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DavidPBLRoss

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Former CEO of Partnership for 21st Century Learning. Former Senior Director Buck Institute for Education. Current Gen AI in Education advisor, writer, speaker. Web: davidpblross.substack.com

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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 4h
AI Risk Assessment: ChatGPT for Teens via #CommonSense institute.commonsensemedia.org/risk-assessm... #edtech #GenAI #ailiteracy #aiready #aifluency #edpolicy #teenhealth #mentalhealth
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 4h
Helping teens learn, plan, and shape the future of openai.com/index/teens-... #edtech #GenAI #ailiteracy #aiready #aifluency #edpolicy #openAI #teenlife #teenhealth
openai.com
Helping teens learn, plan, and shape the future of AI
College Planner is coming to ChatGPT for Teens to help students manage college applications, alongside new flashcards, quizzes, and a teen AI council.
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 4h
4 things your students don’t understand about AI via #educationweek www.edweek.org/technology/o... #edtech #GenAI #ailiteracy #aiready #aifluency #edpolicy
edweek.org
Think Your Students Know More About AI Than You Do? Read This (Opinion)
Here are four things your students don’t understand about AI—and what you can do about it.
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 4h
NYC students are challenging the distinction between student and teacher AI use via #gothamist tollbit.gothamist.com/news/ai-wary... #edtech #GenAI #ailiteracy #aiready #aifluency #edpolicy #AImoratorium
tollbit.gothamist.com
AI wary NYC students say the tech is still sneaking into classrooms
Students are calling out educators for still using AI in posters, slideshows and quizzes.
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 4h
Korea launches AI education programs at universities via #digwatch dig.watch/updates/repu... #edtech #GenAI #ailiteracy #aiready #aifluency #edpolicy #korea #highered
dig.watch
Republic of Korea launches AI education programmes at 33 universities | Digital Watch Observatory
New university programmes in the Republic of Korea will integrate AI across disciplines and strengthen cooperation with industry.
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 4h
What role could AI play in reimagining assessment? Via #k12divenews www.k12dive.com/news/what-ro... #edtech #GenAI #ailiteracy #aiready #aifluency #edpolicy #assessment
k12dive.com
What role could AI play in reimagining assessment?
The technology’s uses in testing could include creating a snapshot of where a learner is and what their needs are based on results, says one expert.
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 6h
AI may be the ultimate instructional scaffold. But what happens when it never comes down? A GRR test for the AI era: Remove the AI support and ask, What can the student still do? davidpblross.substack.com/p/does-ai-st... #AIinEducation #GRR #edtech #GenAI #ailiteracy #aiready #aifluency
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Does AI Strengthen — or Undermine — the Gradual Release of Responsibility Model?
AI can make instructional scaffolding more personalized, responsive, and available than ever. But if the goal of GRR is student independence, teachers must decide when AI should provide support.
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Florida's new AI rules are forcing districts to operationalize parental consent and AI alternatives. Via #WKMG www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2... #edtech #GenAI #ailiteracy #aiready #aifluency #edpolicy
clickorlando.com
Orange County schools face new requirements for classroom AI use
Artificial intelligence is already finding a place in Orange County classrooms, but new Florida requirements are poised to change how schools decide which tools students can use — and whether parents ...
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
For Many Schools, Implementing AI Has Become a Minefield. How Congress Can Help via #the74 www.the74million.org/article/for-... #edtech #GenAI #ailiteracy #aiready #aifluency #edpolicy
the74million.org
For Many Schools, Implementing AI Has Become a Minefield. How Congress Can Help
Song, Ham & Prescott: 5 ways gov't resources can assist educators in harnessing AI to drive deeper learning, critical thinking & workforce readiness.
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Parents turn to ChatGPT for cheaper school portraits, raising privacy concerns via #ambazaarmag americanbazaaronline.com/2026/10/07/p... #edtech #GenAI #ailiteracy #aiready #aifluency #edpolicy #parenting
americanbazaaronline.com
Parents turn to ChatGPT for cheaper school portraits, raising privacy concerns
Parents use ChatGPT to create cheaper school portraits, but AI-generated photos raise concerns about children’s privacy, accuracy, copyright
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
When AI starts reading for people via #chinadaily www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202610/07/... #edtech #GenAI #ailiteracy #aiready #aifluency #edpolicy #reading #literacy #books
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Study: Although 96% tried #Khanmigo, the median student used it on only about one-third of practice days and during just 17% of exercise sessions in which they made a mistake via #nber www.nber.org/papers/w35620 #edtech #GenAI #ailiteracy #aiready #aifluency #edpolicy #AItutors
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
AI can give students the answer in seconds. But in inquiry learning, that may be exactly what we don’t want. New blog: How Can Teachers Use AI With the 5E Instructional Model? #science #pedagogy #teachingwithAI davidpblross.substack.com/p/how-can-te...
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Teacher tip, student trick: Swapping 10% of the words for synonyms dropped AI-detection from about 92% to 66%. Swapping 25% dropped it to 17%. Well, you wanted them to rewrite. #edtech #GenAI #ailiteracy #aiready #aifluency #edpolicy #langaugearts #plagiarism #cheating
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Last month, a #Reddit user on a thread for professors posted that a colleague caught a student using #Meta Glasses to cheat during an in-class blue book exam www.reddit.com/r/Professors...? #edtech #GenAI #ailiteracy #aiready #aifluency #edpolicy #plagiarism #cheating
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
AI + OER Case Studies via #oklahomastate open.library.okstate.edu/ai-oercasest... #edtech #GenAI #ailiteracy #aiready #aifluency #edpolicy #OER
open.library.okstate.edu
AI + OER Case Studies: A DOERS Project
This case study anthology describes projects and experiences exploring the intersection of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) and open educational resources (OER).
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
#PennState College of Education is launching a "living laboratory" to study AI in real educational settings www.gse.upenn.edu/news/ai-tran... #edtech #GenAI #ailiteracy #aiready #aifluency #edpolicy
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Welcome to Britain’s first AI classroom via #thetimes www.thetimes.com/uk/education... #edtech #GenAI #ailiteracy #aiready #aifluency #edpolicy
thetimes.com
Welcome to Britain’s first AI classroom
How can the next generation be taught to use artificial intelligence to futureproof their careers? A school in southwest London is pioneering a radical approach to new technology. Katie Strick speaks ...
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
What school leaders need to know about AI, authenticity, and trust via #eschoolnews www.eschoolnews.com/digital-lear... #edtech #GenAI #ailiteracy #aiready #aifluency #edpolicy
eschoolnews.com
“My boss probably used AI”: What school leaders need to know about AI, authenticity, and trust
AI can help us communicate more effectively, yet it can also make communication feel less authentic--school leaders must navigate carefully.
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
#ElevenLabs opens free AI tools to university students across US, UK, Europe and Australia www.edtechinnovationhub.com/news/1dfbw00... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai
edtechinnovationhub.com
ElevenLabs gives university students free AI tools | ETIH EdTech News — EdTech Innovation Hub
ElevenLabs has launched a free university student plan covering ElevenCreative, ElevenAgents, ElevenAPI and ElevenReader Ultra across the US, Canada, EU27, UK and Australia, with ETIH's edtech news co...
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Nobody Asked How I Got 5/7: I gave the same wrong answer to AI tutors seven times last weekend. Here's what came back, and the one question none of them asked via #substack lumimos.substack.com/p/nobody-ask... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #math #AItutors
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Nobody Asked How I Got 5/7
I gave the same wrong answer to AI tutors seven times last weekend. Here's what came back, and the one question none of them asked.
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Evidence Of Learning Matters More Than AI Detection In Student Work via #forbes www.forbes.com/councils/for... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #plagiarism
forbes.com
Evidence Of Learning Matters More Than AI Detection In Student Work
With AI, a new layer of complexity has been introduced, making thoughtful and transparent communication between educators and students more important than ever.
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
#TED and #Google have teamed up on a global search for ideas from educators about the role of AI in teaching and learning via blog.ted.com/ai-is-changi... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Learner agency comes first in AI-driven digital literacy via #eschoolnews www.eschoolnews.com/digital-lear... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #studentagency
eschoolnews.com
Learner agency comes first in AI-driven digital literacy
Curriculum must evolve beyond AI tools and teach learner agency, judgment, verification, and critical thinking for true digital literacy.
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Stop Trying to Detect AI. Start Creating Better Assignments via #techlearning www.techlearning.com/technology/a... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #plagiarism
techlearning.com
Stop Trying to Detect AI. Start Creating Better Assignments
Rather than focusing on catching students after the fact, educators need to consider what they are asking them to do, and is it actually worth doing?
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Enjoy my bi-weekly blogs and articles on tips, strategies, ideas, policy, practice, research, and analysis of AI implementation in education via @substack davidpblross.substack.com #edtech #GenAI #ailiteracy #aiready #aifluency #edpolicy
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Why AI tutors aren’t transforming education via #substack arnettguide.substack.com/p/why-ai-tut... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #AItutors #khanmingo
arnettguide.substack.com
Why AI tutors aren’t improving education
Earlier this year, Khan Academy founder Sal Khan made a comment that sparked a flurry of commentary.
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
About those AI bans: #Google Search AI features, such as AI overviews and AI mode, are free and cannot be disabled through administrative controls provided to partner school districts #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #AIban #AImoratorium
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
14 essential AI "I Can ..." skills every undergrad should have via #substack open.substack.com/pub/andrewma... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #AIliteracy
open.substack.com
14 essential AI "I Can ..." skills every undergrad should have (Updated)
Employers are increasingly looking for students who show good judgment with AI, can demonstrate their AI skills in an interview, and are adept at directing AI.
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A new #Cambridge report argues that teachers and students should help govern AI, not simply comply with AI policy www.cambridgeenglish.org/news/view/po... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #TESOL
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#UCLA expands student AI tool access, prompting responsible use, learning concerns via #dailybruin dailybruin.com/2026/10/02/u... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #google
dailybruin.com
UCLA expands student AI tool access, prompting responsible use, learning concerns - Daily Bruin
UCLA expanded students’ access to artificial intelligence tools within their Google accounts Sept. 23, sparking concern among some students and professors. The university gave students free access to ...
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Enjoy my bi-weekly blogs and articles on tips, strategies, ideas, policy, practice, research, and analysis of AI implementation in education via #Substack davidpblross.substack.com #edtech #GenAI #ailiteracy #aiready #aifluency #edpolicy #edresearch #edleadership #futureofwork
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
What happens when AI stops waiting for students to ask for help and starts managing their learning? Personal AI agents like Muse and Dots could make students dramatically more efficient. But students develop agency by exercising it. My latest: davidpblross.substack.com/p/how-will-p...
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Meta’s Muse and OpenAI’s Dots could transform K-12 learning. But when AI agents plan, monitor, and manage students’ work, what happens to student agency? Making learning easier isn’t necessarily making learning better. davidpblross.substack.com/p/how-will-p... #Meta #Muse #OpenAI #Dots #personalAI
davidpblross.substack.com
How Will Personal AI Agents Like Muse and Dots Change Teaching and Learning?
As increasingly autonomous tools enter classrooms, will they strengthen student agency or gradually erode the critical thinking, decision-making, and self-management skills students need to develop?
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Will A.I. Make Your Brain Lazy? Here’s What the New Research Actually Shows via #NYTimes www.nytimes.com/interactive/... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #criticalthinking #cognitivedebt #cognitiveoffloading
nytimes.com
Will A.I. Make Your Brain Lazy?
We’re starting to learn more about how the technology can change us.
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Could Alpha School Disrupt K-12 Education via #michaelbhorn #tomarnett michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/could-alph... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #alphaschool
michaelbhorn.substack.com
Could Alpha School disrupt K–12 education?
This is the second of two posts that Thomas Arnett of the Christensen Institute and I coauthored about Alpha School.
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A practical look at AI’s role in instruction via AI in Action Learning Tour ailearningtour.instructionpartners.org #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai
ailearningtour.instructionpartners.org
AI in Action Learning Tour
We studied 20 AI-powered instructional products in use across more than 1,000 school systems—observing tools in action and speaking with the students, teachers, and leaders using them.
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
AI Escalates “Math Wars” via #christianitytoday www.christianitytoday.com/2026/09/ai-e... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #math
christianitytoday.com
AI Escalates Educational ‘Math Wars’ - Christianity Today
Teaching that emphasizes analytical thinking, advocates say, is vital to counteract growing dependence on computers.
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Higher Ed’s AI Integration Overhyped, New Data Shows via #govtechnews www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-in... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #highered
insidehighered.com
Higher Ed’s AI Integration Overhyped, New Data Shows
For the first time, the company that owns Canvas analyzed which external learning tools higher education users integrated into the LMS most often. The most popular AI tool didn’t even crack the top 10...
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Portrait Of A Graduate In The AI Age via #techlearning www.techlearning.com/learning/lea... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #portraitgraduate
techlearning.com
Portrait Of A Graduate In The AI Age
A recent roundtable discussion from Tech & Learning’s Texas regional leadership summit.
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
AI can communicate like a human without thinking like one. Students need more than prompting and fact-checking skills. They need a working “Theory of Alien Mind.” davidpblross.substack.com/p/should-ai-... #edtech #GenAI #ailiteracy #aiready #aifluency #edpolicy #studentagency
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
From Answer Generation to Cognitive Partnership: A Conceptual Framework for Human–AI Learning via CSU Open Journals journals.calstate.edu/ijaipil/arti... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #cognitivepartnership
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Teachers who created Gems with Gemini: #google is phasing out Gems and replacing them with a new feature called Skills (migration is automatic) via #techcrunch techcrunch.com/2026/09/28/g... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai
techcrunch.com
Google is killing off Gemini's Gems in favor of 'skills' | TechCrunch
As all-in-one AI agents like Meta's Muse and Instinct take off, Google is opting to end a feature that built task-specific agents.
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
‘I’m worried about my career.’ The growing AI concerns among high school students via #LAtimes www.latimes.com/california/s... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #futureofwork #studentvoices
latimes.com
'I'm worried about my career.' The growing AI concerns among high school students
Logan Fanene uses ChatGPT to fix his car, but homework is a different story.
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
US Ranks Eighth Globally For AI Preparedness In #Coursera’s New AI-Human Skills Synergy Index blog.coursera.org/global-skill... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #AIliteracy
blog.coursera.org
Presenting Coursera’s Global Skills Report 2026, and our new AI-Human Skills Synergy Index—the first of its kind in the world
By Anthony Salcito, SVP & President, Enterprise, Coursera The rate of AI deployment is outpacing the rate at which people are gaining the skills
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
AI Spurs College Board Redesign of 2 AP Courses via #govtechnews www.govtech.com/education/k-... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #AP #collegeboard
govtech.com
AI Spurs College Board Redesign of 2 AP Courses
Feedback from thousands of Advanced Placement teachers is informing new lessons in AP Computer Science Principles and new limits on when artificial intelligence can be used in AP Seminar.
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Despite top student performance, Korea must expand lifelong learning to stay competitive in the AI age via #JoongAngDaily www.koreajoongangdaily.com/opinion/in-t... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #korea #lifelonglearning
koreajoongangdaily.com
In the AI age, Korea’s school years can’t end at graduation
Korea excels at educating children. But as AI reshapes work, adults need a lifelong right to learn, too.
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
AI can communicate like a human without thinking like one. Students need a “theory of alien mind" to thrive in an AI world. davidpblross.substack.com/p/should-ai-... #AIinEducation #AILiteracy #theoryofmind #cognition #edtech #GenAI #ailiteracy #aiready #aifluency #edpolicy #AItutors #AIcompanions
davidpblross.substack.com
Should AI Literacy Teach Students to Understand an “Alien Mind”?
AI can communicate like a human without thinking like one. Students need a working mental model of AI to question, redirect, and use these systems with greater agency.
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I stumbled across this #Microsoft Education training video, which introduces teachers to AI concepts youtu.be/PvLCwN-j3Cc?... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #minecraft
youtu.be
Introducing AI: Building the Basics
YouTube video by Minecraft Education
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DavidPBLRoss @davidpblross.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Register for #UNESCO’s third MOOC “Educating in the age of artificial intelligence: Digital citizenship at school” www.unesco.org/en/articles/... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai
unesco.org
UNESCO opens third edition of its course on digital citizenship and
Following more than 33,000 registrations in its first editions, UNESCO announces the opening of a third cohort of its free, open online course (MOOC), “Educating in the age of artificial intelligence
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