Editors’ Summary: In this post, Ben Williamson examines the growing quality control and methodological rigor crisis within the field of Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED) research. By highlighting the recent retraction of a high-profile paper on ChatGPT and analyzing two new critical literature reviews, Williamson demonstrates how the pressure to quickly produce statistical evidence has […]
Editors’ Summary: In this post, Alex Reid critiques the reliance on instructional design and “design thinking” to counter the frictionless nature of AI in higher education. Challenging the popular notion of “engineering friction” into curriculum, he argues that reducing learning to predictable outcomes merely creates automated “work” that AI easily replicates. Reid contends that AI […]
Editors’ Summary: MetaHeritage is inviting innovators worldwide to apply for its Pitching Showcase: Call for Investment Ideas in Digital Heritage, Immersive Technologies and Cultural Tourism. This initiative aims to highlight promising solutions at the intersection of culture and technology, boosting their visibility and connecting them with European investors and stakeholders. The call welcomes projects leveraging […]
This upcoming project in Cyprus uses 3D technology to recreate the Enkleistra of Saint Neophytos and the figure of Saint Neophytos. By extending the idea of a “digital twin” to a “memory twin,” this project will provide important insight on how we should not view digitization as just a way of copying what’s in reality […]
This fall I facilitated a reading group for the book Teaching Effectively with ChatGPT by Dan Levy and Angela Pérez Albertos. I like that the book is so incredibly practical, with dozens of examples how instructors and students use generative AI to support teaching and learning. The authors are keenly aware that AI use can […]
Wikimedia UK’s flagship Train the Trainer (TtT) course returned in summer 2025, bringing together volunteers from across the UK and around the world to develop the skills needed to deliver Wikipedia editing events in their own communities. Designed to build confidence and strengthen diversity, this year’s programme welcomed 23 participants from eight countries, including many […]
In the summer of 2023, I was fortunate to participate in a double dose of Digital Humanities learning. I signed up for a three-day workshop Manos a la obra organized by the US Latino Digital Humanities Center, and I was the recipient of a Digital Ethnic Futures Consortium Mellon grant/fellowship. A result of this rewarding […]
There’s a fascinating piece of research out from Anthropic. Agentic Misalignment: How LLMs could be insider threats. Maybe you’ve seen it doing the rounds this weekend as it landed on Friday I think. There’s a lot of hyperbolic reaction, even for something that merits serious concern. Nevertheless, it seems these things aren’t ready to be […]
About the Resource: I was pleased to present today at Houston Community College’s Spring 2019 English & Humanities Colloquium on “The Digital Classroom: Humanities, Literature & Composition.” Thanks to Dr. Helen Graham for the invitation. Here are my slides. Much of the presentation is built on Dr. Anne McGrail’s work on DH and community colleges. […]
From the post: A Pandora for the adventurous antiquarian, the highly underrated site Radiooooo gives users streaming music from all over the world and every decade since 1900. While it offers an aural feast, its limited interface leaves much to be desired from an educational standpoint. On the other end of the audio-visual spectrum, clever […]
