<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[AIED @ Penn GSE : Newsletter]]></title><description><![CDATA[The AIED Field Guide: A biweekly dispatch from the intersection of human intelligence and machine learning. We go behind the scenes to share our latest research breakthroughs, classroom "aha" moments, and the stories of the humans building the future of education at PennGSE.]]></description><link>https://aiedpenngse.substack.com/s/newsletter</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!67ES!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F717685e4-4006-47cf-a8a4-70881408be19_1280x1280.png</url><title>AIED @ Penn GSE : Newsletter</title><link>https://aiedpenngse.substack.com/s/newsletter</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 19:16:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://aiedpenngse.substack.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Penn GSE AI & Education Lab]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[aiedpenngse@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[aiedpenngse@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[PennGSE AI & Education]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[PennGSE AI & Education]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[aiedpenngse@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[aiedpenngse@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[PennGSE AI & Education]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Issue 4: Games, Epistemic Clarity Design, and more AI Community Engagement]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this issue, we introduce our readers to Luis Gaitan, a Research Affiliate to our Lab, featuring an innovative design, and more community active events.]]></description><link>https://aiedpenngse.substack.com/p/issue-4-games-epistemic-clarity-design</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://aiedpenngse.substack.com/p/issue-4-games-epistemic-clarity-design</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[PennGSE AI & Education]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 20:29:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!szln!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7ddf6ec2-c6b7-4a93-9ef0-4c7b3e98b101_1080x1350.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;213209e3-164f-4f68-b716-e1cdc2090471&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;It All Began with Games&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Human of AIED: Luis Gaitan&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:164601282,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Luis Gaitan&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Luis Gaitan holds a Harvard Ed.M. and led NEU&#8217;s Game Design Studio &amp; advised El Salvador on AI reform. 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We&#8217;ll be discussing AI&#8217;s impact on equity in education and its evolving role in research and classroom settings. If you&#8217;re interested in AI, education, or thinking about how to apply AI in your own work, it should be a really engaging session!</p><p>&#128467; Monday, Mar 23 | 2&#8211;3pm</p><p>&#128205; Stiteler 264</p><p>&#128588; Registration &#128073;<a href="https://luma.com/t1d6o1hv">https://luma.com/t1d6o1hv</a></p><p></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://aiedpenngse.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading AIED @ PennGSE ! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Issue 3: Humans of AIED, AI Literacy Discussion, and Project Spotlight: AIED Instructional Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this issue, we introduce our community to PhD Student Shurti Mehta, Lead RA Beryl Odingo, spotlight AIED Instructional Games, and a reflective conversation recently published AI Literacy frameworks]]></description><link>https://aiedpenngse.substack.com/p/issue-3-humans-of-aied-ai-literacy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://aiedpenngse.substack.com/p/issue-3-humans-of-aied-ai-literacy</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[PennGSE AI & Education]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 14:35:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!67ES!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F717685e4-4006-47cf-a8a4-70881408be19_1280x1280.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;7be14789-3a3a-414c-815d-19f76df42c5a&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Are we equating instructional innovation with digital platform? Can we teach CS, AI/ML in resource-constrained environment without stable internet connections, digital devices, or even the presence of teachers? The only way to know is to play, test, and iterate...  &quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Project Spotlight: AIED Instructional Games&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:125113241,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Nam&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Learning Science, AI, and Education fueled by caffeine and existential dread&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!j_I1!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff4d9e528-36df-4388-bd8d-304786cfb7f0_4480x4480.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-28T01:46:29.377Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!u6EH!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F725ebb23-426d-4257-9e16-e8ab6ccfbcdc_2752x1536.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://aiedpenngse.substack.com/p/aied-instructional-games&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;Research&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:189416669,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:0,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:7717234,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;AIED @ PennGSE &quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!67ES!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F717685e4-4006-47cf-a8a4-70881408be19_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;890ef90b-8ae8-4d5f-a5c8-b20505304a12&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;From self-tutoring on Khan Academy, a classroom in India, to PhD journey in the US. The story of Shruti, currently leading LLM-Instruction project at the AIED Lab&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Human of AIED: Shruti Mehta | From Blackboard to AI: Why I Study Technology and Learning&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:440099386,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;PennGSE AI &amp; Education&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;University of Pennsylvania AI and Education Lab, lead by Professor Seiji Isotani &quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5db6703f-2433-4775-b2a2-3787e8afd647_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-27T21:58:32.476Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uqky!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd289ee76-140c-4336-9a8a-446a1f213402_4032x3024.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://aiedpenngse.substack.com/p/human-of-aied-spotlight-shruti-mehta&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;Our People&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:189404024,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:0,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:7717234,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;AIED @ PennGSE &quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!67ES!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F717685e4-4006-47cf-a8a4-70881408be19_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;02717be2-8915-4d56-a123-64449be7a31e&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;If you had asked me to write about myself a month ago, I would have known exactly what to say. Now, I am less sure. The more time passes, the more I feel like I am living inside a beautiful in-between, a space where everything is expanding, including me. &quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Human of AIED | Lead RA Spotlight: Beryl Odingo &#127807;&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:176663417,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Beryl Odingo&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Technology | Education | Curriculum. Writing about digital learning systems, AI, and what happens when tech meets real classrooms.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e7db8f74-378b-4f50-b955-b95ff8ca71b9_144x144.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-27T22:12:54.039Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qCxb!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F831be09d-3f8b-4835-b54f-51f1960d3e90_1200x1599.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://aiedpenngse.substack.com/p/aied-lab-spotlight-beryl-odingo&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;Our People&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:189359317,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:0,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:7717234,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;AIED @ PennGSE &quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!67ES!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F717685e4-4006-47cf-a8a4-70881408be19_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><p></p><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;648502f5-4353-40f6-ada5-c7afb3cd62ee&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;A wave of new competency frameworks has emerged, ranging from the U.S. Department of Labor&#8217;s workforce-centric guidelines to Anthropic&#8217;s AI Fluency Index. To make sense of this shifting landscape, we sat down for a pod-cast like conversation with perspectives from the Arts, Policy, and Instructional Designs&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;AI Literacy | A multiperspective discussion&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:125113241,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Nam&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Learning Science, AI, and Education fueled by caffeine and existential dread&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!j_I1!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff4d9e528-36df-4388-bd8d-304786cfb7f0_4480x4480.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null},{&quot;id&quot;:444430415,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Joe He&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zwLB!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1b2c8460-320c-45a0-ae5b-feb0b418363b_144x144.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null},{&quot;id&quot;:469073366,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Li Jiang&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;A teaching artist&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b2451d1e-2955-4b24-ac6e-a4989f9d7609_1440x1440.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://jiangl.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://jiangl.substack.com&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;Li Jiang&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:8164927}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-27T23:00:03.515Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0QmW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7d9af1af-043e-43b4-9344-8a2d49ce1d35_854x691.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://aiedpenngse.substack.com/p/ai-literacy-the-education-exchange&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;Research&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:189409578,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:0,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:7717234,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;AIED @ PennGSE &quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!67ES!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F717685e4-4006-47cf-a8a4-70881408be19_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://aiedpenngse.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading AIED @ PennGSE ! 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as an Entry Point&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Our Research Is Our Public Engagement &quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:440099386,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;PennGSE AI &amp; Education&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;University of Pennsylvania AI and Education Lab, lead by Professor Seiji Isotani &quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5db6703f-2433-4775-b2a2-3787e8afd647_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-13T23:50:19.955Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hZcH!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3758353c-fd4b-4270-a71a-4e9062760815_2752x1536.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://aiedpenngse.substack.com/p/our-research-is-our-public-engagement&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;Research&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:187912347,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:0,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:7717234,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;AIED @ PennGSE &quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!67ES!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F717685e4-4006-47cf-a8a4-70881408be19_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;5ac67be2-5a3c-4a7d-8016-7e5ea2c98010&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&#8220;Restacking from Nam Nguyen&#8217;s original article&#8221;&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Reflecting on our teaching &amp; creativity&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:440099386,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;PennGSE AI &amp; Education&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;University of Pennsylvania AI and Education Lab, lead by Professor Seiji Isotani &quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5db6703f-2433-4775-b2a2-3787e8afd647_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-14T00:13:12.926Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-3kp!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c2b2e0a-d6e8-43e3-8d89-04afc46cb58c_4032x2268.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://aiedpenngse.substack.com/p/reflecting-on-our-teaching-and-creativity&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;Teaching &amp; Learning&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:187913832,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:0,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:7717234,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;AIED @ PennGSE &quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!67ES!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F717685e4-4006-47cf-a8a4-70881408be19_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;6cf58205-2969-4f74-a9ff-c8d4bee1dad1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;From Fragmented Thinking to Integrated Inquiry&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;AI Tool of the Week: Prism&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:444430415,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Joe He&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zwLB!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1b2c8460-320c-45a0-ae5b-feb0b418363b_144x144.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-12T19:40:31.639Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AYrU!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb34a8105-8239-4a53-a49d-5ad5a7ce6c34_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://aiedpenngse.substack.com/p/ai-tool-of-the-week-prism&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;Teaching &amp; Learning&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:187780748,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:0,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:7717234,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;AIED @ PennGSE &quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!67ES!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F717685e4-4006-47cf-a8a4-70881408be19_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><p></p><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;92972056-3c6c-4ab3-b223-b8970a986ce3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The Shift from Trend to Academic Reality&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Book Review: Generative AI for Academics By Mark Carrigan&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:440099386,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;PennGSE AI &amp; Education&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;University of Pennsylvania AI and Education Lab, lead by Professor Seiji Isotani &quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5db6703f-2433-4775-b2a2-3787e8afd647_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null},{&quot;id&quot;:443658141,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Donghan Xie&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QRmh!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff38a452d-36fd-4b12-a6cf-17bcfca78303_144x144.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-14T00:47:28.345Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Fhly!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5a2d0afc-e109-4379-b3e8-b25a6e7f7029_4320x2476.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://aiedpenngse.substack.com/p/book-review-generative-ai-for-academics&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;Teaching &amp; 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Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Issue 1: Our first AIED newsletter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to the first AIED @ Penn GSE newsletter.]]></description><link>https://aiedpenngse.substack.com/p/issue-1-our-first-aied-newsletter</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://aiedpenngse.substack.com/p/issue-1-our-first-aied-newsletter</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[PennGSE AI & Education]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:49:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/41692291-41f8-4a17-afdb-acb9e633604b_1113x1052.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In December 2025, the Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED) Lab at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education officially launched its first cohort. Today, we&#8217;re thrilled to announce the publication of our first newsletter.</p><p>This issue brings together what we&#8217;ve been thinking about, building toward, and experimenting with as a lab focused on human-centered approaches to AI in education. You&#8217;ll find reflections on why we&#8217;re creating this space in the first place, a preview of what&#8217;s coming next, and a closer look at how pedagogy, research, and practice intersect in our work.</p><h4><strong>IN THIS ISSUE:</strong></h4><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;3b1bff69-a6f8-4469-9420-ce46a14af913&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;It was the last meeting before the Thanksgiving break, and everyone showed up!&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Our Story begins here&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:440099386,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;PennGSE AI &amp; Education&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;University of Pennsylvania AI and Education Lab, lead by Professor Seiji Isotani &quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5db6703f-2433-4775-b2a2-3787e8afd647_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-21T15:51:42.983Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dYDT!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0670b783-77ce-4dc8-8d5f-6154ea6e5565_4032x2268.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://aiedpenngse.substack.com/p/coming-soon&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;Our People&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:185311178,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:0,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:7717234,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;AIED @ PennGSE &quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!67ES!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F717685e4-4006-47cf-a8a4-70881408be19_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;4bf3846d-f493-4a4a-bccc-50e9e5d3e2a6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;In the PennGSE AI &amp; Education (AIED) Lab, we envision our work as a house&#8212;a structure built specifically to support and elevate human potential in an age of rapid technological change.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Building a Home for Human-Centered AI: The AIED Lab at PennGSE&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:440099386,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;PennGSE AI &amp; Education&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;University of Pennsylvania AI and Education Lab, lead by Professor Seiji Isotani &quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5db6703f-2433-4775-b2a2-3787e8afd647_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-29T22:01:12.288Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oOzH!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F355f3fd1-3bb4-42dc-a590-5525f9c18ca1_1920x1080.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://aiedpenngse.substack.com/p/building-a-home-for-human-centered&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:186244004,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:0,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:7717234,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;AIED @ PennGSE &quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!67ES!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F717685e4-4006-47cf-a8a4-70881408be19_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;561ceedc-dd03-4c68-a081-860da74452a0&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;PHILADELPHIA &#8212; On a Wednesday that felt more like the heart of a Siberian winter than a late January morning, a crowd began to gather in the cozy Stiteler Classroom. 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