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Legislative Struggles in Regulating AI Use by Children

The Trump administration has just released the National AI Legislative Framework. As I understand what a legislative framework means, the goal is to establish goals for legislators to guide related laws on identified topics in constrast say to temporary executive … Continue reading

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Vibe Coding an OPML File

I spent thousands of hours coding from the 1980s through maybe 2010. My original interest in technology was in exploring potential benefits and this first required I write learning games for the Apple II and eventually required that I operate … Continue reading

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Trends in EdTech Equity Issues

My wife and I had a textbook that ran for six editions and maybe 15-18 years beginning in 1995. While this book was purchased by a variety of folks, we prioritized the “Technology for teachers” course, which most future teachers … Continue reading

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Sometimes an inequity is not a stereotype: When does an AI safety measure defy reality?

I have been working on a post comparing the challenge of learning loss during COVID to the situation students of color now face in Minnesota. Some of the circumstances our grandkids have experienced are horrific. A sixth-grade grandson reported his … Continue reading

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The Active and Passive Paradox of Social Media

Most of what I write focuses on the impact of technology, with an emphasis on how it might be useful to educators and learners. While a blogger since 2002, I have recently begun searching the literature for research focused on … Continue reading

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Writing to Learn Activities Understood as a Process Trail: No AI

The concept of a process trail is likely novel to most. I first encountered the idea in the context of qualitative research. Qualitative research is a systematic inquiry that aims to understand social or human phenomena in depth, focusing on … Continue reading

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