Christy Tucker shows how AI can act as a stand-in Subject Matter Expert (SME) to help instructional designers brainstorm, analyze needs, and develop portfolio projects when a real SME isn’t available.
Your Browser Becomes Your WordPress
A new browser-based WordPress runs entirely locally using WebAssembly, spinning up a server, database, and full installation in seconds with no hosting required.
OpenAI’s Education Pitch Has a Free Version Problem
An article on an OpenAI Education summit highlights criticism that there was no clear roadmap for moving students from free ChatGPT to paid educational versions, though future advanced features may naturally drive adoption.
https://marcwatkins.substack.com/p/openais-education-pitch-has-a-free…
Claude the Instructor
Using Claude as a teaching tool, Robin Moffatt learned dbt by having the AI build a persistent knowledge file and explicitly avoid assumptions to reduce hallucinations and improve learning accuracy.
What 2,800 AI Conversations Taught Me About My Users
What I learned running topic modeling on 2,800+ user messages, and how you can do it too.
https://aiweekender.substack.com/p/how-to-turn-ai-conversation-logs…
Is AI Making Us Smarter, Or Just Lazier? A College Student’s Perspective
AI rapidly shifted from novelty to everyday student reliance, transforming how schoolwork is done while raising concerns about overdependence and academic integrity.
Top 10 AI Tools for Teachers in 2026 to Enhance Classroom Productivity
Top 10 AI Tools Teachers Can Use in 2026 to Improve Lesson Planning, Grading, and Student Engagement.
Who Owns AI-Generated Content?
GenAI is reshaping education by creating legal uncertainty and trust issues around copyright, yet emerging trends suggest AI-generated content may enable more open, accessible educational resources.
SOLA – Saylor Online Learning Assistant: AI-powered learning coach Moodle plugin
SOLA, an open-source AI learning assistant Moodle plugin by Saylor Academy, was built in just three weeks to give students a personalized study coach with features like adaptive quizzes, voice practice, and customized study plans.
https://github.com/saylordotorg/moodle-local_ai_course_assistant…
‘I wish I could push ChatGPT off a cliff’: professors scramble to save critical thinking in an age of AI
As AI has upended the way students learn, academics worry about the future of the humanities – and society at large.
6 free AI tools that do the same thing as ChatGPT Pro
As free AI tools have rapidly improved, the author shifted from paying for ChatGPT Pro to using a combination of specialized free tools that collectively meet their daily productivity needs.
https://www.xda-developers.com/6-free-ai-tools-that-do-the-same-thing-as-chatgpt-pro…
13 Powerful Studies That Tell the Story of AI
As AI use rises, the distinction between shortcut or scaffold becomes increasingly harder to spot.
https://www.edutopia.org/article/13-powerful-studies-that-tell-the-story-of-ai…
AI Agents Are Recruiting Humans To Observe The Offline World
Agents need us, as sensors, as verifiers, as bearers of liability, in ways we have barely begun to account for.
You’re overpaying for a password manager: this free one does everything you need
Bitwarden offers most essential password-manager features for free, making it a strong alternative to the more polished but paid 1Password.
https://www.makeuseof.com/bitwarden-vs-paid-password-managers…
Towards the Permissive and Transparent use of Generative AI in Education
Since 2022, generative AI has made it easy for students to produce essays, presentations, and even videos, forcing educators to rethink traditional assessment strategies.