Books
Articles by Gary Natriello
Assessment
Teacher Evaluative Standards and Student Effort
This book draws on research from of number of theoretically driven studies, including studies from my dissertation. The goal It examines the impact of the standards teachers present to students as well as their […]
Self-Directed Learning
What if the Sky Isn’t Falling…but Something Worse is Going On?
The Covid 19 pandemic was not great for most business, but in the wake of the pandemic school closings a small industry of educational researchers has made headlines warning about “pandemic learning loss.” In contrast, […]
Data Analytics Research
Wake Up – Big Tech, Big Government, AI, Surveillance
It is difficult to get honest insight into the prospects and perils of AI, and those closest to the growing AI industry have much to gain or lose by its development and the regulatory environments […]
Lab Notes
Tools, Tools, and More Tools
With the growing interest in AI tools spurred by the release of ChatGPT, a large number of specialized AI tools have come into public view. These tools offer assistance in a wide range of areas […]
Recipes
Distance Learning
Reconfiguring Learning Opportunities: College Credit through YouTube Videos
A new example of the continuing reconfiguration of learning opportunities in the post-industrial era was recently highlighted in Mashable. YouTube has announced a new program with Arizona State University that allows students to use YouTube […]
Assessment
Advances in Cheating
As if the world needs more superficial compilations of existing information regardless of the authenticity of sources, behold ChatGPT, the AI Chat-bot that is creating a stir and capturing the attention of millions as well […]
Data Analytics Research
Working Smarter Is More than Technique
With the growing interest in careers in data science and programming for handling data at large scale, it is worth reflecting on ways to be more effective that take us beyond the application of the […]
Lab Notes
A Tool for Transcription
Writing in The Verge, Mitchell Clark discusses his experience using OpenAI’s open source neural network to transcribe voice to text. Clark considers the prospects for using the application, called Whisper, for transcribing interviews conducted by […]