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"Before they can develop discernment about any tool, they need something more foundational: a sense of their own thinking as worth trusting." theconversation.com/a-writing-prof… #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"[S]tudies from 2019 through 2022 show that AI might help students learn and stay motivated...However, the evidence appears less promising when considering how students learn after...stop using it." theconversation.com/more-and-more-… #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

“‘Am I the only one that is not getting this?...And then they go to the PD, see other teachers, and realize, ‘Oh, no, you're struggling, too. Okay, great. We can struggle together.’" techlearning.com/technology/ai/… #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"Half of U.S. adults say the increased use of AI in daily life makes them feel more concerned than excited...Just 10% say they are more excited than concerned." pewresearch.org/short-reads/20… #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"Online education...operates less like a single innovation and more like a multi-layered institutional system involving strategy, operations and pedagogy" thepienews.com/online-educati… #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"Salesforce predicts one billion AI agents will be active by the end of 2026...IBM just accelerated Watson X with GPU computing so that AI agents can query structured databases faster than any human ever could" uxdesign.cc/designers-your… #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #AIEdu

"When an AI "hallucinates" (i.e., it confidently states a fact that isn't true), it creates a mess. If a learner follows a hallucinated safety step, people get hurt." elearningindustry.com/ai-assisted-in… #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"Teachers and students alike are being encouraged from all angles to adopt AI products, setting up new arenas for tension and conflict, and posing serious questions about the future of instruction." bloodinthemachine.com/p/if-ai-is-wri… #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"From the rise of [AI] to escalating cybersecurity threats, higher education leaders are navigating a landscape where long-standing academic structures are being tested by new realities." ecampusnews.com/campus-leaders… #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"The evidence for structured methodology over content delivery alone is decades old and thoroughly replicated. Yet most AI tools for teaching treat lesson structure as an afterthought." eschoolnews.com/digital-learni… #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"Title II of the ADA specifically governs...K-12 school districts, public universities, and community colleges...all services, activities, and programs...must be accessible to people with disabilities." techlearning.com/technology/acc… #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning

"[I]nstitutionally grounded and academically aligned AI systems offer an opportunity to reinforce integrity, transparency and epistemic sovereignty in higher education." universityworldnews.com/post.php?story… #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"[I]n our rush towards efficiency, we are outsourcing something far more valuable than tasks. We are outsourcing our thinking." uxdesign.cc/the-hidden-cos… #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"Instead of just changing our assignments...We must reflect on how we think and find value in thinking in an age where a machine is happy to do just that for us." marcwatkins.substack.com/p/working-with… #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"In addition to the limited attention span, technology also impacts the brain’s craving for stimulation, training it to expect high-reward, fast-paced digital experiences." facultyfocus.com/articles/effec… #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"Predictive language technologies [are] baked into smartphones, email services and chatbots...that we barely notice them...What happens to a writer’s unique voice when AI routinely completes their thoughts?" theconversation.com/with-ai-finish… #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #AIEdu

"Grammarly...briefly offered users the opportunity to put their writing through something called 'Expert Review.' This produced AI-generated advice purportedly from the perspective of a bunch of famous authors" theatlantic.com/technology/202… #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #AIEdu

"Clear learning environments also support self-regulation...Ambiguity, by contrast, increases reliance on external guidance and reduces learner autonomy." evolllution.com/clarity-and-in… #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning

“The reason we ask students to write [essays] is that, for a human brain, the most efficient way to produce a good essay is to first understand the topic and then think critically about it." learningguild.com/articles/the-e… #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEdu

"[M]any parents are reassessing device use and cutting back at home. But some are encountering an unexpected challenge as they try to rein in screen time — their kids’ schools." hechingerreport.org/ipads-in-kinde… #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning