Lance Eaton

A presentation slide with a dark brown header reads, “Is It Complicated?!?!?: 5 Questions For Thinking About Your Relationship with GenAI,” followed by “aiedusimplified.substack.com” and the tagline “AI + Education = Simplified.” Below the title, three close-up portraits of different cats are arranged side by side, each with distinct fur patterns and lighting. A small resource link appears at the bottom: https://bit.ly/SSU-AI-Questions , suggesting the slide supports a reflective discussion about GenAI.

Sharing a talk that was designed to engage students with thinking about how they use #GenAI

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#HigherEd #EdTech #AIEdu

AI Faculty Cohort Programs Survey The purpose of this brief survey is to develop a resource that shows the range of faculty-cohort based programs focused on AI in teaching and learning across higher education (referred to as AI Facult...

Know of a faculty cohort program focused on AI at your institution? Please take 5–8 minutes to share about it. We're building a resource for the field, & respondents will be invited to a late Spring 2026 gathering. forms.gle/QiMoEkmAB2g6...

Vibe Learning Vibe Learning

the latest issue of #AIinLearning is out w/a piece on #VibeLearning from @Northeastern's James Genone! What happens when we build on the idea of #VibeCoding for our learning-where might #AgenticAI play a role in the learning paradigms in #HigherEd?

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A horizontal graphic depicts a computer microchip border enclosing two panels: a dark slate surface with handwritten-style text reading “The Awakening of Liberal Arts Produces AI Movement,” and a grayscale classical illustration of a reclining human figure with winged forms. The juxtaposition contrasts humanities imagery with digital circuitry, visually linking liberal arts traditions to contemporary artificial intelligence. Beneath the chip graphic, the text reads “AI + Education = Simplified” and “aiedusimplified.substack.com.”

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 :).

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#HigherEd #EdTech #Academia

so great to see the open access resource at TRAIIL & the contributions from faculty about how they engage with #GenAI in their classrooms: stars.library.ucf.edu/traiil/

#HigherEd #EdTech #Teaching #AIEdu

The image features a dark blue quote panel reading, “But if you don’t mess with it, it stays confusing. You have to struggle,” attributed to part two of an interview with Urmi Ashar and Jessica Mann. Below the text is a stylized illustration of a woman with short gray hair, light blue glasses, and a blue jacket, rendered in a clean, editorial style against a light background with subtle geometric line accents. The overall tone is reflective and professional, linking intellectual struggle with learning in AI and education contexts.

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

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#AIEducation

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Check out this great interview with Urmi Ashar & Jess Mann as they discuss the intersection of #CommunityEngagement #HigherEd & #GenAI--such a great conversation!

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A softly illustrated portrait shows an older man with round glasses, a white beard, and a blue button-down shirt, facing the viewer against a pale background. Abstract lines, nodes, and geometric shapes suggest digital networks and systems thinking. Above the portrait is the quote, “For educational purposes, we have to make sure our systems have guardrails,” and below it appears the text “AI + Education = Simplified” with the URL aiedusimplified.substack.com, framing the image as an educational commentary on responsible AI use.

Part 2 of my conversation with Corrie Bergeron where we talk about #GenAI, guardrails, & what #SciFi has to offer us in #education

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#AIEducation #HigherEd #EdTech

Current Events in the Classroom: Teaching the Good Stuff, Part 1 A previous version of this post specifically about teaching languages was originally Posted on 1/12/2021 and can be found here. This series of blog posts called “Teaching the Good Stuff&#8221…

for those stepping into classrooms (or who already have), I think reading Stacey Margarita Johnson's piece here would be really important as we think about how engage with students with everything going on: staceymargarita.wordpress.com/2026/01/18/c...

25 Higher Ed Influencers to Follow in 2026 These higher education IT thought leaders and social media personalities are making an impact across digital learning, innovation, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and campus transformation.

I made this list: 25 Higher Ed Influencers to Follow in 2026…kinda cool…also, they’re trying to sell me a whole bunch of things now…

but also cool to be included among many other amazing & talened peoples!

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#HigherEd #GenAI #AIEducation

A minimalist graphic with a solid rust-red background features a bold white quote reading, “...screw around with it. See what it does. And we have to do that, fearlessly.” Beneath the quote, smaller white text attributes it to “Part 1 of my interview with Corrie Bergeron,” with the Substack URL “aiedusimplified.substack.com” faintly visible at the bottom

A refreshing conversation about bricolage, failure, assessment, & why educators have to actually use AI to teach responsibly.
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#AIinEducation #HigherEd #TeachingWithAI #FacultyDevelopment #Assessment #EdTech #LearningDesign

Internet Archive Artifact - 0002 Thoughts on books, audiobooks, comics, running, higher education, teaching, pop culture, open access, & artificial intelligence from Lance Eaton

another post exploring an artifact from the @archive.org ...a book about the health considerations of "wheeling" (or cycling as we call it):

www.byanyothernerd.com/2026/01/inte...

#cycling #wheeling #InternetArchive #PublicDomain

When Everyone Has AI Access: Emerging Usage Patterns at Northeastern Northeastern University's partnership with Anthropic reveals systematic evidence about AI adoption in higher education: 15,000 weekly Claude users, 43% student adoption, and usage patterns tied to aca...

Beyond hype and fear: what does large-scale AI access really look like in practice? Issue #3 of #AIinLearning digs into adoption, discipline differences, and what usage data can & can’t tell us.

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#AIEducation #HigherEd #GenAI

A centered balance scale shows two contrasting weights: a clean block labeled “Certainty” on the left and a thick binder labeled “Process” on the right, which sits lower, indicating greater weight. The binder’s tabs read “Pilots,” “Review,” and “Adjust,” emphasizing iterative work. Above the image, text reads “The Leadership Tension with AI in Education” with the tagline “AI + Education = Simplified,” reinforcing the theme of navigating leadership tradeoffs.

Delving deeper into the #leadership challenges & considerations with #GenAI in #HigherEd:

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A Nation Can’t Be Strong Abroad While It Breaks at Home A MLK Jr. Day Reflection on Class, War, and Belonging

another power reflection that weaves together the past and present, the macro and the micro…wisdom is always emanating from Rhoan Garnett, Ph.D.

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#MLKDay #Belonging #Justice

GitHub - leaton79/archive-roulette: Browser extension for exploratory discovery of Internet Archive materials with quality filtering Browser extension for exploratory discovery of Internet Archive materials with quality filtering - leaton79/archive-roulette

anyone interested in getting the extension that I created (with AI help) to do this project, you can find here: github.com/leaton79/arc...

GitHub - leaton79/archive-roulette: Browser extension for exploratory discovery of Internet Archive materials with quality filtering Browser extension for exploratory discovery of Internet Archive materials with quality filtering - leaton79/archive-roulette

anyone interested in getting the extension that I created (with AI help) to do this project, you can find here: github.com/leaton79/arc...

anyone interested in getting the extension that I created (with AI help) to do this project, you can find here: github.com/leaton79/arc...

GitHub - leaton79/archive-roulette: Browser extension for exploratory discovery of Internet Archive materials with quality filtering Browser extension for exploratory discovery of Internet Archive materials with quality filtering - leaton79/archive-roulette

anyone interested in getting the extension that I created (with AI help) to do this project, you can find here: github.com/leaton79/arc...

Internet Archive Artifact - 0001 Thoughts on books, audiobooks, comics, running, higher education, teaching, pop culture, open access, & artificial intelligence from Lance Eaton

here's the first entry in my new series on the blog where I explore a random artifact from the @archive.org each week: www.byanyothernerd.com/2026/01/inte...

#PublicDomain #OpenAccess #OldSchoolInternet

Syllabi Policies for Generative AI Repository

as folks are starting their semester, just want to encourage folks to share their AI policies in their syllabi into this amazing repository with over 200 other policies. So many people have found this an invaluable resource to look to: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

thanks for sharing, Lisa! been amazing to see all the people that have submitted their policies to help others over the years!

A painterly, top-down illustration shows a university campus with academic buildings, green spaces, and intersecting walkways, viewed through drifting patches of fog. Large white text overlays the scene reading “Leading the Human Side of AI,” with a subtitle about uncertainty, relationships, and governance. The softened details and haze suggest ambiguity and transition within an institutional setting.

What are some of the challenges & concerns for leaders in #HigherEd with figuring out #GenAI, check part 1 of this conversation:

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Sharing 2025's Talks & Workshops A collection of materials and resources that I've been creating over the last year...

sharing once more for folks who might have missed it at the end of last year, here are slide decks, resources & other materials from my talks & workshops from last year on #GenAI, #Teaching #HigherEd, #OER (all with #CreativeCommons licenses, of course)

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A softly lit, centered portrait of a woman looking slightly upward against a muted, abstract background with faint network-like patterns. Overlaid text reads, “It’s building on each other’s work in a very immediate way,” followed by “Interview with Anna Mills Part 2” and “AI + Education = Simplified,” with the site URL at the bottom. The overall tone is reflective and scholarly, suggesting collaborative knowledge-building in AI and education.

And now, part 2 with the AMAZING @annamillsoer.bsky.social where we talk a bit more about the intersection of #AI and #OER!

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#HigherEd #OpenEducation #GenAI #AIEdu

so many things! Everytime, I open a browser tab it's a new portal to something new...bookmarking the things I wanna return to...

Internet Archive Artifact #000 Thoughts on books, audiobooks, comics, running, higher education, teaching, pop culture, open access, & artificial intelligence from Lance Eaton

starting another adventure on my blog & of course, it includes #PublicDomain content, #AI, and the @archive.org ...

www.byanyothernerd.com/2026/01/inte...

A clean, minimalist Substack post displays a large bold quote asking how to be honest about emotions and uncertainty while remaining concrete. Below the quote, smaller text identifies it as part one of an interview with Anna Mills, authored by Lance Eaton, Ph.D., dated January 5, 2026. The design uses black text on a white background with small circular profile images of the authors at the bottom.

Very excited for this conversation with @annamillsoer.bsky.social and her work on an #OER book that examines #GenAI & #Writing…check out the interview & consider adopting her #OpenTextbook

#HigherEd #EdTech #AIEdu

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New Year's Resolutions of the Past: Vices That Became Virtues Virtues we now aspire to were once habits people vowed to quit

set those New Year's resolutions carefully...don't fall prey to fads like reading in bed or crossword puzzles...they're a public hazard!!

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A muted, olive-brown promotional graphic for “Sharing 2025’s Talks & Workshops.” Centered white serif text reads the title, followed by “AIEDUSIMPLIFIED.SUBSTACK.COM” and the tagline “AI + Education = Simplified.” Below, a sepia-toned, hand-drawn illustration resembles an early 20th-century editorial cartoon or academic palimpsest: layered paper scraps, arrows, marginal notes, and sketched annotations overlap across a wide surface. Prominent labels include talk and workshop titles such as “AI—There All In or All Out?,” “Ctrl+Alt+Assess: Rebooting Learning for the GenAI Era,” “Making the Grade,” “Practical Pathways to OER with AI,” “Frenemies & That’s OK!,” “Coming to an (AI) Agreement,” and “The Sleep of Liberal Arts Produces AI.” A Creative Commons “CC” icon appears in the lower left, reinforcing openness and reuse.

It’s that time of year where I pull together my slide decks & resource materials on #GenAI & #Education into one post for others to make use of—all with #CreativeCommons licenses… #ShareAndEnjoy

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