Mike Kentz
@mikekentz.bsky.social
AI in Ed Consultant, Writer, #EdAI, #EduSky
Book: https://shorturl.at/KdzyZ
Substack: https://mikekentz.substack.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-kentz-04b35b1a/
AI Literacy Partners: https://www.litpartners.ai
Book: https://shorturl.at/KdzyZ
Substack: https://mikekentz.substack.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-kentz-04b35b1a/
AI Literacy Partners: https://www.litpartners.ai
Students want guidance on ethical AI use - and they want it surfaced in classrooms rather than hidden.
What better way than to analyze our chats together?
mikekentz.substack.com/p/stop-skimm...
What better way than to analyze our chats together?
mikekentz.substack.com/p/stop-skimm...
Stop Skimming Chats, Start Annotating Them
The next step in the development of a transcript-based pedagogy
mikekentz.substack.com
September 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Students want guidance on ethical AI use - and they want it surfaced in classrooms rather than hidden.
What better way than to analyze our chats together?
mikekentz.substack.com/p/stop-skimm...
What better way than to analyze our chats together?
mikekentz.substack.com/p/stop-skimm...
Last month I sat in on the University of Baltimore 2025 #AISummit. Four weeks later the themes still ring loud—AI’s workforce impact, classroom realities, and who’s really steering the puck.
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July 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Last month I sat in on the University of Baltimore 2025 #AISummit. Four weeks later the themes still ring loud—AI’s workforce impact, classroom realities, and who’s really steering the puck.
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The most successful use case I found for putting AI in front of students was to ask them to “spar” with AI — rather than brainstorm, learn, or speed up productivity.
Chatting with a character bot? Be an investigative journalist.
@leonfurze.com #AIEdu #EduAI
mikekentz.substack.com/p/from-think...
Chatting with a character bot? Be an investigative journalist.
@leonfurze.com #AIEdu #EduAI
mikekentz.substack.com/p/from-think...
From Thinking Partner to Sparring Partner: A Better Way to Use AI
Why AI as a 'thinking partner' is making us intellectually weaker -- and what to do instead
mikekentz.substack.com
July 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The most successful use case I found for putting AI in front of students was to ask them to “spar” with AI — rather than brainstorm, learn, or speed up productivity.
Chatting with a character bot? Be an investigative journalist.
@leonfurze.com #AIEdu #EduAI
mikekentz.substack.com/p/from-think...
Chatting with a character bot? Be an investigative journalist.
@leonfurze.com #AIEdu #EduAI
mikekentz.substack.com/p/from-think...
Gotta imagine this is happening everywhere right now
Can't decide if this being so true makes it funny or horrifying!
#CSed #TeamCompSci #EdTech #AIinEducation #caschat
#CSed #TeamCompSci #EdTech #AIinEducation #caschat
June 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Gotta imagine this is happening everywhere right now
Reposted by Mike Kentz
Delighted to announce CBI Research Fellow (& close friend & collaborator) Prof. Gerardo Con Díaz's (Con's) stellar new book is out (got to read it early & blurb it).
Everyone Breaks These Laws: How Copyright Made the Online World.
Congrats Con! #histtech
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
Everyone Breaks These Laws: How Copyright Made the Online World.
Congrats Con! #histtech
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
Everyone Breaks These Laws
Copyright’s profound impact on the online world as we know it This book is a captivating exploration of the profound impact of American copyright law on...
yalebooks.yale.edu
June 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Delighted to announce CBI Research Fellow (& close friend & collaborator) Prof. Gerardo Con Díaz's (Con's) stellar new book is out (got to read it early & blurb it).
Everyone Breaks These Laws: How Copyright Made the Online World.
Congrats Con! #histtech
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
Everyone Breaks These Laws: How Copyright Made the Online World.
Congrats Con! #histtech
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
Tip of the iceberg indeed.
Could this require a return to an oral tradition?
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Could this require a return to an oral tradition?
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Revealed: Thousands of UK university students caught cheating using AI
Guardian investigation finds almost 7,000 proven cases of cheating – and experts says these are tip of the iceberg
www.theguardian.com
June 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Tip of the iceberg indeed.
Could this require a return to an oral tradition?
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Could this require a return to an oral tradition?
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Friend just sent this to me.
Read the first letter of every name in the Gemini contributors list.
Read the first letter of every name in the Gemini contributors list.
June 18, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Friend just sent this to me.
Read the first letter of every name in the Gemini contributors list.
Read the first letter of every name in the Gemini contributors list.
I feel bad for all the #ASMR folks on YouTube.
#AI is coming for them next.
AI ASMR accounts are racking up huge numbers on #Tiktok. This one launched one week ago and already has thousands of followers:
www.tiktok.com/@impossiblea...
#AI is coming for them next.
AI ASMR accounts are racking up huge numbers on #Tiktok. This one launched one week ago and already has thousands of followers:
www.tiktok.com/@impossiblea...
Cutting Glass Fruits into Slice #asmr #asmrsounds #satisfying #berries #fruit #impossibleais #inpossibleais #Impossibleals
TikTok video by impossibleais
www.tiktok.com
June 18, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I feel bad for all the #ASMR folks on YouTube.
#AI is coming for them next.
AI ASMR accounts are racking up huge numbers on #Tiktok. This one launched one week ago and already has thousands of followers:
www.tiktok.com/@impossiblea...
#AI is coming for them next.
AI ASMR accounts are racking up huge numbers on #Tiktok. This one launched one week ago and already has thousands of followers:
www.tiktok.com/@impossiblea...
New research raises red flags about long-term #LLM use (and confirms what most educators already knew)...
A 206-page study out of Boston tracked student writing across three modes:
1. ChatGPT
2. Google
3. Brain-only
#cognition #AIinEducation #EduAI #AIinEdu #EduSky
arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872
A 206-page study out of Boston tracked student writing across three modes:
1. ChatGPT
2. Google
3. Brain-only
#cognition #AIinEducation #EduAI #AIinEdu #EduSky
arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872
Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task
This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing. Participants were divided into three groups: LLM, Search Engine, and Brain-only (no tools). Each completed thr...
arxiv.org
June 18, 2025 at 12:16 AM
New research raises red flags about long-term #LLM use (and confirms what most educators already knew)...
A 206-page study out of Boston tracked student writing across three modes:
1. ChatGPT
2. Google
3. Brain-only
#cognition #AIinEducation #EduAI #AIinEdu #EduSky
arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872
A 206-page study out of Boston tracked student writing across three modes:
1. ChatGPT
2. Google
3. Brain-only
#cognition #AIinEducation #EduAI #AIinEdu #EduSky
arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872
"You have to force AI to force YOU to be more human." - Ken Liu
This is the crux of AI's role in all creative and learning work.
We need to teach young people how to do this.
That is #AILiteracy. That is #AIFluency.
Link in the next comment.
#EduAI #AIinEducation #AIinEdu #AIforCreativity
This is the crux of AI's role in all creative and learning work.
We need to teach young people how to do this.
That is #AILiteracy. That is #AIFluency.
Link in the next comment.
#EduAI #AIinEducation #AIinEdu #AIforCreativity
June 10, 2025 at 11:53 AM
"You have to force AI to force YOU to be more human." - Ken Liu
This is the crux of AI's role in all creative and learning work.
We need to teach young people how to do this.
That is #AILiteracy. That is #AIFluency.
Link in the next comment.
#EduAI #AIinEducation #AIinEdu #AIforCreativity
This is the crux of AI's role in all creative and learning work.
We need to teach young people how to do this.
That is #AILiteracy. That is #AIFluency.
Link in the next comment.
#EduAI #AIinEducation #AIinEdu #AIforCreativity
#AI is a metacognition tool, not a fact vending machine.
X-Ray Vision Using ChatGPT and Rhetorical Prompting https://substack.com/inbox/post/165203107 #AI #healthcare
June 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
#AI is a metacognition tool, not a fact vending machine.
Let me clarify something for the #AIinEducation crowd:
When I brought AI into my High School English classroom, it was NOT because I believed AI would further educational goals.
It was because I felt a pressing need to give my students AI Literacy - in the best way that I could.
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#AIinEdu
When I brought AI into my High School English classroom, it was NOT because I believed AI would further educational goals.
It was because I felt a pressing need to give my students AI Literacy - in the best way that I could.
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#AIinEdu
June 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Let me clarify something for the #AIinEducation crowd:
When I brought AI into my High School English classroom, it was NOT because I believed AI would further educational goals.
It was because I felt a pressing need to give my students AI Literacy - in the best way that I could.
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#AIinEdu
When I brought AI into my High School English classroom, it was NOT because I believed AI would further educational goals.
It was because I felt a pressing need to give my students AI Literacy - in the best way that I could.
🧵
#AIinEdu
AI Boundary-Setting: An Important Tactic and Strategy to Pass on to Our Students
In human relationships, we often have to set boundaries to make sure interactions and communication are healthy.
AI is the same, in my opinion.
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mikekentz.substack.com/p/the-art-of...
In human relationships, we often have to set boundaries to make sure interactions and communication are healthy.
AI is the same, in my opinion.
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mikekentz.substack.com/p/the-art-of...
The Art of AI Boundary-Setting: Shaping Your Café Companion
Part 2a of the AI Personality Series
mikekentz.substack.com
June 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
AI Boundary-Setting: An Important Tactic and Strategy to Pass on to Our Students
In human relationships, we often have to set boundaries to make sure interactions and communication are healthy.
AI is the same, in my opinion.
1/many
mikekentz.substack.com/p/the-art-of...
In human relationships, we often have to set boundaries to make sure interactions and communication are healthy.
AI is the same, in my opinion.
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mikekentz.substack.com/p/the-art-of...
Your #AI isn't neutral.
Every time ChatGPT eagerly suggests "next steps" or Claude quietly waits for your lead, you're experiencing deliberate philosophical choices about human autonomy embedded in code.
Choosing your "cafe companion" is crucial.
LINK:
shorturl.at/rBy2R
#AIinEducation #EduAI
Every time ChatGPT eagerly suggests "next steps" or Claude quietly waits for your lead, you're experiencing deliberate philosophical choices about human autonomy embedded in code.
Choosing your "cafe companion" is crucial.
LINK:
shorturl.at/rBy2R
#AIinEducation #EduAI
May 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Your #AI isn't neutral.
Every time ChatGPT eagerly suggests "next steps" or Claude quietly waits for your lead, you're experiencing deliberate philosophical choices about human autonomy embedded in code.
Choosing your "cafe companion" is crucial.
LINK:
shorturl.at/rBy2R
#AIinEducation #EduAI
Every time ChatGPT eagerly suggests "next steps" or Claude quietly waits for your lead, you're experiencing deliberate philosophical choices about human autonomy embedded in code.
Choosing your "cafe companion" is crucial.
LINK:
shorturl.at/rBy2R
#AIinEducation #EduAI
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A lot of talk about "preparing students for AI," but most of it assumes the world will adapt slowly.
The Microsoft 2025 Work Trend Index suggests otherwise.
Workplaces are already shifting toward AI agents running workflows with minimal human intervention.
#AIinEducation #EduAI #EduSky
A lot of talk about "preparing students for AI," but most of it assumes the world will adapt slowly.
The Microsoft 2025 Work Trend Index suggests otherwise.
Workplaces are already shifting toward AI agents running workflows with minimal human intervention.
#AIinEducation #EduAI #EduSky
April 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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A lot of talk about "preparing students for AI," but most of it assumes the world will adapt slowly.
The Microsoft 2025 Work Trend Index suggests otherwise.
Workplaces are already shifting toward AI agents running workflows with minimal human intervention.
#AIinEducation #EduAI #EduSky
A lot of talk about "preparing students for AI," but most of it assumes the world will adapt slowly.
The Microsoft 2025 Work Trend Index suggests otherwise.
Workplaces are already shifting toward AI agents running workflows with minimal human intervention.
#AIinEducation #EduAI #EduSky
A fascinating concept WRT writing literature in the age of AI!
What does it mean to be an author when using AI to produce a text?
"Distant Writing: Literary Production in the Age of Artificial Intelligence"
new paper freely available at SSRN
papers.ssrn.com/sol3...
"Distant Writing: Literary Production in the Age of Artificial Intelligence"
new paper freely available at SSRN
papers.ssrn.com/sol3...
April 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
A fascinating concept WRT writing literature in the age of AI!
We’re not in the driver’s seat—we’re the narrator, telling a story after the decisions are made.
In a brilliant guest post, Michael Wagner explores how both humans and AI construct post-hoc explanations—and what that reveals about reasoning and teaching in the age of LLMs. 1/2
tinyurl.com/nh3hdcf9
In a brilliant guest post, Michael Wagner explores how both humans and AI construct post-hoc explanations—and what that reveals about reasoning and teaching in the age of LLMs. 1/2
tinyurl.com/nh3hdcf9
We Are Not in the Driver's Seat: How Post-Hoc Storytelling Shapes Minds—Human and Machine Alike
A Guest Post from Professor Michael Wagner
open.substack.com
April 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
We’re not in the driver’s seat—we’re the narrator, telling a story after the decisions are made.
In a brilliant guest post, Michael Wagner explores how both humans and AI construct post-hoc explanations—and what that reveals about reasoning and teaching in the age of LLMs. 1/2
tinyurl.com/nh3hdcf9
In a brilliant guest post, Michael Wagner explores how both humans and AI construct post-hoc explanations—and what that reveals about reasoning and teaching in the age of LLMs. 1/2
tinyurl.com/nh3hdcf9
Just learned about a new ai grading tool that scores student essays based entirely on emoji use
🔥 = strong argument
🥺 = emotional nuance
💀 = fails the vibe check
no rubric, just resonance
they’re calling it “vibraGrade” and honestly i think we deserve this
mikekentz.substack.com/p/new-ai-too...
🔥 = strong argument
🥺 = emotional nuance
💀 = fails the vibe check
no rubric, just resonance
they’re calling it “vibraGrade” and honestly i think we deserve this
mikekentz.substack.com/p/new-ai-too...
New AI Tool Grades Essays Based on Emoji Use, Not Content
Because nothing says 'thesis statement' like a well-placed fire emoji.
mikekentz.substack.com
April 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Just learned about a new ai grading tool that scores student essays based entirely on emoji use
🔥 = strong argument
🥺 = emotional nuance
💀 = fails the vibe check
no rubric, just resonance
they’re calling it “vibraGrade” and honestly i think we deserve this
mikekentz.substack.com/p/new-ai-too...
🔥 = strong argument
🥺 = emotional nuance
💀 = fails the vibe check
no rubric, just resonance
they’re calling it “vibraGrade” and honestly i think we deserve this
mikekentz.substack.com/p/new-ai-too...
Reposted by Mike Kentz
On the next Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, @mmitchell.bsky.social joins me & @alexhanna.bsky.social to talk about “AI” “agents” -- what that means, what the salesmen want you to think it means, and what to actually be concerned about.
Catch the livestream here:
Mon 3/31, noon Pacific
Catch the livestream here:
Mon 3/31, noon Pacific
dair_institute - Twitch
Twitch account for The Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR).
twitch.tv
March 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
On the next Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, @mmitchell.bsky.social joins me & @alexhanna.bsky.social to talk about “AI” “agents” -- what that means, what the salesmen want you to think it means, and what to actually be concerned about.
Catch the livestream here:
Mon 3/31, noon Pacific
Catch the livestream here:
Mon 3/31, noon Pacific
Reposted by Mike Kentz
World History Encyclopedia CEO Jan van der Crabben saw his site show up in Google's AI Overviews and ChatGPT. Then traffic dropped 25%.
www.bigtechnology.com/p/as-ai-take...
www.bigtechnology.com/p/as-ai-take...
As AI Takes His Readers, A Leading History Publisher Wonders What’s Next
World History Encyclopedia CEO Jan van der Crabben saw his site show up in Google's AI Overviews and ChatGPT. Then traffic dropped 25%.
www.bigtechnology.com
March 28, 2025 at 7:53 PM
World History Encyclopedia CEO Jan van der Crabben saw his site show up in Google's AI Overviews and ChatGPT. Then traffic dropped 25%.
www.bigtechnology.com/p/as-ai-take...
www.bigtechnology.com/p/as-ai-take...
Impt update and impt article on character.ai for #parents
Arguably not far enough, but a good start
#AIforParents #AIforEducation
Arguably not far enough, but a good start
#AIforParents #AIforEducation
March 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Impt update and impt article on character.ai for #parents
Arguably not far enough, but a good start
#AIforParents #AIforEducation
Arguably not far enough, but a good start
#AIforParents #AIforEducation
Reposted by Mike Kentz
Ensuring AI Readiness: How Schools And Industries Can Unite via @ForbesBizCncl www.forbes.com/councils/for... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #EduCoach #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #artificialintelligence
Ensuring AI Readiness: How Schools And Industries Can Unite
AI is revolutionizing the way companies across sectors function, and it’s up to both business and educational leaders to ensure new graduates are prepared.
www.forbes.com
March 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Ensuring AI Readiness: How Schools And Industries Can Unite via @ForbesBizCncl www.forbes.com/councils/for... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #EduCoach #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #artificialintelligence
Critical #AI Literacy: What is it and why do we need it?
#AILiteracy, to me, is the way we protect ourselves - and capture the benefits of AI.
Take a read below of my keynote for MassBay CC last month and share your thoughts!
#AIinEducation #AIEdu #EduSky
open.substack.com/pub/mikekent...
#AILiteracy, to me, is the way we protect ourselves - and capture the benefits of AI.
Take a read below of my keynote for MassBay CC last month and share your thoughts!
#AIinEducation #AIEdu #EduSky
open.substack.com/pub/mikekent...
Critical AI Literacy: What Is It and Why Do We Need It?
A Recent Keynote on AI Literacy and the Future of Education
open.substack.com
March 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Critical #AI Literacy: What is it and why do we need it?
#AILiteracy, to me, is the way we protect ourselves - and capture the benefits of AI.
Take a read below of my keynote for MassBay CC last month and share your thoughts!
#AIinEducation #AIEdu #EduSky
open.substack.com/pub/mikekent...
#AILiteracy, to me, is the way we protect ourselves - and capture the benefits of AI.
Take a read below of my keynote for MassBay CC last month and share your thoughts!
#AIinEducation #AIEdu #EduSky
open.substack.com/pub/mikekent...
Reposted by Mike Kentz
The Board of Education is set to unveil an innovative AI teaching framework next month, aiming to revolutionize classrooms while ensuring compliance with regulations.
Click to read more!
#NY #CurriculumDevelopment #AIInEducation #EducationalPolicy #NewYorkEducation #CitizenPortal
Click to read more!
#NY #CurriculumDevelopment #AIInEducation #EducationalPolicy #NewYorkEducation #CitizenPortal
School District to Present AI Teaching Framework at April Faculty Meetings
District plans to review AI usage and update teaching policies during April faculty meetings.
citizenportal.ai
March 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The Board of Education is set to unveil an innovative AI teaching framework next month, aiming to revolutionize classrooms while ensuring compliance with regulations.
Click to read more!
#NY #CurriculumDevelopment #AIInEducation #EducationalPolicy #NewYorkEducation #CitizenPortal
Click to read more!
#NY #CurriculumDevelopment #AIInEducation #EducationalPolicy #NewYorkEducation #CitizenPortal
Looking to get a better understanding of how your students may/may not be using #AI inside and outside of the classroom?
Here's a free, basic survey to get you started. Click below and 'Make a Copy' to capture some data and understand student perspectives!
#AIinEducation #AIEdu
shorturl.at/FkYZN
Here's a free, basic survey to get you started. Click below and 'Make a Copy' to capture some data and understand student perspectives!
#AIinEducation #AIEdu
shorturl.at/FkYZN
Student AI Usage Survey
Purpose: This survey is designed to help your teacher understand how you use artificial intelligence (AI) tools for schoolwork and outside of class. Your responses will remain anonymous, and there are...
docs.google.com
March 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Looking to get a better understanding of how your students may/may not be using #AI inside and outside of the classroom?
Here's a free, basic survey to get you started. Click below and 'Make a Copy' to capture some data and understand student perspectives!
#AIinEducation #AIEdu
shorturl.at/FkYZN
Here's a free, basic survey to get you started. Click below and 'Make a Copy' to capture some data and understand student perspectives!
#AIinEducation #AIEdu
shorturl.at/FkYZN