Ev chapman
@evchapman
Ev chapman
@evchapman
Reading paper books with a pen puts me into an active engagement with the knowledge in front of me.
(AI Assisted) learning environments for adults
Is this really the case anymore? Or can AI agents do a better job of engaging us in the content
Information is a tool, but it’s dormant until you activate it through experience.
To truly “know” something, it’s not enough to read about it in a book. Ideas are merely thoughts until you put them into action. Thoughts are fleeting, quickly fading as time passes. To truly make an idea stick, you have to engage with it. You have to get your hands dirty and apply that knowledge to a practical problem. We learn by making concrete
... See moreBecause a book is Intellectual Capital that can be converted from passive words on a page to dynamic agents that help readers (actually) do the stuff, while they are learning. Because doing is the best way to learn and drive outcomes at the same time.
Could students be empowered to tackle big problems with AI at their side - no longer prepared for a future of basic memorization or mechanical tasks, but for a world where critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration with AI matter most.
When we talk about learning—as opposed to education—we’re really talking about replacing the traditional, one-way, top-down model of knowledge transmission with an active, connected system that teaches people how to learn. Education is what other people do to you. Learning is what you do to yourself.
(Agentic AI learning is the future of business books and education books.)
Category pirates
Big ideas don’t show up fully formed, standing in our path. They need to be coaxed unto the open through persistent inquiry and exploration.