty on the College Board Summer Institute for International Counselors. I’ve been doing this for a few years now and really enjoy it. That said, this is my only work travel for the summer. After that, it’s all R&R.

I couldn’t help but share this one I encountered on Instagram that I cannot wait to download and try when work resumes in August…

Happy counseling,

Jeff