Ihde meets Papert: combining postphenomenology and constructionism for a future agenda of philosophy of education in the era of digital technologies

Wellner, Galit; Levin, Ilya

doi:10.1080/17439884.2023.2251388

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“…Personalization has been identified as an essential factor for perceived autonomy when users interact with conversational agents [98], for emotional and relational connections [89], and for various educational benefits [6]. Adding to previous literature, we found personalization to be a crucial factor for LLMs to facilitate effective guidance for learning, as participants expect LLMs to recognize their knowledge levels and react accordingly.…”

Section: Personalization: Beyond "Correctness" Of Llmssupporting

confidence: 53%

Learning Agent-based Modeling with LLM Companions: Experiences of Novices and Experts Using ChatGPT & NetLogo Chat

Chen,

Lu,

et al. 2024

Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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Large Language Models (LLMs) have the potential to fundamentally change the way people engage in computer programming. Agentbased modeling (ABM) has become ubiquitous in natural and social sciences and education, yet no prior studies have explored the potential of LLMs to assist it. We designed NetLogo Chat to support the learning and practice of NetLogo, a programming language for ABM. To understand how users perceive, use, and need LLM-based interfaces, we interviewed 30 participants from global academia, industry, and graduate schools. Experts reported more perceived benefits than novices and were more inclined to adopt LLMs in their workflow. We found significant differences between experts and novices in their perceptions, behaviors, and needs for human-AI collaboration. We surfaced a knowledge gap between experts and novices as a possible reason for the benefit gap. We identified guidance, personalization, and integration as major needs for LLMbased interfaces to support the programming of ABM.

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Section: Personalization: Beyond "Correctness" Of Llmssupporting

confidence: 53%

Learning Agent-based Modeling with LLM Companions: Experiences of Novices and Experts Using ChatGPT & NetLogo Chat

Chen,

Lu,

et al. 2024

Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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Learning on Zoom as an Augmented Reality Experience

Wellner

2024

Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems

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Reconsidering Alterity of Ihde’s Garden: A Conceptual Critique

Penttilä,

Mertanen

2025

Hum Stud

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Don Ihde’s postphenomenological theory of technological relations has proven its value for understanding the role material artifacts play in our lives. However influential it may be, some of his key concepts have remained ambiguous. In this paper, we analyze and critically evaluate how Ihde describes one of these concepts, namely, alterity relation (Alterity). Alterity describes how technologies appear to subjects as humanlike others, or, as Ihde calls them, quasi-others. We identify and discuss three key problems with Ihde’s account of Alterity, namely, objectness, focality, and continuum. We argue that an overarching issue is prevalent in his account of Alterity: a subtle and possibly unintended emphasis on the subject’s role in constituting technological otherness. This emphasis runs counter to the interrelational ontological foundations of postphenomenology. Moreover, it hinders postphenomenological research from fully addressing the ethical and moral dimensions of its framework. By clarifying these problems, we aim to provide a fruitful groundwork for further reconsiderations of the framework’s key concepts and for the improvement of postphenomenological investigations concerning the nature of artifacts: our multifaceted engagements with, in and through them.

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Ihde meets Papert: combining postphenomenology and constructionism for a future agenda of philosophy of education in the era of digital technologies

Cited by 5 publications

References 37 publications

Learning Agent-based Modeling with LLM Companions: Experiences of Novices and Experts Using ChatGPT & NetLogo Chat

Learning Agent-based Modeling with LLM Companions: Experiences of Novices and Experts Using ChatGPT & NetLogo Chat

Learning on Zoom as an Augmented Reality Experience

Reconsidering Alterity of Ihde’s Garden: A Conceptual Critique

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