A weekly collection of education-related news from around the web.

“Viewpoint Diversity Misses The Point”

“Intellectual pluralism should be more than an exercise in gathering discrete political viewpoints into a common educational frame… Instead, as Amanda Anderson has argued, it should mean cultivating the individual, internal intellectual agility essential to think beyond “positions” whose political implications are set. Neatly declarable viewpoints, no matter which ones or how many, should not […]

More And More College Instructors Are Using AI In Teaching And Learning

“Look across college campuses and you can find evidence for any point you’d like to make about generative AI. Professors have used it to design courses and are thrilled with the results. Others tried and abandoned it, feeling disappointed or frustrated. Some AI users, like Davis, find the process “weird” but are willing to engage.”

VOICE: A Framework For Teaching Writing In A Time Of AI

“O — Ownership Through Reflection: Asking students to explain their writing decisions helps them develop their own voice and take responsibility for their writing choices, and serves to motivate them. Brief oral presentations can advance this sense of ownership as well as tie accountability to both their instructor and peers.”

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Every week I send out articles I encounter from around the web. Subject matter ranges from hard knowledge about teaching to research about creativity and cognitive science to stories from other industries that, by analogy, inform what we do as educators. This breadth helps us see our work in new ways.

Readers include teachers, school leaders, university overseers, conference organizers, think tank workers, startup founders, nonprofit leaders, and people who are simply interested in what’s happening in education. They say it helps them keep tabs on what matters most in the conversation surrounding schools, teaching, learning, and more.

Peter Nilsson

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