22. GenAI Could Turn Education into an Illusion, but Do We Have to Let It?

In this long overdue episode, I offer thoughts in response to a recent article from the Chronicle of Higher Education called "In the Age of AI, Is Education Just an Illusion?" In the article, author Dan Sarofian-Butin compares the current state of teaching in higher education to the concept of kayfabe in the world of pro wrestling, in which fans and wrestlers alike pretend that it's real but know that it's not. Sarofian-Butin expresses frustration that, in the AI imbued culture we now live in, students too often pretend to write their own assignments and teachers are left to pretend that they are grading students' written work. This episode responds to that frustration by asking questions that point to strategies that can place the classroom emphasis back on student learning. 

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