Chuck Hodges @hodgesc.bsky.social · 21/08/2026FYI, www.edsurge.com/news/departm... #edtech #k12 #instructionaltechedsurge.comDepartment of Education Issues Long-Awaited Edtech Guidance for States and Districts - EdSurge NewsThe letter emphasizes outcomes and evidence but stops short of issuing federal regulations. 010
Chuck Hodges @hodgesc.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Sharing a new paper: The Persistent Deficit: Historical Gaps in the Preparation of K-12 Educators for Digital Teaching where we discuss the need for better teacher prep for online teaching. Check it out here: doi.org/10.70725/361... #EdTech #K12 #Education #AcademicSkydoi.org 030
Reposted by Chuck HodgesPaul Kirschner @paulkirschner.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Offloading? No Outsourcing! There’s a crucial difference between using AI to support thinking and using it as a substitute for thinking. Offloading supports cognition. Outsourcing replaces it. #EduSky www.kirschnered.nl/2026/01/13/u...kirschnered.nlUnderstanding AI: Offloading or Outsourcing Thinking? - kirschner-EDThere’s a crucial difference between using AI to support thinking and using it to substitute for thinking. Offloading supports cognition. Outsourcing replaces it. 083
Chuck Hodges @hodgesc.bsky.social · 13/01/2026New publication out with Barbara Lockee. Yes, the publication year is 2024, but this one just came out today. doi.org/10.1108/QRDE... #onlinelearningdoi.orgBalancing Act: Optimal Class Size and Course Design in Online Higher EducationIn this paper, the authors examine the complex relationship between class size and the design of online courses in higher education. Drawing on recent research, industry reports, and U.S. government r... 020
Chuck Hodges @hodgesc.bsky.social · 04/07/2025Maybe #AERA will add a virtual component again someday for those who can’t afford expensive lodging, food, and airline costs. 100
Reposted by Chuck HodgesInside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 23/05/2025U.K. Fund to Attract International Researchers Gets $40M Britain’s @royalsociety.org has announced government-backed fellowships as countries race to sign up scientific talent fleeing the U.S. Read the latest from @timeshighered.bsky.social ➡️ #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4kAOoQU 0146
Chuck Hodges @hodgesc.bsky.social · 04/05/2025Yeah, but if an American male lives to 78, his life expectancy is 8.95 years (www.ssa.gov/oact/STATS/t...)ssa.gov 010
Chuck Hodges @hodgesc.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Here's the direct link to the chapter: read.aupress.ca/read/25-year...read.aupress.caWe use cookies to analyze our traffic. Please decide if you are willing to accept cookies from our website. You can change this setting anytime in Privacy Settings. 000
Chuck Hodges @hodgesc.bsky.social · 02/05/2025The last sentence in Chapter 23: 2016 The Return of Artificial Intelligence in @edtechie.bsky.social's "25 Years of Ed Tech" book (www.aupress.ca/books/120290...): "Perhaps the greatest contribution of AI will be to make us realize how important people truly are in the education system." 130
Chuck Hodges @hodgesc.bsky.social · 02/05/2025New article out: Building a policy research agenda in educational technology: Current disconnects and future recommendations. Full-text here: ink: rdcu.be/eklxWrdcu.beBuilding a policy research agenda in educational technology: current disconnects and future recommendations 000
Chuck Hodges @hodgesc.bsky.social · 25/04/2025I recently heard a university administrator say, "In 3 or 4 years when we can start getting federal grants again..." This statement assumes too much. Even with renewed funding, the infrastructure won't magically reappear for a quick return to pre-2025 operations. Someone needs a reality check. 000
Chuck Hodges @hodgesc.bsky.social · 17/04/2025Want to see an example of a high-level AI policy for a university system? Recently released by the University System of Georgia. See p. 172 of this long PDF agenda of their recent Board of Regents meeting: www.usg.edu/regents/asse... #AI #GenAI #artificialintelligence #AIED 000
Chuck Hodges @hodgesc.bsky.social · 17/04/2025April 8, 2025 Anthropic Education Report: "How University Students Use Claude" www.anthropic.com/news/anthrop... #AIED #Claude #AI #GenAI #highereducationanthropic.comAnthropic Education Report: How University Students Use ClaudeAI systems are no longer just specialized research tools: they’re everyday academic companions. As AIs integrate more deeply into educational environments, we need to consider important questions abou... 100
Chuck Hodges @hodgesc.bsky.social · 14/04/2025New publication with Michael K. Barbour (he's lead author): History Repeats, We Forget: Short Memories When It Comes to K-12 Distance Learning www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15...mdpi.com 000
Chuck Hodges @hodgesc.bsky.social · 11/04/2025And that reading reminded me that Mager's awesome book on preparing instructional objectives is online and free: babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=md...babel.hathitrust.orgPreparing instructional objectives / [by] Robert F. MagerPreparing instructional objectives / [by] Robert F. Mager 000
Chuck Hodges @hodgesc.bsky.social · 11/04/2025I tell my students all of these things, but sometimes it's nice to have a current reading to give them: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/how-... #education #instructionaldesignpsychologytoday.comWhy Understanding Isn’t a Learning Goal“Understanding” sounds like a goal, but it isn’t until it’s defined. Here's why clarity, not guesswork, leads to fairer, more effective learning for every student. 100
Chuck Hodges @hodgesc.bsky.social · 27/03/2025www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blog...insidehighered.comWhy Online Learning Teams Should Read “Co-Intelligence”Applying Ethan Mollick’s four principles to our work designing, developing, teaching and marketing online programs. 000
Chuck Hodges @hodgesc.bsky.social · 13/03/2025U.S. Department of Ed Office of Educational Technology eliminated, or at least has zero staff. I’ve referenced their work a lot, including many versions of the NETP. I was able to meet and interact with some of the staff too — hard working, intelligent professionals. www.govtech.com/education/k-...govtech.comFederal Layoffs Cut 50 Percent of Department of Education StaffED laid off nearly half of its employees this week. Sources say the cuts have dismantled the Office of Educational Technology, which produced the National Education Technology Plan, among other resour... 000
Chuck Hodges @hodgesc.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Also, I love these tools and use them often, but for organizing even simple text processing sometimes is goofed by these tools. Example: processing a list with 25 rows and asking questions, but only summarizes 23 and iterations just never get really better. Definitely need human in the loop! 010
Chuck Hodges @hodgesc.bsky.social · 03/03/2025No solution, but I have experienced the same. In fact, with ChatGPT and Claude, I see it choke on files and requests claiming that files are too big, or a chat is too long, when it's within their upload limits and the chat is pretty short. It's irritating on a paid account ! 100
Chuck Hodges @hodgesc.bsky.social · 28/02/2025techcrunch.com/2025/02/28/m...techcrunch.comMicrosoft hangs up on Skype: Service to shut down May 5, 2025 | TechCrunchMicrosoft is retiring Skype from active duty 14 years after acquiring it, with users given nine weeks to decide their next move. 000
Reposted by Chuck HodgesMartha W. Alibali @marthaalibali.bsky.social · 11/02/2025IES was established by the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002. The functions of IES are specified by this law, which was signed by George W. Bush. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...edweek.orgTrump Admin. Suddenly Cancels Dozens of Education Department ContractsThe Trump administration abruptly terminated dozens of contracts financed by the research arm of the U.S. Department of Education. 22023
Chuck Hodges @hodgesc.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Obviously, the winner was peer reviewed by "experts". 🙄 100
Chuck Hodges @hodgesc.bsky.social · 09/01/2025For my friends and connections who don’t follow American college football, this is what I’m talking about: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA_tr...en.m.wikipedia.orgNCAA transfer portal - Wikipedia 000
Chuck Hodges @hodgesc.bsky.social · 09/01/2025There should be a transfer portal for higher ed faculty. #ProfLife #faculty #highered 110
Chuck Hodges @hodgesc.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Wow www.edweek.org/technology/t...edweek.orgThis School Will Have Artificial Intelligence Teach Kids (With Some Human Help)Teachers will take on the role of guides and mentors rather than content experts. 000
Chuck Hodges @hodgesc.bsky.social · 21/12/2024Just out and looks like a good one from Michael Barbour and Mary Azukas "Rethinking Teacher Education: The Impact of a K-12 Online Learning Curriculum on In-Service Teachers" www.ijede.ca/index.php/jd... #k12onlinelearning #teacherpreparation #education #onlinelearning #virtuallearningijede.ca Rethinking Teacher Education | International Journal of E-Learning & Distance Education / Revue internationale du e-learning et la formation à distance 010
Chuck Hodges @hodgesc.bsky.social · 21/12/2024CSforALL is ceasing operations; victim of AI. www.csforall.org #CSEd #STEMEdcsforall.orgHome Page – CSforALLCSforALL’s mission is to make high-quality computer science an integral part of the educational experience of all K-12 students and teachers and to support student pathways to college and career succe... 110
Reposted by Chuck HodgesMary Rice @digitalliterate.bsky.social · 18/12/2024I am helping give a restart to a multi disciplinary/multi genre journal called Intersections. It would be great if my Bluesky fam could send along more submissions. A few items here. More articles slated for the next issue and after that, your work. 🤩https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/intersections/digitalrepository.unm.edu Intersections: Critical Issues in Education | University of New Mexico <p><em>Intersections: Critical Issues in Education</em>, sponsored by the University of New Mexico’s Department of Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies, is an online, peer-reviewed, open acce... 032
Reposted by Chuck HodgesAras Bozkurt @arasbozkurt.bsky.social · 16/12/2024▪Hot off the Press! ▪AI ethics as a complex and multifaceted challenge: decoding educators’ AI ethics alignment through the lens of activity theory ▪Jaber Kamali, Muhammet Furkan Alpat & Aras Bozkurt educationaltechnologyjournal.springeropen.com/articles/10.... 0126
Chuck Hodges @hodgesc.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Academic publishing: Emerald acquires Information Age… www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/news-and-pre...emeraldgrouppublishing.comEmerald Publishing acquires Information Age PublishingEmerald Publishing Limited has today acquired Information Age Publishing (IAP). 000
Chuck Hodges @hodgesc.bsky.social · 10/12/2024If you are a full-time faculty member in higher education, how far in advance of a semester do you know what courses you are teaching? Add any detail you think would helpful with your response in your reply (e.g. totally new course, something you teach regularly, grad or undergrad level, etc.). 000
Chuck Hodges @hodgesc.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Thirteen minutes of 60 minutes piece on Khanmigo, Khan Academy’s tutor built on OpenAI tech. youtu.be/Ia3CPhVkUtg?... #teachers #education #AI #GenAI #AIEDyoutu.beAI-powered tutor, teaching assistant tested as a way to help educators and students | 60 MinutesYouTube video by 60 Minutes 000
Reposted by Chuck HodgesOlaf Zawacki-Richter @zawacki-richter.bsky.social · 06/12/2024The Journal of Open, Distance, and Digital Education (JODDE) welcomes the submission of systematic reviews (up to 12,000 words). To assess the quality of systematic review submissions, we apply the Quality of Evidence Synthesis Tool (QuEST) developed by Bond (2024). tinyurl.com/yc626eeu 042
Reposted by Chuck HodgesJeff Greene @jeffgreene.bsky.social · 06/12/2024What exactly is "digital literacy"? In this article with the wonderful Helen Crompton, we explore literature & policies from the Web's 3rd phase to synthesize a modern definition. We also identify gaps in current definitions (e.g., GenAI). buff.ly/4iqsDD8 #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSkybuff.lySynthesizing Definitions of Digital Literacy for the Web 3.0 - TechTrendsThe increasing ubiquity of digital technologies in the twenty-first century has led to calls for education reform focused on digital literacy, but what exactly does this term mean? The concept of… 2205
Reposted by Chuck HodgesTorrey Trust, Ph.D. @torreytrust.bsky.social · 05/12/2024This is an intriguing example of using AI to present history in new ways...worth a view! brown.oyez.org/modules/intr... #edtech #aiinedubrown.oyez.orgBrown v. Board of Education (1954)Dive into the heart of the courtroom, where technology meets the pivotal moments that shaped civil rights. 151
Chuck Hodges @hodgesc.bsky.social · 05/12/2024This looks like decent advice for online discussions and #GenAI. I saw it on LinkedIn from @robertgibson.bsky.social: www.boisestate.edu/ecampus-cent... #onlineteaching #onlinelearningboisestate.eduMaking online discussions that are meaningful, manageable and ChatGPT “resistant”Online discussion boards or forums have become quite commonplace in online and hybrid settings. Used... 020
Chuck Hodges @hodgesc.bsky.social · 05/12/2024So far I've seen AECT, OTESSA, SITE, ISLS, AERA, OLC, QM, ISDDE, USDLA, ICDE . Where else should I be looking? 010
Chuck Hodges @hodgesc.bsky.social · 05/12/2024I've been looking at the "about" and mission and vision information on web pages for professional organizations in my general and specific areas of focus: #edtech #education #instructionaldesign #onlinelearning and the like. 100
Chuck Hodges @hodgesc.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Just out today -> Opinion: Preparing for Any Teaching Environment Why Online Instruction Cannot Be an Afterthought in AACTE's EdPrepMatters edprepmatters.aacte.org/opinion-prep... #edtech #k12onlinelearning #teacherprep #education #teachersedprepmatters.aacte.orgOpinion: Preparing for Any Teaching Environment Why Online Instruction Cannot Be an AfterthoughtWhen schools closed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers were thrust into online teaching with little preparation. While the rapid transition to emergency remote teaching was unprecede... 000
Chuck Hodges @hodgesc.bsky.social · 03/12/2024He was my mentor at AERA many years ago and continued to answer questions and offer guidance for years after that. What a great scholar and giving individual! 000
Reposted by Chuck HodgesProfessor Tom Crick @proftomcrick.com · 03/12/2024“The Science in the age of AI report explores how AI is transforming the methods and nature of scientific research.” royalsociety.org/news-resourc... @royalsociety.orgroyalsociety.orgScience in the age of AI | Royal SocietyScience in the age of AI explores how AI is transforming the methods and nature of scientific research. 052
Chuck Hodges @hodgesc.bsky.social · 03/12/2024This job ad came to me via @researchgate.bsky.social: www.researchgate.net/job/1017100_... I'm not eligible, but maybe you are. #edtech #digitallearningresearchgate.netPROFESSOR – THE DIGITAL AGE: INTELLIGENT ORGANIZATIONS AND TRAINING – TIER 2 CRC at Université de Sherbrooke in Sherbrooke, CANADANov 11, 2024 | As part of the call for proposals for the Canada Research Chairs (CRC) Program, the Université de Sherbrooke (UdeS) is seeking applications to... | NEW JOB 000
Reposted by Chuck HodgesAras Bozkurt @arasbozkurt.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Call for Book Chapters: Rethinking Education and Agency in the Age of Human-Generative AI Interaction www.igi-global.com/publish/call...igi-global.com Call for Chapters: Rethinking Education and Agency in the Age of Human-Generative AI Interaction | IGI Global Scientific Publishing 087
Chuck Hodges @hodgesc.bsky.social · 02/12/2024New peer-reviewed journal, AI Enhanced Learning, from AACE. aace.org/pubs/aiel/ It's open-access and focuses on the research and practice of Improving Learning with AI. #edtech #GenAI #AI #publishorperishaace.org 031
Reposted by Chuck HodgesRob Farrow @rfarrow.bsky.social · 30/11/2024I just learned that H5P has been bought out (for $25.6 million) by D2L, a company providing the (proprietary) Brightspace LMS. What does this mean for open education and #OER? How do D2L intend to recoup their investment? marketbrief.edweek.org/strategy-ope...marketbrief.edweek.orgK-12 Dealmaking: D2L Pays $25.6M for H5P Group; Proximity Buys Coursemojo's Virtual Learning BusinessThe Canadian LMS provider D2L has acquired a company that delivers content creation and management software for $25.6 million. 162
Reposted by Chuck HodgesLenandlar Singh @lenandlar.bsky.social · 30/11/2024jondron.ca/new-paper-th... @jondron.bsky.socialjondron.caNew paper: The Manifesto for Teaching and Learning in a Time of Generative AI: A Critical Collective Stance to Better Navigate the FutureI’m proud to be the 7th of 47 authors on this excellent new paper, led by the indefatigable Aras Bozkurt and featuring some of the most distinguished contemporary researchers in online, open,… 021
Reposted by Chuck HodgesIsa Jahnke @isaja.bsky.social · 29/11/2024I am still looking for a #UX researcher - PhD student position, full time covered, still open … “Doctoral researcher (Ph.D.) position available at UTN in the Field of 'User Experience, and Usability Research” www.utn.de/en/career/op...utn.deJobs for Doctoral ResearchersJoin our doctoral degree program at UTN (equivalent to PhD) and embark on a rewarding journey toward academic excellence and personal growth. At UTN, we prioritize the emphasis on your individual… 257