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On Opportunities and Challenges of Large Multimodal Foundation Models in Education
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Stefan Küchemann; Karina E. Avila; Yavuz Dinc; Chiara Hortmann; Natalia Revenga; Verena Ruf; Niklas Stausberg; Steffen Steinert; Frank Fischer; Martin Fischer; Enkelejda Kasneci; Gjergji Kasneci; Thomas Kuhr; Gitta Kutyniok; Sarah Malone; Michael Sailer; Albrecht Schmidt; Matthias Stadler; Jochen Weller; Jochen Kuhn – npj Science of Learning, 2025
Recently, the option to use large language models as a middleware connecting various AI tools and other large language models led to the development of so-called large multimodal foundation models, which have the power to process spoken text, music, images and videos. In this overview, we explain a new set of opportunities and challenges that…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Technology Uses in Education, Models, Intermode Differences
Online Professional Development: A Primer
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Bates, Meg S.; Phalen, Lena; Moran, Cheryl – Phi Delta Kappan, 2016
Many teachers are turning to online professional development to meet their learning needs, but the vast array of available opportunities may be overwhelming. This article provides a framework for making sense of common online teacher learning opportunities. It also suggests situations where online professional development may be most useful and…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Faculty Development, Educational Opportunities, Best Practices
Interteaching: An Evidence-Based Approach to Instruction
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Brown, Thomas Wade; Killingsworth, Kenneth; Alavosius, Mark P. – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2014
This paper describes "interteaching" as an evidence-based method of instruction. Instructors often rely on more traditional approaches, such as lectures, as means to deliver instruction. Despite high usage, these methods are ineffective at achieving desirable academic outcomes. We discuss an innovative approach to delivering instruction…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Instructional Innovation, Teaching Methods, Educational Practices
Digital Immigrants, Digital Learning: Reaching Adults through Information Literacy Instruction Online
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Rapchak, Marcia; Behary, Robert – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2013
As information literacy programs become more robust, finding methods of reaching students beyond the traditional undergraduate has become a priority for many institutions. At Duquesne University, efforts have been made to reach adult learners in an accelerated program targeted to nontraditional students, much of which is provided online. This…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Library Instruction, Online Courses, Distance Education
The Importance of Teaching: Pedagogical Constraints and Possibilities in Working-Class Schools
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Lupton, Ruth; Hempel-Jorgensen, Amelia – Journal of Education Policy, 2012
This paper starts from the propositions that (a) pedagogy is central to the achievement of socially just education and (b) there are existing pedagogical approaches that can contribute to more socially just outcomes. Given the ostensible commitments of the current English Government to reducing educational inequality and to the importance of…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Outcomes of Education, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries
Investigating Modes of Student Inquiry in Second Life as Part of a Blended Approach
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Webber, Sheila – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2010
This article discusses activities carried out in the virtual world of Second Life (SL) as part of a compulsory class in the first year of an undergraduate programme. The paper identifies the contribution of SL to the students' learning environment and an Inquiry Based Learning (IBL) approach to programme design. The reasons for taking an IBL…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Inquiry, Virtual Classrooms, Computer Simulation