Rebecca Quintana, PhD

"Optimism remains strong and expectations are still high, though this may be beginning to shift; we may soon be entering (a period) of disillusionment as educators and institutions more seriously grapple with the costs associated with AI use, including environmental and societal impacts," said Rebecca Quintana, clinical associate professor of education.

@rebquintana.bsky.social, clinical associate professor of education at #UMich, discusses the future of AI in higher education, as educators grow more disillusioned with its use in the classroom. She spoke with @insidehighered.com.

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"The ed-tech landscape is experiencing a dangerous shift away from educator expertise toward an AI-driven, technology-first approach to digital innovation, ignoring designs for learning that are based on what we know about how people learn," Rebecca Quintana, clinical associate professor of education

@rebquintana.bsky.social, clinical associate professor of education at #UMich Education, discusses how ed-tech companies are putting AI before educator expertise: https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/learning-innovation/2025/10/23/ed-tech-companies-are-putting-ai-educator-expertise#

Ed-Tech Companies Are Putting AI Before Educator Expertise A guest post from U-M’s Rebecca Quintana.

Rebecca Quintana nails it. "Educational Technology Companies Are Putting AI Before Educator Expertise" @rebquintana.bsky.social

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Investigating social media-driven technology-enhanced learning for teachers’ continuing professional development: a systematic mapping review Prodigious technological changes and 21st-century skills have raised concerns about teachers’ competencies for continuing professional development (CPD). Despite the abundance of review articles on...

Just published online - Investigating social media-driven technology-enhanced learning for teachers’ continuing professional development: a systematic mapping review by Jinfen Xu & Yi Xie. More information @ bit.ly/4mClW2F

Contributors to teachers’ learning in a systems-thinking professional development programme This study explores the factors that contribute to teacher learning within a one-year systems-thinking-based professional development (PD) programme at a private school in South Africa implementing...

Just published online, the Open Access Article - Contributors to teachers’ learning in a systems-thinking professional development programme by Sizwe E. Nxasana, Juebei Chen, Lykke Brogaard Bertel & Xiangyun Du. Read and download @ bit.ly/4jtxtOU

A living educational theory research approach to continual professional learning and development with values We contend that professional practitioner’s learning and development requires more than improving skills, knowledge and expertise associated with a field of practice and behaving in accord with the...

Just published online - A living educational theory research approach to continual professional learning and development with values by Jack Whitehead & Marie Huxtable. More information @ bit.ly/45tt3UZ

‘I don’t need professional development; I want institutional development’: legitimising marginalised epistemic capital that disrupts generative AI discourse Responding to GenAI technologies, academics press for PLD that informs pedagogical practice and policy development. However, insufficient critical evaluation of whose knowledge informs this and its...

Just published in the new Special Issue, Vol 51(3), ‘I don’t need professional development; I want institutional development’: legitimising marginalised epistemic capital that disrupts generative AI discourse by Peter Bannister & Mark Carver. More info @ bit.ly/3AQXfwj

Artificial intelligence professional development: a systematic review of TPACK, designs, and effects for teacher learning This study aims to provide a systematic review using the PRISMA protocol that overviews artificial intelligence (AI) professional development (PD) initiatives for teachers, emphasising the fusion o...

Just published in the new Special Issue, Vol 51(3), Artificial intelligence professional development: a systematic review of TPACK, designs, and effects for teacher learning by S. Dogan, U. Y. Nalbantoglu, I. Celik & N. Agacli Dogan. More information @ bit.ly/4hamyto

Conceptualising a data analytics framework to support targeted teacher professional development This paper proposes a conceptual framework enabling the development and adoption of descriptive, diagnostic, predictive and recommendatory data analytics in teacher professional learning by harness...

Just published in the new Special Issue, Vol 51(3), the Open Access Article - Conceptualising a data analytics framework to support targeted teacher professional development by Ali Gohar Qazi & Norbert Pachler. Read and download for free @ bit.ly/3YAibzC

Crafting innovative paths in non-linear professional learning for bilingual education: the role of connectivism in the age of AI This study introduces a novel Connectivist model for professional development (PD) aimed at enhancing AI literacy among bilingual/ESL teachers in K-12 education. As AI technologies rapidly reshape ...

Just published in the new Special Issue, Vol 51(3) - Crafting innovative paths in non-linear professional learning for bilingual education: the role of connectivism in the age of AI by Amin Davoodi. More information @ bit.ly/3YqZwGo

Internationalizing curriculum through virtual exchange: critical perspectives on addressing barriers and advancing DEI in professional learning Curriculum internationalization involves orienting a curriculum from an international perspective, building students’ and educators’ competence at professional and societal levels, engaging them in...

Just published in the new Special Issue, Vol 51(3) - Internationalizing curriculum through virtual exchange: critical perspectives on addressing barriers and advancing DEI in professional learning by Biswadeep Dhar & Riya Chakraborty. More information @ bit.ly/4cOhrxA

Just published in the new Special Issue, Vol 51(3) - Post-teaching and professional learning: an investigation on teachers attitudes towards AI by L. Perla, L.S. Agrati & A. Beri. More information @ bit.ly/43oUIDR

This was a great paper to co-author with a great group of scholars.

What is the machine? Teachers’ professional learning about generative artificial intelligence as tutors for children With the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly Generative AI (GenAI) to school settings, teachers are likely to be drawn into professional learning scenarios where they will be...

Just published in the new Special Issue, Vol 51(3) - What is the machine? Teachers’ professional learning about generative artificial intelligence as tutors for children by Mary Rice et al. More information @ bit.ly/3ZK4jF3

Dwelling in matter: flows of affect in teachers’ professional becoming-with-technology The aim of the present article is to leverage new materialism as a framework for re-conceptualising teachers’ digital professional development. Building upon the Deleuzo-Guattarian concepts of affe...

Just published in the new Special Issue, Vol 51(3) - Dwelling in matter: flows of affect in teachers’ professional becoming-with-technology by Aspasia Dania. More information @ bit.ly/3Bcis3J

Overlapping complexities regarding artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies in professional learning Published in Professional Development in Education (Vol. 51, No. 3, 2025)

The editorial for Vol 51(3) Special Issue is entitled - Overlapping complexities regarding artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies in professional learning by Mary Rice, Rebecca Quintana & Alex Alexandrou. Read & download for free @ bit.ly/4mjvEa0

" While many policy makers and scholars seem hopeful despite our experiences during the pandemic, the evidence says that the data and algorithms informing applications and programs are based on extant biases and so it is more likely they will reinforce inequality rather than alleviate it..."

Understanding complexities regarding artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies in professional learning Published in Professional Development in Education (Vol. 51, No. 3, 2025)

Read the Summary of Articles editorial entitled - Understanding complexities regarding artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies in professional learning by Mary Rice, Rebecca Quintana & Alex Alexandrou in the new Special Issue, Vol 51(3). Download for free @ bit.ly/3ZklhZI

Using design thinking to embrace the complexities of teacher learning-practice with digital technologies Using digital technologies in teaching and learning is a complex endeavour, and mixed evidence of impact suggests further consideration of related professional learning and development (PLD) is nee...

Just published in the new Special Issue, Vol 51(3), the Open Access Article - Using design thinking to embrace the complexities of teacher learning-practice with digital technologies by Christopher N. Blundell. Read and download for free @ bit.ly/3NIYZKS

Excited to announce the publication of our Special Issue entitled "Applying Critically Complex Theories to Professional Learning With and About Advanced Technologies" in the journal of Professional Development in Education journal! We hope you will read and enjoy.

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Overlapping complexities regarding artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies in professional learning Published in Professional Development in Education (Vol. 51, No. 3, 2025)

In the editorial for 51(3), Mary Rice, Rebecca Quintana & Alex Alexandrou state "Professional learning for AI should have a strong foundation in the communities that teachers are expected to serve." Read & download for free @ bit.ly/4mjvEa0

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Off-loading in the age of generative AI A guest post by James DeVaney.

I've been thinking about the notion of off-loading in the age of generative AI

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The Victorian Internet A new paperback edition of the book the Wall Street Journal dubbed “a Dot-Com cult classic,” by the bestselling author of A History of the World in 6 Glasses-th…

Enjoyed re-reading The Victorian Internet. It looks at the telegraph, and how that launched a communications network with many of the promises & drawbacks we see with the Internet, plus parallels like instant news, spam, romance, encryption (sort of), & information overload.