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If You Haven’t Jumped Into AI Yet Part 3
Ramifications of AI for Education This is Part 3 of a series. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 When working with students on AI, there are several important considerations to incorporating AI in the learning process. If implemented correctly, AI can be an exceptional tool for learning–at all levels, not just upper grades….
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If You Haven’t Jumped Into AI Yet Part 2
Let’s compare and contrast AI services hands-on This is Part 2 of a series. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Much of what we do today will explore the row called LLMs, which stands for Large Language Models. Rather than just view my examples, I encourage you to take a few moments to…
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If You Haven’t Jumped Into AI Yet Part 1
This is Part 1 of a series. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 I’ve consumed a lot of tech press over the years. There are plenty of new technologies that drum up hype for the sake of getting people’s attention, but are not worthy of our time. There are others worthy of our…
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Why Motivation Theory Is Absolutely Crucial to Educators Part 3
Why Motivation Theory Is Absolutely Crucial to Educators Part 3: SDT Provides Specific Answers This is Part 3 of a Series. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Self Determination Theory (SDT) helps educators fill the gaps in our understanding in two broad ways: 1) providing specifics on what truly taps intrinsic motivation within…
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Interesting Summer Reading-Listening for 2024
Often during the school year it is hard to find the time and quiet to do professional close-reading, especially when you need to focus and concentrate. I would offer these recent articles and podcasts are deep but rich. Set aside time to dig in and enjoy: Articles: How mastery-based learning helps every student succeed https://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/how-mastery-based-learning-helps-every-student-succeed/…
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Why Motivation Theory Is Absolutely Crucial to Educators Part 2
Why Motivation Theory Is Absolutely Crucial to Educators Part 2: The Journey to Understanding Motivational vs Behavioral Psych This is Part 2 of a Series. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 My journey with deciphering which instructional practices help learner motivation is long and winding. My personal struggle of teaching within traditional systems…
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Why Motivation Theory Is Absolutely Crucial to Educators Part 1
Why Motivation Theory Is Absolutely Crucial to Educators Part 1: Schools Find It Difficult to Change Without Compelling Reasons (and Even With Compelling Reasons) This is Part 1 of a Series. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 The Default Always Wins Understanding Self Determination Theory(SDT), the branch of psychology that researches intrinsic motivation,…
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I Guess I’ll have to Start Planning My Long-Term Exit From Apple
I am a heavy iPad user, ever since the original iPad. My current iPad is 6 years old and showing its slowness with age. I paid more than I wanted for the 2018 iPad Pro so it would last as long as possible, and that goal was successful. I also bought the Pro believing Apple…
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Building a Content Creator Workstation- Part 1
More and more educators are needing to create electronic content for learners, and connecting with video-conferencing. When I went independent for my work, developing my workstation to fit my needs was crucial. My budget was limited, so I couldn’t get everything at once. When you build incrementally, that means you have to wait for some…
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A Framework Tool for Educational Change
Have you wished for a guide to help educators make transitions in instructional practice and systems structure? So have I. For the last few years I have been developing and refining a framework for educators taking my class for their Masters degree program. As I reflected over the years when I worked to help schools…
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Copyright and the NYTimes-OpenAI Lawsuit
I find the implications of the NYTimes lawsuit against OpenAI so disheartening for education. It’s not that OpenAI is the angelic victim while the NYTimes is the evil predator—OpenAI is far from innocent in their dealings. Rather, this appears to be a money-grab maneuver with complete disregard to the broad impact for copyright and fair…
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Should Educators Even Care About Apple’s Proposed New VisionPro?
It’s hard not to feel, as educators, left out of the conversation when apple announces a new product that will sell for $3500—clearly not targeted for schools! But rather than ignore it as another MacPro device that schools will never see within their four walls, we should pay attention to what this product can do….
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Tribalism, Technology Platforms, and Education’s Divided “Camps”
Many of us are bewildered by the “tribalism” of current politics. Those of us who have been involved in the tech industry a long time have experienced the precursor for this behavior: all-or-nothing embracing of computer platforms and later smartphone platforms. All my life I approached technology as an “agnostic.” Certainly you embrace the platform…
