150: Spinning Up Distance Learning Classes Quickly I uploaded the syllabus for a course I planned, but never taught, to NotebookLM which generated this post Introduction: The Challenge of the “Empty Classroom” If you’re an educator, you’re likely familiar with this scenario: you’re handed an empty digital “course shell” in your learning management system and Read More
Category: AI Generated Post
Supporting Education in Rural Schools With Open Source Technology
I’m messing around with rehashing my old writing with AI… here is an example from a chapter I wrote several years ago. In the chapter, I described several projects in which we supported education in rural areas using open source technology. Rural educators and school leaders face an often-exacerbated set of challenges, including limited financial Read More
Open Source Technology
I’m messing around with rehashing my old writing with AI… here is an example from a chapter I wrote several years ago Open-source technology is defined by its dimensions of transparency and freedom. This type of software is produced by a growing community and has begun to compete with and complement commercial products in both Read More
The Challenges of Rural Education
148: The Challenges of Rural Education I’m messing around with rehashing my old writing with AI… here is an example from a chapter I wrote several years ago The challenges faced by rural educational communities are unique and often exacerbated by factors related to demographics, resources, and geography. School leaders in these areas must navigate Read More
Supporting New Teachers with Open Source Technology
I’m messing around with rehashing my old writing with AI… here is an example from a chapter I wrote several years ago Educational environments today demand that teachers constantly evolve their curriculum to reflect rapidly changing content expectations and new discoveries from the learning sciences. For educators who are developing previously untaught curricula or using Read More
Wicked Technologies: What AI Says
I uploaded a chapter from my 2015 book on wicked technologies to AI and had it summaries if for me. It did an adequate job: The term “wicked technology” refers to the complex and multifaceted nature of education as a system. Traditional planning models, which focus on setting goals and measuring outcomes against pre-defined standards, Read More
Technology in Education
Recently, I have been involved in a number of projects designed to adapt generative AI to educationally relevant task. Along the way, I have been finding some adaptations of some of my writing that is spot-on. This post is comprises some questions and answers generated from a chapter entitled “Learner Tasks” in my 2015 book. Read More
AI Generated Post: Planning Based on Educational Design Research
Iterative planning, central to educational design research, allows schools to continuously refine their technology implementations based on real-world feedback:
AI Generated: Data Security
What security measures are necessary to protect data? Data security involves protecting data from unauthorized access, modification, and disclosure. Key security measures include:
AI Generated Post: The Challenge of Integrating Technology
Generative AI arrived in our schools a few years ago with ChatGPT and our collective concern about its future for our work. In the time since, we have been negotiating its place in education. We seem to be narrowing in on several applications that are useful in making people “smart.” One activity that has focused Read More