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Lincoln S. Smith, PhD @edjunto.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

CTRL theory of Youth–AI dependency: cognitive trust ➡️ reliance ➡️ learning erosion A three-stage progression: 1 repeated chatbot use fosters higher trust 2 this trust reduces independent verification 3 this weakens critical thinking & academic autonomy The call? Cultivate "ethical vigilance."

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Lincoln S. Smith, PhD @edjunto.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

"Pedagogy first, technology second." (True for all #edtech, not just #AI!) We don't just need to understand AI, we need to understand how AI can work/not work as a pedagogical tool. How? As #teachers, we need to experiment, analyze, & share with each other! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Lincoln S. Smith, PhD @edjunto.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

“The real challenge, then, is not to ask what #AI can do in schools, but to ask what it should do, and why." 👇 Purpose-first decision making Contextual and cultural grounding #Teacheragency and #professionaldevelopment Safeguarding learners’ cognitive development journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Lincoln S. Smith, PhD @edjunto.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

An emerging priority for #edcuators: How does #AI in #K12 educational contexts impact student #metacognition and #self-regulatedlearning #SRL? This recent study identifies positive potential. AI use increased SRL by serving students' need for autonomy, competence, and relatedness. bit.ly/4rG6x46

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Lincoln S. Smith, PhD @edjunto.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Exciting and profound things happen when we create hashtag#neurodiversity-affirming spaces! Always love presenting with @drkaradymond.bsky.social and Kathy Broad at #CSSE on our ongoing work exploring and experimenting with accessible pedagogy. Small changes can make a big difference!

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Lincoln S. Smith, PhD @edjunto.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

RAND study on AI training adds to the new #digitaldivide between lower-poverty and higher-poverty schools: more digitization is happening in the latter! Why? B/c of the luxury good of human interaction re Jessica Grose? More urgent problems needing to be addressed? Or? www.rand.org/pubs/researc...

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Lincoln S. Smith, PhD @edjunto.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

I deeply appreciate efforts like this from AI-for-Education. We desperately need better ways to evaluate #EdTech. Two problems: 1. We need something #TEACHERS can use, with agency. 2. We need something that gives space to see and locate NEGATIVE impacts as well. ai-for-education.org/qa-for-ai/

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Lincoln S. Smith, PhD @edjunto.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Great insights re #copyright & #AI. Eg 4 Support for the centrality of human authorship 7 Support for greater transparency to facilitate determining liability 9 Some support for labelling of AI-generated content Glad #Canada is working to clarify these issues! ised-isde.canada.ca/site/strateg...

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Lincoln S. Smith, PhD @edjunto.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Unfortunately, #k12 #schools are top targets for cyber attacks. We are, generally, "target rich, security poor." This is why attacks on schools are increasing. While we need cybersecurity, we also need to all adopt a #securityculture. Thanks #MikeBiocchi! blog.checkpoint.com/research/a-c...

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Lincoln S. Smith, PhD @edjunto.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

It is challenging to discuss effective vs ineffective use of #GenAI with students. Here, I borrow James Nottingham's #learningpit to show how GenAI can be a #bridgeofillusion, tricking us into thinking we can skip the hard bits but in reality doing so leaves us in the same place as where we started.

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Lincoln S. Smith, PhD @edjunto.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

This #Microsoftstudy shows #AI users are shifting from information gathering to verification, "from problem-solving to response integration," and "for analysis, synthesis, and evaluation, [...] from task execution to task stewardship." Not what we want in #k12 - underscoring need for guardrails/care

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Lincoln S. Smith, PhD @edjunto.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

"The use of technology or algorithms for disciplinary measures, student enrollment decisions, and identity confirmation are met with resistance by a majority of parents." As #K12 #schools, we can't simply delegate the messing thinking to #AI - it may be where our humanity is most essential.

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