Cana Fuest, M.Ed.

  • Do challenging things…because you can.

    People often categorize themselves by saying things such as, “I’m not good at math,” or, “I’m not a good writer.” These statements undermine the potential that everyone has to learn and grow and get good… Read more

  • Hypertext: “The Expanded Mind”

    I’ve been thinking a lot about the history of technology, and how much of what we use today has roots in theories from the mid-twentieth century. I already wrote about how artificial intelligence got its… Read more

  • Pedagogical Recommender Systems

    One of the “rabbit holes” I’ve fallen into during my PhD studies is an interest in pedagogical recommender systems (PRS). From what I have studied so far, these became popular in the earlier 2000’s. I… Read more

  • Collaborative authoring with GenAI: Gemini vs. ChatGPT

    I conducted an experiment in my writing last week. I gave Gemini a chapter of my manuscript and asked it to write the next chapter in my voice. I gave it no clues as to… Read more

  • The 20th Century Path to Artificial Intelligence

    I think many of us likely take it for granted that technology, such as artificial intelligence, exists for our use today. We are reaping the benefit of many decades of research in the field of… Read more

  • What is “good” teaching?

    Recently, someone in my family made the comment, “It seems kind of funny to have to learn how to teach, like that should be intuitive.” While I agree that some people seem naturally gifted as… Read more

  • Creating blue bird art with DALL-E

    This week I decided to play around with DALL-E on the StudyAid platform. I have a real love for the Eastern Blue Bird, so that was my subject in this creative endeavor. I hope you… Read more

  • Using AI for course design: The future of pedagogy

    I look forward to the day when AI pedagogical tools will be more accessible to teachers who might not have the budget to pay for a monthly subscription to develop GPTs for course design. While… Read more

  • Sharing the load: Achieving balance between humans and LLMs

    When I think about finding the right balance between users and computers, especially large language models (LLMs), I think of being assigned to a group in school: there is always the one person willing to… Read more

  • Exploring GenAI in Higher Education

    I recently attended Cengage’s virtual event, Exploring GenAI in Higher Education. There were many interesting sessions, but the session which made the most lasting impression on me was Dr. Phillip Olla’s talk, BloomAI: Creating AI… Read more

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I’m an educator with nearly ten years of experience at the secondary and post-secondary level, interested in teaching, learning, and technology.

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