Jeff Greene
@jeffgreene.bsky.social
Prof of Ed Psych and Learning Sciences | Making Tech Work For Us, Again | APA & AERA Fellow | Self-regulated learning, epistemic cognition, digital literacy | Journal and Handbook Editor | Book Author | Views are my own. https://linktr.ee/jeffgreene
In this episode, Drs. Dionne Cross Francis & Francesca López shared their insights & innovations on a humanizing approach to race-focused research in education.
I was thrilled to hear about their affirming, positive vision and what it will take to realize it.
#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
I was thrilled to hear about their affirming, positive vision and what it will take to realize it.
#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
Dionne Cross Francis and Francesca López
Dr. Dionne Cross Francis and Dr. Francesca López join podcast host Dr. Jeff Greene to discuss their recent Educational Psychologist article,
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November 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
In this episode, Drs. Dionne Cross Francis & Francesca López shared their insights & innovations on a humanizing approach to race-focused research in education.
I was thrilled to hear about their affirming, positive vision and what it will take to realize it.
#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
I was thrilled to hear about their affirming, positive vision and what it will take to realize it.
#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
"As of right now, there is no compelling evidence, to us, that genAI is useful to promote the development of learning as framed by a model of expertise (i.e., the MDL) or any other scientifically backed model of learning."
#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
What does current genAI actually mean for student learning?
Many genAI (generative Artificial Intelligence) enthusiasts and much of the broader public see genAI as a substantial force for good within education.…
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November 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
"As of right now, there is no compelling evidence, to us, that genAI is useful to promote the development of learning as framed by a model of expertise (i.e., the MDL) or any other scientifically backed model of learning."
#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
Why do some self-regulated learning interventions seem to benefit less competent students more than their competent peers, but others seem to benefit only the already competent students? Well...(1/2)
#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
authors.elsevier.com/c/1m9ns3irP4...
#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
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November 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Why do some self-regulated learning interventions seem to benefit less competent students more than their competent peers, but others seem to benefit only the already competent students? Well...(1/2)
#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
authors.elsevier.com/c/1m9ns3irP4...
#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
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And these aren't random samples. Useful to keep reminding myself that social media != what most Americans think.
UPDATE: Americans who use
YouTube 84%
Facebook 71%
Instagram 50%
TikTok 37%
WhatsApp 32%
Reddit 26%
Snapchat 25%
X (Twitter) 21%
Threads 8%
Bluesky 4%
Truth Social 3%
Full Pew Research Center report: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/11/20/americans-social-media-use-2025/
YouTube 84%
Facebook 71%
Instagram 50%
TikTok 37%
WhatsApp 32%
Reddit 26%
Snapchat 25%
X (Twitter) 21%
Threads 8%
Bluesky 4%
Truth Social 3%
Full Pew Research Center report: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/11/20/americans-social-media-use-2025/
November 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
And these aren't random samples. Useful to keep reminding myself that social media != what most Americans think.
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The Handbook of Personalized Learning is finally in print!
Arrived yesterday(!) & pre-order pricing thru 🦃. www.routledge.com/Handbook-of-...
We provided teachers & designers with a guide to theoretically supported PL design logic & demos across subject areas, ages, & contexts.
+DIY figure! ⬇️
Arrived yesterday(!) & pre-order pricing thru 🦃. www.routledge.com/Handbook-of-...
We provided teachers & designers with a guide to theoretically supported PL design logic & demos across subject areas, ages, & contexts.
+DIY figure! ⬇️
November 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The Handbook of Personalized Learning is finally in print!
Arrived yesterday(!) & pre-order pricing thru 🦃. www.routledge.com/Handbook-of-...
We provided teachers & designers with a guide to theoretically supported PL design logic & demos across subject areas, ages, & contexts.
+DIY figure! ⬇️
Arrived yesterday(!) & pre-order pricing thru 🦃. www.routledge.com/Handbook-of-...
We provided teachers & designers with a guide to theoretically supported PL design logic & demos across subject areas, ages, & contexts.
+DIY figure! ⬇️
Makes sense the relationship between prior knowledge and learning would be mediated by interest, cognitive load, etc. Likewise, the moderators posited (e.g., learning environment characteristics) also make sense. What's needed are experiments to test these ideas. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
How does prior knowledge affect learning? A review of 16 mechanisms and a framework for future research
The knowledge-is-power hypothesis posits that individual differences in domain-specific prior knowledge are among the strongest positive determinants …
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November 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Makes sense the relationship between prior knowledge and learning would be mediated by interest, cognitive load, etc. Likewise, the moderators posited (e.g., learning environment characteristics) also make sense. What's needed are experiments to test these ideas. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
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There is no reason why systematic reviews can't be open. The data used for synthesis is *already* open and there are many excellent open source tools that can facilitate the easy sharing of analysis scripts.
Here's a nice guide for performing open systematic reviews doi.org/10.1525/coll...
Here's a nice guide for performing open systematic reviews doi.org/10.1525/coll...
November 24, 2025 at 12:10 PM
There is no reason why systematic reviews can't be open. The data used for synthesis is *already* open and there are many excellent open source tools that can facilitate the easy sharing of analysis scripts.
Here's a nice guide for performing open systematic reviews doi.org/10.1525/coll...
Here's a nice guide for performing open systematic reviews doi.org/10.1525/coll...
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New paper! We developed a measure of stepparent-adolescent interaction, with 71 items measuring 14 interaction types. This measure could be useful both for researchers and professionals seeking to understand and promote stepparent-adolescent relationship development. doi.org/10.1080/2837...
Development and Psychometric Evaluation of a New Measure of Stepparent–Adolescent Interaction
Stepparent-adolescent relationship quality is a key correlate of stepfamily functioning and adolescent well-being, yet research on stepparent-adolescent relationship development is limited by outda...
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November 24, 2025 at 12:17 PM
New paper! We developed a measure of stepparent-adolescent interaction, with 71 items measuring 14 interaction types. This measure could be useful both for researchers and professionals seeking to understand and promote stepparent-adolescent relationship development. doi.org/10.1080/2837...
What a life & legacy. “Former North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Willis P. Whichard — the only man in North Carolina’s history to serve in the state House of Representatives, state Senate, Court of Appeals and state Supreme Court — died Tuesday in Chapel Hill.”
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https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article313056135.html#storylink=cpy
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November 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
What a life & legacy. “Former North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Willis P. Whichard — the only man in North Carolina’s history to serve in the state House of Representatives, state Senate, Court of Appeals and state Supreme Court — died Tuesday in Chapel Hill.”
www.newsobserver.com/news/state/n...
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I’ve spent almost seven years covering Meta and have had a good deal of exposure to internal work product on teen well-being. But a Friday filing in the school district social media litigation breaks some ground on Meta’s causal findings regarding social media harm.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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November 23, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I’ve spent almost seven years covering Meta and have had a good deal of exposure to internal work product on teen well-being. But a Friday filing in the school district social media litigation breaks some ground on Meta’s causal findings regarding social media harm.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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UPDATE: Americans who use
YouTube 84%
Facebook 71%
Instagram 50%
TikTok 37%
WhatsApp 32%
Reddit 26%
Snapchat 25%
X (Twitter) 21%
Threads 8%
Bluesky 4%
Truth Social 3%
Full Pew Research Center report: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/11/20/americans-social-media-use-2025/
YouTube 84%
Facebook 71%
Instagram 50%
TikTok 37%
WhatsApp 32%
Reddit 26%
Snapchat 25%
X (Twitter) 21%
Threads 8%
Bluesky 4%
Truth Social 3%
Full Pew Research Center report: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/11/20/americans-social-media-use-2025/
November 23, 2025 at 9:55 PM
UPDATE: Americans who use
YouTube 84%
Facebook 71%
Instagram 50%
TikTok 37%
WhatsApp 32%
Reddit 26%
Snapchat 25%
X (Twitter) 21%
Threads 8%
Bluesky 4%
Truth Social 3%
Full Pew Research Center report: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/11/20/americans-social-media-use-2025/
YouTube 84%
Facebook 71%
Instagram 50%
TikTok 37%
WhatsApp 32%
Reddit 26%
Snapchat 25%
X (Twitter) 21%
Threads 8%
Bluesky 4%
Truth Social 3%
Full Pew Research Center report: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/11/20/americans-social-media-use-2025/
I’d love some expert commentary on this series and the issue of ultra-processed-food in general.
www.thelancet.com/series-do/ul...
www.thelancet.com/series-do/ul...
Ultra-Processed Foods and Human Health
This 3-paper Series reviews the evidence about the increase in ultra-processed foods in diets globally and highlights the association with many non-communicable diseases. This rise in ultra-processed ...
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November 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I’d love some expert commentary on this series and the issue of ultra-processed-food in general.
www.thelancet.com/series-do/ul...
www.thelancet.com/series-do/ul...
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Oops. Ooooooooooooops.
I do hope that nobody has been given or denied a job/promotion based on their SpringerNature citation counts in the past 15 years.
arxiv.org/pdf/2511.01675
h/t @nathlarigaldie.bsky.social
I do hope that nobody has been given or denied a job/promotion based on their SpringerNature citation counts in the past 15 years.
arxiv.org/pdf/2511.01675
h/t @nathlarigaldie.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Oops. Ooooooooooooops.
I do hope that nobody has been given or denied a job/promotion based on their SpringerNature citation counts in the past 15 years.
arxiv.org/pdf/2511.01675
h/t @nathlarigaldie.bsky.social
I do hope that nobody has been given or denied a job/promotion based on their SpringerNature citation counts in the past 15 years.
arxiv.org/pdf/2511.01675
h/t @nathlarigaldie.bsky.social
Agreed. I've been reading more and more about layperson pushback against "AI." I suspect a reckoning is coming, and when it does, we want people to be clear about what they are condemning, lest lots of useful advances (e.g., ML use in the sciences) get thrown out with the bathwater.
Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
November 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Agreed. I've been reading more and more about layperson pushback against "AI." I suspect a reckoning is coming, and when it does, we want people to be clear about what they are condemning, lest lots of useful advances (e.g., ML use in the sciences) get thrown out with the bathwater.
“Gopnik explained…in our culture, intelligence is often seen as a mysterious, magical substance people are born with in varying quantities. “It’s this really funny kind of folk idea, and it’s very prevalent among AI researchers…and it doesn’t make any sense from the cognitive science perspective.””
AI Thinks It’s Smart. Chimps May Beg to Differ.
For something so admired, so synonymous with merit, the concept of intelligence is remarkably poorly understood. Our society operates on the assumption that people with greater intelligence deserve ac...
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November 23, 2025 at 12:44 PM
“Gopnik explained…in our culture, intelligence is often seen as a mysterious, magical substance people are born with in varying quantities. “It’s this really funny kind of folk idea, and it’s very prevalent among AI researchers…and it doesn’t make any sense from the cognitive science perspective.””
Let the holiday-ing begin! With @gotowerscope.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Let the holiday-ing begin! With @gotowerscope.com
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I gave a workshop about using social media to faculty at the UT Austin. Here are some tips:
-Stay in your lane (share what you know)
-Avoid fights
-Use plain language
-Including clear visuals
-Follow quality accounts
-Leverage trends
-Have some fun
-Embrace your natural workflow
-Stay in your lane (share what you know)
-Avoid fights
-Use plain language
-Including clear visuals
-Follow quality accounts
-Leverage trends
-Have some fun
-Embrace your natural workflow
November 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I gave a workshop about using social media to faculty at the UT Austin. Here are some tips:
-Stay in your lane (share what you know)
-Avoid fights
-Use plain language
-Including clear visuals
-Follow quality accounts
-Leverage trends
-Have some fun
-Embrace your natural workflow
-Stay in your lane (share what you know)
-Avoid fights
-Use plain language
-Including clear visuals
-Follow quality accounts
-Leverage trends
-Have some fun
-Embrace your natural workflow
"What is happening here is not that AI is doing the thinking for students — rather, with prompts like these AI is generating preliminary maps of the information landscape..." (1/2)
I did it, I wrote it. The thing I think (?) some educators have been waiting for for quite a while. mikecaulfield.substack.com/p/sift-for-a...
SIFT for AI: Introduction and Pedagogy
Once I thought more deeply about what people had been asking for it made a lot of sense
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November 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
"What is happening here is not that AI is doing the thinking for students — rather, with prompts like these AI is generating preliminary maps of the information landscape..." (1/2)
I'd love to hear thoughts on this:
“I’ve been not making friends in various corners of Silicon Valley, including at Meta, saying that within three to five years, this [world models, not LLMs] will be the dominant model for AI architectures...” LeCun said last month.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/yann...
“I’ve been not making friends in various corners of Silicon Valley, including at Meta, saying that within three to five years, this [world models, not LLMs] will be the dominant model for AI architectures...” LeCun said last month.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/yann...
November 22, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I'd love to hear thoughts on this:
“I’ve been not making friends in various corners of Silicon Valley, including at Meta, saying that within three to five years, this [world models, not LLMs] will be the dominant model for AI architectures...” LeCun said last month.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/yann...
“I’ve been not making friends in various corners of Silicon Valley, including at Meta, saying that within three to five years, this [world models, not LLMs] will be the dominant model for AI architectures...” LeCun said last month.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/yann...
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Good advice here and overall I support exposing the "hidden" curriculum. I will say some of the advice revealed how reputation and power are concentrated in certain institutions. I'd be interested in ways to have more, and more equitable, pipelines for scholarship. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
Productive Educational Psychologists: What You Should Know - Educational Psychology Review
Educational Psychology Review -
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November 21, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Good advice here and overall I support exposing the "hidden" curriculum. I will say some of the advice revealed how reputation and power are concentrated in certain institutions. I'd be interested in ways to have more, and more equitable, pipelines for scholarship. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
Good advice here and overall I support exposing the "hidden" curriculum. I will say some of the advice revealed how reputation and power are concentrated in certain institutions. I'd be interested in ways to have more, and more equitable, pipelines for scholarship. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
Productive Educational Psychologists: What You Should Know - Educational Psychology Review
Educational Psychology Review -
doi.org
November 21, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Good advice here and overall I support exposing the "hidden" curriculum. I will say some of the advice revealed how reputation and power are concentrated in certain institutions. I'd be interested in ways to have more, and more equitable, pipelines for scholarship. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
"Even amid the increased focus on AI, Roberts said it shouldn’t be construed as the university’s guiding principle, as a national outlet recently described the chancellor’s push on the technology.
“I describe our North Star as our mission and service to the people of North Carolina,” Roberts said."
“I describe our North Star as our mission and service to the people of North Carolina,” Roberts said."
UNC-CH's Chancellor Thinks There's an AI Bubble. Why It's Still a Top Priority.
UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Lee Roberts and vice provosts overseeing libraries and AI discussed how the technology will change the university.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
"Even amid the increased focus on AI, Roberts said it shouldn’t be construed as the university’s guiding principle, as a national outlet recently described the chancellor’s push on the technology.
“I describe our North Star as our mission and service to the people of North Carolina,” Roberts said."
“I describe our North Star as our mission and service to the people of North Carolina,” Roberts said."
Fascinating post by @mikecaulfield.bsky.social. The "think like a historian" answer caught my eye. I've long argued (based on others' work and some of my own) that experts enact "critical thinking differently" than laypeople. If #GenAI gets reliable at generating such thinking, that's significant.
AI Mode with Gemini 3 gets past the hedging to a welcome specificity
Gemini 3 shows that LLM progress is continuing in the ways that matter; education might want to prepare for that.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Fascinating post by @mikecaulfield.bsky.social. The "think like a historian" answer caught my eye. I've long argued (based on others' work and some of my own) that experts enact "critical thinking differently" than laypeople. If #GenAI gets reliable at generating such thinking, that's significant.
Helpful meta-analysis showing learning from erroneous examples is better when learners are prompted for self-explanation or given instructional explanations. More research needed outside of math/stat contexts and on best combinations of supports and prompts. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
A Framework for Learning From Erroneous Examples and Meta-Analysis of Empirical Research - Ecenaz Alemdag, Anja Eichelmann, Susanne Narciss, 2025
While there is ample theoretical and empirical evidence detailing which conditions benefit learning from one’s own errors, the evidence on learning from others’...
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November 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Helpful meta-analysis showing learning from erroneous examples is better when learners are prompted for self-explanation or given instructional explanations. More research needed outside of math/stat contexts and on best combinations of supports and prompts. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
Expertise matters. Grateful for everybody in this thread, who keep me grounded in data and rigorous thinking about higher ed. If you're interested in higher ed, you really should be following them.
Costs (the money needed to provide an education) have risen. Prices (what students pay) have been at or below inflation for the past decade. That doesn't get nearly enough attention.
NPR folks, you know where to find me.
NPR folks, you know where to find me.
November 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Expertise matters. Grateful for everybody in this thread, who keep me grounded in data and rigorous thinking about higher ed. If you're interested in higher ed, you really should be following them.