Derek Hunt

Aug 26

"while opinions are varied, students can see the value in AI but also mistrust it." - Survey of students registered with Accessibility Services 2026 - Tune into Teaching: Student Perspectives on GenAI from #UofT Accessibility Services. https://teaching.utoronto.ca/event/tune-into-teaching-student-...Read more

"while opinions are varied, students can see the value in AI but also mistrust it." - Survey of students registered with Accessibility Services 2026 - Tune into Teaching: Student Perspectives on GenAI from #UofT Accessibility Services. https://teaching.utoronto.ca/event/tune-into-teaching-student-perspectives-on-genai-from-accessibility-services/

Aug 18

https://marketoonist.com/2026/08/the-ai-scarlet-letter.html

Jul 29

Pedagogical Engagement Myths - "somehow cameras-on means engagement ... similarly having learners stare at you in an on-campus lecture does not mean they are engaged" "encourage framing engagement as being something that is meaningful to the learner" https://allthingspedagogical.blogspot.com/2026/...Read more

Pedagogical Engagement Myths - "somehow cameras-on means engagement ... similarly having learners stare at you in an on-campus lecture does not mean they are engaged" "encourage framing engagement as being something that is meaningful to the learner" https://allthingspedagogical.blogspot.com/2026/07/pedagogical-engagement-myths.html

Jul 17

"Nous’s approach is a fundamental misread of why universities exist ... The danger of the consulting model is that it reduces education to a series of measurable outputs and market transactions. That’s not what universities are for.” “Five, ten, maybe 15 years into the process, universities are be...Read more

"Nous’s approach is a fundamental misread of why universities exist ... The danger of the consulting model is that it reduces education to a series of measurable outputs and market transactions. That’s not what universities are for.” “Five, ten, maybe 15 years into the process, universities are beginning to realize what a mistake it has been ... They’re increasingly admitting the cost savings aren’t there.” https://breachmedia.ca/a-notorious-consulting-firm-is-selling-austerity-canadas-universities-are-buying/

Jul 9

"Chromebooks, which the students use in every class and for homework, came pre-installed with an all-ages version of Gemini, a suite of A.I. tools. When my daughter, who is in sixth grade, begins writing an essay, she gets a prompt: “Help me write.” If she is starting work on a slide-show presentati...Read more

"Chromebooks, which the students use in every class and for homework, came pre-installed with an all-ages version of Gemini, a suite of A.I. tools. When my daughter, who is in sixth grade, begins writing an essay, she gets a prompt: “Help me write.” If she is starting work on a slide-show presentation, the prompt is “Help me visualize.” She shoos away these interruptions, but they persist: “Help me edit.” “Beautify this slide.” ^ https://www.newyorker.com/culture/progress-report/what-will-it-take-to-get-ai-out-of-schools