Paul Allison
@paulallison.bsky.social
Working with National Writing Project teachers and students to create Writing Partners writingpartners.net a social annotation platform that supports AI-guided writing, reading, and discussion. I'll be posting here about what we are learning together.
This Writing Partner (GPT) is really helping me to think about this Abstract. writingpartners.net/documents/85.... #eduskyAI #AIinEducation #edusky
November 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
This Writing Partner (GPT) is really helping me to think about this Abstract. writingpartners.net/documents/85.... #eduskyAI #AIinEducation #edusky
We invite you to meet Dr. Rachel Horst www.rachelhorst.ca with us on Wed. evening, September 17 at 8E/7C/6M/5P. We'll be meeting in Kumospace.com/youthvoices. www.kumospace.com/youthvoices?...
Join us to engage in a collaborative inquiry that seeks to move beyond binary thinking about AI.
#eduskyAI
Join us to engage in a collaborative inquiry that seeks to move beyond binary thinking about AI.
#eduskyAI
September 16, 2025 at 11:52 PM
We invite you to meet Dr. Rachel Horst www.rachelhorst.ca with us on Wed. evening, September 17 at 8E/7C/6M/5P. We'll be meeting in Kumospace.com/youthvoices. www.kumospace.com/youthvoices?...
Join us to engage in a collaborative inquiry that seeks to move beyond binary thinking about AI.
#eduskyAI
Join us to engage in a collaborative inquiry that seeks to move beyond binary thinking about AI.
#eduskyAI
Every day we see young writers using AI Writing Partners to spark or challenge themselves to their next creative moves. The teachers involved in this project have carefully designed these AI assistants with an amalgam of composition theory and our own experience. Three examples from this afternoon:
September 9, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Every day we see young writers using AI Writing Partners to spark or challenge themselves to their next creative moves. The teachers involved in this project have carefully designed these AI assistants with an amalgam of composition theory and our own experience. Three examples from this afternoon:
Here’s another angle to consider: Will limiting access to “virtual interactions” while in school lead youth who are more prone to loneliness to “exert faster decisions to seek rewards”—behaviors that may bring more alcohol and drug use and sexual activity? www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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#eduskyAI
September 7, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Here’s another angle to consider: Will limiting access to “virtual interactions” while in school lead youth who are more prone to loneliness to “exert faster decisions to seek rewards”—behaviors that may bring more alcohol and drug use and sexual activity? www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#eduskyAI
#eduskyAI
More AI metaphors
“AI can extend our perception, but it must never become our compass. A lens clarifies what we see. A compass tells us where to go. The first enhances thought. The second replaces it, and true north may be a curiously human-centric direction.”
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
“AI can extend our perception, but it must never become our compass. A lens clarifies what we see. A compass tells us where to go. The first enhances thought. The second replaces it, and true north may be a curiously human-centric direction.”
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
September 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
More AI metaphors
“AI can extend our perception, but it must never become our compass. A lens clarifies what we see. A compass tells us where to go. The first enhances thought. The second replaces it, and true north may be a curiously human-centric direction.”
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
“AI can extend our perception, but it must never become our compass. A lens clarifies what we see. A compass tells us where to go. The first enhances thought. The second replaces it, and true north may be a curiously human-centric direction.”
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
Just getting up to speed with Dr. Rachel Horst: open.spotify.com/episode/48ym...
www.linkedin.com/posts/rachel...
www.linkedin.com/posts/rachel...
September 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Just getting up to speed with Dr. Rachel Horst: open.spotify.com/episode/48ym...
www.linkedin.com/posts/rachel...
www.linkedin.com/posts/rachel...
I’m wondering how to have a discussion about metaphors and set up a gallery for more conversation.
publications.ascilite.org/index.php/AP...
publications.ascilite.org/index.php/AP...
September 2, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I’m wondering how to have a discussion about metaphors and set up a gallery for more conversation.
publications.ascilite.org/index.php/AP...
publications.ascilite.org/index.php/AP...
While I appreciate the value of this binary for establishing a framework for study, I also think we need a wider range of descriptions for how students use AI. arxiv.org/abs/2508.00717
August 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM
While I appreciate the value of this binary for establishing a framework for study, I also think we need a wider range of descriptions for how students use AI. arxiv.org/abs/2508.00717
A student-centered variation on this prompt idea is exciting to explore. Instead of asking an AI assistant for feedback, a student could ask the assistant to ask them questions about their work. www.techradar.com/ai-platforms... #eduskyAI
August 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
A student-centered variation on this prompt idea is exciting to explore. Instead of asking an AI assistant for feedback, a student could ask the assistant to ask them questions about their work. www.techradar.com/ai-platforms... #eduskyAI
A lot to think about in this essay, especially how our teacher experience will differ from student experience … and more
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/o...
July 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
A lot to think about in this essay, especially how our teacher experience will differ from student experience … and more
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/o...
What a helpful framework. I can’t wait to use this as an outline for our redesign of writingPartners.net
dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1... dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1... #eduskyAI
dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1... dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1... #eduskyAI
July 20, 2025 at 2:43 AM
What a helpful framework. I can’t wait to use this as an outline for our redesign of writingPartners.net
dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1... dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1... #eduskyAI
dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1... dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1... #eduskyAI
“We need to include young people in all conversations on artificial intelligence.“ There is so much here and it is so accessible! (You probably knew already.) unric.org/en/the-ai-ge... The AI Generation: Youth in the Artificial Intelligence Era #eduskyAI
July 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
“We need to include young people in all conversations on artificial intelligence.“ There is so much here and it is so accessible! (You probably knew already.) unric.org/en/the-ai-ge... The AI Generation: Youth in the Artificial Intelligence Era #eduskyAI
Come see how a new repository feature on Writing Partners allows teachers and students to upload documents and to write a prompt to access the information in the PDFs that they have saved.
The use case that we will explore together: Will AI Add To or Help Mitigate Climate Change?
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#eduskyAI
The use case that we will explore together: Will AI Add To or Help Mitigate Climate Change?
3/3
#eduskyAI
July 15, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Come see how a new repository feature on Writing Partners allows teachers and students to upload documents and to write a prompt to access the information in the PDFs that they have saved.
The use case that we will explore together: Will AI Add To or Help Mitigate Climate Change?
3/3
#eduskyAI
The use case that we will explore together: Will AI Add To or Help Mitigate Climate Change?
3/3
#eduskyAI
TTT 07.16.2025 Will AI Add To or Help Mitigate Climate Change?
Wednesday evening, 8E/7C/6M/5P
Looking for some fun this summer? Want to stretch you assumptions and expectations for using AI to engender inquiry in the classroom?
Join us in www.kumospace.com/youthvoices?...
1/3
#eduskyAI
Wednesday evening, 8E/7C/6M/5P
Looking for some fun this summer? Want to stretch you assumptions and expectations for using AI to engender inquiry in the classroom?
Join us in www.kumospace.com/youthvoices?...
1/3
#eduskyAI
July 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
TTT 07.16.2025 Will AI Add To or Help Mitigate Climate Change?
Wednesday evening, 8E/7C/6M/5P
Looking for some fun this summer? Want to stretch you assumptions and expectations for using AI to engender inquiry in the classroom?
Join us in www.kumospace.com/youthvoices?...
1/3
#eduskyAI
Wednesday evening, 8E/7C/6M/5P
Looking for some fun this summer? Want to stretch you assumptions and expectations for using AI to engender inquiry in the classroom?
Join us in www.kumospace.com/youthvoices?...
1/3
#eduskyAI
I used an AI tool that I had designed to give me the structure and language for creating my own AI mentor to guide any project or inquiry. I did a freewite about my questions and this is what emerged: (see images) #eduskyAI
July 14, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I used an AI tool that I had designed to give me the structure and language for creating my own AI mentor to guide any project or inquiry. I did a freewite about my questions and this is what emerged: (see images) #eduskyAI
Lots of affirmation here for starting with a draft and ending with reflection, with both peer-to-peer and prompt-shaped AI response between. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Peer and AI Review + Reflection (PAIRR): A human-centered approach to formative assessment - ScienceDirect #eduskyAI
July 12, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Lots of affirmation here for starting with a draft and ending with reflection, with both peer-to-peer and prompt-shaped AI response between. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Peer and AI Review + Reflection (PAIRR): A human-centered approach to formative assessment - ScienceDirect #eduskyAI
This is a breath of fresh air, inspiring our design work where “technology is not acting like a dictator but like a member of an online crowd of friends, offering tips that can be rejected or accepted.” www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state... AI and the Trust Revolution. #eduskyAI
July 12, 2025 at 2:48 AM
This is a breath of fresh air, inspiring our design work where “technology is not acting like a dictator but like a member of an online crowd of friends, offering tips that can be rejected or accepted.” www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state... AI and the Trust Revolution. #eduskyAI
This is a pretty provocative claim to sake out. I can’t wait to be convinced, and more to the point: get insights into how to design with this shift in trust in mind. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state... AI and the Trust Revolution: How Technology Is Transforming Human Connections #eduskyAI
July 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This is a pretty provocative claim to sake out. I can’t wait to be convinced, and more to the point: get insights into how to design with this shift in trust in mind. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state... AI and the Trust Revolution: How Technology Is Transforming Human Connections #eduskyAI
@breesebbusyphd.bsky.social is presenting at ELATE today and she sent me this ncte.org/statement/ex... What’s missing from this statement are references to students going deeper in their thinking, sustaining effort, and expanding their creativity because of teacher-guided AI experiences. #eduskyAI
July 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
@breesebbusyphd.bsky.social is presenting at ELATE today and she sent me this ncte.org/statement/ex... What’s missing from this statement are references to students going deeper in their thinking, sustaining effort, and expanding their creativity because of teacher-guided AI experiences. #eduskyAI
This approach to coding could be applied to teaching students how to think with AI. Writing prompts for AI assistants involves “habits [that] aren’t checklists, scripts, or hard-and-fast rules. They’re ways of thinking that help people use AI more productively.” www.oreilly.com/radar/the-se...
July 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
This approach to coding could be applied to teaching students how to think with AI. Writing prompts for AI assistants involves “habits [that] aren’t checklists, scripts, or hard-and-fast rules. They’re ways of thinking that help people use AI more productively.” www.oreilly.com/radar/the-se...
Some things to think about here: derekebaird.medium.com/the-ai-autho...
The relationship with authority changes when students script their own AI resources. eduskyAI
The relationship with authority changes when students script their own AI resources. eduskyAI
July 9, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Some things to think about here: derekebaird.medium.com/the-ai-autho...
The relationship with authority changes when students script their own AI resources. eduskyAI
The relationship with authority changes when students script their own AI resources. eduskyAI
When I get deep into the details of our redesign of Writing Partners, I like to go back to this article and remind myself that we are building a Digital Public Square. arxiv.org/abs/2412.09988
July 8, 2025 at 2:50 AM
When I get deep into the details of our redesign of Writing Partners, I like to go back to this article and remind myself that we are building a Digital Public Square. arxiv.org/abs/2412.09988
Significant progress on creating a wireframe for redesigning Writing Partners, starting with a simple text box, then authentication, then to choosing from three modes of digital discourse, plus one for making Writing Partners. Then selecting to start new, edit, or comment on shared work. #eduskyAI
July 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Significant progress on creating a wireframe for redesigning Writing Partners, starting with a simple text box, then authentication, then to choosing from three modes of digital discourse, plus one for making Writing Partners. Then selecting to start new, edit, or comment on shared work. #eduskyAI