Pedagogical Technology

Work is changing

Work is changing, and we're only beginning to understand how. What's clear from these experiments is that the relationship between human expertise and AI capabilities isn't fixed. Sometimes I found myself acting as a creative director, other times as a troubleshooter, and yet other times as a domain expert validating results. It wa... See more

I propose that educators need to distinguish between cognitive offloading—the externalization of information storage and retrieval—and what I call cogitative offloading—the delegation of active thinking processes to external agents. This distinction isn't academic; it's essential for understanding which aspects of thinking we should preserve intern... See more

In the age of AI, it’s more important than ever that we take pleasure in thinking. The purpose of AI is to replace thought. Instead of trying to become more productive, students need to ask themselves questions like: What are the dangers of my interactions with technology? What’s happening to my attention span? How much of what you’ve just written ... See more

where AI may hit an unexpected wall is any domain which depends upon some combination of intuition, physical presence, and illegible data .

Like, say, history.

Becoming a digital poet

The shift toward poetic creation isn't merely theoretical — it's happening now, and it demands new skills and mindsets. To thrive in the age of poets, consider these practical steps:

1. Expand your lexicon

Words are your primary material now. Like a painter with pigments or a sculptor with clay, your vocabulary determines wha... See more