Publication Announcement: Building AI Literacy: Critical Approaches and Pedagogical Applications

Volume 48, Issue 2: Generative AI’s Impact on Education: Writing, Collaboration, & Critical Assessment

Sep 14 • 

Marc Watkins

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Age Verification is Coming for Chatbots

I’m now more convinced than at any previous point that governments will start regulating generative AI via limiting access to tools like ChatGPT based…

Sep 7 • 

Marc Watkins

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August 2025

Higher Education Needs Frameworks for How Faculty Use AI

The anticipation surrounding GPT-5 created a dizzying buzz among tech enthusiasts who were obsessed with the idea that true artificial intelligence…

Aug 22 • 

Marc Watkins

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The AI Wolf That Education Must Face

GPT-5 is now here and freely available to all.

Aug 10 • 

Marc Watkins

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July 2025

Some Things Need to Be Grown, Not Graded, and Definitely Not Automated

The very real frustration teachers have over rampant AI usage in classrooms is growing.

Jul 29 • 

Marc Watkins

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AI Awareness Starts with Time

Time is one of the luxuries every teacher searches for within their classrooms.

Jul 18 • 

Marc Watkins

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June 2025

Who Owns the AI Dividend?

There is a growing divide among those who use AI and those who do not.

Jun 29 • 

Marc Watkins

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Adapting To AI Is Not Adopting AI

I hope you spend this summer seeking rest and renewal and that carries you through the fall and spring.

Jun 22 • 

Marc Watkins

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Your Campus Already Has AI—And That's the Problem

If you teach on a college campus, you likely have access to a slew of generative AI tools or features that have been quietly embedded in applications…

Jun 8 • 

Marc Watkins

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May 2025

Two Days in the Generative Wild West

For the fourth time, I helped host a university-wide institute for faculty to explore how generative AI impacts their teaching and their student…

May 30 • 

Marc Watkins

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The Stories (and Students) Forgotten in the AI Panic

I'm preparing to host our fourth faculty institute on generative AI tomorrow at UM with 90+ colleagues attending. I've been thinking about how harmful…

May 18 • 

Marc Watkins

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When "Vibe Checks" Fail

LLMs are already capable of superhuman persuasion. The real danger isn’t one bad update—it’s the industry-wide pattern of prioritizing scale over…

May 4 • 

Marc Watkins

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