Sharing a new paper: The Persistent Deficit: Historical Gaps in the Preparation of K-12 Educators for Digital Teaching where we discuss the need for better teacher prep for online teaching.

Check it out here: doi.org/10.70725/361...

#EdTech #K12 #Education #AcademicSky

Understanding AI: Offloading or Outsourcing Thinking? - kirschner-ED There’s a crucial difference between using AI to support thinking and using it to substitute for thinking. Offloading supports cognition. Outsourcing replaces it.

Offloading? No Outsourcing!
There’s a crucial difference between using AI to support thinking and using it as a substitute for thinking. Offloading supports cognition. Outsourcing replaces it. #EduSky
www.kirschnered.nl/2026/01/13/u...

Balancing Act: Optimal Class Size and Course Design in Online Higher Education In this paper, the authors examine the complex relationship between class size and the design of online courses in higher education. Drawing on recent research, industry reports, and U.S. government r...

New publication out with Barbara Lockee. Yes, the publication year is 2024, but this one just came out today. doi.org/10.1108/QRDE... #onlinelearning

Maybe #AERA will add a virtual component again someday for those who can’t afford expensive lodging, food, and airline costs.

A globe placed on various currencies including US dollars and Euro bills.

U.K. Fund to Attract International Researchers Gets $40M

Britain’s @royalsociety.org has announced government-backed fellowships as countries race to sign up scientific talent fleeing the U.S.

Read the latest from @timeshighered.bsky.social ➡️ #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4kAOoQU

Yeah, but if an American male lives to 78, his life expectancy is 8.95 years (www.ssa.gov/oact/STATS/t...)

Here's the direct link to the chapter: read.aupress.ca/read/25-year...

The last sentence in Chapter 23: 2016 The Return of Artificial Intelligence in @edtechie.bsky.social's "25 Years of Ed Tech" book (www.aupress.ca/books/120290...): "Perhaps the greatest contribution of AI will be to make us realize how important people truly are in the education system."

New article out: Building a policy research agenda in educational technology: Current disconnects and future recommendations. Full-text here: ink: rdcu.be/eklxW

I recently heard a university administrator say, "In 3 or 4 years when we can start getting federal grants again..." This statement assumes too much. Even with renewed funding, the infrastructure won't magically reappear for a quick return to pre-2025 operations. Someone needs a reality check.

Is there a list?

I do!

Want to see an example of a high-level AI policy for a university system? Recently released by the University System of Georgia. See p. 172 of this long PDF agenda of their recent Board of Regents meeting: www.usg.edu/regents/asse... #AI #GenAI #artificialintelligence #AIED

Anthropic Education Report: How University Students Use Claude AI systems are no longer just specialized research tools: they’re everyday academic companions. As AIs integrate more deeply into educational environments, we need to consider important questions abou...

April 8, 2025 Anthropic Education Report: "How University Students Use Claude" www.anthropic.com/news/anthrop... #AIED #Claude #AI #GenAI #highereducation

New publication with Michael K. Barbour (he's lead author): History Repeats, We Forget: Short Memories When It Comes to K-12 Distance Learning www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15...

Preparing instructional objectives / [by] Robert F. Mager Preparing instructional objectives / [by] Robert F. Mager

And that reading reminded me that Mager's awesome book on preparing instructional objectives is online and free: babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=md...

Why Understanding Isn’t a Learning Goal “Understanding” sounds like a goal, but it isn’t until it’s defined. Here's why clarity, not guesswork, leads to fairer, more effective learning for every student.

I tell my students all of these things, but sometimes it's nice to have a current reading to give them: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/how-... #education #instructionaldesign

Why Online Learning Teams Should Read “Co-Intelligence” Applying Ethan Mollick’s four principles to our work designing, developing, teaching and marketing online programs.

www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blog...

Federal Layoffs Cut 50 Percent of Department of Education Staff ED laid off nearly half of its employees this week. Sources say the cuts have dismantled the Office of Educational Technology, which produced the National Education Technology Plan, among other resour...

U.S. Department of Ed Office of Educational Technology eliminated, or at least has zero staff. I’ve referenced their work a lot, including many versions of the NETP. I was able to meet and interact with some of the staff too — hard working, intelligent professionals. www.govtech.com/education/k-...

Also, I love these tools and use them often, but for organizing even simple text processing sometimes is goofed by these tools. Example: processing a list with 25 rows and asking questions, but only summarizes 23 and iterations just never get really better. Definitely need human in the loop!

No solution, but I have experienced the same. In fact, with ChatGPT and Claude, I see it choke on files and requests claiming that files are too big, or a chat is too long, when it's within their upload limits and the chat is pretty short. It's irritating on a paid account !

Microsoft hangs up on Skype: Service to shut down May 5, 2025 | TechCrunch Microsoft is retiring Skype from active duty 14 years after acquiring it, with users given nine weeks to decide their next move.

techcrunch.com/2025/02/28/m...

Trump Admin. Suddenly Cancels Dozens of Education Department Contracts The Trump administration abruptly terminated dozens of contracts financed by the research arm of the U.S. Department of Education.

IES was established by the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002. The functions of IES are specified by this law, which was signed by George W. Bush. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Obviously, the winner was peer reviewed by "experts". 🙄

NCAA transfer portal - Wikipedia

For my friends and connections who don’t follow American college football, this is what I’m talking about: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA_tr...

There should be a transfer portal for higher ed faculty. #ProfLife #faculty #highered

This School Will Have Artificial Intelligence Teach Kids (With Some Human Help) Teachers will take on the role of guides and mentors rather than content experts.

Wow www.edweek.org/technology/t...

Just out and looks like a good one from Michael Barbour and Mary Azukas "Rethinking Teacher Education: The Impact of a K-12 Online Learning Curriculum on In-Service Teachers" www.ijede.ca/index.php/jd... #k12onlinelearning #teacherpreparation #education #onlinelearning #virtuallearning

Home Page – CSforALL CSforALL’s mission is to make high-quality computer science an integral part of the educational experience of all K-12 students and teachers and to support student pathways to college and career succe...

CSforALL is ceasing operations; victim of AI. www.csforall.org #CSEd #STEMEd

I am helping give a restart to a multi disciplinary/multi genre journal called Intersections. It would be great if my Bluesky fam could send along more submissions. A few items here. More articles slated for the next issue and after that, your work. 🤩https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/intersections/