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Thomas Claeys

@thomasso.bsky.social

MA in Educational Technology - Lagom - Pinetreelover🌲, Digital Learning, HigherEd; ed.policy officer @ArteveldehsGent ; fan of open-source πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺ

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How I built a private AI to conquer my reading list - Thomas Claeys There is a Japanese word, 'tsundoku,' for the habit of buying books and letting them pile up unread. My pile was digital: a long list of blogs and articles on teaching, learning, generative AI... The ...

How I built a private AI to conquer my reading list...

www.thomasclaeys.be/growing/how-...

22.10.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Books for HigherEd Professionals 2026 - Thomas Claeys Looking for your next read? These eight books won't all sit comfortably together on a shelfβ€”which is exactly the point. They range from scathing critiques of neoliberal universities to surprisingly pr...

Looking for your next read? #highered

www.thomasclaeys.be/seedling/boo...

19.10.2025 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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XR's Journey into Mainstream - Thomas Claeys Bare with me. The year is 2010 and I have my first day of internship as a teacher in training. The class: Ancient History. In my bag are three items that I

Re-reading my old post: XR failed to hit mainstream education, stayed niche.

Will Generative AI follow? It's a great productivity hack, but will it truly transform teaching/learning, or just remain a powerful add-on? Maybe being general-purpose is its edge. #EdTech #AIinEducation #HigherEd

18.10.2025 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fueling the spark: why some highered innovations catch fire - Thomas Claeys Every truly revolutionary tool on campus has a story. Not the story of its features, but of its impact: a colleague who finally perfected their dream seminar, a team that unlocked a new way to collabo...

www.thomasclaeys.be/evergreen/fu...

17.10.2025 22:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why Intention and AI Go Hand in Hand - Thomas Claeys The discussion about AI in education often gets bogged down in practical questions: are you allowed to use it, and how do we then ensure ownership and reliability? While relevant, these questions stem...

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16.10.2025 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Speak truth to power And other thoughts about a difficult week in the US

Speak truth to power, from Professor Tim Snyder.

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Navigating the wicked problem of AI and assessment A constant theme in my recent conversations with teachers, faculty teams and educational developers is the challenge of Generative AI (GenAI) and assessment. There's a palpable sense of pressure in th...

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15.09.2025 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Building my sixth tool for qualitative analysis with Generative AI For the past few years, I've been experimenting with various large language models (LLMs) and tools to better understand the sense and none-sense of generative AI (GenAI). In my quest for meaningful a...

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14.09.2025 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dit is fascisme Fascisme begint met taal, niet met tanks. Met democratische verkiezingen, niet met een staatsgreep. En het krijgt vrij baan, dankzij mensen die denken dat het allemaal niet zo’n vaart zal lopen – tot ...

Excellent analysis here, hope the English version is forthcoming.
decorrespondent.nl/16109/dit-is...

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Defend your institutions

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Google I/O '25 Keynote
YouTube video by Google Google I/O '25 Keynote

The AI-generated intro videos at Google I/O ’25 are impressive, but I miss the quality of decades of expertise that (3D) artists and videographers bring. I hope we keep valuing true human artistry... or start doing again soon.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8Ni...

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Geef het nog even. De brillen met AI hud komen weldra de markt op...

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Opinion | We Study Fascism at Yale. We’re Leaving the U.S. The decision by these three Yale professors to move to Canada is both a warning and a call to action.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. β€œWe’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. β€œAnd what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”

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AI voor studenten

Our free e-course aiforstudents.be is an exemplar in the latest @educause.bsky.social Horizon Report - Teaching and Learning Edition πŸ₯³ Proud! library.educause.edu/resources/20...

12.05.2025 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Op onderzoek met kleine, selectieve sample group, gesponsord door Microsoft's Surface pen+tablets, vrij enge conclusies (breinactiviteit=leren?)... www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....

Vind ik mooie reactie daarop: blogg.lindso.no/2024/11/laer...

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Mind-boggling events. The results are increasingly terrifying as they continue to cross new lines.

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Congrats! πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

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Heel benieuwd naar je opgedane inzichten!

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Fantasy style AI artwork that reads "The Ethical Odyssey of AI", resembling different areas of the magical land to explore

Fantasy style AI artwork that reads "The Ethical Odyssey of AI", resembling different areas of the magical land to explore

OpenAI released a course on AI for teachers, we made an even more open course for students: aiforstudents.be. (Minus the commercial ChatGPT flavour πŸ˜‰) Free and with CC license, so use, edit and share accordingly #AI #highered

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