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The 2024 Preview Post: Welcome to the Toxic Waste Dump

The 2024 Preview Post: Welcome to the Toxic Waste Dump

Hello! If you’re reading this, I hope you’re thinking of joining us on this journey (or maybe you’ve already signed up). Welcome. I want to tell you a little more about what you can expect from these posts. If this is your first Digital Detox with us, you can check out the archive to get…

Digital Detox 2023 Preview: Robot Invasion 101

Digital Detox 2023 Preview: Robot Invasion 101

It’s hard not to be aware of the encroachment of artificial intelligences* on our teaching and learning spaces if you work in education these days. The launch of ChatGPT a few weeks ago has caught many teachers and learners off guard with its level of sophistication and its capacity to absorb the seemingly mundane writing…

Welcome (?) to the 2022 TRU Digital Detox
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Welcome (?) to the 2022 TRU Digital Detox

My friends, what a time to be working in education. When I sat down in November to plan this year’s Digital Detox, I really struggled. Reading back through the essays of the last few years, it is easy to believe that nothing has really changed or improved since the start of the pandemic, and that…