#pedagogy — Public Fediverse posts

Poll: Please boot for reach

Premised on the notion of evidence based policy and practice, if we accept that substantive critical reviews have found that research demonstrates EdTech to be of very limited benefit in secondary education (and often somewhat detrimental), do educators and departments of education have a duty to structure curricula and approved materials to exclude use of EdTech outside of explicitly CompSci oriented subject matter?

#technology #pedagogy #teachingAndLearning #lifeSkills

Poll: Please boot for reach

Premised on the notion of evidence based policy and practice, if we accept that substantive critical reviews have found that research demonstrates EdTech to be of very limited benefit in secondary education (and often somewhat detrimental), do educators and departments of education have a duty to structure curricula and approved materials to exclude use of EdTech outside of explicitly CompSci oriented subject matter?

#technology #pedagogy #teachingAndLearning #lifeSkills

I don't know that I subscribe to the idea that handwritten notes are somehow more cognitively substantive than typing but it's nice to see someone articulating the idea with some conviction

'when writing by hand, one is continually solving a series of small problems having to do with the spacing of words...through coordinated movements not just of the fingers but of the whole arm. All of that has to be integrated in real time with whatever is happening on a more abstract level in the brain’s processing of ideas and imagery'

#writing #pedagogy #criticalTheory

https://nealstephenson.substack.com/p/writing-by-hand-is-good-for-your

I don't know that I subscribe to the idea that handwritten notes are somehow more cognitively substantive than typing but it's nice to see someone articulating the idea with some conviction

'when writing by hand, one is continually solving a series of small problems having to do with the spacing of words...through coordinated movements not just of the fingers but of the whole arm. All of that has to be integrated in real time with whatever is happening on a more abstract level in the brain’s processing of ideas and imagery'

#writing #pedagogy #criticalTheory

https://nealstephenson.substack.com/p/writing-by-hand-is-good-for-your

Notre Dame News: Researcher shows how AI can personalize learning for homeschooling families. “The tool’s workflow enabled participants to brainstorm, create and refine stories for their children’s ethics education and to craft curriculums that incorporated family heritage and cultural norms alongside age-appropriate educational standards.”

Notre Dame News: Researcher shows how AI can personalize learning for homeschooling families. “The tool’s workflow enabled participants to brainstorm, create and refine stories for their children’s ethics education and to craft curriculums that incorporated family heritage and cultural norms alongside age-appropriate educational standards.”

How the widely-promoted "vocabulary gap" ideology came to dominate English education
#language #edchat #pedagogy
#linguistics #race #class #ngram

How the widely-promoted "vocabulary gap" ideology came to dominate English education
#language #edchat #pedagogy
#linguistics #race #class #ngram

How the "word gap" ideology conquered English education
#language #edchat #pedagogy
#linguistics #race #class #ngram

How the "word gap" ideology conquered English education
#language #edchat #pedagogy
#linguistics #race #class #ngram

How the "word gap" ideology conquered English education
#language #edchat #pedagogy
#linguistics #race #class #ngram

How the "word gap" ideology conquered English education
#language #edchat #pedagogy
#linguistics #race #class #ngram

How the "word gap" ideology conquered English education
#language #edchat #pedagogy
#linguistics #race #class #ngram

Generative artificial intelligence can serve as a collaborative tool to enhance students' understanding of the writing process, rather than acting as a fully automated replacement for original thought.
#ComputerScience #ArtificialIntelligence #EducationalPsychology #Pedagogy #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/ai07122601.html

Generative artificial intelligence can serve as a collaborative tool to enhance students' understanding of the writing process, rather than acting as a fully automated replacement for original thought.
#ComputerScience #ArtificialIntelligence #EducationalPsychology #Pedagogy #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/ai07122601.html

Generative artificial intelligence can serve as a collaborative tool to enhance students' understanding of the writing process, rather than acting as a fully automated replacement for original thought.
#ComputerScience #ArtificialIntelligence #EducationalPsychology #Pedagogy #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/ai07122601.html

Generative artificial intelligence can serve as a collaborative tool to enhance students' understanding of the writing process, rather than acting as a fully automated replacement for original thought.
#ComputerScience #ArtificialIntelligence #EducationalPsychology #Pedagogy #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/ai07122601.html

Generative artificial intelligence can serve as a collaborative tool to enhance students' understanding of the writing process, rather than acting as a fully automated replacement for original thought.
#ComputerScience #ArtificialIntelligence #EducationalPsychology #Pedagogy #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/ai07122601.html

'New York City principals have been ordered to pause purchases of any new education technology software as the nation’s largest school system continues to wrestle with an AI policy amid a growing backlash'

#edTech #technology #pedagogy #ai #genAI

https://gothamist.com/news/all-education-tech-purchases-on-pause-as-nyc-schools-wrestle-with-ai

'New York City principals have been ordered to pause purchases of any new education technology software as the nation’s largest school system continues to wrestle with an AI policy amid a growing backlash'

#edTech #technology #pedagogy #ai #genAI

https://gothamist.com/news/all-education-tech-purchases-on-pause-as-nyc-schools-wrestle-with-ai

Gothamist: Education tech purchases on pause as NYC schools wrestle with AI. “New York City principals have been ordered to pause purchases of any new education technology software as the nation’s largest school system continues to wrestle with an AI policy amid a growing backlash.”

Gothamist: Education tech purchases on pause as NYC schools wrestle with AI. “New York City principals have been ordered to pause purchases of any new education technology software as the nation’s largest school system continues to wrestle with an AI policy amid a growing backlash.”

Gothamist: Education tech purchases on pause as NYC schools wrestle with AI. “New York City principals have been ordered to pause purchases of any new education technology software as the nation’s largest school system continues to wrestle with an AI policy amid a growing backlash.”

Gothamist: Education tech purchases on pause as NYC schools wrestle with AI. “New York City principals have been ordered to pause purchases of any new education technology software as the nation’s largest school system continues to wrestle with an AI policy amid a growing backlash.”

Gothamist: Education tech purchases on pause as NYC schools wrestle with AI. “New York City principals have been ordered to pause purchases of any new education technology software as the nation’s largest school system continues to wrestle with an AI policy amid a growing backlash.”

The Conversation: Digital poverty is holding university students back. “When a student can’t submit their essay because the household’s only device is being used by three siblings for school, or because their mobile data ran out mid-lecture, they are experiencing digital poverty. Digital poverty describes a cluster of overlapping disadvantages: lack of access to devices, unreliable or […]

The Conversation: Digital poverty is holding university students back. “When a student can’t submit their essay because the household’s only device is being used by three siblings for school, or because their mobile data ran out mid-lecture, they are experiencing digital poverty. Digital poverty describes a cluster of overlapping disadvantages: lack of access to devices, unreliable or […]

The Conversation: Digital poverty is holding university students back. “When a student can’t submit their essay because the household’s only device is being used by three siblings for school, or because their mobile data ran out mid-lecture, they are experiencing digital poverty. Digital poverty describes a cluster of overlapping disadvantages: lack of access to devices, unreliable or […]

The Conversation: Digital poverty is holding university students back. “When a student can’t submit their essay because the household’s only device is being used by three siblings for school, or because their mobile data ran out mid-lecture, they are experiencing digital poverty. Digital poverty describes a cluster of overlapping disadvantages: lack of access to devices, unreliable or […]

The Conversation: Digital poverty is holding university students back. “When a student can’t submit their essay because the household’s only device is being used by three siblings for school, or because their mobile data ran out mid-lecture, they are experiencing digital poverty. Digital poverty describes a cluster of overlapping disadvantages: lack of access to devices, unreliable or […]

SLUGGER Fiction is interested in publishing a non-fiction book that includes essays from punk educators.

"Our broad definition of a punk educator is (1) someone who identifies as a punk either through previous or current membership in a punk band, involved in the punk scene such as putting on DIY shows, avid show attendee, or simply a punk fan who has an affinity for its ideals, and (2) previous or current experience with teaching in K-12 education, college/university, academia, or otherwise interfaces with students in some other educational context such as an after school or community program.

This project is inspired by the vinyl record Critical Pedagogy: A Compilation of Teachers in Punk Bands (Six Weeks Records, 2000). The liner notes include short essays by band members featured on the album about how punk influences their role as educators.

We’re casting a wide net, please reach out via email if you are interested in learning more. Don’t hesitate to pitch a wild idea for an essay."

[email protected]
https://sluggerfiction.com/

#sluggerfiction #education #pedagogy #punk #punkrock

SLUGGER Fiction is interested in publishing a non-fiction book that includes essays from punk educators.

"Our broad definition of a punk educator is (1) someone who identifies as a punk either through previous or current membership in a punk band, involved in the punk scene such as putting on DIY shows, avid show attendee, or simply a punk fan who has an affinity for its ideals, and (2) previous or current experience with teaching in K-12 education, college/university, academia, or otherwise interfaces with students in some other educational context such as an after school or community program.

This project is inspired by the vinyl record Critical Pedagogy: A Compilation of Teachers in Punk Bands (Six Weeks Records, 2000). The liner notes include short essays by band members featured on the album about how punk influences their role as educators.

We’re casting a wide net, please reach out via email if you are interested in learning more. Don’t hesitate to pitch a wild idea for an essay."

[email protected]
https://sluggerfiction.com/

#sluggerfiction #education #pedagogy #punk #punkrock

https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Peeragogy_Handbook

#learning #pedagogy

Peeragogy is a word for a techniques that self-motivated learners can use to connect with each other and develop stronger communities and collaborations. This book picks up where the Wikipedia Peer Learning and Peer Production articles leave off.

https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Peeragogy_Handbook

#learning #pedagogy

Peeragogy is a word for a techniques that self-motivated learners can use to connect with each other and develop stronger communities and collaborations. This book picks up where the Wikipedia Peer Learning and Peer Production articles leave off.

New #blog post: How to Improve at Anything
A recent exchange between famous martial artists #Jesse Enkamp and #Bas Rutten reminded me of my tenure meeting as a high school English teacher, and reinforced a core belief about #pedagogy, #learning, and #writing.

https://aarubin.wordpress.com/2026/06/25/how-to-improve-at-anything/

New #blog post: How to Improve at Anything
A recent exchange between famous martial artists #Jesse Enkamp and #Bas Rutten reminded me of my tenure meeting as a high school English teacher, and reinforced a core belief about #pedagogy, #learning, and #writing.

https://aarubin.wordpress.com/2026/06/25/how-to-improve-at-anything/

Unis are going back to in-person exams. But some students are finding new ways to cheat https://theconversation.com/unis-are-going-back-to-in-person-exams-but-some-students-are-finding-new-ways-to-cheat-285801 #education #pedagogy #AI #science #STEM

Unis are going back to in-person exams. But some students are finding new ways to cheat https://theconversation.com/unis-are-going-back-to-in-person-exams-but-some-students-are-finding-new-ways-to-cheat-285801 #education #pedagogy #AI #science #STEM

Local News Matters: Cal State faculty push to prevent AI tools from replacing them as schools experiment. “THE NATION’S LARGEST public four-year university may soon be barred from replacing faculty with generative AI as a bill backed by a union of professors comes nearer to reaching the governor’s desk.”

Local News Matters: Cal State faculty push to prevent AI tools from replacing them as schools experiment. “THE NATION’S LARGEST public four-year university may soon be barred from replacing faculty with generative AI as a bill backed by a union of professors comes nearer to reaching the governor’s desk.”

Harvard Graduate School of Education: Black Teacher Archive Launches Revamped Website. “The Black Teacher Archive (BTA) announced the launch of a new website featuring a number of new ways to share and highlight its growing collection in the classroom and beyond.”

Harvard Graduate School of Education: Black Teacher Archive Launches Revamped Website. “The Black Teacher Archive (BTA) announced the launch of a new website featuring a number of new ways to share and highlight its growing collection in the classroom and beyond.”

Harvard Graduate School of Education: Black Teacher Archive Launches Revamped Website. “The Black Teacher Archive (BTA) announced the launch of a new website featuring a number of new ways to share and highlight its growing collection in the classroom and beyond.”

Harvard Graduate School of Education: Black Teacher Archive Launches Revamped Website. “The Black Teacher Archive (BTA) announced the launch of a new website featuring a number of new ways to share and highlight its growing collection in the classroom and beyond.”

Harvard Graduate School of Education: Black Teacher Archive Launches Revamped Website. “The Black Teacher Archive (BTA) announced the launch of a new website featuring a number of new ways to share and highlight its growing collection in the classroom and beyond.”

AI in higher education is going to get worse before it gets better

This internal blog post at Manchester is largely about our new AI in Teaching and Learning policy but I wanted to share this section which is more broadly true:

AI in assessment is a classic example of a wicked problem. There are only better or worse options, involving trade offs. If we imagine that a classification system is going to resolve the problem so that we can return to the status quo ex ante, we are failing to look at the sheer scale of the technological challenges which are still emerging. From coding agents through to the rapid growth of wearable computing, from AI companions through to AI labs ‘enshittifying’ their models, the emerging challenges are even more consequential than the ones we’ve faced since the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in November 2022. If we can’t solve these problems, we can at least make sure we are moving in the right direction. Initiating a deeper conversation about what AI means for teaching and learning is a necessary condition for that forward movement. Nearly two years ago The Russell Group principles called for “Engagement and dialogue between academic staff and students” in order to “establish a shared understanding of the appropriate use of generative AI tools”. It was essential that “this dialogue is regular and ongoing will be vital given the pace at which generative AI is evolving”.

https://blogs.manchester.ac.uk/itl/2026/06/19/building-a-working-consensus-on-ai-in-teaching-and-learning/

AI in higher education is going to get worse before it gets better

This internal blog post at Manchester is largely about our new AI in Teaching and Learning policy but I wanted to share this section which is more broadly true:

AI in assessment is a classic example of a wicked problem. There are only better or worse options, involving trade offs. If we imagine that a classification system is going to resolve the problem so that we can return to the status quo ex ante, we are failing to look at the sheer scale of the technological challenges which are still emerging. From coding agents through to the rapid growth of wearable computing, from AI companions through to AI labs ‘enshittifying’ their models, the emerging challenges are even more consequential than the ones we’ve faced since the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in November 2022. If we can’t solve these problems, we can at least make sure we are moving in the right direction. Initiating a deeper conversation about what AI means for teaching and learning is a necessary condition for that forward movement. Nearly two years ago The Russell Group principles called for “Engagement and dialogue between academic staff and students” in order to “establish a shared understanding of the appropriate use of generative AI tools”. It was essential that “this dialogue is regular and ongoing will be vital given the pace at which generative AI is evolving”.

https://blogs.manchester.ac.uk/itl/2026/06/19/building-a-working-consensus-on-ai-in-teaching-and-learning/

Which active learning methods work best in physics?

By comparing 31 university courses across 28 US institutions, researchers found that collaborative problem solving and hands-on activities were linked to stronger conceptual learning and peer engagement.

🔗 https://phys.org/news/2026-05-physics-derail-students-track.html

#PhysicsEducation #ActiveLearning #ScienceEducation #Pedagogy #STEM

Aaaand the NYT coverage∶

#Trump Breaks Up #Education Dept, Prompting Worries Over #CivilRights

#SpecialEducation programs & the Civil Rights office will be moved out of the Education Department, the most aggressive move yet by the Trump administration to dismantle the agency.

#law #Trump #idiocracy #education #IndividualizedEducation #LearningDifferences #IEDs #pedagogy #LearningModalities#legislation #Congress #SeparationOfPowers #ExecutiveOverreach
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/us/politics/education-department-civil-rights-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Aaaand the NYT coverage∶

#Trump Breaks Up #Education Dept, Prompting Worries Over #CivilRights

#SpecialEducation programs & the Civil Rights office will be moved out of the Education Department, the most aggressive move yet by the Trump administration to dismantle the agency.

#law #Trump #idiocracy #education #IndividualizedEducation #LearningDifferences #IEDs #pedagogy #LearningModalities#legislation #Congress #SeparationOfPowers #ExecutiveOverreach
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/us/politics/education-department-civil-rights-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share