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Creative Provocations: Speculations on the future of creativity, technology & learning (New Book)

Jan 30, 2023

I am excited to announce the publication of a new book, edited by Danah Henriksen and yours truly. Titled Creative Provocations: Speculations on the future of creativity, technology & learning, it is part of the Springer series on Creativity Theory and Action in...

The recurring cycle of hype and despair around ed tech

Aug 20, 2014

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. — George Santayana (1905, p. 284) The Atlantic has an article titled "Why tech still hasn't solved education's problems" focusing on the failed promise of MOOCs and asks the question Why has the promised...

Making Thinking Visible: Some Examples of No-Code (Vibe) Coding

Nov 18, 2025

I was thrilled recently when my friend Josh Brake mentioned me in his Substack post about "The Forward Deployed Educator." He referenced the Unit Circle Demo I had created and wrote about how educators can now use AI tools to build custom learning experiences for...

How artists work

Aug 10, 2008

An interesting (and growing) collection of "habits, rituals and small (and occasionally big) methods people and teams use to get their work done. And in the specific anecdotes and the way people describe their own relationship to their own work." Kind of cool and...

Cool clock design

Jan 27, 2009

Just thought I would share an example of interesting clock I saw during my stay here at Twente, made almost entirely of cardboard! front view back view Enjoy

A Transatlantic Keynote (No Travel Required)

May 6, 2026

Earlier this year, the University of Glasgow held its first International Symposium on AI in Education, organized by the School of Education and the Centre for Teaching Excellence. I was invited to give the keynote. The catch: I was in Arizona. Mark Peart, Gabriella...

Bringing Design to Education: Benjamin Cluff Jr. Lecture at BYU McKay School of Education

Apr 9, 2023

I was recently invited to present the Benjamin Cluff Jr. Lecture by the dean and faculty at the Brigham Young University, McKay School of Education. I had a short but lovely visit, meeting old friends, and making new ones. We had some wonderful conversations, over...

Art, design & teaching great quote

Jan 17, 2010

Steve Wagenseller, a student in my 817 Learning Technology by Design seminar wrote something so cool in the class forum that I felt that it was worth recording on my blog... ...One of the differences between art versus design is that a user has to approach the art,...

R. K. Laxman, RIP

Jan 26, 2015

R. K. Laxman(24 October 1921 - 26 January 2015)