Rethinking Assignments in the Age of AI
Earlier today, I got a complaint from an educational program officer that junior and senior secondary school students are using ChatGPT to do school assignments. This is the exact phrase: “…they DIRECTLY feed a question and write down the answer…” At first, I thought the students’ learning appetite was quite high (JSS students often rely […]
Building a Career in the Digital Economy
Kenya’s digital economy has received a lot of praise in the media, most recently emanating from the political class. President William Ruto’s infamous “Finya computer, weka dollar kwa mfuko” during the launch of an ICT hub in Tongaren, Bungoma County caused uproars among the netizens, who fundamentally questioned the literal meaning of the President’s comments. […]
Implications of AI Hallucinations on Education
ChatGPT, the leading generative AI offering, still experiences a lot of hallucinations. An AI hallucination refers to the occasions when AI generates false or misleading information that appears reasonable but is not based on facts. This past week, I have been intentionally conversing with the generative AI tool to experience its strengths and weaknesses. During […]
Humility Through Shared Struggles
Humility is an important virtue to possess and practice. It is associated with the ability of a person to be aware of their strengths and talents but not show off or think they are better than others. Humble people treat everyone with kindness and respect, not with respect to their social status in society. They […]
The Four Steps in Learning
According to David Brooks, the author of The Social Animal, there are four steps in a learning process. Below are the steps; Step One: Knowledge acquisition At this stage, reading books (among other ways of consuming knowledge such as watching videos and listening to podcasts) is the main activity taking place. There are no specific ways […]