Jason Gulya
@jasongulya.bsky.social
Professor of English and Communications at Berkeley College
LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/3txt65da
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LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/3txt65da
Newsletter: https://open.substack.com/pub/higherai
Work with me: https://tinyurl.com/2n4wvhsp
I almost always ask my students to self-assess their work before I weigh in.
Doing so makes my comments so much better.
Because I can ground my comments not only in the final process/product, but in their knowledge of that process/product.
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Image: a photo of the book I’m reading now.
Doing so makes my comments so much better.
Because I can ground my comments not only in the final process/product, but in their knowledge of that process/product.
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Image: a photo of the book I’m reading now.
October 15, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I almost always ask my students to self-assess their work before I weigh in.
Doing so makes my comments so much better.
Because I can ground my comments not only in the final process/product, but in their knowledge of that process/product.
——
Image: a photo of the book I’m reading now.
Doing so makes my comments so much better.
Because I can ground my comments not only in the final process/product, but in their knowledge of that process/product.
——
Image: a photo of the book I’m reading now.
Here’s my worry about process-oriented teaching.
I worry that we’ll bring out students’ processes, so that we can measure them and evaluate them (and thus, flatten them out).
I worry that we’ll make the same mistake that we made with products, using process-teaching as a way to demand compliance.
I worry that we’ll bring out students’ processes, so that we can measure them and evaluate them (and thus, flatten them out).
I worry that we’ll make the same mistake that we made with products, using process-teaching as a way to demand compliance.
October 15, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Here’s my worry about process-oriented teaching.
I worry that we’ll bring out students’ processes, so that we can measure them and evaluate them (and thus, flatten them out).
I worry that we’ll make the same mistake that we made with products, using process-teaching as a way to demand compliance.
I worry that we’ll bring out students’ processes, so that we can measure them and evaluate them (and thus, flatten them out).
I worry that we’ll make the same mistake that we made with products, using process-teaching as a way to demand compliance.
Can you use gen-AI responsibly, if the tools themselves were built through irresponsible methods?
Asking for a friend.
Asking for a friend.
May 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Can you use gen-AI responsibly, if the tools themselves were built through irresponsible methods?
Asking for a friend.
Asking for a friend.
The ongoing integration of AI and similar technologies into everyday life does not mean that every classroom needs to use AI extensively.
In fact, cultivating AI-free learning environments could make students (and us) more aware of what’s actually going on in the world and our place within it.
In fact, cultivating AI-free learning environments could make students (and us) more aware of what’s actually going on in the world and our place within it.
What's the Future for AI-Free Spaces?
Please let me dream...
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May 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The ongoing integration of AI and similar technologies into everyday life does not mean that every classroom needs to use AI extensively.
In fact, cultivating AI-free learning environments could make students (and us) more aware of what’s actually going on in the world and our place within it.
In fact, cultivating AI-free learning environments could make students (and us) more aware of what’s actually going on in the world and our place within it.
I think AI-free spaces will continue to be powerful for learning.
But…
I think they’ll have to be consensual spaces, where students opt into, create, and maintain the AI-free space.
Because I’m not sure if an imposed AI-free space will be viable for much longer (if it even is now).
But…
I think they’ll have to be consensual spaces, where students opt into, create, and maintain the AI-free space.
Because I’m not sure if an imposed AI-free space will be viable for much longer (if it even is now).
May 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I think AI-free spaces will continue to be powerful for learning.
But…
I think they’ll have to be consensual spaces, where students opt into, create, and maintain the AI-free space.
Because I’m not sure if an imposed AI-free space will be viable for much longer (if it even is now).
But…
I think they’ll have to be consensual spaces, where students opt into, create, and maintain the AI-free space.
Because I’m not sure if an imposed AI-free space will be viable for much longer (if it even is now).
If we want to talk seriously about AI and the future of assessment…
We need to talk about alternative grading.
We need to talk about whether deemphasizing grades through alternative assessment would better serve them, and help preserve classrooms as places of exploration and experimentation.
We need to talk about alternative grading.
We need to talk about whether deemphasizing grades through alternative assessment would better serve them, and help preserve classrooms as places of exploration and experimentation.
April 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
If we want to talk seriously about AI and the future of assessment…
We need to talk about alternative grading.
We need to talk about whether deemphasizing grades through alternative assessment would better serve them, and help preserve classrooms as places of exploration and experimentation.
We need to talk about alternative grading.
We need to talk about whether deemphasizing grades through alternative assessment would better serve them, and help preserve classrooms as places of exploration and experimentation.
Don’t let companies and people hide behind the “neutrality” of AI.
AI programs and tools are far from neutral.
They are specific tools created by specific people for specific political purposes.
AI programs and tools are far from neutral.
They are specific tools created by specific people for specific political purposes.
April 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Don’t let companies and people hide behind the “neutrality” of AI.
AI programs and tools are far from neutral.
They are specific tools created by specific people for specific political purposes.
AI programs and tools are far from neutral.
They are specific tools created by specific people for specific political purposes.
I'm all for teaching process over product.
But...
1️⃣How do we create process-focused assignments without (in the push to standardize and measure) flattening out process?
2️⃣ How can we possibly do it for hundreds of students?
There's a lot to work out.
But...
1️⃣How do we create process-focused assignments without (in the push to standardize and measure) flattening out process?
2️⃣ How can we possibly do it for hundreds of students?
There's a lot to work out.
April 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I'm all for teaching process over product.
But...
1️⃣How do we create process-focused assignments without (in the push to standardize and measure) flattening out process?
2️⃣ How can we possibly do it for hundreds of students?
There's a lot to work out.
But...
1️⃣How do we create process-focused assignments without (in the push to standardize and measure) flattening out process?
2️⃣ How can we possibly do it for hundreds of students?
There's a lot to work out.
Learning with AI is seductive, because it promises the chance of jumping past the arduous work of System 2 thinking to the quick, easy work of System 1 thinking
But learning science and psychology show us that often learning doesn’t work that way.
But learning science and psychology show us that often learning doesn’t work that way.
Learning, Fast and Slow: Why AI will not revolutionize education
An unexpected algorithm
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April 22, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Learning with AI is seductive, because it promises the chance of jumping past the arduous work of System 2 thinking to the quick, easy work of System 1 thinking
But learning science and psychology show us that often learning doesn’t work that way.
But learning science and psychology show us that often learning doesn’t work that way.
Just got my copy of “Teaching and Learning in the Age of Generative AI” (Routledge).
My chapter is called “The Age of Chat: Education and the Rise of No-Code Chatbots.”
I *may* have launched a critique of some very powerful people (Altman, Khan, Andressen, Diamandis) in print, for all to see…
My chapter is called “The Age of Chat: Education and the Rise of No-Code Chatbots.”
I *may* have launched a critique of some very powerful people (Altman, Khan, Andressen, Diamandis) in print, for all to see…
April 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Just got my copy of “Teaching and Learning in the Age of Generative AI” (Routledge).
My chapter is called “The Age of Chat: Education and the Rise of No-Code Chatbots.”
I *may* have launched a critique of some very powerful people (Altman, Khan, Andressen, Diamandis) in print, for all to see…
My chapter is called “The Age of Chat: Education and the Rise of No-Code Chatbots.”
I *may* have launched a critique of some very powerful people (Altman, Khan, Andressen, Diamandis) in print, for all to see…
Evaluating tools is an essential part of modern writing.
Some tools stand on their own.
Some tools are embedded in other tools.
Some tools are more anthropomorphic than others.
Some tools are more intrusive than others.
Some tools are more AI-centered than others.
Some tools stand on their own.
Some tools are embedded in other tools.
Some tools are more anthropomorphic than others.
Some tools are more intrusive than others.
Some tools are more AI-centered than others.
April 18, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Evaluating tools is an essential part of modern writing.
Some tools stand on their own.
Some tools are embedded in other tools.
Some tools are more anthropomorphic than others.
Some tools are more intrusive than others.
Some tools are more AI-centered than others.
Some tools stand on their own.
Some tools are embedded in other tools.
Some tools are more anthropomorphic than others.
Some tools are more intrusive than others.
Some tools are more AI-centered than others.
AI is a cultural technology that intersects with discourses of power.
In other words, it’s political.
People and companies are already using AI to gain and maintain power over others.
In other words, it’s political.
People and companies are already using AI to gain and maintain power over others.
March 31, 2025 at 1:58 PM
AI is a cultural technology that intersects with discourses of power.
In other words, it’s political.
People and companies are already using AI to gain and maintain power over others.
In other words, it’s political.
People and companies are already using AI to gain and maintain power over others.
If colleges ignore AI, they’ll lose their students.
If they adopt AI uncritically, they’ll lose their souls.
Then, they’ll lose their students.
And it’s not about incorporating AI into all courses.
It’s about designing AI-aware courses, even if we don’t use the technology.
If they adopt AI uncritically, they’ll lose their souls.
Then, they’ll lose their students.
And it’s not about incorporating AI into all courses.
It’s about designing AI-aware courses, even if we don’t use the technology.
March 30, 2025 at 1:40 PM
If colleges ignore AI, they’ll lose their students.
If they adopt AI uncritically, they’ll lose their souls.
Then, they’ll lose their students.
And it’s not about incorporating AI into all courses.
It’s about designing AI-aware courses, even if we don’t use the technology.
If they adopt AI uncritically, they’ll lose their souls.
Then, they’ll lose their students.
And it’s not about incorporating AI into all courses.
It’s about designing AI-aware courses, even if we don’t use the technology.
One of my newest articles, this time with EdTech Digest.
It’s important that we be very specific when talking about AI, Gen-AI, LLMs, and so on.
www.edtechdigest.com/2025/02/20/t...
It’s important that we be very specific when talking about AI, Gen-AI, LLMs, and so on.
www.edtechdigest.com/2025/02/20/t...
The Defining Problem for AI and Education - EdTech Digest
A tech-savvy English professor turned part-time AI consultant helps us sort through what we’re even talking about. GUEST COLUMN | by Jason Gulya I talk about Artificial Intelligence and the future of ...
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March 30, 2025 at 7:01 AM
One of my newest articles, this time with EdTech Digest.
It’s important that we be very specific when talking about AI, Gen-AI, LLMs, and so on.
www.edtechdigest.com/2025/02/20/t...
It’s important that we be very specific when talking about AI, Gen-AI, LLMs, and so on.
www.edtechdigest.com/2025/02/20/t...
To boost our students’ AI Literacy, we need to stop throwing “AI” around as a label.
We need to be more specific.
We need to talk about LLMs.
We need to talk about Gen-AI.
We need to be clear about how/if our terms align with each other.
Because the terms we use matter.
We need to be more specific.
We need to talk about LLMs.
We need to talk about Gen-AI.
We need to be clear about how/if our terms align with each other.
Because the terms we use matter.
February 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
To boost our students’ AI Literacy, we need to stop throwing “AI” around as a label.
We need to be more specific.
We need to talk about LLMs.
We need to talk about Gen-AI.
We need to be clear about how/if our terms align with each other.
Because the terms we use matter.
We need to be more specific.
We need to talk about LLMs.
We need to talk about Gen-AI.
We need to be clear about how/if our terms align with each other.
Because the terms we use matter.
“In the Age of AI, the Humanities will be more important than ever.”
Ok. But…
Humanities programs are getting their budgets and staff cut every year.
What happens when the skills we need the most are in the shortest supply, because of money and public perception?
Ok. But…
Humanities programs are getting their budgets and staff cut every year.
What happens when the skills we need the most are in the shortest supply, because of money and public perception?
February 9, 2025 at 1:13 AM
“In the Age of AI, the Humanities will be more important than ever.”
Ok. But…
Humanities programs are getting their budgets and staff cut every year.
What happens when the skills we need the most are in the shortest supply, because of money and public perception?
Ok. But…
Humanities programs are getting their budgets and staff cut every year.
What happens when the skills we need the most are in the shortest supply, because of money and public perception?
"Can you really build a life when you don't know what is real and what is fake?"
I read these words a few days ago.
They were written by a High School student, wondering what AI meant for human connection and human purpose.
I haven't stopped thinking about them since.
More below.
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I read these words a few days ago.
They were written by a High School student, wondering what AI meant for human connection and human purpose.
I haven't stopped thinking about them since.
More below.
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"Can you really build a life when you don’t know what is real and what is fake?"
Listening to Students Talk About AI
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January 31, 2025 at 5:03 AM
"Can you really build a life when you don't know what is real and what is fake?"
I read these words a few days ago.
They were written by a High School student, wondering what AI meant for human connection and human purpose.
I haven't stopped thinking about them since.
More below.
⬇️⬇️
I read these words a few days ago.
They were written by a High School student, wondering what AI meant for human connection and human purpose.
I haven't stopped thinking about them since.
More below.
⬇️⬇️
Earlier this month, the Arizona Dept of Education made headlines for approving Unbound Academy as an AI-driven charter school.
Yesterday, the Pennsylvania DOE rejected their application.
Yesterday, the Pennsylvania DOE rejected their application.
January 30, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Earlier this month, the Arizona Dept of Education made headlines for approving Unbound Academy as an AI-driven charter school.
Yesterday, the Pennsylvania DOE rejected their application.
Yesterday, the Pennsylvania DOE rejected their application.
This morning, I read a fascinating article.
Mary Ruskell, a teenager, wrote about what it’s like to suddenly mistrust everything she reads and sees online.
It’s so easy for educators to say “Students just need AI Literacy” or “just don’t trust anything you read online.”
But we need to go deeper.
Mary Ruskell, a teenager, wrote about what it’s like to suddenly mistrust everything she reads and sees online.
It’s so easy for educators to say “Students just need AI Literacy” or “just don’t trust anything you read online.”
But we need to go deeper.
January 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This morning, I read a fascinating article.
Mary Ruskell, a teenager, wrote about what it’s like to suddenly mistrust everything she reads and sees online.
It’s so easy for educators to say “Students just need AI Literacy” or “just don’t trust anything you read online.”
But we need to go deeper.
Mary Ruskell, a teenager, wrote about what it’s like to suddenly mistrust everything she reads and sees online.
It’s so easy for educators to say “Students just need AI Literacy” or “just don’t trust anything you read online.”
But we need to go deeper.
You can redesign your courses in light of AI, without using AI in your classroom.
We can then redesign our courses around…
↳ Collaboration
↳ Relevant skills
↳ Student agency
↳ Intrinsic motivation
↳ Human connection
↳ Process instead of product
Even if we don’t work AI into our classrooms.
We can then redesign our courses around…
↳ Collaboration
↳ Relevant skills
↳ Student agency
↳ Intrinsic motivation
↳ Human connection
↳ Process instead of product
Even if we don’t work AI into our classrooms.
January 27, 2025 at 12:32 AM
You can redesign your courses in light of AI, without using AI in your classroom.
We can then redesign our courses around…
↳ Collaboration
↳ Relevant skills
↳ Student agency
↳ Intrinsic motivation
↳ Human connection
↳ Process instead of product
Even if we don’t work AI into our classrooms.
We can then redesign our courses around…
↳ Collaboration
↳ Relevant skills
↳ Student agency
↳ Intrinsic motivation
↳ Human connection
↳ Process instead of product
Even if we don’t work AI into our classrooms.
If we simply work AI into an educational system without rethinking that system, education is going to suck.
January 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
If we simply work AI into an educational system without rethinking that system, education is going to suck.
Today, “The Brutalist’ was nominated for Best Picture.
Some people want it disqualified for its use of AI.
Here’s my breakdown:
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Some people want it disqualified for its use of AI.
Here’s my breakdown:
www.linkedin.com/posts/jason-...
Jason Gulya on LinkedIn: Today, "The Brutalist" was nominated for Best Picture.
Some want to…
Today, "The Brutalist" was nominated for Best Picture.
Some want to disqualify it, for its use of AI.
I think the controversy says a lot about how people are…
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January 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Today, “The Brutalist’ was nominated for Best Picture.
Some people want it disqualified for its use of AI.
Here’s my breakdown:
www.linkedin.com/posts/jason-...
Some people want it disqualified for its use of AI.
Here’s my breakdown:
www.linkedin.com/posts/jason-...
This is what AI looks like in the Trump admin.
Trump: Altman is the best. I’m going to give him and other $500B to build a super AI company.
Musk: I’m going to rage-tweet, saying that Altman sucks and that OpenAI doesn’t have any $.
Altman: I’ll tweet back. Come see my data centers, bro.
Trump: Altman is the best. I’m going to give him and other $500B to build a super AI company.
Musk: I’m going to rage-tweet, saying that Altman sucks and that OpenAI doesn’t have any $.
Altman: I’ll tweet back. Come see my data centers, bro.
January 23, 2025 at 2:16 AM
This is what AI looks like in the Trump admin.
Trump: Altman is the best. I’m going to give him and other $500B to build a super AI company.
Musk: I’m going to rage-tweet, saying that Altman sucks and that OpenAI doesn’t have any $.
Altman: I’ll tweet back. Come see my data centers, bro.
Trump: Altman is the best. I’m going to give him and other $500B to build a super AI company.
Musk: I’m going to rage-tweet, saying that Altman sucks and that OpenAI doesn’t have any $.
Altman: I’ll tweet back. Come see my data centers, bro.
One of the worst use cases for Gen-AI I could imagine: an Anne Frank AI bot.
Welcome to the future…I guess…
Not sure I like it.
Welcome to the future…I guess…
Not sure I like it.
January 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
One of the worst use cases for Gen-AI I could imagine: an Anne Frank AI bot.
Welcome to the future…I guess…
Not sure I like it.
Welcome to the future…I guess…
Not sure I like it.
The rest of the world: OMG! TikTok is back!
Me: You mean President-elect Trump.
Don’t deprive me of those 24 hours of processing time.
Me: You mean President-elect Trump.
Don’t deprive me of those 24 hours of processing time.
January 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The rest of the world: OMG! TikTok is back!
Me: You mean President-elect Trump.
Don’t deprive me of those 24 hours of processing time.
Me: You mean President-elect Trump.
Don’t deprive me of those 24 hours of processing time.