The Feedback Problem: What AI Gets Wrong That I Learned the Hard Way
AI feedback can be instant, judgment-free, and technically accurate. It can also overwhelm students and repeat the mistakes that took human teachers years to unlearn.
Education
When the Teacher Becomes the Parent: My Kids Cannot Use AI at School
I have spent the last three years helping educators understand AI: its biases, its possibilities, its risks. I have written about how we need to… Read More »When the Teacher Becomes the Parent: My Kids Cannot Use AI at School
AI and Special Education: Mitigating Bias and Improving Support for Learners
Above all, what I want from LLM is not to replace teachers’ thinking and expertise, but to assist us in tasks. I understand the reality… Read More »AI and Special Education: Mitigating Bias and Improving Support for Learners
They Learned it From Watching You
I recently wrote about teaching in the age of AI. It’s worth taking some more time talking specifically about student use of these tools and… Read More »They Learned it From Watching You
Choosing With Intent Part 2
In Part 1, I discussed the importance of choosing the use of LLM with intent for the purposes of content creation. This time we’ll focus… Read More »Choosing With Intent Part 2
Choosing With Intent Part 1
It’s important to consider our purpose when we choose to use AI for a task. What is the problem you are trying to solve? You… Read More »Choosing With Intent Part 1
AI Avatars and Why I Never Want Them to Teach My Kids
I’ve been at a number of educational conferences over the last few weeks and there is one conversation I was a part of that really… Read More »AI Avatars and Why I Never Want Them to Teach My Kids
You Never Needed AI for Bias, It Was with You All Along
I’ve been thinking lately about the fact that if you use generative AI content you are deciding what degree of bias you are comfortable with.… Read More »You Never Needed AI for Bias, It Was with You All Along
Many Students Simply Don’t Care When It Comes to AI
The reduced critical thinking skills among students using AI is likely part of a larger issue tied to systemic pressures and their attitudes about education… Read More »Many Students Simply Don’t Care When It Comes to AI
We Did It Again…New Systemic Inequities We Create With AI
I’ve been an educator now for over 25 years and part of that time I was a part of the initial wave of Tech Integration… Read More »We Did It Again…New Systemic Inequities We Create With AI