New Learning’s Updates

  • "Platformed Learning" - Revised Preprint

    "Platformed Learning: Reshaping Education in the Era of Learning Management Systems" - Bill Cope and Mary Kalantzis

    Abstract: Platforms for computer-mediated learning have existed in various forms for more than half a century. Since the COVID...More

  • Language Learning after Generative AI

    Bill Cope, Mary Kalantzis, and Gabriela C. Zapata

    Abstract:Why would anyone need to learn another language now, when we have machines that will speak and write for us? At a time when cynicism is growing about the costs and value of education,...More

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  • The Role of Al Feedback in University Students' Learning Experiences

    Abstract:This study employs Engeström’s second-generation activity theory (AT) to examine the transformative potential of Generative AI (GenAI) in providing formative feedback in higher education. Specifically, this research focuses on the expe...More

  • Literacy in the Time of Artificial Intelligence - Revised Preprint v.3

    Mary Kalantzis and Bill Cope

    The latest mutation of Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, is more than anything a technology of writing. It is a machine that can write. In a world-historical frame, the significance of this cannot be understat...More

  • Putting Generative AI To Work: Two Papers Describe CGScholar Implementations

    Combining Human and Artificial Intelligence for Enhanced AI Literacy in Higher Education

    This paper seeks to contribute to the emergent literature on Artificial Intelligence (AI) literacy in higher education. Specifically, this convergent, mixe...More

  • "All We Mean" Podcast, Episode 7 - This is What Language Means

    A Discussion with Bill Cope and Mary Kalantzis

    Listen to Episode No.7 of All We Mean, a Special Focus of this podcast. All We Mean is an ongoing discussion and debate about how we mean and why. The guests on today's episode are Bill Cope and Ma...More

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  • Generative AI Breakthrough in the College of Education at Illinois

    The CGMap application

    February 7, 2024

    We are pleased to announce a breakthrough in the use of Generative AI, calibrated to align closely with the disciplinary context of students and able to offer rich, immediately accessible formative feedba...More

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  • The “All We Mean” Podcast Series

    Hosted by Daniel Shea, with Mary Kalantzis, Bill Cope and guests.

    Episode 1 - What is Meaning?

    Episode 2 - Too Much Communication?

    Episode 3 - Learning Happens Where There's Meaning

    Episode 4 - Can A.I. Mean?

    Episode 5 - What Decision Means...More

  • Generative AI as a Writing Technology: Challenges and Opportunities for Education

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  • "All We Mean" Podcast, Episode 4 - Can A.I. Mean?

    A Discussion with Bill Cope and Mary Kalantzis

    Listen to Episode No.4 of All We Mean,a Special Focus of this podcast. All We Mean is an ongoing discussion and debate about how we mean and why. The guests on today's episode are Bill Cope and Ma...More