Katie Davis, a Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ professor in the Information School, discusses a study in which she and a team of researchers interviewed 22 teachers about AI use.


Katie Davis, a Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ professor in the Information School, discusses a study in which she and a team of researchers interviewed 22 teachers about AI use.

New research from the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ finds that teens open Instagram because they’re bored. Then they sift through largely irrelevant content, mostly feeling bored, while seeking interesting bits to share with their friends in direct messages. Then, eventually bored with what researchers call a “content soup,â€� they log off.

Katie Davis, a Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ associate professor in the Information School, discusses how generative AI might support learning, instead of detracting from it, if kids can keep their agency.

Three new faculty books from the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ cover topics ranging from children’s use of technology to the life experiences of Black women to neuroscience and brain research.

A teacher discusses respectful world travel, a historian explores Silicon Valley’s evolution, a professor and violist plays the music of Robert Schumann and a late English faculty member’s meditation on Seattle returns … Here’s a quick look at some gift-worthy books and music created by Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ faculty in the last year — and a reminder of some recent favorites. O’Mara’s ‘Code’: History professor Margaret O’Mara provides a sweeping history of California’s computer industry titans in her book “The Code:…

Recent notable books by Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ faculty members explore the legal history of Indigenous nations and the mentoring benefits of fan fiction. Plus, a Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ anthropologist’s book is honored, a former English faculty member is remembered in a biography, and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Press brings out paperback editions of three popular titles.

As the United States puts ever-greater emphasis on science, technology, engineering and mathematics education to keep competitive in the global economy, schools are trying to figure out how to improve student learning in science. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ researchers think music may be the answer for some students.

Recent research suggests that young Americans might be less creative now than in decades past, even while their intelligence — as measured by IQ tests — continues to rise. But new research from the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Information School and Harvard University hints that the dynamics of creativity may not break down as simply as that.

There’s often “an app for that” these days, but for young people such digital shortcuts can be as limiting as they are convenient, says the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ co-author of a new book titled “The App Generation.”