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100 Authentic Followers To Die For [new hyperlinked.us essay]
Hyperlinked is a collaborative book that Raaghav Pandya and I are writing at hyperlinked.us. Each chapter starts with something from…
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Designing in uncertainty: The Course I Love to Teach
I have been teaching a version of Education by Design for longer than I can remember. I designed it when…
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No one is immune: An Update on AI as a Psychological Technology
I blog about a lot of things. Some posts are just updates on talks and publications, a public record of…
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Why Sal Khan’t: On Learning by Making but Teaching by Telling
This piece was also cross-posted on the Civics of Technology blog. This piece also has a followup post that you…
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Speculative Fiction & Learning Futures: The Sequel
Sometimes you do a project and think it’s done. You archive it, link to it from your blog, and move…
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AI in Education: Digital Education Dialogues Podcast
In this episode of Digital Education Dialogues, the discussion centers on the intersection of AI, teacher training, and the future…
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What a Guide to AI in Schools Reveals (and What It Can’t)
We had Justin Reich and Jesse Dukes as guests on the Silver Lining for Learning webinar/podcast to discuss their new…
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An AI Premortem: A New Direction for Students in an AI World
When social media first entered our world, educators—myself included—focused narrowly on strategies for incorporating these tools into classroom contexts. We…
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The Yes-Bot Problem: Why Agreeable AI Makes Learning Harder
I just came across a study that should make anyone thinking about AI in education sit up and take notice.…
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Beyond Skills: A conversation on Futures & Learning
A few months ago I sat down with my friend Bhawna Parmar as a guest on the Quest for Better…
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Pedagogical Debt: What We Owe Our Students in an AI World (New AIR | GPT Episode)
At our most recent AIR|GPT podcast meetup (our regular monthly “airport” gathering), Ruben Puentedura introduced us to the concept of…
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While We Weren’t Looking: The Real Digital Revolution Beyond School Walls
What is the role of technology in learning? I have devoted a large part of my professional life to this…
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On Becoming: Insights from the Modem Futura Podcast
I recently had the pleasure of returning to the Modem Futura podcast for a second conversation with hosts Andrew Maynard…
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Prompts vs. Principles: Contrasting OpenAI’s Study Mode to Real Educational AI
In which I examine OpenAI’s much-hyped “Study Mode” and contrast it with a couple of real research-based approaches. The differences…
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The Hidden Cost of AI in Schools: As Expert Teachers Work Harder, Can Novice Teachers Keep Up?
A recent study by Neil Selwyn, Marita Ljungqvist, and Anders Sonesson titled When the Prompting Stops begins with GenAI’s beguiling…
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The Edge Cases Are Endless: Google’s Digital Plastic and other Curriculum-Shaped Objects
Summary: In which I explore three sticky metaphors—digital plastic, curriculum-shaped objects, and the endlessness of edge cases—and how they illuminate…
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Six Principles for Educational Technology Implementation: A Global Perspective
A few months ago, the Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation at Arizona State University hosted the…
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Modem Futura Podcast: AI, Education, and the Human Heart of Learning
I recently had the pleasure of joining Sean Leahy and Andrew Maynard on their podcast Modem Futura for what turned…
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Technology Transforms Learning: Insights from the 2025 Yidan Prize Conference
I recently participated in the 2025 Yidan Prize Conference hosted by the Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning…
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Control vs. Agency: Exploring the History of AI in Education
Over the past 12 years we have been writing a regular column in TechTrends, broadly around “Rethinking Creativity and Technology…
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Dewey or Don’t We Care? Addressing the Novice’s Dilemma in Learning with GenAI
In my previous blog post on the Microsoft Research study about GenAI and expertise I ended with a troubling realization…
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What Arizona’s New AI School Gets Wrong (Hint: Everything)
Two pieces of news caught my attention this week. The first was the passing of Lee Shulman, a giant in…
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AI’nt Fair: Why AI May Make Learning Gaps Wider
What is the relationship between AI and human creativity? Will AI supercharge human innovation, amplifying our ability to discover and…
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Center for American Progress Webinar: AI in Education
I had the pleasure, this morning, of participating in a panel discussion organized by the Center for American Progress, titled…
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Digital Shadows: AI Scripts a Different Curriculum
As we continue to grapple with the hype and transformative potential of generative AI in education, I find myself revisiting…
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Why ChatGPT Isn’t Your Next Teacher
There is a great deal of buzz about how generative AI (GenAI) can transform education—something I have been thinking about…
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From Surveillance to Support: Building Student Trust in the Era of AI
Note: This post originates from collaboration and discussions between Melissa, Punya, and Nicole. However, it is written from Nicole’s point…
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Who speaks for the university? Social fiction as a lens for reimagining higher education futures
Note: Image above created using Adobe Firefly, Photoshop and composed in Keynote. A few years ago, I had the pleasure…
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Student Panel at FOLC Fest
On March 14-15, 2024, Arizona State University hosted its inaugural Future of Learning Community (FOLC) Fest at the Omni Hotel…
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Generative AI: Will history repeat or (just) rhyme
As generative AI continues to reshape our world, we’re faced with a crucial question: Will we repeat the mistakes we…