Project Zero: See-Think-Wonder, Visible learning

About learning...

Specifically when we look at "See, Think, Wonder", I think of the wonder creating some sort of curiosity. 

...the "ok ok tell me. I am impatient." I wanna know the answer.

Well AI removes this. Its a click away!

What are the implications of this? I wonder. Hence I do these RAG experiments.

"See" in the experiments I replace with source 'documents'

"Think" is quickly executed by AI as a reponse to the "Wonder"

And the "Wonder" ~ thinking... Might make us smarter

AI sure helps make the learning visable, I think.

Blog Post & Step through the AI experience

btw I use NotebookLM for all of this.

I read this, subsequently I read something else, now I wonder. Here we use the LLM grounded on the source documents to answer our questions quickly.

I am impressed how well that works. Also how well it works to turn that into imersive audio converstions.

Choose One !

Soon I hope to find a way to put measurements arround how humans perceive ai vs human generated responses.

• Regarding acuracy,
• the ability to transfer knowledge,
• but also regarding creative inspiration and halucinations. 

I tend to over explain. My family (and friends) could attest. Using notebookLM, AI generates examplary, to the point, brief explanations, for any age, or background. 

And obviously all grounded, referenced, to the best of my ability selected sources. If you know better sources or others I should consider you will let me know right? I wonder.

But really one could do all kinds of communication style experimentation. "mansplaning" vs creating curiosity.

As a means to more effective communication and to make your communication sticky or enduring and more fun!

We are all wrong, sometimes... We should all be open to that. And if you still think you know it so well then also be confident to do a deep dive.

If you can reference it in the source material, which you select (btw), then great, you are right. If not, it is better to admit a mistake. In fact people admire those that do, while they show they are willing to learn. Even if you can not reference it, no problem, you are an original thinker, your reputation and acquired trust will cary you. For now I have found it useful to reference. To visualize my thinking. I hope others will too, as I believe it might lead to more meaningful and confident conversations to adress complex issues.

At least it seems to help me. Let me know!

I think I am wrong... and I am eager to learn.

I read and audio experienced Mindfullness for beginners from Jon Kabat Zinn and understand many interpret this as a way of being.

I can totally relate. I can be completly captured by the moment. As such, I can stare at my speakers and feel every part of the music fly through my mind. The tiny details, that make it dynamic, with the slight rythm delay, or pitch variation. Or when I am cooking, or sailing with little wind in the middle of nowhere.

Personally I experience Mindfullness meditation by putting the focus elsewhere.

The comon practice is to focus on your breathing, I do that differently.

I focus on the Mind

Then I take my time, similar as other practicers of Mindfulness do.

>>>imagine a soft voice slowly speaking these lines to you as if you were meditating <<<

"keep focussing"

"why are you so captured in this moment"

"note the uniqueness, take it all in"

"take your time"

"then let your mind wonder through all your senses"

"experience it"

"take your time"

"what are the sources? as you slowly shift your focus from sense to sense"

"how does it relate to past experiences?"

"... ... now, slow down, how does that make you fell, what are you wondering?"

Mindfullness, with focus on Mind, and slowing this down, to visualize your thinking... well thats my kind of Mindfullness. Still I can relate to Jon Kabat-Zinn's practice as well. Its a state of being, and this verion works best for me.

Mindfull RAG experiments help me focus on sources and good questions (wonders) It works !

Students, like me can simply add the material you helped select, even your notes, and theirs, or your slides as sources, and then have a conversation with it, 24 x 7.

Don't think that works?

Ok glad you tried and tested it. In my experience it works remarkably well. Remarkable I find it!

Your face to face time, in class, might improve.

What I find even more interesting is that you can make anyone available 24x7 for your questions. I illustrate that in this deepdive.

enjoy