Category: Research Areas

AI Isn’t Coming for us Just Yet: What Humans Bring to the AI Equation

While AI systems like ChatGPT continue to reshape the job landscape, humans hold an edge in several key areas, including embodied, cultural, ethical, and metacognitive reasoning. Embracing and cultivating these uniquely human skills will be vital for our future in the age of AI. In a new article on the higher education blog The EvoLLLution,…Continue Reading AI Isn’t Coming for us Just Yet: What Humans Bring to the AI Equation

Navigating A World of Generative AI: Suggestions for Educators

Understanding the nature of generative AI is crucial for educators to navigate the evolving landscape of teaching and learning. In a new report from the Next Level Lab, Lydia Cao and Chris Dede reflect on the role of generative AI in learning and how this pushes us to reconceptualize our visions of effective education. Though…Continue Reading Navigating A World of Generative AI: Suggestions for Educators

Thinking Like an Earthling: A New Publication from Tina Grotzer and Lynneth Solis

Tina Grotzer and Lynneth Solis (Senior Research Associate, WestEd) recently published a paper in a special issue of the journal Topics in Cognitive Science focused on conceptual foundations of sustainability. The article — titled “Thinking like an Earthling: Children’s Reasoning About Individual and Collective Action Related to Environmental Sustainability” — considers themes that arise from…Continue Reading Thinking Like an Earthling: A New Publication from Tina Grotzer and Lynneth Solis