{"id":97995,"date":"2026-03-13T16:23:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T20:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=97995"},"modified":"2026-03-13T16:46:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T20:46:20","slug":"how-ai-could-transform-or-replace-the-lms-other-items-re-ai-in-our-learning-ecosystems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2026\/03\/13\/how-ai-could-transform-or-replace-the-lms-other-items-re-ai-in-our-learning-ecosystems\/","title":{"rendered":"“How AI Could Transform, or Replace, the LMS” + other items re: AI in our learning ecosystems"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to Get Consistent, On-Brand Course Images from Any AI Image Tool<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0— from drphilippahardman.substack.com by Dr. Philippa Hardman
\nA 3-step workflow that works every time \u2014 whatever AI tool you’re using<\/em><\/p>\n

Most designers try to\u00a0describe<\/em>\u00a0their way to an image. That\u2019s the wrong approach. The goal is to\u00a0show the tool the world it should be working in<\/strong>, then give it the minimum it needs to place your subject inside that world.<\/p>\n

Every long, over-specified prompt is a sign that your visual inputs aren\u2019t doing enough work.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The fix is an 3-step process which gives you superpowers in AI image generation…<\/p>\n

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How AI Could Transform, or Replace, the LMS<\/strong> <\/a>— from futureupodcast.com by Jeff Selingo, Michael Horn, and Matthew Pittinsky<\/p>\n

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 – For 30 years now, colleges have relied on the Learning Management System, or LMS, as a key portal for professors and students to teach and learn. It’s a tool that has helped colleges adapt to online learning and bring digital tools to classroom teaching. But generative AI seems poised to disrupt the LMS. And it\u2019s unclear whether the LMS will evolve\u2014or be replaced altogether. For this episode, Jeff and Michael talk with a pioneer of the technology, Matthew Pittinsky, about the lessons of past moments of tech disruption like the smartphone and cloud computing and about what could be different this time. This episode is made with support from Ascendium Education Group.<\/p>\n

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Gemini, Explained<\/strong><\/a> — from wondertools.substack.com by Jeremy Caplan
\n5 features worth your time \u2014 tested and compared<\/em><\/p>\n

Google\u2019s AI, Gemini, has quickly become one of the AI tools I rely on most. It builds dashboards and creates remarkable infographics. It spins out comprehensive research reports in minutes that would once have taken days to assemble.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s improving every month. On March 13, Google announced Ask Maps, so you can query Gemini about things like \u201cWhich nearby tennis courts are open with lights so I can play tonight?\u201d On March 10, Gemini added new integrations to build, summarize, and analyze your Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides.<\/p>\n

In today\u2019s post below: catch up on the Gemini features worth your time, candid comparisons with other AI tools, and answers to the questions I hear most.<\/p>\n

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How we\u2019re reimagining Maps with Gemini<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0— from\u00a0blog.google
\nAsk Maps answers your real-world questions with a conversation, and Immersive Navigation makes your route more intuitive.<\/em><\/p>\n

Today, Google Maps is fundamentally changing what a map can do. By bringing together the world’s freshest map with our most capable Gemini models, we\u2019re transforming exploration into a simple conversation and making driving more intuitive than ever with our biggest navigation upgrade in over a decade.<\/p>\n

Ask anything about any place
\n<\/strong>We\u2019re introducing Ask Maps, a new conversational experience that answers complex, real-world questions a map could never answer before. Now you can ask for things like, \u201cMy phone is dying \u2014 where can I charge it without having to wait in a long line for coffee?\u201d or \u201cIs there a public tennis court with lights on that I can play at tonight?\u201d Previously, finding this information meant lots of research and sifting through reviews. But now, you can just tap the \u201cAsk Maps\u201d button and get your questions answered conversationally, with a customized map to help you visualize your options.
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How to Get Consistent, On-Brand Course Images from Any AI Image Tool\u00a0— from drphilippahardman.substack.com by Dr. Philippa Hardman A 3-step workflow that works every time \u2014 whatever AI tool you’re using Most designers try to\u00a0describe\u00a0their way to an image. That\u2019s the wrong approach. The goal is to\u00a0show the tool the world it should be working […]<\/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,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[356,817,28,115,302,112,200,271,135,143,32,533,63,264,3,419,119,482,7,838,309,130,196,89,50,195,118,321,214,367],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-97995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence-agents-llms-and-related","category-bots","category-cmslms","category-colleges","category-community-colleges","category-corporate-business-world","category-corporate-universities","category-creativity","category-design","category-disruption","category-education-technology","category-experimentation","category-google","category-graphics","category-higher-education","category-ideas-teaching","category-instructional-design","category-intelligent-systems","category-learning-ecosystem","category-learning-experience-design","category-platforms","category-podcasting","category-productivity-tips-and-tricks","category-teachers","category-teaching-learning","category-tools","category-training-corporate-universities","category-united-states","category-universities","category-vendors"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97995","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=97995"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98001,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97995\/revisions\/98001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}