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Trying to understand the implications of AI for work, education, and life. By Prof. Ethan Mollick. Click to read One Useful Thing, by Ethan Mollick, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.

AI can help, or hurt, our thinking

Which AIs to use, and how to use them

Putting the AI in Charge

California education leaders are striking deals with tech companies to provide students with opportunities to learn AI.

Students are increasingly using AI tools to help with — and do — their homework. Here's how older online study services, students and professors are adapting.

Easy strategies that support the writing process and help build AI literacy

Chatbots may give students quick answers when they have questions, but they won’t help students form relationships that matter for college and life success.

Turnitin’s AI detectors are flawed and the company demands forever access to student papers.

For some students, the technology can effectively replace collaborative learning with classmates and office hours with professors.

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Exploring the impact of artificial intelligence on higher education: The dynamics of ethical, social, and educational implications

Guiding Students to Engage with AI Writing Feedback Anna Mills, English Instructor San Mateo Community College District Flex Day January 9, 2025

Skeptical Approaches to AI Research Tools Anna Mills, College of Marin American University of Ras al Khaimah February 14, 2025 Licensed CC BY NC 4.0

Developing Critical Thinking Skills With AI Anna Mills, English Instructor at College of Marin February 21, 2025

Rethinking Assignments in the Era of AI Anna Mills, English Instructor at College of Marin February 21, 2025

AI and College Writing: An Orientation for Students (Draft) by Anna Mills Shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 license (CC BY NC 4.0) Contents Contents Request for comments Introduction Basics What is AI, and why are people talking about it so much? How do chatbots c...

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This paper examines pedagogical biases in AI-powered educational tools, focusing specifically on lesson plan generators. We investigate how these tools may implicitly embed outdated educational approaches that limit student agency and classroom dialogue. Through analysis of 90 lesson plans from commercial lesson plan generators, we found that AI-generated content predominantly promotes teacher-centered classrooms with limited opportunities for student choice, goal-setting, and meaningful dialogue. To mitigate this issue, we further experimented with intentional prompt engineering, which showed promise in significantly enhancing these dimensions in AI-generated lesson plans. We offer practical strategies for educators and developers to mitigate harmful pedagogical biases while promoting contemporary educational values. This work contributes to the critical conversation about how AI tools should be designed and used to support, rather than undermine, the future of education that values student agency and productive classroom dialogue.

And the bigger point -- these systems can model reasoning for students and others, and I think that's pretty valuable?

It takes an order of magnitude more energy to refute bullshit than produce it. Let's change that.

I don't know how to explain how much this changes everything, so I'm just going to ask you to try it

Easy AI for Educators: Simple Ways to Test How AI Can Help Anna Mills, College of Marin A webinar for the California Virtual Campus Online Network of Educators March 24, 2025

Advanced AI Assistance with Course Materials Anna Mills, College of Marin A webinar for the California Virtual Campus Online Network of Educators May 1, 2025

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AI in Action: Equipping Professors to Prepare Students for an AI-Driven World Anna Mills, English Cerritos College April 24, 2025 Licensed CC BY NC 4.0