Rob McEntarffer

When DOGE Unleashed ChatGPT on the Humanities

What we suspected is, of course, true.

This might be a REALLY good time to listen to @garymarcus.bsky.social 's advice...

I had never heard this ”cognitive debt” term before, but I think it’s a powerful way to frame the conversation about whether to use AI in the classroom:

If you’ve accumulated the cognitive resources to pay off that debt, it could be useful … but if you haven’t yet, you’re going to go bankrupt.

AI and the university—choose wisdom over fear I believe the role of universities is to educate students with a holistic understanding of our world, and a critical eye questioning the status quo. When it comes to AI and ethics, that means ackno…

Thoughtful blog post from S. Vodvarka. Teachers and administrators (high school and college) - this is a thoughtful perspective!

sophievodvarka.com/2026/03/03/a...

#AI #Edusku

But now is the time for admin, students and faculty to recognize that organizing is needed to save higher ed and help save democracy. We all must see that the same AAUP that sues T admin for cancelling grants or vile incursion also helps faculty when admin wants to fire w no basis.

Love these videos! And I believe that @schewpsych.bsky.social is working on updating them (carefull to comment, Dr. Chew? :)

I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to

The whole thing was a scam The fix was in, and Dario never had a chance.

Thank you for this (infuriating and well documented) summary, @garymarcus.bsky.social

garymarcus.substack.com/p/the-whole-...

If anyone reading this still has a ChatGPT account (free or paid), now would be a GREAT time to delete it.

#AI #Edusky

America, and probably the world, stands on a precipice. Call you Congresspeople, right now.

open.substack.com/pub/garymarc...

If I could, I would like your attention for a moment. This post from @garymarcus.bsky.social is exceedingly important-please read it, share it, and take action.

Good lord. Why make this? Why pay for school if you use it? Why?

Fall 2025 Syllabi!

Great graphics from @nsousanis.bsky.social - thanks!

spinweaveandcut.com/fall-2025-sy...

#AI #teachlearnsky #edusky

February 2026 Jam Session: How to Make Retrieval Routines a Classroom Habit Welcome! 👋 In the thread below, share a question or details on how you are making retrieval practice part of your classroom routine. Together, our hosts are here to break down what the research says a...

Teachers/Administrators: please join this lively retrieval practice discussion this week! It's already a great conversation!

www.edutopia.org/ask-and-answ...

@edutopia.org

Kurt Vonnegut stop being so applicable to all time periods of American life, you can’t do that Kurt Vonnegut, your insights are too evergreen Kurt Vonnegut

Good lord. Read this article if you want to get mad about lawyers and AI:
www.1011now.com/.../nebraska...

Offloading work to a large language model and charging the same $ (and not disclosing that use) isn't "efficient" - it's deceptive and you should be sanctioned for it.

#AI #NE

You *Can* Do Something To Hurt the Oligarchs Boycotts, strikes, and the Abstinence Fallacy.

Good advice!

1. Use your economic leverage: www.resistandunsubscribe.com
2. Avoid the Abstinence Fallacy!
3. Prepare for economic strikes...

cc @thebulwark.com

www.thebulwark.com/p/you-can-do...

GREAT read from @benjaminjriley.bsky.social ! Fantastic exmplainer with implications for teachers/administrators! My fav. sentence = "Yet... many educators are rushing to embrace the use of AI despite the obvious damage they are doing to actual learning."

#AI #edusky #teachlearnsky

February 13, 2026 At midnight tonight, most of the agencies and services in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will run out of funding, as popular fury over the violence and lawlessness of federal agents from Im...

Great summary of the Senate democrats' demands about ICE activities: heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/february-1...

Thanks @hcrichardson.bsky.social

Resist and Unsubscribe

Important conversation, and I share this frustration! I admire (and am participating in) this effort from @profgalloway.com - I wish other organizations would help! www.resistandunsubscribe.com

Scott Galloway Is Calling for a Big Tech Boycott — Here’s Why | Amanpour and Company YouTube video by Amanpour and Company

These 3 videos all point in a similar direction - worth watching!

@profgalloway.com -business perspective
www.youtube.com/watch?v=atZW...
@adamneely.bsky.social -arts/learning perspective www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8dc...
@hankgreen.bsky.social econ perspective www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOR4...

Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin

Suno, AI Music, and the Bad Future YouTube video by Adam Neely

I made a long video about technocapitalism and AI music

youtu.be/U8dcFhF0Dlk?...

Suno, AI Music, and the Bad Future YouTube video by Adam Neely

Fascinating perspective on "AI" and music. Got me thinking about discussions of "AI" in education, writing, etc. Worth watching. Thanks @adamneely.bsky.social .

www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8dc...

#AI #Edusky #teachlearnsky

Together, We are America Bad Bunny and Richard Rorty and the champion Seattle Seahawks

I always love reading @benjaminjriley.bsky.social for his thoughtful, research based work on technology and teaching/learning. This blog post is about very different topics, and I loved reading it.

buildcognitiveresonance.substack.com/p/together-w...

Proud to review two great books for the Learning & the Brain blog - J. Heal and R. Berlin's "Mental Models" and Zach Groshell's "Just Tell Them." Thanks for the opportunity, @andrewwatsonttb.bsky.social !

www.learningandthebrain.com/blog/book-re...

#edusky #teachlearnsky #cogscisci

Resistance Infrastructure | No Mercy / No Malice I’ve struggled my whole life to discern the difference between being right vs. effective. Over the past decade, the U.S. has been on a slow burn to fascism. The best description I’ve seen of America’s...

Worth reading and thinking about! Thanks @profgalloway.com

www.profgalloway.com/resistance-i...

"There's Nothing I Enjoy More Than Acting In The Theater" - Ian McKellen EXTENDED INTERVIEW YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Love this clip from @colbertlateshow.bsky.social - amazing (and relevant) performance from Ian McKellen starts around 22:00 in - worth watching!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l2R...

Resist and Unsubscribe | No Mercy / No Malice Don Lemon, the former CNN anchor, was arrested today. Targeting journalists is not about enforcing the law, but shaping reality. History reflects a brutal truth: When you begin arresting journalists, ...

Not about emotions! See www.profgalloway.com/resist-and-u... - political protest

@chatGPT account cancelled this morning. Thank you @rutgerbregman.com

#ai #news #openai

The Real Reason ICE Agents Wear Masks Face coverings may work less to protect federal agents from danger than to make it easier for them to do unconstitutional things.

Face coverings may work less to protect federal agents from danger than to make it easier for them to do unconstitutional things, @adamserwer.bsky.social argues: