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A Blueprint to Design Curriculum and Pedagogy for Introductory Data Science
Elijah Meyer, Mine \c{C}etinkaya-Rundel
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.03952 https://

A Blueprint to Design Curriculum and Pedagogy for Introductory Data Science
As the demand for jobs in data science increases, so does the demand for universities to develop and facilitate modernized data science curricula to train students for these positions. Yet, the development of these courses remains challenging, especially at the introductory level. To help instructors to meet this demand, we present a flexible blueprint that supports the development of a modernized introductory data science curriculum. This blueprint is narrated through the lens and experience i…

Teaching with AI: Human Days and AI Days
In my previous post I outlined a plan for a no-tech pedagogy that would prevent students from using AI to do the assignments. However, my colleagues tell me that current policy at the university where I used to teach requires the use of AI in some classes. They have also eliminated the budget for photocopying handouts and texts. Everything must be delivered through the Learning Management System, which in this case is Canvas.

AgentSME for Simulating Diverse Communication Modes in Smart Education
Wen-Xi Yang, Tian-Fang Zhao
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.03109 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2…

AgentSME for Simulating Diverse Communication Modes in Smart Education
Generative agent models specifically tailored for smart education are critical, yet remain relatively underdeveloped. A key challenge stems from the inherent complexity of educational contexts: learners are human beings with various cognitive behaviors, and pedagogy is fundamentally centered on personalized human-to-human communication. To address this issue, this paper proposes AgentSME, a unified generative agent framework powered by LLM. Three directional communication modes are considered i…

I have the priviledge of taking a whole semester for my research this fall, and intend to blog / think out loud as I work my way through #Pedagogy, #Philosophy, #Art,

CFP: Edited Collection on Contingent Teaching from WAC Clearinghouse
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Evaluating Gemini in an arena for learning
LearnLM Team, Abhinit Modi, Aditya Srikanth Veerubhotla, Aliya Rysbek, Andrea Huber, Ankit Anand, Avishkar Bhoopchand, Brett Wiltshire, Daniel Gillick, Daniel Kasenberg, Eleni Sgouritsa, Gal Elidan, Hengrui Liu, Holger Winnemoeller, Irina Jurenka, James Cohan, Jennifer She, Julia Wilkowski, Kaiz Alarakyia, Kevin R. McKee, Komal Singh, Lisa Wang, Markus Kunesch, Miruna P\^islar, Niv Efron, Parsa Mahmoudieh, Pierre-Alexandre Kamienny, Sara Wiltb…

Evaluating Gemini in an arena for learning
Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to transform education, but the research community lacks a robust, general benchmark to evaluate AI models for learning. To assess state-of-the-art support for educational use cases, we ran an "arena for learning" where educators and pedagogy experts conduct blind, head-to-head, multi-turn comparisons of leading AI models. In particular, $N = 189$ educators drew from their experience to role-play realistic learning use cases, interacting with two models se…

Today, power speaks in the seductive language of images laced with bigotry, seeded with cruelty, and driven by the logic of exclusion and ethnic cleansing.
Culture is no longer merely a reflection of the past;
it has become its erasure.
It functions as pedagogy — through what Ariella Aïsha Azoulay names as “imperial technologies,” and what I have called “disimagination machines.”
It is designed to strip the colonized not only of their futures but of their historie…

The Interview: Ariella Aïsha Azoulay
“The most intimate aspects of our life continue to be shaped by imperialism, which means that some of the most intimate patterns of experience are shared”

I was trying to post this on my blog, but it seems to be not cooperating these days… So here comes a long thread on #Pedagogy, #FineArtsEducation, #4ECognition,

Bridging MOOCs, Smart Teaching, and AI: A Decade of Evolution Toward a Unified Pedagogy
Bo Yuan, Jiazi Hu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.14266 https://

Bridging MOOCs, Smart Teaching, and AI: A Decade of Evolution Toward a Unified Pedagogy
Over the past decade, higher education has evolved through three distinct paradigms: the emergence of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), the integration of Smart Teaching technologies into classrooms, and the rise of AI-enhanced learning. Each paradigm is intended to address specific challenges in traditional education: MOOCs enable ubiquitous access to learning resources; Smart Teaching supports real-time interaction with data-driven insights; and generative AI offers personalized feedback a…

Enter: Graduated Realism: A Pedagogical Framework for AI-Powered Avatars in Virtual Reality Teacher Training
Judson Leroy Dean Haynes IV
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.11890

Enter: Graduated Realism: A Pedagogical Framework for AI-Powered Avatars in Virtual Reality Teacher Training
Virtual Reality simulators offer a powerful tool for teacher training, yet the integration of AI-powered student avatars presents a critical challenge: determining the optimal level of avatar realism for effective pedagogy. This literature review examines the evolution of avatar realism in VR teacher training, synthesizes its theoretical implications, and proposes a new pedagogical framework to guide future design. Through a systematic review, this paper traces the progression from human-contro…

T-TExTS (Teaching Text Expansion for Teacher Scaffolding): Enhancing Text Selection in High School Literature through Knowledge Graph-Based Recommendation
Nirmal Gelal, Chloe Snow, Ambyr Rios, Hande K\"u\c{c}\"uk McGinty
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.12075

T-TExTS (Teaching Text Expansion for Teacher Scaffolding): Enhancing Text Selection in High School Literature through Knowledge Graph-Based Recommendation
The implementation of transformational pedagogy in secondary education classrooms requires a broad multiliteracy approach. Due to limited planning time and resources, high school English Literature teachers often struggle to curate diverse, thematically aligned literature text sets. This study addresses the critical need for a tool that provides scaffolds for novice educators in selecting literature texts that are diverse -- in terms of genre, theme, subtheme, and author -- yet similar in conte…

In the spring, I gave the participants of the fine arts pedagogy course at INN a glimpse into what I’ll be researching this fall. While the connections have developed since then, I still like the map and refer to it regularly.
A brief overview – fredsnotes https://filmschoolteacher.info…

CFP: Edited Collection on Contingent Teaching from WAC Clearinghouse
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Do AI tutors empower or enslave learners? Toward a critical use of AI in education
Lucile Favero, Juan-Antonio P\'erez-Ortiz, Tanja K\"aser, Nuria Oliver
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.06878

Do AI tutors empower or enslave learners? Toward a critical use of AI in education
The increasing integration of AI tools in education presents both opportunities and challenges, particularly regarding the development of the students' critical thinking skills. This position paper argues that while AI can support learning, its unchecked use may lead to cognitive atrophy, loss of agency, emotional risks, and ethical concerns, ultimately undermining the core goals of education. Drawing on cognitive science and pedagogy, the paper explores how over-reliance on AI can disrupt mean…

Minimalist Digital Humanities Pedagogy
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