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Doug Richmond, PhD
@drphd2k7.bsky.social
130 followers 100 following 700 posts
A learner
PhD – Curriculum & Instruction: Instructional Design & Technology
Blacksburg VA USA
dougrichmond.com
x.com/drphd2k7 (from X to #Bluesky, @drphd2k7 on both)
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#UXdesign & #AI
(video 4:07)
www.nngroup.com/videos/dont-...

#design #designers #userexperience #UX #UXdesign #artificialintelligence
Don’t Start with AI, Start with the Problem (Video)
To build good products, start by identifying the problem, not the solution. Especially with AI, if you start with a technology, delivering real value to your users and customers will be difficult.
www.nngroup.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:18 PM
drphd2k7.bsky.social
Civic and #communityengagement platform:
GivePulse
news.vt.edu/articles/202...

#civicengagement #socialimpact #highereducation #STEM #STEMeducation #VirginiaTech #Virginia
Bringing heart to AI: Alumnus redefines technology with compassion
A campus tragedy weeks before George Luc '07 graduated inspired him to build GivePulse, a software platform that connects more than 650,000 universities and colleges, K-12 schools, nonprofits, busines...
news.vt.edu
January 16, 2026 at 1:43 AM
drphd2k7.bsky.social
#AI in #K12 –
Brookings study:
pros & cons w/recommendations
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...

#instructionaldesign #edtech #artificialintelligence #generativeAI #AIethics
The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says
A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being.
www.npr.org
January 16, 2026 at 12:54 AM
drphd2k7.bsky.social
"For learners to be future-ready in the age of #artificialintelligence:
adaptive mindsets"
acceleratelearning.stanford.edu/app/uploads/...

PDF format.

#lifelonglearning #futureofwork #K12 #highereducation #highered #instructionaldesign #edtech #AI #generativeAI #AIethics #Stanford
January 15, 2026 at 11:53 PM
drphd2k7.bsky.social
#AI & #journalism
in #LatinAmerica –
Aspen Digital report
www.aspendigital.org/report/ai-fu...

Note:
"Distinctive journalism matters more than ever...publishers are investing in the kinds of reporting that only humans can provide..."

#journalists #artificialintelligence #generativeAI #futureofwork
Mind the Gap: AI and the Future of News in Latin America
The news ecosystem in Latin America is taking a pragmatic, audience-centered approach to AI: experiment boldly, standardize wisely, and keep humans (including the humans who develop the AI tools) acco...
www.aspendigital.org
January 15, 2026 at 11:11 PM
drphd2k7.bsky.social
#K12 #civiceducation –
Kennedy-Breyer Civic Scholars Summer Program
for students who will be in the 10th grade, fall 2026,
#Boston and greater Boston area
emkinstitute.org/kennedy-brey...

#democracy #civicengagement #civicseducation
January 15, 2026 at 9:27 PM
drphd2k7.bsky.social
#Legaltech –
#AI
www.understandingai.org/p/ai-is-just...

#law #legaleducation #artificialintelligence #futureofwork
AI is just starting to change the legal profession
I talked to 10 lawyers about how they're using AI.
www.understandingai.org
January 15, 2026 at 9:12 PM
drphd2k7.bsky.social
#AI & #democracy
www.29news.com/2026/01/09/u...

"AI has become not just a buzzword. Democracy is at the heart of this revolution."

#civicengagement #civiceducation #civicseducation #artificialintelligence #AIethics
UVA researchers examine AI’s impact on democracy
University of Virginia researchers examined how artificial intelligence is reshaping democracy.
www.29news.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:25 PM
drphd2k7.bsky.social
#AI & #dataprivacy
gizmodo.com/signals-foun...

#privacy #dataprotection #Signal ##encryption #opensource #artificialintelligence #LLMs #chatbots
Signal's Founder Turns His Attention to AI's Privacy Problem
Confer, an open source chatbot, encrypts both prompts and responses so companies and advertisers can’t access user data.
gizmodo.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:43 PM
drphd2k7.bsky.social
"GAILP...
an initiative focused on AI’s rapidly expanding impact on legal practice, professional responsibility, and the future of the profession" –
get the newsletter
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#law #lawyers #legaleducation #legaltech #futureofwork #artificialintelligence #AI
Georgetown AI and the Legal Profession (GAILP) Newsletter
Sign up here to be added to the GAILP mailing list! The new Georgetown AI and the Legal Profession (GAILP) initiative, housed in the Georgetown Law Institute for Technology Law & Policy (the Tech Inst...
docs.google.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:14 PM
drphd2k7.bsky.social
#Civiceducation –
"How can we...tell positive, compelling stories about #democracy – stories that young people, in particular, can relate to?":
online event January 22
ash.harvard.edu/events/makin...

Note post-event recording.

#citizenship #civicengagement #civicseducation #K12 #highereducation
Making Democracy Interesting: Tips from TV, Podcasts, Science Fiction, and Online Creators – Ash Center
ash.harvard.edu
January 13, 2026 at 10:00 PM
drphd2k7.bsky.social
#Highered –
UNC's new #datascience degrees
www.dailytarheel.com/article/univ...

Note:
> Merger of Data Science & Society (SDSS) w/Information & Library Science (SILS)
> Four specialization tracks

#highereducation #STEMeducation #instructionaldesign #artificialintelligence #AI
UNC's data science school adds a doctorate program and a new master's degree
The two new professional degree programs come after UNC announced it would merge the School of Data Science and Society and the School of Information and Library Science. The unnamed merged school is ...
www.dailytarheel.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:43 AM
drphd2k7.bsky.social
#Computing doctorates –
study
www.nationalacademies.org/projects/DEP...

#STEM #computerscience #STEMeducation #highereducation #highered #PhDchat #PhDforum
January 13, 2026 at 1:58 AM
drphd2k7.bsky.social
#Learning, #generativeAI –
"Learning is hard work. And there is now lots of evidence that people will offload it if given the chance, even if it isn’t in their long-run interest."
forklightning.substack.com/p/using-gene...

#highereducation #instructionaldesign #edtech #artificialintelligence #AI
January 12, 2026 at 10:50 PM
drphd2k7.bsky.social
#Softwaredevelopment, #AI, and "digital deskilling"
calnewport.com/be-wary-of-d...

#STEM #programming #coding #artificialintelligence #futureofwork
Be Wary of Digital Deskilling - Cal Newport
Last week, Boris Cherny, the creator and head of Anthropic’s popular Claude Code programming agent, posted ​a thread on X​ about how he personally used ... Read more
calnewport.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:38 PM
drphd2k7.bsky.social
BUSPH
for #publichealtheducation
teaching-public-health.org

#highereducation #highered #instructionaldesign #health #publichealth
January 12, 2026 at 5:51 PM
drphd2k7.bsky.social
#AgenticAI & #futureofwork –
"...many #workers will become what I call Chief Question Officers (CQO)...
We will be the architects; the #AI will be the builders...
a world where machines augment our minds..."
time.com/7342494/ai-c...

#artificialintelligence #entrepreneurship #creativity #innovation
AI Changed Work Forever in 2025
Erik Brynjolfsson, director of the Stanford Digital Economy Lab breaks down how AI is disrupting work.
time.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:20 AM
drphd2k7.bsky.social
#Dataprivacy how-to for
California's
Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP)
themarkup.org/privacy/2026...

#privacy #dataprotection #California
How Californians can use a new state website to block hundreds of data brokers – The Markup
A tool called DROP lets California residents fill out a few forms to keep their personal data from being tracked or sold by data brokers.
themarkup.org
January 9, 2026 at 2:52 PM
drphd2k7.bsky.social
#Experientiallearning –
high school #apprenticeship
www.fastcompany.com/91465310/hig...

#K12 #instructionaldesign #apprenticeships #construction #constructiontrades #housing
High schoolers are building a solution to Boulder’s housing crisis
In Boulder, Colorado, a modular construction factory is producing affordable homes with Habitat for Humanity and the help of students from area schools.
www.fastcompany.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:14 AM
drphd2k7.bsky.social
#MIT for innovative 7-12 #curriculum
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Note video (3:55).

#K12 #design #designeducation #highereducation #instructionaldesign #edtech #opensource #Boston
'26 MAD/WPS TIF: Call for Teachers
MIT MAD / WPS Teacher Innovation Fellowship CALL FOR TEACHERS: INNOVATIVE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT Opportunity for Educators in grades 7–12 We are seeking passionate educators teaching grades 7–12 wh...
docs.google.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:09 PM
drphd2k7.bsky.social
#VirginiaTech for
interdisciplinary research and teaching:
#Philosophy, #Politics, and #Economics (PPE) program
news.vt.edu/articles/202...

Includes video 2:02.

#highereducation #highered #instructionaldesign #interdisciplinarity #problemsolving #Virginia
A powerful, interdisciplinary lens to view problems
Fueled by the support of alumnus David H. Kellogg ’82, who recently made a $16 million gift commitment to endow the David H. Kellogg Center for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, Virginia Tech has b...
news.vt.edu
January 8, 2026 at 2:37 AM
drphd2k7.bsky.social
MIT's
2N6: Applied #ArtificialIntelligence Program for Naval Officers
news.mit.edu/2025/applied...

#highereducation #STEM #STEMeducation #nationalsecurity #military #USNavy #Navy #AI
New MIT program to train military leaders for the AI age
A new certificate program offered by MIT departments of MechE and EECS teaches AI techniques designed to equip naval officers with skills needed to solve the military’s hardest problems.
news.mit.edu
January 8, 2026 at 2:21 AM
drphd2k7.bsky.social
#Medicine, #AI –
he has an MD + PhD in #computerscience
(podcast 29:26)
med.stanford.edu/cme/stanford...

#healthcare #meded #STEM #healthtech #medtech #artificialintelligence #generativeAI
January 7, 2026 at 11:44 PM
drphd2k7.bsky.social
#VirginiaTech for
#K12 education –
2026
www.canva.com/design/DAG7U...

#highereducation #highered #instructionaldesign #STEM #STEMeducation #Virginia
January 7, 2026 at 10:35 PM
drphd2k7.bsky.social
#Highered & using #AI intentionally
er.educause.edu/articles/202...

Note:
> cognitive offloading
> cognitive debt

#psychology #criticalthinking #highereducation #instructionaldesign #edtech #artificialintelligence #generativeAI #GenAI #LLMs #AIliteracy #AIethics
The Paradox of AI Assistance: Better Results, Worse Thinking
A student reflects on how generative artificial intelligence is reshaping learning and cognitive development, urging colleges and universities to guid
er.educause.edu
January 6, 2026 at 8:44 PM