Posts – Latrlab

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Distance Learning and AI

August 11, 2026 Gary Natriello 0

The rapid spread of AI has the potential to reshape approaches to distance learning. Writing in eLearning Industry, Amit Zandberg argues that course creators will need to re-think their offerings to move beyond the posting […]

What Can We Learn from Backyards for the Design of Learning Settings?

August 10, 2026 Gary Natriello 0

As we think about creating settings for learning there may be some lessons that we can take from the psychology of a space familiar to many, the backyard. Consider this video: What ideas might be […]

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When to Quit?

August 10, 2026 Gary Natriello 0

Statistics are essentially “numbers about the state” but what does one do when working for a state under conditions that make it difficult to report in an accurate and timely way? Writing in The Atlantic, […]

Fleece, Rinse, Repeat – From One Laptop Per Child to One AI Tutor Per Child

February 18, 2026 Gary Natriello 0

Writing in The Conversation, Niral Shah observes that the current movement to personalize learning by giving each student an AI tutor runs into at least two limitations. First, there is a substantial body of research […]

Social Media Invaded by AI

January 30, 2026 Gary Natriello 0

The Pew Research Center has reported that American’s are using social media in greater numbers than ever. While many social media sites are growing, Youtube remains the most popular. Thus it is particularly notable that […]

Protesting an Overly Hard Exam

January 23, 2026 Gary Natriello 0

What happens when a college entrance examination contains items that are just too difficult? A recent occasion of such a problem in the Suneung, the Korean college entrance examination, provides some insight. Some of the […]

Patterns of Peak Performers

December 31, 2025 Gary Natriello 0

We are naturally fascinated by individuals at any age who have reached world class levels of performance in their chosen field so the processes for developing such levels are worth considering. Arne Gulch, Michael Barth, […]

A Closer Look at AI Interaction

October 14, 2025 Gary Natriello 0

Because large language models are constructed from the tailings of human interactions it should not be a surprise that such models show evidence of human characteristics. Nor should it be a surprise that enterprising social […]

Who’s Zoomin’ Who?

August 3, 2025 Gary Natriello 0

Amidst the many claims that AI will result in major scientific advances it is instructive to see just how quickly such technologies have been adopted across scientific communities. Writing in Smithsonian Magazine, Margherita Bassi reveals […]

Learning Alone

July 17, 2025 Gary Natriello 0

The growing use of AI tools by students may have the unintended effect of isolating them from faculty and peers. Writing in The Markup, Tara García Mathewson notes that as students come to rely on […]