All screen reading is not equal--comprehension varies tremendously by device and whether or not scrolling is necessary. This is what we found in a synthesis of 56 different studies on comprehension from paper versus various digital devices.

Tonight’s Xmas movie, Gremlins. On rewatch: the mom straight up mercs three gremlins, unprovoked. Sees ‘em-blenderizes, knifes, and microwaves ‘em Rest of the movie is really a revenge story, gremlins strike back.

Now, it’s Xmas

How many times must we keep saying this? Correlation does not imply cognition www.wired.com/story/in-a-f...

🧵 Postdoc opportunity at McGill I am recruiting a top postdoctoral researcher to join my lab at McGill through the Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards Initiative. This is a rare, well-funded opportunity to build an ambitious, multimodal EdTech research program in Canada.

Marking is done for the term! Can now go on holiday break!

McGill is recruiting top-tier researchers working abroad through the federally funded Canada Impact+ Research Chairs program, addressing global and national challenges. The first round is due in early 2026. Learn more and submit your candidacy: https://mcgill.ca/x/5Zh

Repost & Share! 📣 CFP: Thinking Numbers, Thinking Machines How does AI affect K-12 math learning/teaching? We want chapters linking psych ↔️ education—cognition, pedagogy, equity, neuro, games, tutors+. EOI due Jan 15, 2026 See the full call here: bit.ly/3V5Rwtl #AIinEducation #MathEd

Yet, LLMs will be deployed into schools as tutors. . . . Same tech, same problems.

Tonight we recognised great Canadian teachers who are empowering the next generation with the skills, mentorship, and experiences they need to succeed. To the recipients of this year’s Prime Minister’s Teaching Awards: thank you for everything you do.

I found this interview with a tech expert and investor very helpful. It rebuts the idea some AI in schools boosters push that genAI is just going to keep getting better. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/talking-wi...

Are you creating an EdTech class? Each week, pair 1) learning sciences reading on a technology with 2) episode of the Education, Technology, Society podcast @neilselwyn.bsky.social Have students debate the promise vs practical realities of the tech. Best class I ever taught. My list

DuoLingo fired their learning scientist and curriculum experts and tried replacing them with AI. ☹️ Stock is down. I don’t think downturn resulted from this move, probably people shifting $$ to other AI infrastructure companies. Live by AI, die by AI.

My provincial government is banning prayer in public. Nobody wants this. It doesn’t matter that we don’t want it. Canadians don’t have rights. Fight! Not withstanding clause has to go. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Despite LLMs not really being intelligent, tech companies push them into education. Can a system that does not think teach? Only if you think teaching = speaking. Read the piece & listen to the podcast with @reckless.bsky.social & educators www.theverge.com/podcast/8154...

I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

Great piece @reckless.bsky.social “the most obvious outcome is nothing more than a common-sense repository. . .AI system might remix and recycle our knowledge in interesting ways. But . . . It will be forever trapped in the vocabulary we’ve encoded in our data . . . a dead-metaphor machine.”

Grateful to The Verge for publishing my essay on why large-language models are not going to achieve general intelligence nor push the scientific frontier. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

🎮 New on Channel 3 (ABC KEYT) this Wednesday at 6pm PST: A new UCSB study finds that video game addiction in teens often stems from underlying mental health issues — not the games themselves. #gamingdisorder #mentalheath #videogames

Resharing our great paper on how teachers support game-based learning. Teachers are 🔑

🤖 🧠 How are students using AI to get ahead in school? You'd be surprised by what the research shows! Professor Adam Dubé @edtechprof.bsky.social was interviewed on an episode of the Decoder podcast called "How AI is Fueling an Existential Crisis in Education": mcgill.ca/x/iCL #AIinEducation

Hehe. Fun. But, does it replicate when Batman enters the lab?

Dear Journal editors, read the £@€¥ reviews! Student MS rejected after 2 very positive evals: work was a fit, methodology and theoretically strong. Only suggested minor editing: remove repeated definitions, move structural validity evidence from appendix to ms. Rejected. WTF?

Hey everyone, OpenAI is launching "ChatGPT for Teachers" today. Do they remain committed to promoting a pedagogical vision that is at odds with our best understanding of how kids learn? But of course! ("Learning styles" is not a thing, I promise you)

Go riders. Grey Cup Champs 2025!!

Grey Cup!! Go Riders!!!

Hello #tRNS lovers: 🧠 Ó Dúinín, E., Steopan J., Kessler, K., Santos, FH. Sci Rep 15, 37977 (2025) 🎯 rdcu.be/eNuQT @mcls-official.bsky.social @mclstrainee.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social #neuroskyence #cogsci #edusky #devpsy Sponsored by @ucddublin.bsky.social Ad Astra

Congrats to Dr. Robin Sharma! He defended his dissertation on “Designing and Testing the Effectiveness of Digital Games to Develop Adolescents’ Understanding of Mathematics." His work with UNESCO, Ubisoft, and Vretta leads the way in game-based learning!! tlclab.owlstown.net/posts/4776-d...

What happens when you interview 700 teenagers about how they actually navigate their online and offline worlds? You learn so, so much about the reality of their lived experiences. This report is riveting from start to finish, and whether you live in England or not. demos.co.uk/wp-content/u...

As an avid gamer, I don’t like the outcome of games leading to socioemotional problems for kids As a researcher, we have to go where the evidence takes us. Will have to dig into this more. @jeffcannata.bsky.social

100 postdoc positions! Hope @mcgill.ca has a similar announcement soon! apple.news/AUTpJ5ZQ_Sca...

Our new meta-analysis by Sabrina Shajeen Alam, Jie Gao, reviews 24 studies on digital math tools for K–12 students with math learning disabilities. Results show where digital tools help—and where big evidence gaps remain. tlclab.owlstown.net/posts/4749-n...

This is what every AI company wants to be, the largest source of cheep labour in the world, basically tax free. That is what these insane stock valuations are about.

I was impressed w/the thoughtful design of this meta-analysis of teacher professional development intervention effects on student achievement. Overall effect was pretty small (Hedges g = .09); the moderators suggest the effect was present only in optimal conditions. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky

Deadline is approaching!

For a great piece on the reality of AI and cheating see @vicariouslee.bsky.social piece in apple.news/AMNxNjwqJSxS...

A great new program from an excellent human and one of my most distinguished colleagues at McGill. High-end resources for parents concerning bullying. Take a look. #Schoolpsychology #cyberbullying #mentalhealth

Glad to see this! Will help recruit the best and brightest to Canada!

The 10% of students using GenAI to cheat is less worrisome to me than the ~80% trusting GenAI to explain ideas youtube.com/shorts/iPNCh...

PLS SHARE #SciEd #NGSS The UW @stemteachingtool.bsky.social team just published a NEW TOOL on how the words we use to describe the ecological world matters! Since language reflects & constructs power we should root our words in environmental justice & flourishing. ➡️ stemteachingtools.org/brief/104

As a neuroscientist, I’d suggest there is a profound disconnect between what *some* computer scientists think is representative of “intelligence”, cognitive ability, or descriptions of consciousness from some in AI work. LLMs are not how neural systems process information, nor how brains function.

@reckless.bsky.social Language is not intelligence

How AI is fueling an existential crisis in education https://thever.ge/Q8fJ #Podcasts #Decoder #Tech #AI

I know I have a rep as a hater but it was really heartening to hear the things other educators that got quoted had to say here, as well as the very practical things @edtechprof.bsky.social had to say. I wasn't expecting to be the closing voice here, though, haha. www.theverge.com/podcast/8154...

I would very much like to thank the roughly two dozen educators and experts who answered my call when I started in on the research for this episode. It took longer than I meant to make it, but we got there. ❤️ www.theverge.com/podcast/8154...

Worth a listen: How AI is fueling an existential crisis in education ft. @reckless.bsky.social talking with Prof Adam Dubé at McGill University - podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/d...

Thanks to @reckless.bsky.social for having me as a guest on Decoder! We spoke about GenAI in education, how digital natives don’t exist, children must be taught how to learn well with technology, and how students’ theory of artificial minds impacts how they use GenAI youtu.be/JCLRz-tRZy0?...

Want a fun video to share with a class to discuss how learning happens, what helps, and how to test ideas about learning. For your consideration. I’m going to ask my learning theory class to explain this video, at the start and end of term, and see how their ideas evolve. youtu.be/nNMrqluzadU?...

The 🇨🇦 Standing Committee on Science and Research passed a modified resolution this afternoon that the requested ricouncil applicant and reviewer data can be aggregated and anonymized. Thanks to the many researchers who signed letters pointing out legitimate data privacy concerns. 👏👏

Executive Director Kris Perry shares research-based insights about #AI and K-12 cognitive development, plus why student voices are important when guiding classroom decisions. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3JIO6ul #EdTech #ChildDevelopment