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Mike Kentz
@mikekentz.bsky.social
AI in Ed Consultant, Writer, #EdAI, #EduSky

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Nobody captures it better than Claire Baytas at @ithakasr.bsky.social . Dive into her sharp recap here:

#AIinEducation #EduAI #AIEdu

sr.ithaka.org/blog/prepari...
Preparing Students for an AI-Infused Workforce - Ithaka S+R
How can colleges and universities best prepare students to enter an increasingly AI-centered and infused workforce?
sr.ithaka.org
July 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Top takeaways:
1️⃣ AI fluency plus soft & domain skills > shiny gimmicks.
2️⃣ Faculty feel swamped—process-over-product grading looks promising.
3️⃣ Higher ed can MOVE the puck, not just chase it.

2/3
July 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
And I’d love to hear your thoughts and experiences.

Have you engaged this way — or asked your students to “spar” with AI? What were your conclusions, results, takeaways?

#AIEdu #AIinEducation #AIinEdu

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
“Sparring” with #GenAI involves moving past the “collaborative thinking partner” modality that has become the norm over the last year.

But it’s only the beginning.

Check out the post for a free download of nine sparring prompts to get started.

#AIEdu

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
(Check out John Swope and Peter Shea’s work for more on simulations.)

And Michelle Kassorla often says we need to teach students to “fight back against the #AI” during chats. Her approach underscores the need for more of this method.

#AIEdu #EduAI #AIinEducation
July 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Brainstorming with an assistant #bot? Push, prod, and poke holes in its “ideas” to expand creativity, critical thinking, and the quality of outputs.

Building a custom bot? Set it up as a simulation of a skill - an adversarial interaction that requires students to push back.

#AIEdu #EduAI
July 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Also … Hoya Saxa! (Your handle)

😂
June 18, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Yes-right now students don’t really know they have that option. They think of AI as a fact vending machine or smarter than them, so they assume they should accept everything it suggests.
June 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Agreed. Now we just have to get students to understand this, I think.
June 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Your title reminds me of the movie Heavyweights:

"Lunch has been cancelled - due to a lack of hustle."

😂
June 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
What do you think? Will you go down the AI ASMR rabbit hole?
June 18, 2025 at 12:31 AM
And here's one of a woman eating a molten lava cake -- 645k likes:

www.tiktok.com/@leilanikova...
Molten Lava Eating ASMR Prompt: OneChat AI Video Generation: Veo 3 #ai #asmr #asmrvideo #asmrsounds #satisfying #oddlysatisfying #lava
TikTok video by Leilani
www.tiktok.com
June 18, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Yeti Boo cuts ice and taps pine cones....

...and already has 450k subs in just over two weeks.

Pretty satisfying:

www.tiktok.com/@yetiboo0/vi...
Yeti-Boo here 😁✌️ I have to admit, I alsmot fell asleep to this one #vlog #wilderness #wildrrness #yetiboo #asmr
TikTok video by Yeti-Boo
www.tiktok.com
June 18, 2025 at 12:31 AM
And here's another account of cutting molten lava rocks.

Yes, you read that right.

x.com/i/status/193...
Olivia Moore on X: "Glass fruits appears to be the most popular genre so far, though I am also partial to the molten lava-themed videos https://t.co/GJwrOJU0n1" / X
Glass fruits appears to be the most popular genre so far, though I am also partial to the molten lava-themed videos https://t.co/GJwrOJU0n1
x.com
June 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Yeti Boo makes videos cutting ice and tapping pine cones...

...and has 450k subs in two weeks.

Not gonna lie - I'm pretty entertained.

x.com/i/status/193...
x.com
June 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
What about you?

What’s this say to you—and how are you managing this balance?

#AIliteracy #cognition #creativity #writing #education #AIinEducation #EduAI #AIinEdu #EduSky
June 18, 2025 at 12:16 AM
This data also confirms something for me:

Utilizing a Flipped Classroom + In-Class Paper and Pen for early unit content mastery is crucial before AI use.
June 18, 2025 at 12:16 AM