Lance Eaton

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Lance Eaton@leaton01· 7d

really enjoyed this conversation with Christine Rodriguez and the work she is doing navigating #GenAI with her students & #faculty in #HigherEd aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/what-does-...

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Lance Eaton@leaton01· 12d

Why YES, I did deliver a talk last week that combined my growing appreciation for #wrestling with the discourse around #GenAI in #HigherEd-and you can read about it here: aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/from-awake...

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Lance Eaton@leaton01· 15d

check out the second part of this great discussion about #GenAI #LegalEducation #AIPolicy in #HigherEd with Kirsten Davis! aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/were-all-h...

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Lance Eaton@leaton01· 22d

A delightful interview with Kirsten Davis about #LawEducation, #GenAI, and building community... aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/i-built-th... #HigherEd #AIEdu

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Lance Eaton@leaton01· 29d

Sharing a couple collective resources that I've been building or leaning on around #HigherEd & #GenAI including resources about policy, accusations of student usages, faculty cohort programs, accrediting changes regarding AI, & a few others....enjoy! aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/some-big-p...

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Lance Eaton@leaton01· Jul 6

Check out part 2 of this great interview with @jennbernstein.bsky.social & LiAnna Davis about their work with #Wikipedia & navigating #GenAI in #HigherEd aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/it-gives-t...

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Lance Eaton@leaton01· Jun 30

Part 1 of a fantastic interview with Dr. Jennifer Berstein & LiAnna Davis about how #WikiEducation & #Wikipedia writing can be assignment to navigate #GenAI in classrooms aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/i-can-put-...

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Lance Eaton@leaton01· Jun 23

I recently listened to Cory Doctorow's new book on AI and decided to write about it for those that are interested... #HigherEd #AIEdu #GenAI aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/the-revers...

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Lance Eaton@leaton01· Jun 19

sharing part 3 of some thoughts that have been stirring in me the last few months as we look ahead at #AI in #HigherEd. aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/agents-age...

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Lance Eaton@leaton01· Jun 10

in part 2, I try to articulate what we are asking of students in this moment & some of the challenges about that ask.. aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/the-audaci... #highered #GenAI #AIEdu

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Lance Eaton@leaton01· Jun 5

Exploring where apathy & artifice already present in #HigherEd lead students to lean on #GenAI aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/apathies-a...

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Lance Eaton@leaton01· May 22

tune in for part 2 of this interview with @priten.org about #Education #GenAI, #AIEthics & his new book exploring all that! aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/have-real-...

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Lance Eaton@leaton01· May 19

A thoughtful & compelling discussion with @priten.org about his new book & insights about #AI #Ethics & #HigherEd: aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/sometimes-...

Lance Eaton@leaton01· May 12

sharing this reflection about a new publication with Larry Davis on a framework for using #GenAI with #OER aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/new-public...

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Lance Eaton@leaton01· May 8

My most recent post exploring my own usage and thinking about #AgenticAI in the teaching and learning space in #HigherEd aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/exploring-...

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Lance Eaton@leaton01· May 1

did a workshop last week about deciding when to use #GenAI in the writing & research process...adapted it into this for others to chew on: open.substack.com/pub/aiedusim... #Academia #AIEdu

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Lance Eaton@leaton01· Apr 21

sharing a recent talk about balancing exploring AI possibilities with its problems: aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/awe-withou... #GenAI #AIEdu #HigherEd #EdTech #AweWithoutSurrender

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Lance Eaton@leaton01· Apr 16

Part 2 of my conversation with the fantastic & insightful, @bry exploring his new book, AI, and how we find our way through all this in #HigherEd open.substack.com/pub/aiedusim... #AIEdu #PeakHigherEd

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Lance Eaton@leaton01· Apr 13

a fun conversation with the insightful & generous, @edufuturist.bsky.social about his own AI usage & his new book, Peak Higher Ed: aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/higher-edu... #HigherEd #Academia #AIEdu

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Lance Eaton@leaton01· Apr 7

excited to be doing this free webinar with @teampaperpal.bsky.social for folks exploring and navigating decisions on how to use AI appropriately in their research & writing journeys: www.airmeet.com/e/a9d3d200-2...

Lance Eaton@leaton01· Apr 6

A rich conversation with Hannah Jardine about finding a place in the conversation for educational developers in #GenAI in #HigherEd aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/starting-w... #edtech #AIEdu #FacultyDevelopment

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Lance Eaton@leaton01· Mar 30

wherein Carol & I talk about some of the reasons for our recent publication: #HigherEd #AIEdu #AIUsage aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/new-public...

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Lance Eaton@leaton01· Mar 26

The language of human agency is often used to dehumanize technology users while being expressed on platforms that are themselves designed to shape and reduce that agency.

Lance Eaton@leaton01· Mar 24

More insights from @autumm.org @drtolunoah.bsky.social & Carla Vecchiola! #HigherEd #FacDev #AIEdu aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/we-dont-co...

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Lance Eaton@leaton01· Mar 21

The first part of a rich conversation with three amazing educators: @autumm.org, @drtolunoah.bsky.social, & Carla Vecchiola on #FacDev #GenAI #Teaching #HigherEd aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/faculty-ar...

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Lance Eaton@leaton01· Mar 10

sharing my keynote from the Continuous Improvement Summit where I look at my first talk 3 years ago & where we are today... open.substack.com/pub/aiedusim... #HigherEd #GenAI #AIEdu

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Lance Eaton@leaton01· Feb 23

sharing this talk from 3 years ago & thinking about what still is relevant in the conversation about #GenAI & #HigherEd: open.substack.com/pub/aiedusim...

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Lance Eaton@leaton01· Feb 16

Sharing a talk that was designed to engage students with thinking about how they use #GenAI open.substack.com/pub/aiedusim... #HigherEd #EdTech #AIEdu

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Lance Eaton@leaton01· Feb 9

Sharing one of my recent talks where I build on a previous talk about the #LiberalArts & #GenAI....these are teh droids we're looking for :). aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/the-awaken... #HigherEd #EdTech #Academia

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Lance Eaton@leaton01· Feb 2

Here’s part of the interview with Jess Mann & Urmi Ashar on #GenAI & #CommunityEngagement in a #PublicHealth course…a fantastic exploration of trying our the right place for #GenAI in #HigherEd aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/but-if-you... #AIEducation