Jason Gulya
@jasongulya.bsky.social
Professor of English and Communications at Berkeley College
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LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/3txt65da
Newsletter: https://open.substack.com/pub/higherai
Work with me: https://tinyurl.com/2n4wvhsp
I almost always ask my students to self-assess their work before I weigh in.
Doing so makes my comments so much better.
Because I can ground my comments not only in the final process/product, but in their knowledge of that process/product.
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Image: a photo of the book I’m reading now.
Doing so makes my comments so much better.
Because I can ground my comments not only in the final process/product, but in their knowledge of that process/product.
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Image: a photo of the book I’m reading now.
October 15, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I almost always ask my students to self-assess their work before I weigh in.
Doing so makes my comments so much better.
Because I can ground my comments not only in the final process/product, but in their knowledge of that process/product.
——
Image: a photo of the book I’m reading now.
Doing so makes my comments so much better.
Because I can ground my comments not only in the final process/product, but in their knowledge of that process/product.
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Image: a photo of the book I’m reading now.
Just got my copy of “Teaching and Learning in the Age of Generative AI” (Routledge).
My chapter is called “The Age of Chat: Education and the Rise of No-Code Chatbots.”
I *may* have launched a critique of some very powerful people (Altman, Khan, Andressen, Diamandis) in print, for all to see…
My chapter is called “The Age of Chat: Education and the Rise of No-Code Chatbots.”
I *may* have launched a critique of some very powerful people (Altman, Khan, Andressen, Diamandis) in print, for all to see…
April 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Just got my copy of “Teaching and Learning in the Age of Generative AI” (Routledge).
My chapter is called “The Age of Chat: Education and the Rise of No-Code Chatbots.”
I *may* have launched a critique of some very powerful people (Altman, Khan, Andressen, Diamandis) in print, for all to see…
My chapter is called “The Age of Chat: Education and the Rise of No-Code Chatbots.”
I *may* have launched a critique of some very powerful people (Altman, Khan, Andressen, Diamandis) in print, for all to see…
AI is a cultural technology that intersects with discourses of power.
In other words, it’s political.
People and companies are already using AI to gain and maintain power over others.
In other words, it’s political.
People and companies are already using AI to gain and maintain power over others.
March 31, 2025 at 1:58 PM
AI is a cultural technology that intersects with discourses of power.
In other words, it’s political.
People and companies are already using AI to gain and maintain power over others.
In other words, it’s political.
People and companies are already using AI to gain and maintain power over others.
Earlier this month, the Arizona Dept of Education made headlines for approving Unbound Academy as an AI-driven charter school.
Yesterday, the Pennsylvania DOE rejected their application.
Yesterday, the Pennsylvania DOE rejected their application.
January 30, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Earlier this month, the Arizona Dept of Education made headlines for approving Unbound Academy as an AI-driven charter school.
Yesterday, the Pennsylvania DOE rejected their application.
Yesterday, the Pennsylvania DOE rejected their application.
This morning, I read a fascinating article.
Mary Ruskell, a teenager, wrote about what it’s like to suddenly mistrust everything she reads and sees online.
It’s so easy for educators to say “Students just need AI Literacy” or “just don’t trust anything you read online.”
But we need to go deeper.
Mary Ruskell, a teenager, wrote about what it’s like to suddenly mistrust everything she reads and sees online.
It’s so easy for educators to say “Students just need AI Literacy” or “just don’t trust anything you read online.”
But we need to go deeper.
January 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This morning, I read a fascinating article.
Mary Ruskell, a teenager, wrote about what it’s like to suddenly mistrust everything she reads and sees online.
It’s so easy for educators to say “Students just need AI Literacy” or “just don’t trust anything you read online.”
But we need to go deeper.
Mary Ruskell, a teenager, wrote about what it’s like to suddenly mistrust everything she reads and sees online.
It’s so easy for educators to say “Students just need AI Literacy” or “just don’t trust anything you read online.”
But we need to go deeper.
This is what AI looks like in the Trump admin.
Trump: Altman is the best. I’m going to give him and other $500B to build a super AI company.
Musk: I’m going to rage-tweet, saying that Altman sucks and that OpenAI doesn’t have any $.
Altman: I’ll tweet back. Come see my data centers, bro.
Trump: Altman is the best. I’m going to give him and other $500B to build a super AI company.
Musk: I’m going to rage-tweet, saying that Altman sucks and that OpenAI doesn’t have any $.
Altman: I’ll tweet back. Come see my data centers, bro.
January 23, 2025 at 2:16 AM
This is what AI looks like in the Trump admin.
Trump: Altman is the best. I’m going to give him and other $500B to build a super AI company.
Musk: I’m going to rage-tweet, saying that Altman sucks and that OpenAI doesn’t have any $.
Altman: I’ll tweet back. Come see my data centers, bro.
Trump: Altman is the best. I’m going to give him and other $500B to build a super AI company.
Musk: I’m going to rage-tweet, saying that Altman sucks and that OpenAI doesn’t have any $.
Altman: I’ll tweet back. Come see my data centers, bro.
One of the worst use cases for Gen-AI I could imagine: an Anne Frank AI bot.
Welcome to the future…I guess…
Not sure I like it.
Welcome to the future…I guess…
Not sure I like it.
January 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
One of the worst use cases for Gen-AI I could imagine: an Anne Frank AI bot.
Welcome to the future…I guess…
Not sure I like it.
Welcome to the future…I guess…
Not sure I like it.
The rest of the world: OMG! TikTok is back!
Me: You mean President-elect Trump.
Don’t deprive me of those 24 hours of processing time.
Me: You mean President-elect Trump.
Don’t deprive me of those 24 hours of processing time.
January 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The rest of the world: OMG! TikTok is back!
Me: You mean President-elect Trump.
Don’t deprive me of those 24 hours of processing time.
Me: You mean President-elect Trump.
Don’t deprive me of those 24 hours of processing time.
We need to think a lot about the boundary between support and infantilization.
Is AI supporting our students, infantilizing them, or both?
Is AI supporting our students, infantilizing them, or both?
January 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
We need to think a lot about the boundary between support and infantilization.
Is AI supporting our students, infantilizing them, or both?
Is AI supporting our students, infantilizing them, or both?
I have many thoughts about Unbound Academy, the charter school that was recently approved in Arizona and that will operate “without teachers.”
One question.
How different is the model, for real?
For a school “without teachers,” they certainly do employ a lot of teachers.
One question.
How different is the model, for real?
For a school “without teachers,” they certainly do employ a lot of teachers.
January 9, 2025 at 11:41 AM
I have many thoughts about Unbound Academy, the charter school that was recently approved in Arizona and that will operate “without teachers.”
One question.
How different is the model, for real?
For a school “without teachers,” they certainly do employ a lot of teachers.
One question.
How different is the model, for real?
For a school “without teachers,” they certainly do employ a lot of teachers.
I’m reading 3 books right now.
1️⃣ Martha Wells’ Murderbot Diaries series (2017 - Present)
2️⃣ Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun (2021)
3️⃣ Bornet’s Irreplaceable (2024)
1️⃣ Martha Wells’ Murderbot Diaries series (2017 - Present)
2️⃣ Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun (2021)
3️⃣ Bornet’s Irreplaceable (2024)
January 7, 2025 at 11:03 AM
I’m reading 3 books right now.
1️⃣ Martha Wells’ Murderbot Diaries series (2017 - Present)
2️⃣ Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun (2021)
3️⃣ Bornet’s Irreplaceable (2024)
1️⃣ Martha Wells’ Murderbot Diaries series (2017 - Present)
2️⃣ Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun (2021)
3️⃣ Bornet’s Irreplaceable (2024)
AI comes up at literally every faculty meeting I join.
It’s taking up too much oxygen.
We need to decenter it so that we can think about it more holistically.
The technology is a chance to rethink what we do. But “what we do” should be at the center. Not the technology.
It’s taking up too much oxygen.
We need to decenter it so that we can think about it more holistically.
The technology is a chance to rethink what we do. But “what we do” should be at the center. Not the technology.
January 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
AI comes up at literally every faculty meeting I join.
It’s taking up too much oxygen.
We need to decenter it so that we can think about it more holistically.
The technology is a chance to rethink what we do. But “what we do” should be at the center. Not the technology.
It’s taking up too much oxygen.
We need to decenter it so that we can think about it more holistically.
The technology is a chance to rethink what we do. But “what we do” should be at the center. Not the technology.
I’m excited for my book to come out soon.
Here’s the big vision.
Right now, the most powerful (and underrated) use of AI is to actually follow evidence-based principles we should’ve been following for a long time.
Here’s the big vision.
Right now, the most powerful (and underrated) use of AI is to actually follow evidence-based principles we should’ve been following for a long time.
January 5, 2025 at 11:44 AM
I’m excited for my book to come out soon.
Here’s the big vision.
Right now, the most powerful (and underrated) use of AI is to actually follow evidence-based principles we should’ve been following for a long time.
Here’s the big vision.
Right now, the most powerful (and underrated) use of AI is to actually follow evidence-based principles we should’ve been following for a long time.
With the rise of AI, the ability to speak and communicate is more important than ever.
This semester, my Berkeley students will be building their meta-awareness of the way they speak and communicate.
Here’s one activity we’ll be using.
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This semester, my Berkeley students will be building their meta-awareness of the way they speak and communicate.
Here’s one activity we’ll be using.
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January 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
With the rise of AI, the ability to speak and communicate is more important than ever.
This semester, my Berkeley students will be building their meta-awareness of the way they speak and communicate.
Here’s one activity we’ll be using.
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This semester, my Berkeley students will be building their meta-awareness of the way they speak and communicate.
Here’s one activity we’ll be using.
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I think Humanities courses will need to teach both lateral reading and vertical reading.
Lateral Reading = reading the text and stepping away from it to verify its credibility and compare it to other texts before continuing.
Vertical Reading = diving deep to better understand how the text works.
Lateral Reading = reading the text and stepping away from it to verify its credibility and compare it to other texts before continuing.
Vertical Reading = diving deep to better understand how the text works.
January 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I think Humanities courses will need to teach both lateral reading and vertical reading.
Lateral Reading = reading the text and stepping away from it to verify its credibility and compare it to other texts before continuing.
Vertical Reading = diving deep to better understand how the text works.
Lateral Reading = reading the text and stepping away from it to verify its credibility and compare it to other texts before continuing.
Vertical Reading = diving deep to better understand how the text works.
Debate *could* be a powerful way to practice critical thinking in the Age of AI.
But there’s a problem.
Most of my students’ models for debate are awful.
The sides don’t listen to each other.
They just refute the other side and dig their heels in.
(I’m including an example below.)
But there’s a problem.
Most of my students’ models for debate are awful.
The sides don’t listen to each other.
They just refute the other side and dig their heels in.
(I’m including an example below.)
December 28, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Debate *could* be a powerful way to practice critical thinking in the Age of AI.
But there’s a problem.
Most of my students’ models for debate are awful.
The sides don’t listen to each other.
They just refute the other side and dig their heels in.
(I’m including an example below.)
But there’s a problem.
Most of my students’ models for debate are awful.
The sides don’t listen to each other.
They just refute the other side and dig their heels in.
(I’m including an example below.)
Learning Styles don’t exist.
And yet…
I constantly see people referring to them in the context of AI and the promise of “personalized learning.”
AI has become a Trojan Horse for sneaking in bad teaching principles.
#aiineducation
And yet…
I constantly see people referring to them in the context of AI and the promise of “personalized learning.”
AI has become a Trojan Horse for sneaking in bad teaching principles.
#aiineducation
December 27, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Learning Styles don’t exist.
And yet…
I constantly see people referring to them in the context of AI and the promise of “personalized learning.”
AI has become a Trojan Horse for sneaking in bad teaching principles.
#aiineducation
And yet…
I constantly see people referring to them in the context of AI and the promise of “personalized learning.”
AI has become a Trojan Horse for sneaking in bad teaching principles.
#aiineducation
This question keeps me up at night.
What happens when CEOs of AI companies (known for “moving fast and breaking things”) move into the nuclear energy sector?
#artificialintelligence
What happens when CEOs of AI companies (known for “moving fast and breaking things”) move into the nuclear energy sector?
#artificialintelligence
December 26, 2024 at 7:27 PM
This question keeps me up at night.
What happens when CEOs of AI companies (known for “moving fast and breaking things”) move into the nuclear energy sector?
#artificialintelligence
What happens when CEOs of AI companies (known for “moving fast and breaking things”) move into the nuclear energy sector?
#artificialintelligence
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate!
December 25, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate!
I worry about the Analog Divide.
(I know it’s not really a thing, but hear me out.)
My students are constantly sold the all-tech, all-the-time life.
Meanwhile, the people who design the tech (Gates and others) send their children to low- and no-tech schools.
We’ll need to find balance.
(I know it’s not really a thing, but hear me out.)
My students are constantly sold the all-tech, all-the-time life.
Meanwhile, the people who design the tech (Gates and others) send their children to low- and no-tech schools.
We’ll need to find balance.
December 24, 2024 at 4:29 PM
I worry about the Analog Divide.
(I know it’s not really a thing, but hear me out.)
My students are constantly sold the all-tech, all-the-time life.
Meanwhile, the people who design the tech (Gates and others) send their children to low- and no-tech schools.
We’ll need to find balance.
(I know it’s not really a thing, but hear me out.)
My students are constantly sold the all-tech, all-the-time life.
Meanwhile, the people who design the tech (Gates and others) send their children to low- and no-tech schools.
We’ll need to find balance.
A few days ago, a robot led a class discussion in Germany.
The robot set up a debate about AI and the spread of misinformation.
It presented arguments and counterarguments, and assessed the validity of students’ responses.
I’m not sure how I feel about this…
The robot set up a debate about AI and the spread of misinformation.
It presented arguments and counterarguments, and assessed the validity of students’ responses.
I’m not sure how I feel about this…
December 22, 2024 at 1:50 PM
A few days ago, a robot led a class discussion in Germany.
The robot set up a debate about AI and the spread of misinformation.
It presented arguments and counterarguments, and assessed the validity of students’ responses.
I’m not sure how I feel about this…
The robot set up a debate about AI and the spread of misinformation.
It presented arguments and counterarguments, and assessed the validity of students’ responses.
I’m not sure how I feel about this…
I’m excited to be a part of The AI Show’s Council, and to help direct their program as a trailblazer (not sure if I am one, but I’ll take it).
My hope is to help create a program that doesn’t just give in to hype, and that welcomes skepticism and resistance as much as it does enthusiasm.
My hope is to help create a program that doesn’t just give in to hype, and that welcomes skepticism and resistance as much as it does enthusiasm.
December 19, 2024 at 9:39 PM
I’m excited to be a part of The AI Show’s Council, and to help direct their program as a trailblazer (not sure if I am one, but I’ll take it).
My hope is to help create a program that doesn’t just give in to hype, and that welcomes skepticism and resistance as much as it does enthusiasm.
My hope is to help create a program that doesn’t just give in to hype, and that welcomes skepticism and resistance as much as it does enthusiasm.
It’s getting harder and harder for faculty to distinguish AI-generated products and human-created products.
That’s why we need to move towards process-based teaching.
Less focus on things like papers.
More focus on things like processfolios.
#aiineducation
That’s why we need to move towards process-based teaching.
Less focus on things like papers.
More focus on things like processfolios.
#aiineducation
December 19, 2024 at 3:34 PM
It’s getting harder and harder for faculty to distinguish AI-generated products and human-created products.
That’s why we need to move towards process-based teaching.
Less focus on things like papers.
More focus on things like processfolios.
#aiineducation
That’s why we need to move towards process-based teaching.
Less focus on things like papers.
More focus on things like processfolios.
#aiineducation
I’m just going to pop this on here.
Every once in a while, there is a good Tweet.
Every once in a while, there is a good Tweet.
December 18, 2024 at 6:22 PM
I’m just going to pop this on here.
Every once in a while, there is a good Tweet.
Every once in a while, there is a good Tweet.
An AI-driven world needs healthy, equitable, and sustainable colleges.
After the holiday, I’ll be kickstarting a conversation about AI can encourage us to think through the processes that keep colleges up and running.
After the holiday, I’ll be kickstarting a conversation about AI can encourage us to think through the processes that keep colleges up and running.
December 18, 2024 at 6:12 PM
An AI-driven world needs healthy, equitable, and sustainable colleges.
After the holiday, I’ll be kickstarting a conversation about AI can encourage us to think through the processes that keep colleges up and running.
After the holiday, I’ll be kickstarting a conversation about AI can encourage us to think through the processes that keep colleges up and running.