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AI and critical thinking
Featured

What Bloom's Taxonomy Gets Wrong in the Age of AI — and What to Do About It

The framework that has shaped 70 years of instructional design was built for a world where students did the cognitive heavy lifting alone. That world is gone. Here's what comes next.

Tina Austin·January 2026·12 min read
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AI in the classroom
Pedagogy

The 5 Questions Every Faculty Member Should Ask Before Using AI in Their Course

Not "should I allow it?" — that ship has sailed. These are the questions that lead to intentional, equitable integration.

November 2025·8 min read
AI policy
Policy

What California's Senate Bill 1288 Actually Says — and Why It Matters

A plain-language breakdown of the statewide AI literacy legislation Tina is helping to write.

October 2025·10 min read
AI ethics
AI Ethics

Equity Is Not a Feature. Why AI Tools Aren't Neutral and What That Means for Your Classroom

If your AI adoption strategy doesn't mention equity, it isn't a strategy — it's a gamble.

September 2025·7 min read
UnBlooms Framework
UnBlooms™

Introducing the UnBlooms™ Framework: A Practical Guide for the First Semester

How to use the UnBlooms™ Framework in your course from day one — without overhauling everything you already do.

August 2025·15 min read
Faculty development
Faculty Development

What I Learned From 1,800 Faculty About Fear, AI, and Change

After three years of running workshops across the UC system, certain patterns emerge. Here are the ones that surprised me most.

July 2025·9 min read
Research and AI
Research

AI in Biomedical Research: A Framework for Researchers Who Aren't AI Experts

Tina's background in regenerative medicine meets AI — a practical guide for researchers navigating AI tools in the lab and clinic.

June 2025·11 min read
AI governance
Policy

Why Your University's AI Policy Is Probably Already Outdated

Most institutional AI policies were written in 2023. Here's a framework for keeping yours current without constantly rewriting it.

May 2025·6 min read
Critical thinking
Pedagogy

Reflection Is Not Optional: Why AI Makes Metacognition the Most Important Skill We Teach

If students can't reflect on their own thinking, AI will think for them. Here's how to build that capacity before it's too late.

April 2025·8 min read
OpenAI summit
AI Ethics

What I Heard at OpenAI's Higher Education Summit (And What It Means for Faculty)

Reflections from one of five global faculty invited to OpenAI HQ — what the conversations revealed, and what questions remain unanswered.

March 2025·10 min read
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