Lutheran churches have taken on a variety of names through the years. I grew up at Trinity Lutheran Church in Roselle, IL, a congregation established in 1910. This name evokes the Godly mystery of the one God in three persons that we worship. Many congregations adopted names of key Biblical figures, such as St. John's, …
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Essential Minor Prophets
This post returns to the "faith" element of faithedtech.org. It stems from my recent reading of the minor prophets as I completed the entire Bible for the second time this year. For some reason (well...the Holy Spirit!) I was struck by the modern relevance of some of those prophetic writings from the Old Testament. The …
AI as an Adaptive Challenge
I was in Phoenix last week, leading several sessions with Lutheran educators. While I was there, I also heard a keynote address from Dr. Vanessa Seifert. In this presentation, she shared something that resonated with me -- the distinction between technical challenges and adaptive challenges. Technical challenges are problems we face where there is a …
Essential AI Questions For Prospective College Students
My high school seniors have been on my mind a lot recently. As they prepare to select colleges and graduate from our school, I am wondering what life and work will be like five years from now when many of them graduate from universities. I expect the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) to be immense …
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Resources from AI Sessions — Fall 2024
It has been a busy first semester for me. In addition to my normal duties at Lutheran High School, I have had the opportunity to share about AI and education at several conferences. One of my challenges is that I tend to obsess about who my audience will be and how I can best help/serve …
Educators and De-Mystifying AI
I am thankful to have had the opportunity to engage with Lutheran educators in many areas of the country this summer and fall on the topic of artificial intelligence (AI). When I led a session in Illinois last month, I was struck by a comment after the session from one of the participants: "I was …
What I am Reading this Summer
With the intensity of the school year, it is difficult to keep up with all the reading I want to do. Fortunately, the summer months bring a respite to that intensity and allow me to ramp up my reading and new learning. I thought I would share some of the titles I am reading this …
What I Have Learned About AI and Education (Part Two)
Last week I shared some of the things that I have been learning about AI and education in my research and practical applications with students. I did not want the post to be too long and overwhelming, so I split the list into two segments. Therefore, it is time to publish Part Two: Transparency Vicki …
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What I Have Learned about AI and Education (Part One)
Those readers who know me realize that I have been on a journey the past 18 months to learn more about artificial intelligence (AI) and to discover what the connection is, and will be in the future, to education and learning. I am thankful to have had the opportunity to experiment with AI in the …
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Curated AI Resources for Education
Yesterday I had the opportunity to lead a session with administrators in our Rocky Mountain District of Lutheran schools on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education. A good portion of the session was time for participants to experiment with AI tools and services and then to share their learning with their peers. A few had already …
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