What is the best way to reflect upon the past year and plan for the new year? Those are questions that I tackle this time of year. I have used a variety of approaches to this in the past -- long lists, focusing on key words, etc. This year I am making a series of …
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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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Thoughts on Understanding Genesis
This morning I completed reading my 26th book of the year. Understanding Genesis, by Dr. Jason Lisle of the Institute for Creation Research, sat on my desk for several years before I picked it up once more and read through it over the past several weeks. I am glad I did because this was extremely …
New Learning from the Durham Museum
As shared in my previous post, continuing to learn is important to me, and I am seeking to build this culture of finding joy in the discovery of new learning by sharing this with others. To that end, here are some thoughts about recent new learning of mine. Last week I visited the Durham Museum …