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Why the rise of AI won’t replace us — it might just reveal our deepest strengths
 • Nafez Dakkak
From Hardwood to Classroom: Unleashing the Power of Visible Thinking To Transform Learning
We can take a page from the world of sports to create a paradigm shift in how we are leveraging the rise of generative AI to create better learning…
 • Nafez Dakkak
We knew it was broken. Now we might just have to fix it.
An optimistic view on how generative AI will transform education by creating “lower floors and higher ceilings”.
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The Manchester United Problem: Why "Vibe Learning" Doesn't Solve Your Transfer Problems
Transfer is the ultimate goal of most learning, and is not simply solved with better technology or more funding
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Not All Startups Need a Hockey Stick
The story of Little Thinking Minds, the Arabic edtech platform that defied Silicon Valley benchmarks to build real impact for MENA's learners
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The Mental Fitness Paradigm
Preparing for a World Saturated with AI
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Designing for failure to drive deeper learning
Helping students struggle with purpose may be one of the most powerful learning intervention we have, it just needs to be designed intentionally
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AI Can’t Fix Bad Learning
Why pedagogy and good learning design still come first, and why faster isn't always better.
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Your imagination is your invitation
In the AI-era, one of the most important skills is asking the right questions, and that usually requires deep expertise
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My favourite problems unwrapped
Continuing to explore my favourite problems for one more cycle around the sun
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Play to Survive
As a species, our secret weapon to adapt to new environments is play. We tend to forget that at our own peril.
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Beyond Tests and Grades: How Stealth Assessments Are Changing Education
Levearging digital environments to create invisble assessments for "hard-to-measure" competencies is helping to revolutionize how we assess and support…
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Creating a generation of game creators and learners
Building the "canva for games" to allow more people to learn with games and prompt behavior change
 • Nafez Dakkak
Building the Public Infastructure for AI in Education
Making sure AI for learning is transparent, auditable and community driven
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Nafez's Notes
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