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joshthorpe.bsky.social
Author of AI for Students (see https://promptlybooks.com) + academic advisor and learning developer at U of Stirling, UK
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Check out this podcast on AI in Education! www.linkedin.com/posts/acao-o... #edusky #aieducation

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I’m no AI hype guy, but I have seen gen AI chatbots give spaces for play with ideas. This is a type of accessibility to experimentation many students do not feel they have in everyday student life. #edusky #aiedu @annamillsoer.bsky.social

submitted 24 days ago • 2 comments

AI is complex, massive, full of risks and opportunities, connected to so many narratives, leads to so many possibilities, (dystopian and utopian and those in between). The world, and each of us, could only be expected to have a complicated response. #edusky #ai #aieducation

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AI refusal versus AI optimism. We don’t have to choose a side, we can be both critical and curious, slow and fast, grumpy and thrilled. #edusky #aiedu #aieducation #ai

submitted 42 days ago • 2 comments

AI may not be the energy villain it’s accused of being. Data scientist Hannah Ritchie: www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/ai-energy-... #edusky #aiedu #aieducation

submitted 42 days ago • 2 comments

Use AI a little, not a lot: The idea of “AI minimalism“. A helpful response to questions re. How do we teach critical AI literacy while respecting concerns such as the climate impact of AI. Thanks for the concept @danielcryer.bsky.social

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

AI and sonnets? Use gen AI creatively in education, with the human at the center and creative work at the core. DM me if this approach interests you. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care... #aiedu #edusky #aieducation #edtech #highered #furthered @insidehighered.com

submitted 49 days ago • 0 comments

AI for Students (the comic book) has been really nicely recieved by academics in UK and US. It demos creative ways to use gen AI to think MORE, not less. #aiforstudents #ai #aiedu #aiminimalism #aiineducation #edusky

submitted 50 days ago • 1 comment

I treated myself to Stirling colleague Josh Thorpe’s (@joshthorpe.bsky.social) new book on AI for students (and educators) to read over the holidays - but I may already read it over the weekend, it looks really fun and yet thoughtful!

submitted 70 days ago • 1 comment

AI to save time? Boring. Try using it (sparingly) to spark thought and action. And off you go. Touch grass! : D #aiforstudents #ai #aiedu #aiminimalism #aiineducation #edusky

submitted 76 days ago • 0 comments

A lot of student stress out there in HE. Staff too. What’s one systemic, technological, or material change you think would make a meaningful impact on how we do higher Ed? #highered #university #college #edusky

submitted 77 days ago • 0 comments

Call for reviewers still open. It’s “AI for Students.” Could you recommend this book to uni, college, high school libraries? Interested in humane digital literacy? Message me! #edusky #highered #teacher #higheredsky #parenting #aieducation #aiineducation #edtech #highschool

submitted 78 days ago • 1 comment

Writing as material. Writing as a physical process. Making word lists, moving index cards around, assembling images. Oulipo writers taught me this. From this angle, AI (other concerns aside) can be one material process among many. #edusky #aiineducation #aieducation #oulipo #highered

submitted 79 days ago • 0 comments

Want to review AI for Students for your institution? I’m looking for folks in a position to recommend this book to colleagues, libraries etc. It teaches how to flip expectations with AI to think more, not less. Message me! #edusky #highered #higheredsky #aieducation #aiineducation #edtech

submitted 83 days ago • 4 comments

Virtual learning environments, learning management systems. I know people who’ve dropped out of courses simply because the online learning platform was too confusing. I dream of a minimalist, consistent, accessible alternative. #edusky #edtech #highered #furthered

submitted 84 days ago • 0 comments

AI minimalism. I like this phrase. The image of dipping in for specific purposes, then walking away. Strike a chord with you? (Image from AI for Students book.) #edusky #aiedu #aieducation #ai #chatgpt #genai #aiminimalism #criticalailiteracy

submitted 85 days ago • 0 comments

Gen AI as a relationship. In the same sense that we have a relationship to different objects, spaces, activities, affects, impulses, cravings, aversions, qualities. #edusky #aiedu #aieducation #highered #furthered #school #ai #humanetech #digitalliteracy

submitted 86 days ago • 0 comments

I dream of unplugging from 80% of the IT I use. I think a lot of college and Uni students feel similarly. Anyone practicing this way? #edusky #edtech #he #college #uni #highered #digitalliteracy

submitted 86 days ago • 0 comments

Digital literacy means more than just knowing how to use tech tools. It means knowing when and when not to use, and what kind of relationships we want with tech. #aieducation #edusky #edtech #ai #aicollege #aiedu #highered #furthered #digitalliteracy

submitted 87 days ago • 0 comments

It’s a whirl of possibilities. But with any technology, we need caution and critical literacy. #aieducation #edusky #edtech #ai #aicollege #aiedu #highered #furthered

submitted 87 days ago • 0 comments

No Blck Fri discount but a a lot of fun: AI for Students is a comic book guide to creative and humane gen AI. Could change how you think about AI in education. Go to: mybook.to/aiforstudents #edusky #academicsky #ai #aiineducation #aiedu #aieducation #furthereducation #college #aiforstudents

submitted 89 days ago • 0 comments

Academic literacies win: A student just reported on their ‘work breakdown structure’ last week —it’s good! They said it helped them prioritize, feel less overwhelmed, and calm down. Nice! Image: universitymaterial.com #edusky #academicskills #timemanagement

submitted 91 days ago • 0 comments

Prompt design for interactive learning. Here’s one way to help students use chatbots to do active recall or discursive practice. Full pdf at promptlybooks.com/freestuff/ … message me if any issues with link #aiforstudents #AIineducation #edusky #teaching #edtech #aied

submitted 92 days ago • 0 comments

AI vertigo. That feeling it’s happening so fast you get dizzy. Thx Hard Fork podcast. Repost if you know someone who needs this concept! Images: AI for Students book. #AIineducation #edusky #teaching #edtech @kevinroose.com @caseynewton.bsky.social

submitted 94 days ago • 0 comments

Who wants to see more thoughtful user interface, teaching design, and tech procurement in higher ed? Good news stories welcome. #edusky #edtech #he #highered #highereducation #ux

submitted 95 days ago • 0 comments

AI’s not a tool; it’s an environment — thoughts? wonkhe.com/blogs/ai-isn... #aieducation #aiedu #edusky #criticalailiteracy #aiforstudents #academicskills #highereducation #edtech

submitted 99 days ago • 2 comments

Resist AI? I’m glad people are making the case. I don’t agree with total refusal, but caution, critical literacy, a minimalist approach, and abstinence often. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view... #aieducation #aiedu #edusky #criticalailiteracy #aiforstudents #academicskills #highereducation

submitted 99 days ago • 4 comments