Lance Eaton

@leaton01.bsky.social

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Educator? Writer? PhD! Learner! Runner! Bi! #OpenAccess #EdTech #OpenPedagogy #AcademicPiracy #AIEducation posts=my own. Follow me at https://aiedusimplified.substack.com/

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Thumbnail image for article titled ‘AI Practice: Building My Quote Collection’ with subtitle ‘Annotating & organizing book notes with AI.’ Background shows blurred text about teaching, technology, and learning. Source: aiedusimplified.substack.com."

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