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Forget money and power, focus on growth, caring, and health

Forget money and power, focus on growth, caring, and health

I don't know about you, but I tend to cringe when I hear the term "influencer." It highlights a person's power over others. Pursuing such power seems hollow, to me. And now there's a pre-registered, open science, peer-reviewed meta-analysis to support my

What ethical principles should guide the use of AI in Education?

What ethical principles should guide the use of AI in Education?

I have dear friends and colleagues who are very excited about what artificial intelligence (AI) can offer education. There's a lot of chatter about tools like ChatGPT and Khanmigo. The potential is clear: imagine personalized, patient, on-demand tutoring for every student in the world. That's just

How can educators become anti-racist?

How can educators become anti-racist?

Lots of people say they aren't racist. But it's something very different to be anti-racist. And it can be particularly difficult for people to be anti-racist in today's society. In this wonderful article, Vargas and Saetermoe (2023) have described the journeys educators have to

Engagement: I know it when I see it. I think.

Engagement: I know it when I see it. I think.

Engagement is one of those funny education phenomena. Most educators can tell when a student is or is not engaged, and think engagement is a predictor of student success, but coming up with a clear definition has been tricky (see here, here). Fredricks' "ABC" model of engagement

How can we help students integrate information from multiple sources?

How can we help students integrate information from multiple sources?

I miss the encyclopedia. For people "of a certain age" like me, there was a time when most school assignments only required that I find an entry in the encyclopedia, read it, and then write a summary of it. Maybe I'd be asked to add a

Don't share misinformation! No really, don't share misinformation!

Don't share misinformation! No really, don't share misinformation!

Social media algorithms are really good at figuring out what people like. Instagram shows me the same "surprise, it's someone from your past that is going to make you cry" videos over and over: My susceptibility to tearjerker videos seems harmless, but what if I was

A distressed-looking toddler is in a harness and leash, held by his father, in front of a "baby translator" booth.

How AI hype can be dehumanizing, and demeans us both.

I've really liked what Emily Bender has written about AI. She and her co-authors coined the term "stochastic parrots" to describe how large language models aren't "thinking" but rather are a simply a statistical system that stitches together the most likely string

A new way to think about how teachers can promote students' self-regulated learning.

A new way to think about how teachers can promote students' self-regulated learning.

Self-regulated learning (SRL) knowledge, skills, and dispositions are strong predictors of student success (see note below), above and beyond other individual difference factors. Charlotte Dignath has done great work to document both the direct and indirect ways teachers can instruct SRL. Yet, finding time to teach students how to self-regulate

Should students have their video on or off when learning online?

Should students have their video on or off when learning online?

I suspect many of us who had to suddenly switch to emergency remote instruction at the outset of COVID are not eager to reflect on those days. But, one of the many residual effects of COVID is that educators and students are more often using online learning options, so we&

How do we create spaces where people feel good about engaging with one another?

How do we create spaces where people feel good about engaging with one another?

This newsletter is about learning, teaching, and sharing in the digital world. So, it might seem surprising to see two posts in a row on civic engagement. But, I believe the modern, digital world has many tools to bring us together, and just as many tools to push us apart.

How do we help people engage civically with each other and the world?

How do we help people engage civically with each other and the world?

Political and other types of polarization seem to have reached all-time highs, particularly in the United States. However, there is some evidence that people overestimate political polarization and that, instead, it is emotional polarization that is making civic discourse more coarse and problematic. This suggests that part of the path

I've Ghosted Substack

Hello Friends! After doing a lot of musing, I've decided to move Bemusings over to Ghost. This is my first post here on Ghost, so I'm going to keep it short. First, many, many, thanks for all the positive feedback you've shared about Bemusings.

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