Learn about new Common Craft videos, useful resources, and the skill of explanation from Lee LeFever, author of The Art of Explanation.
New Video: AI and Large Language Models
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Welcome to the Common Craft newsletter, a free resource for educators, communicators, and explainers. Subscribe or read past issues. Hello friends. We've published a new video that will help Common Craft members teach artificial intelligence. It's the first in a series that will cover the most important and transformational ideas in AI. More videos are coming soon. New: AI and Large Language Models, ExplainedWhen a human asks artificial intelligence (AI) how to slice bread, the response sounds human, as if the AI knows about bread and knives. But does AI actually know anything? Can we trust the information it provides? This succinct video explores how AI uses a large language model to generate original responses that sound human. It teaches: • How AI gathers the data it needs to generate accurate responses 👉 Watch it in full (2m 35s) All Common Craft videos come with Lesson Plans that help you engage students with learning objectives, discussion questions, quiz questions, further reading, and more. Curious? Download this video's Lesson Plan: Common Craft Lesson Plan - Large Language Models.pdf Do You Teach Technology?The Common Craft video library is used in school districts, universities, libraries, and organizations around the world. Our unique approach to explanation and education has delighted students since 2008. If you're interested in making Common Craft videos available to your students, evaluate the videos in our library. All videos are available with open captions and can be embedded, downloaded, and streamed. We offer a variety of plans and options for integrating the video library into your systems. Bottom line: if you want to use the videos, we'll make sure it works for you. Contact us. That's what I have for now. I'll be in touch again soon!
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Learn about new Common Craft videos, useful resources, and the skill of explanation from Lee LeFever, author of The Art of Explanation.
Welcome to the Common Craft newsletter, a free resource for educators, communicators, and explainers. Subscribe or read past issues. Hello friends, Last week, I shared news of our new free course: Become an Explanation Specialist. Thanks for enrolling! I'd love to know what you think... just hit REPLY. This week, I'm sharing a video of me brainstorming visuals for an upcoming Common Craft video. Brainstorming Video Visuals - Behind the Scenes Video Link to the post The visuals in a Common...
Welcome to the Common Craft newsletter, a free resource for educators, communicators, and explainers. Subscribe or read past issues. Hello friends, The Explainer Academy has been through a makeover and I'm inviting you to check it out. Free Course: Become an Explanation Specialist We've assembled a new free course that contains highlights and resources from our paid courses. It's full of videos and downloadable docs and covers both explanation skills and animated video production. You'll be...
Welcome to the Common Craft newsletter, a free resource for educators, communicators, and explainers. Subscribe or read past issues. Friends, How many times have you seen a new policy at work or a pitch for a new product, and thought: "Why does this feel so complicated?" It happens too often. A well-crafted explanation in the form of a brief video can solve this problem, and it's easier than you think. My Explainer Video Workshop (5 hours of live, online instruction) starts Wednesday, April...