Why I Decided to Experiment With NotebookLM This Year Last summer, I sat in my classroom during those quiet weeks before students return, scrolling through education news the way some people scroll through social media. I kept seeing references to Google’s NotebookLM, particularly this feature called “Audio Overviews” that apparently turned research sources into podcast-style…
The Stabilization We Didn’t Expect When schools went remote in March 2020, there was this collective holding of breath. We thought we were entering temporary territory, a few weeks of makeshift Zoom classrooms and hastily uploaded worksheets. But what happened instead was something more complicated and more revealing. Five years later, we’re not scrambling anymore.…
Before diving into the specifics, it’s worth establishing why this particular development sits at an intersection that education audiences — more than most — are positioned to understand. The Digital Village: How Internet Culture and Online Communities Became the Defining Social Force of Our Time The Origins Most People Forget Understanding where we are today…
The Wake-Up Call From 140 Million Learners Imagine you’re sitting in a college classroom right now, listening to a lecture on business strategy or data analysis or marketing. Now imagine that your professor never mentions artificial intelligence. Not once. Not in passing. Not even as a “by the way, this tool exists.” For nearly 71…
When the Market Moves Faster Than the Classroom Let me walk you through something I noticed while reviewing my students’ internship offers last spring. Nearly every single rejection email or acceptance letter mentioned the same phrase tucked somewhere in the job description: “proficiency with AI tools” or “experience with prompt engineering.” Not as a nice-to-have.…
The Global Shift: From Isolated Policy to Systematic Change Something remarkable is happening in classrooms across the Atlantic, and it’s worth paying attention to. France made the first major move, implementing a national smartphone ban in schools back in 2018. Since then, the momentum has only grown. By early 2026, nearly half of U.S. states…