What are people ChatGPTing about
In his book Co-existence, Ethan Mollick shares the September 2025 OpenAI large-scale analysis of actual ChatGPT usage.
What are people ChatGPTing aboutInside Screamland Cashel
This is a blog post written by Dylan (15) from his handwritten notes (above). Claude wrote the blockquote text.
Inside Screamland CashelGemini cleans my video archive
I’m thankful that my LCA intern uses Filmora to stitch together a rough cut of videos and photos made during my teaching sessions. And then Gemini tells me what’s inside the clips.
Gemini cleans my video archiveThinking about Friends in Clonmel
I walk past the Quaker Graveyard in Clonmel several times a week and wonder if I could embellish the generosity and industriousness of those deceased Friends of Clonmel.
Thinking about Friends in ClonmelRestoring Expensive Tech
Expensive tech has a habit of sitting idle. I’ve bought plenty of it, and the value only arrives when I connect expensive tech into my actual workflow.
Restoring Expensive TechGPT 6.1 Sol during Innovation Skillnet
Larry Maguire and I begin teaching our 10th cohort of AI for Personal Productivity in early November 2026 with a group who use Microsoft 365 on the job.
GPT 6.1 Sol during Innovation SkillnetKeep critical thinking at the front
The biggest impact I make when working with creatives is to show them how to keep their critical thinking at the front of content they create. This is challenging because many people want to start with new online tools like jumping straight into using AI.
Keep critical thinking at the frontLearning more about Camtasia Pro
I’m a long-time user of Camtasia Pro. I use only one of these premium capabilities so I’m attending webinars to learn more.
Learning more about Camtasia ProCross-posting boosts audio
I can’t keep up with all the cross-posting people do across social networks. That’s probably why all my besties will fit around a Tipperary Long Table.
Cross-posting boosts audioLooping with @educatefran
I follow @educatefran.bsky.social’s advice on many things edtech so when she loops back to MSFT Loop I listen.
Looping with @educatefranWhat I've learned about engagement while listening to creatives
Things that have changed in this decade about how creatives engage.
What I've learned about engagement while listening to creativesLearning with Fabric Spaces
’m using an AI that I have called “Kayak” to help me know what I have inside my Fabric Collection of AI-related content.
Learning with Fabric SpacesOEB26 Tech Audit
I’m planning a pre-conference workshop Authentic Storytelling with Phones at OEB2026 in Berlin on 2 December 2026 and need people to set up specific apps on their phones or tablets beforehand.
OEB26 Tech AuditTime-saving widgets and slide deck piping
I validated two important time-saving skills today. The first is I discovered I spend less time doom scrolling when I have a direct link to my Obsidian Daily Note on the Home Screen of my mobile phone.
Time-saving widgets and slide deck pipingGetting meaningful live updates from Scheduled Tasks with Claude
I am building an EducatorOS this summer, hoping to run into others doing the same. One of my core processes involves using Claude to update short courses that I run. During the summer of 2026 one of my focal points is “AI for Managers“ because that course’s framework will support EducatorOS.
Getting meaningful live updates from Scheduled Tasks with ClaudeFirst thoughts about AI Winter
I use my lens of “AI Winter” when reading vendor reports concerning the reach and capabilities of artificial intelligence. An abrupt “AI Winter” will occur by 2029, with reduced access to AI that will be driven by economic downturn and vendor failures.
First thoughts about AI WinterAmplifying my thoughts before the big event
I wish I could have joined the BBQ crew in the Lyrath Estate tonight but I’m juggling a few things at home that take priority. One of those things involves following up on a few tasks Obsidian tells me to do
Amplifying my thoughts before the big eventPowering my Personal Context Network
I track daily activities and attempt to spotlight successes with the word #win. One of my biggest weekly wins is discovering some gem I wrote decades ago and having it resurface through Brian Petro’s Smart Connections plugin for Obsidian.
Powering my Personal Context NetworkThinking clearer with visual dashboards
I am trying to visualise my work more precisely by auditing my routines several times a week. The main focal point is a colour-coded productivity doughnut
Thinking clearer with visual dashboardsNotes from the second day #edtech26
I enjoy learning where ideas originate and during the second keynote of edtech26 in Dublin, I learned some of Felicitas Macgilcrhist’s ideas coalesced after reading The Anxious Generation.
Notes from the second day #edtech26Otter in my thinking hand
I do a lot of thinking while talking to myself and I think that’s good. Today I have my Otter in my hand. I’ve been trying to tame my Otter. It behaves like a polite observer when it’s in my hand or in my shirt pocket.
Otter in my thinking handPlanning to meet like-minded at edtech2026 in Dublin.
I am headed to edtech2026 for the annual ITLA.ie conference, hoping to have a few meaningful chats with people who want to trade tips about productive workflows.
Planning to meet like-minded at edtech2026 in Dublin.Teaching the ninth cohort of AI for Personal Productivity
Back in November 2023, Dermot Casey asked me what I was covering when he saw me delivering a post-graduate academic module in digital transformation. I told him about my syllabus and that it integrated ChatGPT in the hands-on workshops. We are running a distilled version of this training programme …
Teaching the ninth cohort of AI for Personal ProductivityDisconnecting from Perplexity
It is time to call QUIT for my Perplexity Pro account. She served me well for more than a year.
Disconnecting from PerplexityThanking @educatefran for showing me @D2L and H5P
I should write a major testimonial to Frances O’Donnell, an Instructional Designer in County Donegal, who showed me the magic of smart imports with H5P.
Thanking @educatefran for showing me @D2L and H5P