#cognition
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Writing
2026
- Mar 29, 2026 Why AI Models Lie About Their Own Version
Why language models confidently misidentify themselves, and why that matters for AI literacy, trust, and how we evaluate these systems.
- Feb 27, 2026 Thinking Out Loud: What Self-Hosting Is Teaching Me About Computational Thinking
What a self-hosting project taught me about computational thinking, risk, tradeoffs, and reasoning carefully through technical decisions.
2025
- Jun 5, 2025 Reimagining AI in Education: Embracing the Violin of Cognitive Amplification
How AI can amplify human thinking in education.
- Jun 2, 2025 Reimagining AI in Education: From Threat to Cognitive Amplifier
How educators are thinking about AI and the future of learning.
- Apr 8, 2025 One AI Isn’t Enough: Unlock Richer Insights with Multiple Perspectives
Why AI research works better when you use multiple perspectives.
2024
- Aug 13, 2024 Human-in-the-Loop Computing: Enhancing Social-Emotional Learning with AI and Human Insight
How human judgment fits into AI training, validation, and adjustment.
- Aug 13, 2024 What is AI - A Simple Guide for Students
A student-friendly introduction to what AI is and how it works.
- Jan 12, 2024 What Do People Do Better Than Computers? The Human Edge
What humans still do better than computers and why it matters.
2023
- Oct 26, 2023 Extending the Attribution of Consciousness to AI
What AI can and cannot tell us about consciousness.
- Sep 19, 2023 Embracing the Digital Frontier: Challenges and Opportunities of Online Phonics Modules for Pre-Service Teachers
How online phonics modules can support pre-service teachers.
- Apr 7, 2023 Understanding Theory of Mind in AI: Implications and Limitations
What theory of mind tests can and cannot tell us about AI.
- Mar 18, 2023 Revolutionize Your Presentations with AI-Generative Tools
How generative AI tools can change the way presentations get made.
2022
- Feb 11, 2022 Sharpening the Saw of the Knowledge Worker
How knowledge workers can improve their information workflow.
2021
- Oct 3, 2021 The Best Questions Are Naive Questions
Why naive questions can lead to better thinking and discovery.
- Mar 10, 2021 When Planning Becomes Procrastinating
How planning can turn into procrastination when perfection gets in the way.
- Feb 10, 2021 Threshold Concepts
How threshold concepts change the way people learn.
- Feb 9, 2021 First Principles Thinking
A simple take on first-principles thinking for digital literacy work.
- Jan 22, 2021 Cognitive Bias & The Sunk Cost Fallacy
A simple look at sunk costs and the difficulty of starting over.
2020
- Nov 23, 2020 Learning Strategies
How students use learning strategies to organize and improve study.
- Nov 19, 2020 Hacking Happiness in the Information Age
How screentime, habits, and balance shape digital well-being.
- Nov 2, 2020 Doors of Perception
How perception shapes what we think is true and why that matters.
- Oct 27, 2020 Play “What’s The Rule?” to Develop Computational Thinking
A simple game for helping children notice patterns and think computationally.
- Oct 23, 2020 Innovation & Execution
Why innovation matters less without execution.
- Oct 19, 2020 Computational Thinking
How computational thinking helps people solve problems more systematically.
- Sep 29, 2020 De-hypnotizing ourselves
A reflection on waking up from inherited beliefs and assumptions.
- Sep 23, 2020 Pause & Reboot
A reminder to pause, reboot, and notice the mind at work.
- Sep 15, 2020 Be The Expert
A reminder that expertise is built by making and learning from mistakes.
2019
- May 18, 2019 Journaling as a means to scaffold & assess learning
How journaling can support reflection, assessment, and learning.
- May 11, 2019 Formative & Summative Assessments
How formative and summative assessments support learning.
2018
- Apr 11, 2018 What is “empowerment” in education?
A reflection on why empowerment keeps showing up in my research and teaching.
- Mar 27, 2018 Examining your impressions
Why first impressions can mislead and how to think more critically.
2017
- Nov 24, 2017 Wisdom is Tolerance of Cognitive Dissonance
How cognitive dissonance shapes judgment, wisdom, and learning.
- Nov 24, 2017 Information Without Emotion is Rarely Retained
Why emotion helps information stick in learning.
- Nov 16, 2017 Slow is Smooth. Smooth is Fast.
Why slower, careful work can be smoother and faster overall.
- Nov 9, 2017 Understanding key differences between divergent & convergent thinking
How divergent and convergent thinking work together in learning.
Book notes
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- 2011 Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman
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- 2009 Why Don't Students Like School?
Daniel T. Willingham