Jeff Greene
@jeffgreene.bsky.social
Prof of Ed Psych and Learning Sciences | Studying how people learn digitally | APA & AERA Fellow | Self-regulated learning, epistemic cognition, digital literacy | Journal and Handbook Editor | Book Author | Views are my own. https://linktr.ee/jeffgreene
If you forced me to set aside the many ethical and environmental questions about #GenAI, and asked me for the best advice I could provide on how it should be used, this picture sums up my current thinking. Experts can use it... (1/n)
January 17, 2026 at 4:30 PM
If you forced me to set aside the many ethical and environmental questions about #GenAI, and asked me for the best advice I could provide on how it should be used, this picture sums up my current thinking. Experts can use it... (1/n)
This is worth reading. I've got my eye on Claude Code and more importantly for everyday users: Claude Cowork.
“It just DOES stuff,” he said. “ChatGPT is like if a mechanic just gave you advice about your car. Claude Code is like if the mechanic actually fixed it.”
“It just DOES stuff,” he said. “ChatGPT is like if a mechanic just gave you advice about your car. Claude Code is like if the mechanic actually fixed it.”
Move Over, ChatGPT
You are about to hear a lot more about Claude Code.
www.theatlantic.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:34 PM
This is worth reading. I've got my eye on Claude Code and more importantly for everyday users: Claude Cowork.
“It just DOES stuff,” he said. “ChatGPT is like if a mechanic just gave you advice about your car. Claude Code is like if the mechanic actually fixed it.”
“It just DOES stuff,” he said. “ChatGPT is like if a mechanic just gave you advice about your car. Claude Code is like if the mechanic actually fixed it.”
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"Unlike cynicism, hopefulness is hard-earned, makes demands upon us, and can often feel like the most indefensible and lonely place on Earth. Hopefulness is not a neutral position either. It is adversarial. It is the warrior emotion that can lay waste to cynicism." - Nick Cave
i have been reading Tom Ricks’ “Fighting the Good War” which is a military analysis of the civil rights movement, and one thing that comes abundantly across is that movement leaders and ordinary people made it a practice to refuse to fall into despair and cynicism.
January 16, 2026 at 2:23 PM
"Unlike cynicism, hopefulness is hard-earned, makes demands upon us, and can often feel like the most indefensible and lonely place on Earth. Hopefulness is not a neutral position either. It is adversarial. It is the warrior emotion that can lay waste to cynicism." - Nick Cave
Trust in others and institutions predicts subjective well-being and vice versa. This makes me even more attuned to the costs of people and systems that undermine trust. The decay of trust as a public health issue. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky doi.org/10.1037/bul0...
January 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Trust in others and institutions predicts subjective well-being and vice versa. This makes me even more attuned to the costs of people and systems that undermine trust. The decay of trust as a public health issue. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky doi.org/10.1037/bul0...
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Faculty burnout is a real thing, so I appreciate this article on what individuals and small groups can do to rediscover meaning in their work. Also: we need to think about the systems that create the burnout. I'm fortunate to live with an expert in burnout, systems, and how to change all that.
Advice | Feeling Depleted? A Guide to Faculty Renewal
How to reconnect with purpose to what brought you into this profession.
www.chronicle.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Faculty burnout is a real thing, so I appreciate this article on what individuals and small groups can do to rediscover meaning in their work. Also: we need to think about the systems that create the burnout. I'm fortunate to live with an expert in burnout, systems, and how to change all that.
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Thanks! For those who might be interested, I have a 4-part Burnout series on my (new and improved!!) YouTube channel that focuses on multi-level factors and interventions - here's the first part which leads to the rest: youtu.be/Zs4vgT-z_sk?...
3 Reasons Smart Leaders Can’t Say No (Burnout Part 1)
YouTube video by Mira Brancu
youtu.be
January 16, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Thanks! For those who might be interested, I have a 4-part Burnout series on my (new and improved!!) YouTube channel that focuses on multi-level factors and interventions - here's the first part which leads to the rest: youtu.be/Zs4vgT-z_sk?...
Really interesting and informative article by Kirk Goldsberry at @theringer.com.web.brid.gy. Very cool videos, too. The first overhead one has real promise as a way to explain how the game works. www.theringer.com/2026/01/14/n...
Cooper Flagg Is Trudging Toward Superstardom
The Dallas Mavericks rookie could become the NBA’s most complete player—as long as his team can get out of his way
www.theringer.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Really interesting and informative article by Kirk Goldsberry at @theringer.com.web.brid.gy. Very cool videos, too. The first overhead one has real promise as a way to explain how the game works. www.theringer.com/2026/01/14/n...
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Worried that social media is destroying your ability to focus? Well good news! Focus is a muscle, and you can get it back in shape. Self-regulation is all you need (mostly).
Self-regulation is all you need (mostly) | Jan 14, 2026 001
youtu.be
January 14, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Worried that social media is destroying your ability to focus? Well good news! Focus is a muscle, and you can get it back in shape. Self-regulation is all you need (mostly).
Super interesting and helpful breakdown of Australian data on loneliness. Illustrates the complexities of this work and how they bracket interpretations. Also, to me, illustrates the need for supporting qualitative and mixed methods work to dig into these trends. Kudos @dingdingpeng.the100.ci !
I started reading up on the whole "loneliness pandemic" narrative because this seems like a literature where the age-period-cohort problem may be relevant (or maybe it isn't?).
Here's data from Australia (HILDA), average agreement with the statement "I often feel very lonely" (SD of ca. 1.8).>
Here's data from Australia (HILDA), average agreement with the statement "I often feel very lonely" (SD of ca. 1.8).>
January 15, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Super interesting and helpful breakdown of Australian data on loneliness. Illustrates the complexities of this work and how they bracket interpretations. Also, to me, illustrates the need for supporting qualitative and mixed methods work to dig into these trends. Kudos @dingdingpeng.the100.ci !
A self-regulation intervention for social media behavior? It's like mixing chocolate and peanut butter! :) Interesting work, but I need to see effects with real-live people (not MTurk) in real-live social media settings before I'm getting too excited. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
Can a self-regulation strategy help make social media more civil? Exploring the potential of mental contrasting with implementation intentions to reduce incivility in online political discussion - Matthew J Kushin, Masahiro Yamamoto, 2025
Civil interaction is a core practice of democratic participation. However, this condition is undermined by a contemporary landscape of online political discours...
journals.sagepub.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:01 PM
A self-regulation intervention for social media behavior? It's like mixing chocolate and peanut butter! :) Interesting work, but I need to see effects with real-live people (not MTurk) in real-live social media settings before I'm getting too excited. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
I don't put much stock in rankings like this (and don't get me started on "researcher" rankings). But Americans like to think of themselves as "#1" in rankings like this, so I wonder if the trend outlined in this article will shift the higher ed discourse at all.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:12 PM
I don't put much stock in rankings like this (and don't get me started on "researcher" rankings). But Americans like to think of themselves as "#1" in rankings like this, so I wonder if the trend outlined in this article will shift the higher ed discourse at all.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
Worried that social media is destroying your ability to focus? Well good news! Focus is a muscle, and you can get it back in shape. Self-regulation is all you need (mostly).
Self-regulation is all you need (mostly) | Jan 14, 2026 001
youtu.be
January 14, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Worried that social media is destroying your ability to focus? Well good news! Focus is a muscle, and you can get it back in shape. Self-regulation is all you need (mostly).
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There are likely selection and attrition effects here, but the findings struck me, nonetheless. Preventing internet access on a person's mobile phone for 2 weeks led to increases in subjective well-being, mental health, and sustained attention. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
Blocking mobile internet on smartphones improves sustained attention, mental health, and subjective well-being
Abstract. Smartphones enable people to access the online world from anywhere at any time. Despite the benefits of this technology, there is growing concern
doi.org
January 14, 2026 at 12:45 PM
There are likely selection and attrition effects here, but the findings struck me, nonetheless. Preventing internet access on a person's mobile phone for 2 weeks led to increases in subjective well-being, mental health, and sustained attention. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
Faculty burnout is a real thing, so I appreciate this article on what individuals and small groups can do to rediscover meaning in their work. Also: we need to think about the systems that create the burnout. I'm fortunate to live with an expert in burnout, systems, and how to change all that.
Advice | Feeling Depleted? A Guide to Faculty Renewal
How to reconnect with purpose to what brought you into this profession.
www.chronicle.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Faculty burnout is a real thing, so I appreciate this article on what individuals and small groups can do to rediscover meaning in their work. Also: we need to think about the systems that create the burnout. I'm fortunate to live with an expert in burnout, systems, and how to change all that.
There are likely selection and attrition effects here, but the findings struck me, nonetheless. Preventing internet access on a person's mobile phone for 2 weeks led to increases in subjective well-being, mental health, and sustained attention. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
Blocking mobile internet on smartphones improves sustained attention, mental health, and subjective well-being
Abstract. Smartphones enable people to access the online world from anywhere at any time. Despite the benefits of this technology, there is growing concern
doi.org
January 14, 2026 at 12:45 PM
There are likely selection and attrition effects here, but the findings struck me, nonetheless. Preventing internet access on a person's mobile phone for 2 weeks led to increases in subjective well-being, mental health, and sustained attention. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
“Gen Z is not lazier than any previous generation; we’re just technologically outmatched. That’s why educational institutions have a responsibility to create guardrails — so students can receive the full benefit of the education they are paying for.” www.dailytarheel.com/article/opin...
Column: It was always the damn phones
"Though these pleas may have been made in jest, it highlights how as universities scramble to develop standardized AI policies, they should also be confronting the parallel technological threat."
www.dailytarheel.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:41 AM
“Gen Z is not lazier than any previous generation; we’re just technologically outmatched. That’s why educational institutions have a responsibility to create guardrails — so students can receive the full benefit of the education they are paying for.” www.dailytarheel.com/article/opin...
Unless you are me, in which case you can’t sleep past 520 if you tried.
What Time Should You Wake Up? Probably Not 5 a.m. — The Wall Street Journal
Sleep experts warn against rising too early if you’re not naturally a morning person, and provide tips for a better night’s sleep
apple.news
January 13, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Unless you are me, in which case you can’t sleep past 520 if you tried.
Had a ton of fun work travel last year. Hoping to do more this year. If you'd like to chat about visit this year, hit me up!
January 13, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Had a ton of fun work travel last year. Hoping to do more this year. If you'd like to chat about visit this year, hit me up!
Could it be that self-reported spacing behavior DOES predict course performance, when it is surveyed in a way that stresses the restudying aspect of spaced learning? The answer, at least in this study, was yes! Time to update my surveys.
doi.org/10.1037/xap0... #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
doi.org/10.1037/xap0... #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
January 13, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Could it be that self-reported spacing behavior DOES predict course performance, when it is surveyed in a way that stresses the restudying aspect of spaced learning? The answer, at least in this study, was yes! Time to update my surveys.
doi.org/10.1037/xap0... #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
doi.org/10.1037/xap0... #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
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This is a good read - I agree with much of it. Now, educators must have the skills to benevolently persuade students that what they are asking students to do is worth their effort, and that offloading is short-cutting themselves. www.chronicle.com/article/im-a...
Opinion | I’m an AI Power User. It Has No Place in the Classroom.
Learning to think for yourself has to come first.
www.chronicle.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:48 PM
This is a good read - I agree with much of it. Now, educators must have the skills to benevolently persuade students that what they are asking students to do is worth their effort, and that offloading is short-cutting themselves. www.chronicle.com/article/im-a...
This is a good read - I agree with much of it. Now, educators must have the skills to benevolently persuade students that what they are asking students to do is worth their effort, and that offloading is short-cutting themselves. www.chronicle.com/article/im-a...
Opinion | I’m an AI Power User. It Has No Place in the Classroom.
Learning to think for yourself has to come first.
www.chronicle.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:48 PM
This is a good read - I agree with much of it. Now, educators must have the skills to benevolently persuade students that what they are asking students to do is worth their effort, and that offloading is short-cutting themselves. www.chronicle.com/article/im-a...
My main concern with this study was the use of a self-report measure of metacognitive strategy use. Such measures typically do not accurately capture actual metacognitive activity; people are poor self-reporters of such things. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
doi.org/10.1037/apl0...
doi.org/10.1037/apl0...
January 12, 2026 at 1:02 PM
My main concern with this study was the use of a self-report measure of metacognitive strategy use. Such measures typically do not accurately capture actual metacognitive activity; people are poor self-reporters of such things. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
doi.org/10.1037/apl0...
doi.org/10.1037/apl0...
To distract me from the pain of watching The Eagles, I’m going subject myself to the pain of watching Tron: Ares.
a man with a beard and the words bio-digital jazz man on the bottom
ALT: a man with a beard and the words bio-digital jazz man on the bottom
media.tenor.com
January 11, 2026 at 9:49 PM
To distract me from the pain of watching The Eagles, I’m going subject myself to the pain of watching Tron: Ares.
I liked the discussion of multiple, and multitiered, supports for students, teachers and schools and the focus on a multi-causal explanation. Didn’t love the shots at social justice and mental health supports. [gift link]
How Mississippi Transformed Its Schools From Worst to Best
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:20 PM
I liked the discussion of multiple, and multitiered, supports for students, teachers and schools and the focus on a multi-causal explanation. Didn’t love the shots at social justice and mental health supports. [gift link]
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I really like what @tanglenews.bsky.social is doing in this post. Every year, they review their strongest positions taken and, with the benefit of hindsight, they grade those positions. It's a form of public accountability I wish more journalists did and it increases my confidence in... (1/2)
What we got right and wrong in 2025, Part 1.
Does Tangle's editorial team make the grade?
www.readtangle.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:44 PM
I really like what @tanglenews.bsky.social is doing in this post. Every year, they review their strongest positions taken and, with the benefit of hindsight, they grade those positions. It's a form of public accountability I wish more journalists did and it increases my confidence in... (1/2)