#38 - Learning about AI
Joe Houghton
“Husband, dad, educator, author, facilitator, speaker, consultant, podcaster, Board chair, photographer - wearer of many hats! "People gardener"
Hi everyone, and welcome to another issue. We're creeping up to near the 2,000 subscribers - as I send this out we're at 1,954. I just love it that you find this material useful and keep reading :)
It's been a busy week - I presented on education & AI to the Engineering Department at UCD, Accounting Technicians Ireland, and the Digital Learning Institute, and to MyPhotoClub and the Royal Photographic Society on photography and AI. It's certainly an in-demand subject at present! In today's issue, I'll highlight a few different ways that you can continue to learn more about AI and develop your skills and understanding of how to leverage the power of these new technologies.
AI training workshops I'm offering - sign up now!
In conjunction with TriGraph I've created a series of very practical and interactive, short half-day paid workshops on AI in business, and we are opening bookings for these at the link below. These are open courses via Zoom that you can sign up for 1 at a time or in blocks, and there's a list of more that are in preparation for delivery later in the year at the bottom of the information page. These courses are also available if you would like them in-house for just your staff, and they can be customised as needed.
The first 4 sessions are all on Thursday mornings between 10.00 and 13.00:
Book here: https://trigraph.mediapro-uk.com/ai-courses/
But there's other ways to stay up to date as well - we all consume material and learn in different ways - my UDL training coming to the fore here, offering you all multiple means of engagement!
Top 10 Youtube channels for learning about AI
A good LinkedIn post from Hamna Aslan Kahn with some great Youtube channels to follow:
What about Podcasts?
This article reviewed 39 AI podcasts and gives you the top 7 - https://usefulai.com/podcasts
And blogs?
This offers 10 blogs to follow on generative AI - https://usefulai.com/podcasts
And here's a list of 100 top AI blogs - https://tech.feedspot.com/ai_blogs/ that has an amazing set of links to blogs produced by individuals and companies around the world, many with other resources available as well.
More formal online courses? No problem!
Prefer studying with a bit more structure - there's lots out there from big educational providers for free - https://www.classcentral.com/report/best-ai-courses/
and this list is broken down by whether you're a beginner, tech expert or you're looking more for AI in business - https://careerfoundry.com/en/blog/career-change/ai-courses/
Free seminar on AI and Accessibility
Along with Elizabeth Hitches I'm co-presenting a seminar to ADCET (the Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training) on Wednesday 20th March titled "Applying AI and UDL for Inclusive Learning: Perceptibility, Flexibility, Accessibility". This will be a practical look at how we can build accessibility into our learning preparation and delivery.
Book at the page below:
Affiliate Links (stuff I use and recommend)
Check out Humata - it's an AI that let's you work on your own documents and interrogate them. https://www.humata.ai/?via=joe-houghton
My tool of choice for serious AI image creation is Leonardo. The user interface is easy and very powerful, enabling you to create just what you want in any style really quickly. https://app.leonardo.ai/?via=joe
OK, that's enough for today - see you next time!
Joe Houghton is an Assistant Professor at UCD Smurfit Graduate School of Business where he directs the MSc programmes in Project Management. After a career in IT in multinationals, Joe switched into a portfolio career of University teaching, management coaching and training.
He has authored 6 books to date including "Innovative teaching with AI: Creative approaches to enhancing learning in education", and "Project Management made easy...: the ECCSR approach". His latest book "Applying Artificial Intelligence to Close the Accessibility Gap: A practical handbook for educators & students!" is now available on Amazon! More on this in a future edition...
Contact Joe on email at [email protected] for any requests for training, seminars, workshops or keynote speaking.
AI CPD Provider, Speaker and Consultant, @aiteachingguru, Current Teacher, Assistant Principal.
1 年Hi Joe great update. I would heartily recommend Hard Fork (NY Times) podcast. It didn’t quiet make the make top 7 AI podcasts. I love the hosts tongue in cheek style and they interview all the top AI innovators. Great listening and learning ??