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Systems Thinking
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Value in an Age of AI (Part 1): Revisiting Kevin Kelly’s Generatives
Note: Eighteen years ago, Kevin Kelly wrote an essay titled “Better Than Free.” In this essay he focused on the…
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Bridging Cultures: Two Weeks as a Fulbright Specialist in Brazil
There is a particular humility in being invited somewhere as “the TPACK guy.” TPACK is the framework that Matt Koehler…
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The Real AI Challenge: Building Systems That Adapt, Not Just Adopt
“The environment is where we all meet, where we all have a mutual interest; it is the one thing all…
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Beyond Tools and Training: Building Sustainable Learning Environments that Evolve with AI
Our TechTrends series on technology, learning and creativity, has focused recently on generative AI’s impact on education through expert interviews,…
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Against Simplification: On the value of small rebellions
Scott Carlson’s recent article (On the Dangers of ‘Simplification’) in The Chronicle of Higher Education explores James C. Scott’s influential…
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Corporations as Paperclip Maximizers: AI, Data, and the Future of Learning
Once in a while, you come across a piece of writing that doesn’t just make you think—it makes you rethink.…
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Learning to see complexity: Teachers designing amidst indeterminacy
Note: The image above was generated by Adobe Firefly and edited using Photoshop beta. Teaching is a profession steeped in…
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Complicating the idea of Design Thinking (in Education)
“Design thinking” is one of the latest buzzwords in education. Proponents argue that design thinking is a tried and tested…
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Systems level change in education
How do you design for change in complex systems—like education? Implementing large-scale changes within educational systems can be a challenging…
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Design: Fixing clocks | Negotiating Systems
I just came across a quote from Alan Kay while browsing the web. Alan Kay is a programmer, educator, jazz…
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The Five Spaces for Design in Education
Note: This post was co-authored with Melissa Warr. I love to talk about design and education. I like to hang…
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Game of Thrones meets Toyota meets Systems Thinking
Anyone who works in the area of social design knows how important it is to develop a systems-oriented mindset and…
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A Systems view of creativity
Our series of articles related to the broad topic of Rethinking technology and creativity for the 21st century in the journal TechTrends continues with…