Derek Hunt

Sep 14

How to Design Around Cognitive Offloading - when AI harms learning, when it helps and how to design for the difference. When & how AI use harms learning - Cognitive offloading happens when AI gives feedback BEFORE the learner reflects. - Cognitive offloading happens when the task rewards only the o...Read more

How to Design Around Cognitive Offloading - when AI harms learning, when it helps and how to design for the difference. When & how AI use harms learning - Cognitive offloading happens when AI gives feedback BEFORE the learner reflects. - Cognitive offloading happens when the task rewards only the output. - Cognitive offloading happens when AI use is unstructured. When & how AI use enhances learning - Cognition improves when the learner judges their own work before the AI does. - Cognition improves when AI extends the learner's capability rather than replacing their thinking. - Cognition improves when low value labour is delegated to the AI and the freed capacity is reinvested. https://drphilippahardman.substack.com/p/how-to-design-around-cognitive-offloading

Sep 9

"Can artificial intelligence actually help children learn? What we found supports neither the hype nor the panic. It points somewhere more interesting. Learning requires effort, but AI’s most impressive talent is eliminating effort. " https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-the-question-is...Read more

"Can artificial intelligence actually help children learn? What we found supports neither the hype nor the panic. It points somewhere more interesting. Learning requires effort, but AI’s most impressive talent is eliminating effort. " https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-the-question-isnt-whether-ai-can-teach-its-whether-students-will-let

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