Jon Becker
@jonbecker.bsky.social
Education professor. School Law. Ed tech. Politics of Ed. #RVA #GoDuke #LetsGoVCU (Jon is not AI and can make mistakes. Please double-check output.)
More Than Half of Parents Now Use AI to Research Colleges, Survey Finds
More Than Half of Parents Now Use AI to Research Colleges, Survey Finds
Affordability still tops parent concerns, but career outcomes are reshaping how families judge a college's worth.
theeduledger.com
I didn't realize that Coursera's finances are such that they have $100 million to invest. www.axios.com/2026/07/28/c...
Exclusive: Andrew Ng's new AI-powered ed tech startup gets $100 million
Coursera invests in its cofounder's company for agentic education.
axios.com
Regularly refreshing Banner to see if you have enough students enrolled for your course to be able to run is no way to live.
I've read a fair share of doomerism around El-Sayed's electability, and I would encourage everyone in MI who wants Mike Rogers to lose to see what happens if Stevens, McMorrow, et al. rally around El-Sayed. Plenty of time to rally and win MI, IMHO.
Evan Sutton@evansutton.bsky.social · 3h agoI encourage all of us to have the grace and focus shown in this going up within minutes of the race being called.
What is using El-Sayed's full name if not outright bigotry? How is that at all acceptable?
My hot take on Michigan is that it seems like a nice place.
This Clay Shirky essay about AI in HE uses the word medieval, so we are all obligated to ping @lollardfish.bsky.social and @profgabriele.com . It's just the rules.
Opinion | The University Was Made for the Age of AI
Colleges have never been coherent. Their strength lies in managing disagreement and uncertainty.
chronicle.com
Man, the things we're not allowed to do these days... smh 🙃
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 4h agoMan arrested after dressing as Grim Reaper on hospital roof and staring at patients
Seems like Stevens might like to have those 13K+ votes for McMorrow
@shermandorn.com help me understand this?
Arizona’s Democratic Governor Set to Pick a Republican Running Mate
Gov. Katie Hobbs, locked in a competitive re-election battle, plans to tap a moderate former mayor of Mesa, Ariz., John Giles, to serve as her lieutenant governor if she wins in November.
nytimes.com
Meanwhile, the under 20 US men's soccer team is losing to Guatemala in the CONCACAF quarterfinals 😬
These findings confirm my priors, so I am reposting this thread.
John Holbein@johnholbein1.bsky.social · 16h agoWe're experiencing loneliness epidemic. Could AI chatbots help solve that problem? If you would have asked me up until recently I would say "probably!". But we don't know for sure. To answer this question, researchers in France recently ran a very cool experiment...
They lost ALL credibility right at the start by calling Sophie Cunningham a #WNBA "star". LOL. She doesn't even start for her own team.
Make It Make Sense@themimsshow.bsky.social · 21h agoTrans debate isn’t over
In November, I will be voting for Mark Warner for Senate and Shannon Taylor for the House. In other words, The Milquetoast Ticket.
The Virginian-Pilot@pilotonline.com · 18h agoBreaking: Bert Mizusawa has been elected as Virginia's Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate. He will face Sen. Mark Warner in November. See more results: https://mrf.lu/2Z-bC
Welcome to the bigs, young fella!
MLB@mlbbot.bsky.social · 18h agoGeorge Lombard Jr. starts a smooth 6-4-3 double play!
I find it *deeply* depressing that guys like Max Miller and Ken Paxton remain viable candidates for federal legislative positions. At *worst*, 45% of people who can and do vote in their respective elections, will vote for them.
If batters can do extravagant bat tosses, pitchers should be able to do this.
Razzball@razzball.bsky.social · 19h agoMets just called Jefry Yan, who does this strikeout celly, and frankly I can’t wait for him to bust this out for a 100-loss team. This is going to 1000% rock
My man thinks Cheryl Reeves started this? #WNBA
Razzball@razzball.bsky.social · 20h agoDid we ever find out if the A is for Asshole?
Idk... it seems to me that buying French onion dip *IS* an investment in my short-term well being. So, I don't see the problem here.
Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · yesterdayGotta love the “or stocks” part. Like Gemini realized its first answer was nuts so it tried to wedge in a better one.
If you are having trouble deciding whether you want an espresso drink hot or iced, just know that you can order it hot and nurse it for a while until it becomes cold. So, you essentially get both!
It's unfortunate that too many people in positions of media power think "down the middle" is the same as "facts and truth".
