The moving AI frontier in instructional design, and what it means for our roles & jobs.
https://drphilippahardman.substack.com/p/tests-show-ai-can-design-like-an…
Exploring AI-resistant assessments: insights from Large Language Models creating and completing their own research assessments
This study tests whether AI systems can design and complete supposedly AI-resistant assessments, finding that oral components, live participation, and staged assignments offer promising ways to verify authentic student learning.
Beyond the bluebook: a calibrated framework for redesigning construct-valid assessment in higher education in the age of generative AI
This recent research proposes rethinking assessment in the age of generative AI by focusing on whether assignments genuinely measure intended learning outcomes rather than relying solely on traditional exams or AI detection.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02602938.2026.2747110?af=R…
Our minds did not evolve for AI
AI is mental junk food: tasty and tempting, but ultimately unhealthy: a cognitive hot dog.
https://buildcognitiveresonance.substack.com/p/our-minds-did-not-evolve-for-ai…
DrawSplat.org for Educators: More Than an Interactive Whiteboard
Discover a free, browser-based educational toolkit featuring interactive whiteboards, concept maps, graph makers, classroom templates, multimedia activities, and collaborative learning tools without complicated setup.
https://mguhlin.org/blog/2026-10-11-drawsplat-org-for-educators-more-than-an-interactive-whiteboard/…
Mechanistic Indicators of Understanding in Large Language Models
Recent research in mechanistic interpretability suggests that LLMs can develop different levels of understanding, conceptual, factual, and principle-based, rather than simply imitate language patterns. Although these mechanisms differ from human cognition, they challenge the idea that AI lacks genuine understanding …
5 tools I rely on to detect AI-generated text, photos, and videos
Generative AI has become so realistic that traditional clues are no longer reliable for identifying AI-generated images and text. Watermarks and digital authenticity tools can help verify content, but no single detection method is foolproof.
https://www.androidpolice.com/5-tools-to-detect-ai-generated-text-photos-and-videos…
AI is changing how we teach and learn. Educators should shape what comes next
TED and Google have launched a global initiative inviting educators to share innovative ideas about AI’s role in teaching and learning. Five selected educators will present their ideas at TED2027 in San Diego, followed by a Q&A with Khan Academy …
A Conversation with Reed Hastings on AI, Education, and the Future of Learning
The Netflix Co-Founder on AI tutors, the future of teaching, and why he thinks school should feel more like a conversation.
https://edtechinsiders.substack.com/p/a-conversation-with-reed-hastings…
The Harvard AI Tutor Study, Eleven Months Later
A critical reassessment of Harvard's widely discussed AI tutoring study, comparing its findings with newer research showing that AI tutors can improve or undermine learning depending on how they are designed and used.
https://etcjournal.com/2026/10/17/the-harvard-ai-tutor-study-eleven-months-later/…
The algorithm in the room: seeing and confronting the implications of AI for the future of education (UNESCO)
This collection of 26 essays explores how AI and algorithms are reshaping education, raising critical questions about autonomy, learning, pedagogy, assessment, and governance. It calls on educators and policymakers to confront these challenges and shape equitable, meaningful, and inclusive futures …
A private brain at home. Rented genius in the cloud.
Tech journalist Léo Laporte offers an interactive tour of his sophisticated home AI setup, combining local hardware, cloud models, AI agents, voice assistants, and memory systems. Visitors can explore how these components work together through real-world scenarios, though replicating the …
Learning Continuity Built into the LMS Withstands Cloud or Cybersecurity Interruptions
A timely LMS-focused article on how learning platforms can support instructional continuity when institutions face outages, cyber incidents, or cloud disruptions.
How to use a ChatGPT Dot when it rolls out to you
OpenAI has introduced Dots, always-on AI agents that can browse the web, access connected apps, and complete tasks independently, even when users are offline. Designed to automate routine work and manage complex, long-term projects, Dots represent a step toward more …
Resistance to AI Is Not a Barrier to Innovation in Higher Education
A thoughtful piece arguing that skepticism about AI can be productive when it pushes institutions to ask better questions about teaching, labour, equity and learning.