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Lance Eaton
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Educator? Writer? PhD! Learner! Runner! Bi! #OpenAccess #EdTech #OpenPedagogy #AcademicPiracy #AIEducation posts=my own. Follow me at https://aiedusimplified.substack.com/
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leaton01.bsky.social
Sharing a talk that was designed to engage students with thinking about how they use #GenAI

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

#HigherEd #EdTech #AIEdu
A presentation slide with a dark brown header reads, “Is It Complicated?!?!?: 5 Questions For Thinking About Your Relationship with GenAI,” followed by “aiedusimplified.substack.com” and the tagline “AI + Education = Simplified.” Below the title, three close-up portraits of different cats are arranged side by side, each with distinct fur patterns and lighting. A small resource link appears at the bottom: https://bit.ly/SSU-AI-Questions , suggesting the slide supports a reflective discussion about GenAI.
February 16, 2026 at 10:47 AM
leaton01.bsky.social
Sharing one of my recent talks where I build on a previous talk about the #LiberalArts & #GenAI....these are teh droids we're looking for :).

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

#HigherEd #EdTech #Academia
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February 9, 2026 at 10:40 AM
leaton01.bsky.social
Here’s part of the interview with Jess Mann & Urmi Ashar on #GenAI & #CommunityEngagement in a #PublicHealth course…a fantastic exploration of trying our the right place for #GenAI in #HigherEd

aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/but-if-you...

#AIEducation
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February 2, 2026 at 12:19 PM
leaton01.bsky.social
Check out this great interview with Urmi Ashar & Jess Mann as they discuss the intersection of #CommunityEngagement #HigherEd & #GenAI--such a great conversation!

aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/you-have-t...
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January 29, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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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
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January 26, 2026 at 10:39 AM
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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
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January 23, 2026 at 12:55 PM
leaton01.bsky.social
Delving deeper into the #leadership challenges & considerations with #GenAI in #HigherEd:

open.substack.com/pub/aiedusim...
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January 20, 2026 at 10:39 AM
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...
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January 13, 2026 at 10:55 AM
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
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January 8, 2026 at 11:03 AM
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...
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January 5, 2026 at 11:16 AM
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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...
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December 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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
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December 26, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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
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December 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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
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December 19, 2025 at 11:36 AM
leaton01.bsky.social
Sharing back some of the findings from a survey about #HigherEd leadership & #GenAI that we did last month & some of the directions that’s leading us in: aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/ai-priorit...

#AIEdu #AILeadership
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November 21, 2025 at 12:53 PM
leaton01.bsky.social
sharing the custom instructions that I've been using with GenAI and some of the results--what are the specific and useful instructions that you're using?

#HigherEd #AIEdu

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November 18, 2025 at 8:34 AM
leaton01.bsky.social
Tune in for part 2 of my interview with the inquisitive Tawnya Means!

#GenAI #AIEdu #HigherEd

aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/theyre-not...
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November 13, 2025 at 11:21 AM
leaton01.bsky.social
A great conversation with Tawnya Means about how she's making sense of the #HigherEd #GenAI discussions with institutions and students...

aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/tawnya-mea...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:55 AM
leaton01.bsky.social
Part 2 of my interview with Jason Bock is now posted--learning ore about some of his work with students & #GenAI

#HigherEd #Teaching #AIEdu #EdTech

aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/the-concer...
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November 7, 2025 at 10:26 AM
leaton01.bsky.social
Here's part 1 of a conversation with Jason Bock as we explore possibilities for #GenAI in #accessibility & learning

#HigherEd #EdTech
aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/jason-bock...
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November 4, 2025 at 10:28 AM
leaton01.bsky.social
it was an incredible honor to be the inaugural Harold F. Wiley Keynote at the AI and Liberal Arts Symposium at Connecticut College.

Here are the text and slides of my talk: aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/the-sleep-...

#GenAI #LiberalArts #HigherEd #Academia
A slide titled “The Sleep of Liberal Arts Produces AI” features Francisco de Goya’s 1799 etching The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters on the left, showing a seated figure slumped over a desk while bats and owls swirl behind him in a dark, dreamlike scene. The right half of the slide has a blackboard-like background with white serif text displaying the title. In the lower-right corner are contact details for Lance Eaton, Ph.D., including an email address and a link to his Substack page, along with a Creative Commons license icon and QR code. A small caption below the image credits Wikimedia as the source.
October 20, 2025 at 10:40 AM
leaton01.bsky.social
Doing my own fanboying at the AI and The Liberal Arts Symposium at Connecticut College and running into Stefan Bauschard & Anand Rao!
October 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
leaton01.bsky.social
2 years ago, I started my newsletter; been a fun & interesting time, looking forward to what's next on AI + EDU=Simplified!

aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/2-years-on...

#HigherEd #AIEDU #EdTech #Teaching #Learning #GenAI
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October 13, 2025 at 12:33 PM
leaton01.bsky.social
if you're thinking about a doctoral program in #HigherEd, then check out this Higher Education Program admissions info session on Wednesday, October 29, 2025 from 5:00pm - 6:00pm EST (on Zoom) from #UMassBoston!

go.umb.edu/register/?id...
October 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
leaton01.bsky.social
sharing a new use case that I've found helpful with #GenAI: organizing & creating a quote-collection from my physical books!

aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/ai-practic...

#AIEdu #Academia #GenAI #AIResearch
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August 18, 2025 at 9:37 AM