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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 & Vibecoding 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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What happens when students stop seeing AI as a shortcut and start using it to think?
This Teacher’s Journal: Blog Post 8 | March 7, 2025 This week, my students’ unscripted screen recordings revealed something unexpected. Perhaps skeptics became converts? Perhaps AI became a tool for deeper inquiry? But I also reflected on a new challenge that might be emerging: Could the ways we teach and work with AI create a Read more
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Questions Asked and Answered: “How Can We Use AI to Shape Inquiry Questions in History?”
A reader asked: “Hints pls. How can we use AI to shape enquiry questions?” This is an important and timely question. AI can assist in refining the wording and articulation of inquiry questions, but should we rely on AI to generate them outright? I’d argue no. The power of inquiry lies in students developing a Read more
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