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AI Isn’t the End of Academic Integrity—It’s an Invitation to Redefine It
Across the education landscape, conversations about academic integrity and artificial intelligence are everywhere. Some view AI as the greatest integrity challenge of our time—an existential threat to the way we learn. But history tells us otherwise. Like the calculator, the internet, and mobile devices before it, AI…
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Mind Over Models: Human Resilience with Artificial Intelligence
At 17,000 feet above sea level, the air contains only half the oxygen you’re breathing right now. For most of us, every step would feel like trudging through mud. But Sherpas move through this thin air as if they’re strolling through a neighborhood park. For over 25,000 years, they’ve survived in conditions that would…
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Assessing with Intention: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at IgniteAI Item Authoring Assistance
If you’ve ever had to write your own test questions, you know how tricky it can be. Figuring out how to hit the right standard, making sure the question is clear (but not too obvious), and writing wrong answers that are actually believable… it’s way more complicated than it looks. Now imagine you could do it with a…
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5 Questions Every Teacher Should Ask Before Using GenAI
Just because you can use something doesn’t mean you should. According to Gallup, 60% of teachers reported using AI tools in the 2024-2025 school year. But as AI continues to dominate conversations in education, more teachers will explore how it can help them and their students. Before we go any further, let’s distinguish…
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AI Pedagogy: Designing Learning with Intelligent Systems in Mind
Educators are navigating a shift in how students learn, create, and demonstrate knowledge. Artificial Intelligence is evolving from science fiction villain to everyday collaborator, challenging traditional assumptions about originality, assessment, and the nature of thinking. Rather than holding on to past narratives where…
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Indecision Is a Decision: Now is the Time to Define Your AI Position
For institutions considering faculty and student engagement with AI, each day without clear guidance means decisions are being made in individual classrooms without institutional support. Some faculty are experimenting with ChatGPT to draft assignment prompts. Students may be using Claude for research. IT teams are…
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Mind Over Models: The Case for Curiosity
Motivated by curiosity, both young monkeys and children are drawn to objects they haven’t encountered before. The drive to explore unfamiliar things is one of many motivations unrelated to satisfying any immediate physical need.* Many of the articles about AI in education seem to paint a similar picture: students using it…
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Mass Experiential Learning: Engagement & social learning in an age of AI
Education is evolving—and fast. As we grapple with the complexities of a changing world, it's clear that traditional models of learning alone aren't enough. That’s why I’m so excited to share this first installment of a whitepaper on Mass Experiential Learning, co-created with our partners at How to Change the World. It…
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How AI might become the future of hurricane flood forecasting
In this eye-opening feature, FIU’s coastal engineering expert, Dr. Navid Tahvildari, explains how artificial intelligence is reshaping the future of flood forecasting. From Google’s AI beating traditional models in landfall predictions to new AI-driven tools capable of delivering high-resolution flood forecasts in seconds,…
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AI use in K12 - A List of Posts
I teach in the K12 space, so my blog posts are stored there. Below are links to various AI posts I have created. Most are focused on this new fangled vibe coding feature, although some actually predate this term :O) I hope they strike a chord with others and encourage you to think more about using AI for creative means in…
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🚀 AI Teaching Agents: When can instructors expect to transform Your Canvas Course into an Intelligen
Working with ClaudeAI I collaborated 10-Agent AI system that integrates directly with Canvas to handle everything from student monitoring to parent communication. What follows is the output.... The Challenge That Started It All As a high school US Government teacher running intensive summer school (83 assignments over 6…
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Teaching with AI: Your Input Matters
As you may have noticed recently, Instructure has partnered with UNESCO through their Global Education Coalition. We are honored to join this esteemed collection of 200+ partners representing over 110+ countries, all focused on positively impacting global education at a time of rapid change. To learn more about this…
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Results of a Comparison of the Effectiveness of AI vs Human Generated Rubrics
A comparison of AI-generated rubrics to those created by humans, specifically focusing on Coverage, Fairness, Quality, and Usefulness, found that AI performed well in producing practical and impartial rubrics. However, the results also indicate that instructor oversight is necessary. While AI can effectively create a fair…
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Participation Opportunity: Comparison of the Quality of AI vs Human Generated Rubrics
Summary The Advance Development team is looking for educators interested in judging the effectiveness of an instructional tool. This research seeks to gather experimental evidence for generative AI’s ability to produce “intelligent” rubrics and determine their potential to be similar in quality to human-generated rubrics.…
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Instructure’s Generative AI Innovations Aligned with US Department of Education, UNESCO & Other Glob
Last year, the Academic Strategy team here at Instructure established the “Impactful Eight,” the eight themes currently impacting education on a global scale. Our team often speaks to the challenges and opportunities of integrating AI tools into education and the impact AI Literacy will have on learners around the globe.…