Watercooler Friday: Ready for Connected? Also, the latest on eLearn and ChatGPT

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Let us know, how was your week? What have you run into, learned or discovered recently?

From our end, we want you to know we're moving full steam ahead with Connected 2023. We want to make our first in-person users conference something really intimate and special. We have plenty of upskilling and leadership development opportunities, networking and interaction with the whole Open LMS crew.

Hope to see you in Phoenix in 18 days 😲

We need to ChatGPT
You can relive the kick-off of Amy and Michael's EdTech Chats here. It was a thriving discussion on the many real and potential repercussions of ChatGPT in education.

As people test out the tool and come to grips with their actual value (and fears), plus the introduction of the paid list, there might be a quiet down on news coverage for it. Maybe until the tech giants launch their AI-infused search engines and tools.

• Will originality tools be spared by AI? With a response by an AI scientist from Turnitin
• Approaches to detect AI writing
• The end of High School English?
• Alarmed by A.I. Chatbots, Universities Start Revamping How They Teach

eLearn Magazine highlights
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• Why Do Students Plagiarize? A Cultural Perspective
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Around the world
As we look for topics to cover on eLearn Magazine, we run into lots of potential stories. It's always tricky to find what to look into further. Would you like to find in-depth coverage on any of these news?

• Valentine's Day coming up! The Best Gifts for Teachers, According to Teachers
• Bar association under fire for proposal to abandon LSAT after study shows minorities score lower
• Edtech’s brightest are struggling to pass. From December
• How Turnitin helps the Wikimedia Foundation preserve the integrity of Wikipedia content
• How to Paint Your Own Crosswalk In Your Neighborhood (Hypothetically)
• Thinkific CEO Greg Smith shares findings on the rise of the creator-educator
• Little university rankings drama: HMS, Harvard Law, Columbia drop out of the World & News Report Ranking

Let us know your thoughts and comments, or share interesting news or information here!