{"id":96373,"date":"2025-08-09T16:39:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T20:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=96373"},"modified":"2025-08-09T16:47:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T20:47:20","slug":"google-introduces-guided-learning-zau-other-items-re-ai-in-our-learning-ecosystems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2025\/08\/09\/google-introduces-guided-learning-zau-other-items-re-ai-in-our-learning-ecosystems\/","title":{"rendered":"Google introduces Guided Learning [Zau] + other items re: AI in our learning ecosystems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aieducation.substack.com\/p\/breaking-google-introduces-guided\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>BREAKING: Google introduces Guided Learning <\/strong><\/a>&#8212; from aieducation.substack.com by Claire Zau<br \/>\n<em>Some thoughts on what could make Google&#8217;s AI tutor stand out<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Another major AI lab just launched \u201ceducation mode.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Google introduced\u00a0<strong>Guided Learning<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>in Gemini<\/strong>, transforming it into a personalized learning companion designed to help you move from quick answers to real understanding.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of immediately spitting out solutions, it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Asks probing, open-ended questions<\/li>\n<li>Walks learners through step-by-step reasoning<\/li>\n<li>Adapts explanations to the learner\u2019s level<\/li>\n<li>Uses visuals, videos, diagrams, and quizzes to reinforce concepts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This Socratic style tutor rollout follows closely behind similar announcements like\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/index\/chatgpt-study-mode\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OpenAI\u2019s Study Mode<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(last week) and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anthropic.com\/news\/introducing-claude-for-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anthropic\u2019s Claude for Education<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(April 2025).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edsurge.com\/news\/2025-08-06-how-sci-fi-taught-me-to-embrace-ai-in-my-classroom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How Sci-Fi Taught Me to Embrace AI in My Classroom<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from edsurge.com by\u00a0Dan Clark<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">I\u2019m not too naive to understand that, no matter how we present it, some students will always be tempted by \u201cthe dark side\u201d of AI. What I also believe is that the future of AI in education is not decided. It will be decided by how we, as educators, embrace or demonize it in our classrooms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">My argument is that setting guidelines and talking to our students honestly about the pitfalls and amazing benefits that AI offers us as researchers and learners will define it for the coming generations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Can AI be the next calculator? Something that, yes, changes the way we teach and learn, but not necessarily for the worse? If we want it to be, yes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">How it is used, and more importantly, how AI is perceived by our students, can be influenced by educators. We have to first learn how AI can be used as a force for good. If we continue to let the dominant voice be that AI is the Terminator of education and critical thinking, then that will be the fate we have made for ourselves.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/goodtools.substack.com\/p\/ai-tools-for-strategy-and-research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>AI Tools for Strategy and Research &#8211; GT #32<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from goodtools.substack.com by Robin Good<br \/>\n<em>Getting expert advice, how to do deep research with AI, prompt strategy, comparing different AIs side-by-side, creating mini-apps and an AI Agent that can critically analyze any social media channel<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>In this issue, discover AI tools for:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Getting Expert Advice<\/li>\n<li>Doing Deep Research with AI<\/li>\n<li>Improving Your AI Prompt Strategy<\/li>\n<li>Comparing Results from Different AIs<\/li>\n<li>Creating an AI Agent for Social Media Analysis<\/li>\n<li>Summarizing YouTube Videos<\/li>\n<li>Creating Mini-Apps with AI<\/li>\n<li>Tasting an Award-Winning AI Short Film<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drphilippahardman.substack.com\/p\/gpt-building-agentic-workflow-design\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>GPT-Building, Agentic Workflow Design &amp; Intelligent Content Curation<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from drphilippahardman.substack.com by Dr. Philippa Hardman<br \/>\n<em>What 3 recent job ads reveal about the changing nature of Instructional Design<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">In this week\u2019s blog post, I\u2019ll share my take on how the instructional design role is evolving and discuss what this means for our day-to-day work and the key skills it requires.<br \/>\n&#8230;<br \/>\nWith this in mind, I\u2019ve been keeping a close eye on open instructional design roles and, in the last 3 months, have noticed the emergence of a new flavour of instructional designer: the so-called \u201cGenerative AI Instructional Designer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Let\u2019s deep dive into three explicitly AI-focused instructional design positions that have popped up in the last quarter. Each one illuminates a different aspect of how the role is changing\u2014and together, they paint a picture of where our profession is likely heading.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Designers who evolve into prompt engineers, agent builders, and strategic AI advisors will capture the new premium. Those who cling to traditional tool-centric roles may find themselves increasingly sidelined\u2014or automated out of relevance.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/news\/quick-takes\/2025\/08\/07\/google-spend-1b-ai-training-higher-ed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Google to Spend $1B on AI Training in Higher\u00a0Ed<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from insidehighered.com by Katherine Knott<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Google\u2019s parent company announced Wednesday (8\/6\/25) that it\u2019s planning to spend $1 billion over the next three years to help colleges teach and train students about artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Google is joining other AI companies, including OpenAI and Anthropic, in investing in AI training in higher education. All three companies have rolled out\u00a0new tools\u00a0aimed at supporting \u201cdeeper learning\u201d among students and made their AI platforms available to certain students for free.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pistis4edu.substack.com\/p\/5-predictions-for-how-ai-will-impact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>5 Predictions for How AI Will Impact Community Colleges<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from pistis4edu.substack.com by Feng Hou<\/p>\n<p>Based on current technology capabilities, adoption patterns, and the mission of community colleges, here are\u00a0five well-supported predictions\u00a0for AI&#8217;s impact in the coming years.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Universal AI Tutor Access<\/li>\n<li>AI as Active Teacher<\/li>\n<li>Personalized Learning Pathways<\/li>\n<li>Interactive Multimodal Learning<\/li>\n<li>Value-Centric Education in an AI-Abundant World<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BREAKING: Google introduces Guided Learning &#8212; from aieducation.substack.com by Claire Zau Some thoughts on what could make Google&#8217;s AI tutor stand out Another major AI lab just launched \u201ceducation mode.\u201d Google introduced\u00a0Guided Learning\u00a0in Gemini, transforming it into a personalized learning companion designed to help you move from quick answers to real understanding. Instead of immediately [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[113,329,322,374,139,356,817,174,208,115,498,302,260,112,200,286,343,32,210,533,71,35,63,545,3,373,391,180,119,482,124,64,46,825,102,7,838,510,559,87,79,15,219,69,309,196,217,855,66,89,50,188,195,118,206,321,214,312,367,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-21st-century","category-24x7x365-access","category-adjunct-faculty","category-adult-learning","category-apple","category-artificial-intelligence-agents-llms-and-related","category-bots","category-career-development","category-cloud-based-computing-apps","category-colleges","category-communities-of-practice","category-community-colleges","category-content-development-aggregation-repositories","category-corporate-business-world","category-corporate-universities","category-digital-learning","category-education","category-education-technology","category-emerging-technologies","category-experimentation","category-faculty-staff","category-game-changing-environment","category-google","category-heutagogy","category-higher-education","category-homeschoolinghomeschoolers","category-human-computer-interaction-hci","category-innovation","category-instructional-design","category-intelligent-systems","category-intelligent-tutoring","category-it-in-he","category-k-12-related","category-law-schools","category-learning","category-learning-ecosystem","category-learning-experience-design","category-learning-from-the-living-class-room","category-learning-hubs","category-learning-spaces","category-liberal-arts","category-lifelong-learning","category-online-tutoring","category-personalizedcustomized-learning","category-platforms","category-productivity-tips-and-tricks","category-research","category-skills","category-student-related","category-teachers","category-teaching-learning","category-teaching-online","category-tools","category-training-corporate-universities","category-trends","category-united-states","category-universities","category-user-experience-ux","category-vendors","category-vision-possibilities"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96373"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96373\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96384,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96373\/revisions\/96384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}