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Bridging Dewey and Freire: Developing a Pedagogy That Can Do More and Be More | Some Quick Thoughts
Reading Dr Christyna Serrano’s article on Freirean pedagogy and AI was a catalyst for deep reflection on my own pedagogical development. Her insights into problem-posing education, dialogical learning, and AI as a tool for collaborative inquiry resonated strongly with the transformative history pedagogy I am developing. While my foundations have always been Deweyan-centred on structured… Read more
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“Empowering Education in the Age of AI” | This Reader’s Digest
A Reflection on: Serrano, C. (2025) Empowering Education in the Age of AI: Moving Beyond the Banking Model with Freire’s Problem-Posing Approach Paulo Freire’s revolutionary vision of education has long shaped conversations about humanising learning. Dr Christyna Serrano’s article, Empowering Education in the Age of AI: Moving Beyond the Banking Model with Freire’s Problem-Posing Approach, brilliantly… Read more
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The AI-Infused Classroom: Reflections on a Flipped Model in Motion
With assessment tasks set to begin submission early next week, I wanted to capture my reflections before my views are coloured by final student outputs. I started this term with a big question: how can an AI-infused, flipped learning model do more and be more? I wanted my students to engage deeply with history, not… Read more
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Affirmations, Challenges, and Crystalised Thinking from West Point’s AI Experiment | This Reader’s Digest
A Reflection on: Hoang, F. Q. (2024). Case Study: Collaborative AI in a West Point Classroom. I am deeply grateful to Francis Q. Hoang for sharing his work in his West Point case study on collaborative AI in the classroom. His work points to a future that is full of hope. Like me, Hoang foresees… Read more
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Why AI and Flipped Learning Can Break the Cycle of Performative Schooling
This Teacher’s Journal: Blog Post 9 | March 14, 2025 The Season of Ripening: Weeks 7–8 and the Shift in Student Focus Every term follows a seasonal rhythm. Early weeks are for sprouting new shoots of growth – introducing new ideas, laying conceptual foundations, and pushing students to think beyond their initial assumptions. Mid-term is… Read more
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Forget Prompt Engineering—Teachers Have the Real AI Superpower: Plussy & Vibeprompting Explained | Some Quick Thoughts*
Once upon a time, Clippy bounced onto our screens with an enthusiastic “It looks like you’re writing a letter!” and a well-meaning (but often unhelpful) set of suggestions. Clippy, Microsoft’s infamous Office Assistant, was an early attempt at making AI useful in our workflows. While it never quite got there, Clippy walked so today’s AI… Read more
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