Our Response to AI Cannot be Adversarial

Despite the most dire stories about AI’s influence on education, learning is not dead, but it has changed, and not necessarily for the better.

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November 2025

Selling Generative AI

Generative AI may be one of the most transformative technologies we’ve seen arise in our lifetime, but its integration into our lives and cultural…

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October 2025

Can We Justify College ?

AI is starting to impact hiring for young men and women with recent college degrees and I fear that this will lead to a sense of hopelessness and…

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An Open Letter to Perplexity AI:

Absolutely Don't Do This

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The Dangers of using AI to Grade

Nobody Learns, Nobody Gains

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September 2025

The Hallucinating Machines We Can't Live Without

An Algorithm Brought You To This Anti-Algorithm Essay

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

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

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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…

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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…

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The AI Wolf That Education Must Face

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

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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.

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AI Awareness Starts with Time

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

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