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Before You Draw the Line
Those who draw the hardest lines against AI mean well—but in the classroom, all-or-nothing framing risks misdiagnosing the problem and misjudging the…
Jun 22
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Chris Wells
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To What Problem Is AI the Solution?
A wall of programming languages helped me see AI differently—and what that means for the classroom
Jun 15
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Chris Wells
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Power Tools and the Assembly Line
I’m learning to use AI like a power tool—but I’m keeping a wary eye on the people building assembly lines
Jun 8
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Chris Wells
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May 2026
Wishing you all a nice Memorial Day
It has been a long semester—I'll be back next week
May 25
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Chris Wells
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Education Is for People
AI agents expose the weakness of transactional education—and force us to ask what college is actually for
May 18
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Chris Wells
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AI and the Tragedy of the Commons
Higher education’s AI crisis isn’t a cheating problem—it’s a commons problem, and we already know what commons need to survive
May 11
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Chris Wells
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The Trouble with Authenticity
“Authentic” has become higher education’s version of “wilderness”—and the purity standard is failing us the same way.
May 4
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Chris Wells
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April 2026
The Spellbook
AI flipped Bloom's Taxonomy upside down—but the same inversion that broke our assignments is giving teachers new powers
Apr 27
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Chris Wells
The Inversion
AI has flipped Bloom's Taxonomy upside down—the work that matters now is what students struggle with, not what they produce
Apr 21
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Chris Wells
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The Students Who Won’t Use AI
A meaningful minority of college students refuse to use AI—and what they’re telling us about the real problems in our classrooms.
Apr 21
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Chris Wells
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What Do You Actually Mean When You Say You’re Against AI?
Three ways to categorize our objections to AI—and why sorting them matters for the classroom.
Apr 21
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Chris Wells
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