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Lance Eaton

@leaton01.bsky.social

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

aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/for-educat...

#AIEducation #HigherEd #EdTech

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.

January 26, 2026 at 10:39 AM

Lance Eaton

@leaton01.bsky.social

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...

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…

staceymargarita.wordpress.com

January 25, 2026 at 7:06 PM

Lance Eaton

@leaton01.bsky.social

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!

edtechmagazine.com/higher/artic...

#HigherEd #GenAI #AIEducation

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.

edtechmagazine.com

January 23, 2026 at 3:25 PM

Lance Eaton

@leaton01.bsky.social

A refreshing conversation about bricolage, failure, assessment, & why educators have to actually use AI to teach responsibly.
aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/screw-arou...

#AIinEducation #HigherEd #TeachingWithAI #FacultyDevelopment #Assessment #EdTech #LearningDesign

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

January 23, 2026 at 12:55 PM

Lance Eaton

@leaton01.bsky.social

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

Internet Archive Artifact - 0002

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

www.byanyothernerd.com

January 22, 2026 at 2:46 PM

Lance Eaton

@leaton01.bsky.social

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.

ai-in-learning.beehiiv.com/p/when-every...

#AIEducation #HigherEd #GenAI

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...

ai-in-learning.beehiiv.com

January 21, 2026 at 1:36 PM

Lance Eaton

@leaton01.bsky.social

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

open.substack.com/pub/aiedusim...

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.

January 20, 2026 at 10:39 AM

Lance Eaton

@leaton01.bsky.social

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

rhoangarnettphd.substack.com/p/a-nation-c...

#MLKDay #Belonging #Justice

A Nation Can’t Be Strong Abroad While It Breaks at Home

A MLK Jr. Day Reflection on Class, War, and Belonging

rhoangarnettphd.substack.com

January 19, 2026 at 4:09 PM

Lance Eaton

@leaton01.bsky.social

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

January 19, 2026 at 3:02 PM

Lance Eaton

@leaton01.bsky.social

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

Internet Archive Artifact - 0001

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

www.byanyothernerd.com

January 18, 2026 at 9:24 PM

Lance Eaton

@leaton01.bsky.social

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...

Syllabi Policies for Generative AI Repository

docs.google.com

January 16, 2026 at 12:19 AM

Lance Eaton

@leaton01.bsky.social

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

open.substack.com/pub/aiedusim...

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.

January 13, 2026 at 10:55 AM

Lance Eaton

@leaton01.bsky.social

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)

aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/sharing-20...

Sharing 2025's Talks & Workshops

A collection of materials and resources that I've been creating over the last year...

aiedusimplified.substack.com

January 10, 2026 at 12:04 PM

Lance Eaton

@leaton01.bsky.social

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

open.substack.com/pub/aiedusim...

#HigherEd #OpenEducation #GenAI #AIEdu

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.

January 8, 2026 at 11:03 AM

Lance Eaton

@leaton01.bsky.social

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

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

Internet Archive Artifact #000

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

www.byanyothernerd.com

January 6, 2026 at 10:40 AM

Lance Eaton

@leaton01.bsky.social

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

open.substack.com/pub/aiedusim...

January 5, 2026 at 11:16 AM

Lance Eaton

@leaton01.bsky.social

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!!

newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/new-years-...

New Year's Resolutions of the Past: Vices That Became Virtues

Virtues we now aspire to were once habits people vowed to quit

newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org

January 3, 2026 at 3:13 PM

Lance Eaton

@leaton01.bsky.social

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

aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/sharing-20...

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.

December 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM

Lance Eaton

@leaton01.bsky.social

Sharing a listicle of folks & voices that I follow along with some of my favorite posts: aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/a-few-of-m...

#HigherEd #AIEdu #AIEducation #EdTech

A stylized illustration shows multiple retro and modern humanoid robots riding colorful surfboards across a powerful blue ocean wave. The robots vary in shape and design, arranged diagonally to suggest motion and balance against the curling water. Overlaid text reads “A Few of My Favorite Things,” followed by “An assortment of people I’m following and posts from the past…,” and “AI + Education = Simplified,” with a Substack URL at the bottom.

December 26, 2025 at 10:46 AM

Lance Eaton

@leaton01.bsky.social

Continuing last week’s conversation about how to find our way in #HigherEd around #GenAI…how do we get there from here?

aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/making-spa...

#AIEdu

The image shows a gently curving walkway on a college campus in warm, early-morning light, with three evenly spaced wooden signposts reading “Now,” “Next,” and “Later” receding into the distance. Above the scene, a dark green banner displays the text “Making Space for Clarity Around AI Without Forcing It,” along with “aiedusimplified.substack.com” and “AI + Education = Simplified.” The composition emphasizes calm progression and deliberate pacing, visually reinforcing the idea of thoughtful, non-urgent engagement with AI in education.

December 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM

Lance Eaton

@leaton01.bsky.social

A rich conversation about where the AI conversation is happening (and not happening) on campuses in #HigherEd

aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/where-the-...

#AIEdu #AIEducation #AILeadership

The image is split into two sections. The top section has a dark blue background with centered white text reading “Where the AI Conversation Is Taking Shape,” followed by a subtitle about leadership, communication, and uncertainty, and the site name AIEDUSIMPLIFIED.SUBSTACK.COM with the tagline “AI + Education = Simplified.” The bottom section shows three identical Spider-Man action figures in red and blue suits standing in a loose triangle on a white background, each pointing toward the others, visually echoing themes of mutual recognition, ambiguity, and circular conversation.

December 19, 2025 at 11:36 AM

Lance Eaton

@leaton01.bsky.social

really appreciate @crystaljjlee.com's honest grappling with where #GenAI fits in her life & the question of resistance...

crystaljjlee.com/blog/im-stru...

I'm struggling to teach and work with gen AI — Crystal Lee (she/她)

crystaljjlee.com

December 18, 2025 at 12:07 PM

Lance Eaton

@leaton01.bsky.social

in part 2 of this interview with Emily Pacheco, she really challenges us to think if AI broke admissions or if it was already broken....

aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/to-me-its-...

#AIEducation #HigherEd #CollegeAdmissions

“To me, it’s an access question.”

Part 2 of an interview with Emily Pacheco

aiedusimplified.substack.com

December 12, 2025 at 10:51 AM

Lance Eaton

@leaton01.bsky.social

excited to share issue #2 of our AI in Learning newsletter at @Northeastern with more thoughts to consider & tactics to try out!

ai-in-learning.beehiiv.com/p/ai-hasn-t-...

#GenAI #HigherEd #AIEducation