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Depends on its use, I suppose. For example, having AI create an essay outline that the student uses immediately may not help a student learn how to structure an argument; however, having AI create multiple outlines and then having students evaluate them can help students learn more about structure.

So, if we can leverage AI to better help students understand and implement a process—creative, analytical, design—that they can then use in other contexts, I’m definitely interested.

Perhaps another way to think about it is this: to what extent does using a given tool help me internalize a process that I can use in the future? A graphic organizer doesn’t write my work for me, but it can help me understand how to structure that work.

100%. If the product is the only thing that matters, then I might be tempted to use whatever helps me make the product quickly/easily.

Been thinking about this sort of thing in the context of learning/teaching: once we’ve identified the purpose of both in a given context, using AI to assist with the mundane elements is fine. The key learning/teaching still needs to be human.

Jim Pedrech @jpedrech.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

I did a deep dive, too. Amazing content! BTW, I’ve worked with a few classes to have them produce interactive articles with ArcGIS. The ability to include maps, data, and other interactive is similar to the Reuters articles.

Jim Pedrech @jpedrech.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

I know very little about narrative inquiry. How is supposed to, well, feel? Is like investigative journalism that uses one person’s narrative to explore a bigger issue?

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Jim Pedrech @jpedrech.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

I recommend having a coffee with a small group of people. Maybe a phd/curriculum coordinator type, a former engineer turned tech teacher, and, just spitballing here, a former associate teacher? @stevenpfloyd.bsky.social , anyone come to mind?

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Jim Pedrech @jpedrech.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Love the way students (and math) took over the spaces in the room!

Zoe Branigan-Pipe @zbpipe.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

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Still time if interested- Ontario Teachers- I’m instructing Special Education Part 1 - online, asynchronous-Jan 20th to March 14 - brocku.ca/continuing-e... I wrote and designed this new course, no textbook and focused on UDL, Equity and understanding Special Education in Ontario. #onted

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Jim Pedrech @jpedrech.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

@feliciayong.bsky.social, @stevenpfloyd.bsky.social, and I have talked about Flow State before, but not Coyote time, Invincibility frames, Enemy awareness systems, or Catch-up mechanics. Fascinating stuff!

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Jim Pedrech @jpedrech.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Oh, I most definitely am! Thanks!

Jim Pedrech @jpedrech.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

These search results should give you a few from Ontario: www.google.com/search?q=ai+...

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Jim Pedrech @jpedrech.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

It seems like guidelines and other more flexible formats are becoming increasingly common.

Jim Pedrech @jpedrech.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

One of the biggest challenges of 3D creation for edu is the platform. Thanks to @twinmotion.bsky.social and SharePoint Spaces, this project will run in browsers. Twinmotion also allows me to quickly change the weather settings. Test demo below… @steveisaacs.bsky.social @mtholfsen.bsky.social

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Jim Pedrech @jpedrech.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

We’ve been thinking a lot about this, too. What if a certain theory/genre is dominant when a candidate is in school? How does this shape their practice later on?

Jim Pedrech @jpedrech.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

And what can I learn about a problem/issue/text by employing those lenses and perspectives?

Jim Pedrech @jpedrech.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Absolutely! @stevenpfloyd.bsky.social & I have had several conversations about how the engineering design process is really similar to the writing process. Even with these overlaps, understanding these lenses separately is also really useful. How exactly do I think like an anthropologist? Historian?

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Mike Tholfsen @mtholfsen.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Math Progress in Teams for EDU has finished globally rolling out 🚀 If you are looking for some PD on using Math Progress in the classroom, be sure to check out this free course on Microsoft Learn. Link below 👇 Math Progress course on Microsoft Learn: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/traini... #edusky

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Math Progress helps learners build math skills through assigned activities with intuitive problem generation, grading features, data through Insights.

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Jim Pedrech @jpedrech.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Very cool to see @feliciayong.bsky.social and @stevenpfloyd.bsky.social have joined us on Blue Sky! I’m lucky to work in the same board as these educators. The best conversations I’ve had about education usually involved at least one of them.

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Jim Pedrech @jpedrech.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Thinking about Project Spark today. It should have been huge, but it never really took off. It allowed users to make all sorts of video games via accessible coding blocks. I wish I had been able to use it in my classes. youtu.be/QCTaUplJ5Us?...

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What is Project Spark

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Rachel Collishaw @rcollishaw.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

I can't believe it's been five years working at Elections Canada and making fun, interactive resources for classrooms! Very proud of my work and love my small but mighty team! #EduSky electionsanddemocracy.ca

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Welcome to Elections and Democracy! | Elections Canada's Civic Education

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I’ve been thinking a lot about blended learning. Are we using the medium effectively? It seems to me that blended learning still looks like textbooks in another form (this isn’t a shot at textbooks, btw).

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Rachel Collishaw @rcollishaw.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

One of the best things about early edu social media was learning from each other via exchanging ideas and questions. What is something you are excited about? What problem are you trying to solve? What’s something you are investigating?

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Very grateful for a spectacular week of learning with the Academy of Korean Studies with great colleagues! Plans already in the works to bring our excitement about Korean history and culture to Canadian classrooms!

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So good. We used it in some of high school classes: it allowed us to investigate body language, nonlinear narratives, evidence gathering, observations and inferences, and other things I’m forgetting.

An award-winning game doesn’t count as obscure, but I mention Her Story anyway because it is a decade old and deserves some replays. Such a rich text! www.herstorygame.com

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Jim Pedrech @jpedrech.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

I remember having a rational, nuanced, and insightful discussion with a teacher who saw video games as a form of manipulation. We did this crazy thing where we not only disagreed civilly but also acknowledged the strengths of each other’s arguments.

Jim Pedrech @jpedrech.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Well, hello from the Vancouver airport!