Bookmarks: Week of Nov 2 - Nov 8, 2026

Why AI in Education Is Four Things, Not One

er.educause.edu

Interesting distinction of “AI for education” vs. “AI in education”.

A useful 4-layer framework to approach AI.

Also, wow does it read like Claude wrote the article. It’s not x, it’s y. etc etc.

Tags: EDUCAUSE Review, person:Szymon Machajewski, AI

zoomlandia – The Whole Classroom

thewholeclassroom.com

Todd’s Zoomlandia presentation on teaching with zoom, with some Postman et al thrown in for some subversive goodness.

Tags: person:Todd Conaway

Pedagogies for Social Justice » Academic Wintering: Embracing Warmth, Inclusion and Renewal in Higher Education

blog.westminster.ac.uk

This collection asks: What are your academic wintering practices? How do you and your students navigate the colder, darker days? What small comforts or creative strategies make teaching, learning, and simply being at the university more bearable — and even joyful — during this season?

Tags: via:Todd Conaway

Built by Field — Design and technology studio

builtbyfield.com

We help organizations make sense of emerging tech, shifting expectations, and uncertain futures—then turn that understanding into useful digital experiences.

Tags: vendor, Calgary, design, website

Next.js by Vercel - The React Framework

nextjs.org

Next.js by Vercel is the full-stack React framework for the web.

Hey, let’s build a website using a framework that runs on top of React that runs on top of other stuff, and then try to figure out how to transfer ownership and move it to a new server.

Tags: CMS, React.js, framework, website, development

Alberta Post-Secondary Global Learning Toolkit

abgloballearningtoolkit.ca

Facilitating global experiences for UCalgary students through international exchanges, group study programs, and research & internship opportunities

Tags: UCalgary, OSLE, global learning, project

None of These Professors Is Human - What if you started a university from scratch, with AI at its core?

chronicle.com

Hey Siri, what would “AI psychosis” look like in institutional form?

Tags: The Chronicle, AI, avatar, course design

Who is responsible for digital education? – David Hopkins / Education & Leadership

dontwasteyourtime.co.uk

Digital education is often described as a shared responsibility, which sounds reasonable when you consider the different functions needed to keep it running and used effectively. Teaching and learn…

Tags: person:David Hopkins, digital learning strategy

Alberta in a Nutshell (2026) | HESA

higheredstrategy.com

Alberta’s path here is totally unlike any other province. Total income has grown by 73% this century after inflation, which is close to the national average; however, what is different in Alberta is the fact that all that growth essentially occurred in the first decade of the century and there has been no net increase in the intervening fifteen years. The key reason for both the growth and the decline is public spending, which rose in real terms by 90% across the 2000s, and have since fallen by 28%.

Tags: HESA, person:Alex Usher, Alberta, post-secondary, funding

Buy Canadian Policy | CanadaBuys

canadabuys.canada.ca

The Government of Canada is strengthening opportunities for Canadian businesses in federal procurement through the Buy Canadian Policy, which came into effect December 16, 2025. These measures strengthen Canada’s domestic economy, helping our industries become more self-sufficient and resilient to changes in the global economy.

Tags: Canada, purchasing, policy