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Some thoughts on the implications of AI for teaching and learning in higher education

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What a co-incidence! A few months ago, I wrote a series of blog posts on the crisis in higher education, arguing that it had become too expensive. Universities in particular needed to find ways to reduce costs while still maintaining...

A Review of Contact North’s AI Trades Explorer Pro

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AI Trades Explorer Pro I am in the process of evaluating a suite of AI tools from Contact North, Ontario, for students, instructors and administrators. Contact North offers a suite of eight AI tools for teachers/instructors/students. In six previous posts, I evaluated ...

A Review of Contact North’s AI Pathfinder Pro

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AI Pathfinder Pro I am in the process of evaluating a suite of AI tools from Contact North, Ontario, for students, instructors and administrators. Contact North offers a suite of six AI tools for teachers/instructors. In five previous posts, I evaluated a...

An evaluation of Contact North’s AI tools for teachers/instructors: Faculty Assistant

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AI Teaching Assistant Pro I am in the process of evaluating a suite of AI tools from Contact North, Ontario, for students, instructors and administrators. Contact North offers a suite of six AI tools for teachers/instructors. In four previous posts, I evaluated ...

An evaluation of Contact North’s AI tools for teachers/instructors: learning shorts

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AI Teaching Assistant Pro I am in the process of evaluating a suite of AI tools from Contact North, Ontario, for students, instructors and administrators. Contact North offers a suite of six AI tools for teachers/instructors. In four previous posts, I evaluated ...

An evaluation of Contact North’s AI tools for teachers/instructors: slide builder

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AI Teaching Assistant Pro I am in the process of evaluating a suite of AI tools from Contact North, Ontario, for students, instructors and administrators. Contact North offers a suite of six AI tools for teachers/instructors. In three previous posts, I evaluated ...

An evaluation of Contact North’s AI tools for teachers/instructors: syllabus builder

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AI Teaching Assistant Pro I am in the process of evaluating a suite of AI tools from Contact North, Ontario, for students, instructors and administrators. Contact North offers a suite of six AI tools for teachers/instructors. In two previous posts, I evaluated ...

An evaluation of Contact North’s AI tools for teachers/instructors: Essay questions

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AI Teaching Assistant Pro I am in the process of evaluating a suite of AI tools from Contact North, Ontario, for students, instructors and administrators. Contact North offers a suite of six AI tools for teachers/instructors. In my previous post, I...

An evaluation of Contact North’s AI tools for teachers/instructors: Multiple choice questions

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Evaluating AI tools for teaching and learning I am in the process of evaluating a suite of AI tools from Contact North, Ontario, for students, instructors and administrators. In an earlier post I set out a set of criteria for evaluating...

A review of Contact North’s AI tool, AI Tutor Pro

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Contact North's AI tools Contact North has made available for general use a suite of four AI tools for students, instructors and administrators: AI Tutor Pro: aitutorpro.ca AI Teaching Assistant Pro: aiteachingassistantpro.ca AI Pathfinder Pro: aipathfinderpro.ca AI Trades Explorer Pro: aitradesexplorerpro.ca In a previous post,...

About Tony Bates

Dr. Tony Bates is the author of eleven books in the field of online learning and distance education. He has provided consulting services specializing in training in the planning and management of online learning and distance education, working with over 40 organizations in 25 countries. Tony is a Research Associate with Contact North | Contact Nord, Ontario’s Distance Education & Training Network.