Jason Neiffer, Ed.D.
@neif.bsky.social
Montana Digital Academy executive director, podcaster, kidney transplant recipient, #EduSky #AICentrist #AIinEducation #CivilityFirst #VirtualLearning #SliceoftheNeif #IAmNCCE
Merriam-Webster's new AI ad is hilarious — and just a little unsettling.
Funny because it's true. Also… a little too true.
www.buzzfeed.com/bellaarnold/...
Funny because it's true. Also… a little too true.
www.buzzfeed.com/bellaarnold/...
I Just Stood Up And Clapped After Merriam-Webster Said This In Their New Ad
"In a world of AI slop, be a Merriam-Webster."
www.buzzfeed.com
October 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Merriam-Webster's new AI ad is hilarious — and just a little unsettling.
Funny because it's true. Also… a little too true.
www.buzzfeed.com/bellaarnold/...
Funny because it's true. Also… a little too true.
www.buzzfeed.com/bellaarnold/...
Yet another AI cautionary tale: Salesforce's customers are pushing back after promised AI magic turned into frustration.
We keep mistaking new for useful. Kahneman called it the illusion of understanding.
We keep mistaking new for useful. Kahneman called it the illusion of understanding.
October 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Yet another AI cautionary tale: Salesforce's customers are pushing back after promised AI magic turned into frustration.
We keep mistaking new for useful. Kahneman called it the illusion of understanding.
We keep mistaking new for useful. Kahneman called it the illusion of understanding.
This framing gets it. Assessment in the AI era isn't a puzzle to solve; it's a balancing act we'll never finish. We should expect messiness and make space for it institutionally.
onedtech.philhillaa.com/p/on-...
onedtech.philhillaa.com/p/on-...
On Flexibility in Teaching, Learning, and EdTech
And also on finger pointing
onedtech.philhillaa.com
October 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This framing gets it. Assessment in the AI era isn't a puzzle to solve; it's a balancing act we'll never finish. We should expect messiness and make space for it institutionally.
onedtech.philhillaa.com/p/on-...
onedtech.philhillaa.com/p/on-...
Where do ethics and artistry meet when AI helps write?
Powerful reflection on the creative boundaries of AI from NYT Magazine:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/ma...
Powerful reflection on the creative boundaries of AI from NYT Magazine:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/ma...
www.nytimes.com
October 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Where do ethics and artistry meet when AI helps write?
Powerful reflection on the creative boundaries of AI from NYT Magazine:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/ma...
Powerful reflection on the creative boundaries of AI from NYT Magazine:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/ma...
Google's NotebookLM continues to impress—this time as a platform for creating your own personal wiki.
NotebookLM is another small step toward making thoughtful AI use more accessible to everyone.
🔗 www.androidpolice.com/noteboo...
NotebookLM is another small step toward making thoughtful AI use more accessible to everyone.
🔗 www.androidpolice.com/noteboo...
I used NotebookLM to create a personal wiki — here's how you can do it, too
Build a searchable knowledge base for your projects
www.androidpolice.com
October 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Google's NotebookLM continues to impress—this time as a platform for creating your own personal wiki.
NotebookLM is another small step toward making thoughtful AI use more accessible to everyone.
🔗 www.androidpolice.com/noteboo...
NotebookLM is another small step toward making thoughtful AI use more accessible to everyone.
🔗 www.androidpolice.com/noteboo...
Ransomware with AI isn't just faster... it's more convincing. Imagine a phishing email crafted in a perfect student or staff voice. This is a call to action to prepare for it!
mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-t...
mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-t...
80% of ransomware attacks now use artificial intelligence | MIT Sloan
mitsloan.mit.edu
September 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Ransomware with AI isn't just faster... it's more convincing. Imagine a phishing email crafted in a perfect student or staff voice. This is a call to action to prepare for it!
mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-t...
mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-t...
If spotting AI is basically a coin flip, "gotcha" policies won't help kids learn. Let's double down on smart task design, visible drafts, and clear AI-use norms. Good read: cacm.acm.org/research/as-good...
As Good as a Coin Toss: Human Detection of AI-Generated Content – Communications of the ACM
cacm.acm.org
September 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If spotting AI is basically a coin flip, "gotcha" policies won't help kids learn. Let's double down on smart task design, visible drafts, and clear AI-use norms. Good read: cacm.acm.org/research/as-good...
AI isn't "killing" CS—it's changing it. Fundamentals + systems thinking + QA + security = durable. Great ASU Q&A.
fullcircle.asu.edu/fulton-sch...
fullcircle.asu.edu/fulton-sch...
ASU computer scientists on AI, jobs and the road ahead
ASU experts say AI is reshaping jobs, but core computer science skills remain vital, and demand for graduates with strong problem-solving skills will endure.
fullcircle.asu.edu
September 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
AI isn't "killing" CS—it's changing it. Fundamentals + systems thinking + QA + security = durable. Great ASU Q&A.
fullcircle.asu.edu/fulton-sch...
fullcircle.asu.edu/fulton-sch...
AI feels big, but history says evolution > revolution. Good reminder to keep our heads, not our hype.
Worth a read from ITIF/David Moschella.
itif.org/publications/2025/09...
Worth a read from ITIF/David Moschella.
itif.org/publications/2025/09...
AI Is Much More Evolutionary Than Revolutionary
The belief that AI signals an entirely new, dangerous phase of human history is the motivation behind much of the drive for stringent and global regulation. But the evidence does not support the assertion that AI is a fundamentally unique technology, much less the conclusion that stringent AI regulation is warranted.
itif.org
September 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
AI feels big, but history says evolution > revolution. Good reminder to keep our heads, not our hype.
Worth a read from ITIF/David Moschella.
itif.org/publications/2025/09...
Worth a read from ITIF/David Moschella.
itif.org/publications/2025/09...
Reposted by Jason Neiffer, Ed.D.
Let's explore the frontier... together!
Thanks to new legislative funding, we’re launching the Frontier Learning Lab (FLL)—a statewide initiative from Montana Digital Academy to equip students, educators, and schools for the AI-powered, XR-infused world ahead.
Thanks to new legislative funding, we’re launching the Frontier Learning Lab (FLL)—a statewide initiative from Montana Digital Academy to equip students, educators, and schools for the AI-powered, XR-infused world ahead.
August 1, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Let's explore the frontier... together!
Thanks to new legislative funding, we’re launching the Frontier Learning Lab (FLL)—a statewide initiative from Montana Digital Academy to equip students, educators, and schools for the AI-powered, XR-infused world ahead.
Thanks to new legislative funding, we’re launching the Frontier Learning Lab (FLL)—a statewide initiative from Montana Digital Academy to equip students, educators, and schools for the AI-powered, XR-infused world ahead.
Reposted by Jason Neiffer, Ed.D.
AI feels abstract until you build a bot that solves tomorrow morning’s lesson-plan problem.
This week, Caitlin and Jason piloted Frontier Learning Lab’s Build-a-Bot Workshop at the MTPLC August Institute in Missoula.
This week, Caitlin and Jason piloted Frontier Learning Lab’s Build-a-Bot Workshop at the MTPLC August Institute in Missoula.
August 2, 2025 at 12:18 AM
AI feels abstract until you build a bot that solves tomorrow morning’s lesson-plan problem.
This week, Caitlin and Jason piloted Frontier Learning Lab’s Build-a-Bot Workshop at the MTPLC August Institute in Missoula.
This week, Caitlin and Jason piloted Frontier Learning Lab’s Build-a-Bot Workshop at the MTPLC August Institute in Missoula.
Reposted by Jason Neiffer, Ed.D.
MTDA's Frontier Learning Lab opens its AI Help Desk for educators, the first in the nation!
ai.help@montanadigitalacademy.org
Read more here! frontierlearninglab.substack.com/p/meet-the-f...
#AIinEducation #DigitalLearning #MTDA #BigSkyCountryLeads #GenerativeArtificialIntelligence
ai.help@montanadigitalacademy.org
Read more here! frontierlearninglab.substack.com/p/meet-the-f...
#AIinEducation #DigitalLearning #MTDA #BigSkyCountryLeads #GenerativeArtificialIntelligence
Meet the FLL AI Help Desk: Real People, Real Answers, Right When You Need Them
TL;DR: Educators in Montana (and beyond!) are invited to utilize the Frontier Learning Lab's AI Help Desk at ai.help@montanadigitalacademy.org.
frontierlearninglab.substack.com
August 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
MTDA's Frontier Learning Lab opens its AI Help Desk for educators, the first in the nation!
ai.help@montanadigitalacademy.org
Read more here! frontierlearninglab.substack.com/p/meet-the-f...
#AIinEducation #DigitalLearning #MTDA #BigSkyCountryLeads #GenerativeArtificialIntelligence
ai.help@montanadigitalacademy.org
Read more here! frontierlearninglab.substack.com/p/meet-the-f...
#AIinEducation #DigitalLearning #MTDA #BigSkyCountryLeads #GenerativeArtificialIntelligence
Reposted by Jason Neiffer, Ed.D.
Need support navigating AI in your classroom or school?
The Frontier Learning Lab AI Help Desk is open for K–12 educators in Montana... and beyond!
🧠 Real answers. No jargon. Just support.
→ aihelp@mdta.org
Find out more about the Lab at frontierlearninglab.substack...
The Frontier Learning Lab AI Help Desk is open for K–12 educators in Montana... and beyond!
🧠 Real answers. No jargon. Just support.
→ aihelp@mdta.org
Find out more about the Lab at frontierlearninglab.substack...
August 26, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Need support navigating AI in your classroom or school?
The Frontier Learning Lab AI Help Desk is open for K–12 educators in Montana... and beyond!
🧠 Real answers. No jargon. Just support.
→ aihelp@mdta.org
Find out more about the Lab at frontierlearninglab.substack...
The Frontier Learning Lab AI Help Desk is open for K–12 educators in Montana... and beyond!
🧠 Real answers. No jargon. Just support.
→ aihelp@mdta.org
Find out more about the Lab at frontierlearninglab.substack...
Well. With the development of AI over the last two weeks (Antropic's Claude connectors are mindblowing... I have a full-blown digital assistant working with Claude and Obsidian), I am on the lookout for these pants, coming to a JCPennys near you.
July 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Well. With the development of AI over the last two weeks (Antropic's Claude connectors are mindblowing... I have a full-blown digital assistant working with Claude and Obsidian), I am on the lookout for these pants, coming to a JCPennys near you.
Reposted by Jason Neiffer, Ed.D.
🏞️ Learn, Connect & Innovate in Beautiful Missoula, Montana!
📅 July 15-17, 2025
🏫 Phyllis J. Washington College of Education | University of Montana
Each Montana school gets 1 free registration!
Secure your spot today! zurl.co/wFJQt
📅 July 15-17, 2025
🏫 Phyllis J. Washington College of Education | University of Montana
Each Montana school gets 1 free registration!
Secure your spot today! zurl.co/wFJQt
May 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
🏞️ Learn, Connect & Innovate in Beautiful Missoula, Montana!
📅 July 15-17, 2025
🏫 Phyllis J. Washington College of Education | University of Montana
Each Montana school gets 1 free registration!
Secure your spot today! zurl.co/wFJQt
📅 July 15-17, 2025
🏫 Phyllis J. Washington College of Education | University of Montana
Each Montana school gets 1 free registration!
Secure your spot today! zurl.co/wFJQt
Reposted by Jason Neiffer, Ed.D.
Cascade Public Schools is proving that even small, rural schools can lead in digital education. In partnership with the MTDA Clearinghouse program, local teachers instruct with online content to expand their student opportunities.
zurl.co/NEnYZ
zurl.co/NEnYZ
MTDA Clearinghouse Spotlight: Cascade Public Schools
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May 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Cascade Public Schools is proving that even small, rural schools can lead in digital education. In partnership with the MTDA Clearinghouse program, local teachers instruct with online content to expand their student opportunities.
zurl.co/NEnYZ
zurl.co/NEnYZ
Reposted by Jason Neiffer, Ed.D.
One of the great ironies of AI writing is that the only people who can detect it with accuracy are people who use AI for writing a lot (at least if you take a majority vote among five such people)
Non-users are no better than chance, and AI detectors are also less accurate. arxiv.org/pdf/2501.15654
Non-users are no better than chance, and AI detectors are also less accurate. arxiv.org/pdf/2501.15654
May 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM
One of the great ironies of AI writing is that the only people who can detect it with accuracy are people who use AI for writing a lot (at least if you take a majority vote among five such people)
Non-users are no better than chance, and AI detectors are also less accurate. arxiv.org/pdf/2501.15654
Non-users are no better than chance, and AI detectors are also less accurate. arxiv.org/pdf/2501.15654
Reposted by Jason Neiffer, Ed.D.
Speak at Montana’s Most Innovative Education Symposium! 🚀 🌞💻
🌿 Share your innovative ideas and expertise with our learning community! Submit your proposal today.
Innovation Runs Through It
📅 July 15-17, 2025 | Missoula, MT
zurl.co/toIh1
🌿 Share your innovative ideas and expertise with our learning community! Submit your proposal today.
Innovation Runs Through It
📅 July 15-17, 2025 | Missoula, MT
zurl.co/toIh1
May 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Speak at Montana’s Most Innovative Education Symposium! 🚀 🌞💻
🌿 Share your innovative ideas and expertise with our learning community! Submit your proposal today.
Innovation Runs Through It
📅 July 15-17, 2025 | Missoula, MT
zurl.co/toIh1
🌿 Share your innovative ideas and expertise with our learning community! Submit your proposal today.
Innovation Runs Through It
📅 July 15-17, 2025 | Missoula, MT
zurl.co/toIh1
Reposted by Jason Neiffer, Ed.D.
Montana Digital Academy is honored to be recognized as a 2025 Discovery Education School of the Year! 💻 🎉 🌎
The Discovery Education Awards recognize schools that showcase the pinnacle of education through creativity and dedication.
The Discovery Education Awards recognize schools that showcase the pinnacle of education through creativity and dedication.
May 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Montana Digital Academy is honored to be recognized as a 2025 Discovery Education School of the Year! 💻 🎉 🌎
The Discovery Education Awards recognize schools that showcase the pinnacle of education through creativity and dedication.
The Discovery Education Awards recognize schools that showcase the pinnacle of education through creativity and dedication.
Reposted by Jason Neiffer, Ed.D.
Check out these amazing folks! 🎉 Many of them have been inspiring Montana students with MTDA since 2010! 🤯 These dedicated educators are located all across our beautiful state, proving that no matter where you are in Montana, incredible teachers are making a difference. ❤️
May 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Check out these amazing folks! 🎉 Many of them have been inspiring Montana students with MTDA since 2010! 🤯 These dedicated educators are located all across our beautiful state, proving that no matter where you are in Montana, incredible teachers are making a difference. ❤️
Reposted by Jason Neiffer, Ed.D.
Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
May 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)