{"id":97455,"date":"2025-11-18T17:48:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T22:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=97455"},"modified":"2025-11-18T17:48:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T22:48:21","slug":"textbooks-are-no-longer-one-size-fits-all-fitzpatrick-other-items-re-ai-in-our-learning-ecosystems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2025\/11\/18\/textbooks-are-no-longer-one-size-fits-all-fitzpatrick-other-items-re-ai-in-our-learning-ecosystems\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Textbooks are no longer one-size-fits-all&#8221; [Fitzpatrick] + other items re: AI in our learning ecosystems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Embedded post\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/embed\/feed\/update\/urn:li:share:7395952699395190785\" width=\"504\" height=\"1656\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oneusefulthing.org\/p\/three-years-from-gpt-3-to-gemini\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Three Years from GPT-3 to Gemini 3<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8212; from oneusefulthing.org by Ethan Mollick<br \/>\n<em>From chatbots to agents<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Three years ago, we were impressed that a machine could write a poem about otters. Less than 1,000 days later, I am debating statistical methodology with an agent that built its own research environment. The era of the chatbot is turning into the era of the digital coworker. To be very clear, Gemini 3 isn\u2019t perfect, and it still needs a manager who can guide and check it. But it suggests that \u201chuman in the loop\u201d is evolving from \u201chuman who fixes AI mistakes\u201d to \u201chuman who directs AI work.\u201d And that may be the biggest change since the release of ChatGPT.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Embedded post\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/embed\/feed\/update\/urn:li:share:7395654767869583360\" width=\"504\" height=\"1446\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Embedded post\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/embed\/feed\/update\/urn:li:share:7395462545287061505\" width=\"504\" height=\"1824\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aiedusimplified.substack.com\/p\/useful-but?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Results May Vary<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8212; from aiedusimplified.substack.com by Lance Eaton, PhD<br \/>\n<em>On Custom Instructions with GenAI Tools&#8230;.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">I\u2019m sharing today about custom instructions and my use of them across several AI tools (paid versions of ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude). I want to highlight what I\u2019m doing, how it\u2019s going, and solicit from readers to share in the comments some of their custom instructions that they find helpful.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">I\u2019ve been in a few conversations lately that remind me that not everyone knows about them, even some of the seasoned folks around GenAI and how you might set them up to better support your work. And, of course, they are, like all things GenAI, highly imperfect!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">I\u2019ll include and discuss each one below, but if you want to keep abreast of my custom instructions, I\u2019ll be\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/14xC_CDqUuViPe-ElJ_-Jkml1g0WjZEOVfT8URjzu1hY\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">placing them here<\/a>\u00a0as I adjust and update them so folks can see the changes over time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three Years from GPT-3 to Gemini 3\u00a0&#8212; from oneusefulthing.org by Ethan Mollick From chatbots to agents Three years ago, we were impressed that a machine could write a poem about otters. Less than 1,000 days later, I am debating statistical methodology with an agent that built its own research environment. 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