Discussion of technology trends and tools, especially as they relate to faith and education.
New Menu Link: What I Am Reading
Last month I led a session on artificial intelligence (AI) for administrators in our Rocky Mountain District. One request from that session was to share what I read about AI. I was also asked to share a few thoughts about what I read. To that end, I have created a new page and menu link…
Is This the Future of Browsing?
1993 was an important year in the history of the Internet. Before this year, the Internet was entirely text-based. I accessed the Internet through a dial-up modem through my phone line. There was already a lot of great content to discover. However, the process was not exciting. The interface was not graphical at all. Enter…
Who is Your School’s AI Leader?
Who is your school’s AI leader? I work with administrators and schools to navigate the changing education environment due to artificial intelligence (AI). Through this process, it is clear that many administrators and teachers feel overwhelmed. Some are even fearful. These emotions are powerful and real. This situation prompts a specific suggestion for schools. To…
AI and Administrative Support
This week I had the opportunity to work with administrators from my region. I was asked to provide opportunities and support for school leaders in leveraging artificial intelligence for their administrative tasks. I utilized AI to create list of tasks AI can support, and then curated the list. I also added strategies that I have…
Navigating AI: Sessions at LEA and RMD
I want to share with you about a session I will facilitate at both the Lutheran Education Association (LEA) Convocation in St. Louis (October 2-4) and the Rocky Mountain District Professional Church Workers Conference, in Breckenridge, CO (October 8-10). As you can see from the generated image, the stated goal of the session is to…
Embracing AI in Education: A Teacher’s Journey for 2025-2026
It is time for me to ramp up for the 2025-2026 school year. I have invested a great deal of time this summer learning about artificial intelligence (AI) and analyzing its place in education. Through this process, there is one activity to which I have committed for the coming year as much as possible, and…
“This is What I See” and AI
When I taught Theology classes for high school freshman, one of the things I learned quickly is to use the personal pronoun “I” during class discussions. If I were to say “we believe” about something, inevitably this would be challenged by students. “I don’t know if I believe this,” they might exclaim. And they were…
I Ask AI About Anything
Over the past month, I have come to rely on artificial intelligence (AI) for most of my queries and work, forgoing traditional search. As a result, I am getting better and quicker results for most of my needs (the service I am using most right now is the subscription version of ChatGPT). In particular, I…
AI in the Workplace
As an educator, especially as one who works with high school juniors and seniors, I have carefully watched the trends of how artificial intelligence (AI) is being used in business and industry. My seniors, if they follow a traditional path, are less than five years away from entering the permanent workforce. Clearly, there have been…
AI Reading — January 2025
Here are some articles and other resources that I am reading about artificial intelligence (AI) and education this month. I provide some commentary, but some of the themes I will be expanding upon in future posts: What are you reading and learning about AI? I would love to hear your thoughts and have you share…
Suno AI Song Creation Activity and Leadership
If you are a regular reader of my posts, you know that I am attempting to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) tools and services for both personal learning and growth and to benefit my students’ learning. Consequently, I was intrigued when I first discovered Suno, a service the creates songs in a variety of different genres…
2025: A Year of Growth and Intention
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Updates to FaithEdTech
Over the past few years, the blog and website has been neglected. I have many ideas of things to share with others, but it has been difficult to harness the discipline (see this post on this word) to do so, especially since the onset of COVID disrupted many personal and professional patterns. It is time…
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