Chuck Hodges
@hodgesc.bsky.social
Professor of Instructional Technology | Posts are my own | Re-posts not necessarily endorsements | #edtech #instructionaldesign #learningdesign #instructionaltechnology
Sharing 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 #AcademicSky
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Offloading? 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...
Understanding AI: Offloading or Outsourcing Thinking? - kirschner-ED
There’s a crucial difference between using AI to support thinking and using it to substitute for thinking. Offloading supports cognition. Outsourcing replaces it.
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New publication out with Barbara Lockee. Yes, the publication year is 2024, but this one just came out today. doi.org/10.1108/QRDE... #onlinelearning
Balancing Act: Optimal Class Size and Course Design in Online Higher Education
In 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...
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U.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
The 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."
New article out: Building a policy research agenda in educational technology: Current disconnects and future recommendations. Full-text here: ink: rdcu.be/eklxW
Building a policy research agenda in educational technology: current disconnects and future recommendations
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I 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.
Want 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
April 8, 2025 Anthropic Education Report: "How University Students Use Claude" www.anthropic.com/news/anthrop... #AIED #Claude #AI #GenAI #highereducation
Anthropic Education Report: How University Students Use Claude
AI 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...
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New 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...
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I 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 #instructionaldesign
Why 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.
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U.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-...
Federal Layoffs Cut 50 Percent of Department of Education Staff
ED 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...
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IES 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...
Trump Admin. Suddenly Cancels Dozens of Education Department Contracts
The Trump administration abruptly terminated dozens of contracts financed by the research arm of the U.S. Department of Education.
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Just 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 #virtuallearning
Rethinking Teacher Education | International Journal of E-Learning & Distance Education / Revue internationale du e-learning et la formation à distance
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CSforALL is ceasing operations; victim of AI. www.csforall.org #CSEd #STEMEd
Home Page – CSforALL
CSforALL’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...
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I 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/
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...
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▪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....
Academic publishing: Emerald acquires Information Age… www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/news-and-pre...
Emerald Publishing acquires Information Age Publishing
Emerald Publishing Limited has today acquired Information Age Publishing (IAP).
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If 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.).
Thirteen minutes of 60 minutes piece on Khanmigo, Khan Academy’s tutor built on OpenAI tech. youtu.be/Ia3CPhVkUtg?... #teachers #education #AI #GenAI #AIED
AI-powered tutor, teaching assistant tested as a way to help educators and students | 60 Minutes
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The 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
What 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). https://buff.ly/4iqsDD8 #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
Synthesizing Definitions of Digital Literacy for the Web 3.0 - TechTrends
The 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…
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This is an intriguing example of using AI to present history in new ways...worth a view! brown.oyez.org/modules/intr... #edtech #aiinedu
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Dive into the heart of the courtroom, where technology meets the pivotal moments that shaped civil rights.
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This looks like decent advice for online discussions and #GenAI. I saw it on LinkedIn from @robertgibson.bsky.social: www.boisestate.edu/ecampus-cent... #onlineteaching #onlinelearning
Making online discussions that are meaningful, manageable and ChatGPT “resistant”
Online discussion boards or forums have become quite commonplace in online and hybrid settings. Used...
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I'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.