“Clearly, part of the appeal of these videos is that they are genuinely useful. The “script” is clearly written by a human, and the math concepts depicted are illustrated beautifully. But, there’s no denying that the gimmick of having AI celebrities, like Jenna Ortega and Barack Obama, explain the concepts, is core to the appeal […]
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