As always, I enjoyed your thoughts and your thinking. I even did a bit of research into Esther McComb and her accidental ascent in 1839. I can identify with getting lost and discovering wonderful joy. My views about using AI continue to be a journey. I appreciated Mishra's quadrant illustration because it forces one to look beyond the simple yes/no. My latest thinking (included in my Substack post yesterday) led me to propose what I am currently calling a "Universal AI Proficiency Scale". It looks at the variety of levels of proficiency with AI along a continuum from Novice to Distinguished and also across six different use cases.
Your sentence: "the reality is that AI is most useful for those who can apply it in an area of pre-existing expertise" intrigued me because my expertise in so many places has been increased by the use of AI -- sometimes that expertise was already fairly developed, in other cases it was merely germ-sized -- and AI was the key to helping it blossom. I would hate to think I need to wait until I'd developed "expertise" to use the very tool that could help me develop it.
The Novice's Dilemma in Mishra's diagram would be Novice Low in the Scale I mentioned, but it could be a starting place , IF it were seen and recognized as such.
I'm beginning a walk of another 150 miles of the Camino de Santiago. As with exploring AI practices, uses, and pitfalls, it's all a journey. I'll take the spirit of Esther with me, intent on being open to new ways of seeing the world around me.
Another excellent piece! While we work in different fields, I see a lot of overlap — AI’s influence in education and in Christian discipleship and formation. I’ve benefited tremendously from your thoughts.
As always, I enjoyed your thoughts and your thinking. I even did a bit of research into Esther McComb and her accidental ascent in 1839. I can identify with getting lost and discovering wonderful joy. My views about using AI continue to be a journey. I appreciated Mishra's quadrant illustration because it forces one to look beyond the simple yes/no. My latest thinking (included in my Substack post yesterday) led me to propose what I am currently calling a "Universal AI Proficiency Scale". It looks at the variety of levels of proficiency with AI along a continuum from Novice to Distinguished and also across six different use cases.
Your sentence: "the reality is that AI is most useful for those who can apply it in an area of pre-existing expertise" intrigued me because my expertise in so many places has been increased by the use of AI -- sometimes that expertise was already fairly developed, in other cases it was merely germ-sized -- and AI was the key to helping it blossom. I would hate to think I need to wait until I'd developed "expertise" to use the very tool that could help me develop it.
The Novice's Dilemma in Mishra's diagram would be Novice Low in the Scale I mentioned, but it could be a starting place , IF it were seen and recognized as such.
I'm beginning a walk of another 150 miles of the Camino de Santiago. As with exploring AI practices, uses, and pitfalls, it's all a journey. I'll take the spirit of Esther with me, intent on being open to new ways of seeing the world around me.
Excellent analogy, climbing the mountain or driving there. The journey not the destination.
Another excellent piece! While we work in different fields, I see a lot of overlap — AI’s influence in education and in Christian discipleship and formation. I’ve benefited tremendously from your thoughts.