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There are many free, quick and sound fixes to close the gap in AI education in Primary school. Lets start using them…
Have a look at the science and technology syllabus, for introduction in 2027 (!), and see if you can find any reference to AI.
Dane Smale
Mar 44 min read
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Is a Cigar a Smoking Gun? I look again at Skills in the NSW K-6 Syllabus and the AI bogeyman.
Sometimes a cigar it’s just a cigar but on some days, it feels like cigar is, and excuse mixed metaphor, a slightly smoking gun.  I...
Dane Smale
Feb 244 min read
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Beyond the Hype and Getting Wise - culture peeks behind the curtain of AI
Last night we watched the latest episode of 'Morning Wars' on Apple, the 4th (or was it 7th?) series. To be honest, I feel the show is wilting a bit, the writing and direction a bit thin compared to amazing past series, but this isn't a review. MORE IMPORTANTLY, the climax of the episode being when Stella Bak's career burns down to the ground in an epic fail in front of an olympic media event, while putting her faith in her AI second self on the big screen behind her. She had
Dane Smale
Oct 232 min read
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AI Is Reshaping Education: The Student-Led Revolution
In the quiet corners of university libraries and primary school classrooms alike, a revolution is unfolding
Dane Smale
Mar 11 min read
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Can I actually use AI in my lesson? Part 1 (4 part series)
Is it only good for the odd gamification, or tech bling enhancement novelty.
Can it really add to deep mastery, and enhance the lesson content to a new level entirely?
Dane Smale
Feb 255 min read
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What happened on the last day of term.
‘Give me my veil: I’ll unmask. I’ll not be a fool, and so I’ve taken leave of the child I was’ The Winter's Tale - Shakespeare I have a...
Dane Smale
Feb 202 min read
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The AI singularity: what to expect when machines outsmart us. Thoughts following a lecture by Professor Toby Walsh
It is not unreasonable to imagine software identifying winning strategies and then executing them in highly creative ways.
Dane Smale
Feb 194 min read
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I did an experiment to understand the scope of AI education disruption...
As AI continues to evolve, the role of education, especially the primary school curriculum, must adapt. Traditionally, primary education...
Dane Smale
Feb 182 min read
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Will Your AI Platform Be Determined by Your Politics?
As AI becomes more embedded in daily life, a new question emerges: will your choice of AI reflect your political leanings? OpenAI,...
Dane Smale
Feb 111 min read
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The Future of Education in the Age of AI
The Evolution of Education: From Knowledge Transfer to Problem Solving to... For centuries, education was primarily about transferring...
Dane Smale
Feb 113 min read
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Torque Clustering: An astounding paradigm shift towards the Agentic AI.
Literally weeks ago, Gartner published the top tech trend for 2025. NUMBER 1 was ‘Agentic AI’. It’s indicative that I had to ask my wife...
Dane Smale
Feb 112 min read
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