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Whether you celebrate Bohdi Day or Kwanzaa, this month's newsletter is stuffed with all sorts of goodies to make your holidays cheerful and bright! Enjoy!
Here's an interesting fact: 🎙️Women = 70% of teachers globally (UNESCO, 2023), yet they hold less than 25% of leadership roles in tech (World Economic Forum, 2024). When we zoom in on AI leadership, the numbers drop even further— only 12% of AI researchers and 16% of AI faculty positions are held by women (Stanford AI Index, 2023). Think about this as it relates to WHO controls the narrative on women's involvement with AI? In my thousands of hours of research in generative artificial intelligence (gAI), there's a glaring bias and misrepresentation of female voices. Don't just believe my word for it, take a look at these articles: There Is No Standard: Investigation Finds AI Algorithims Objectify Women's Bodies Artificial intelligence in education: Understanding its impact and ethical implications in K-12 learning environments. Are AI Hiring Tools Racist or Ableist? If you let the data tell it, "this is a man's world." But as the r...
Thank you to everyone who attended my featured presentation sessions at this year's TCEA conference in Austin! I want to personally thank Jeannine Freeman and Stephanie Galvan-Russell for making sure that I had a platform this year at the conference as a presenter. You two are simply the best! As promised, here are my session slides for those that attended my sessions. Please let me know how I can support you in anyway. AI in Our Community: AI in Our Community by Jean Darnell Student-led Agency and Advocacy TCEA25Advocacy by Jean Darnell Navigating the Digital Divide in 2025 I also had the opportunity to speak on TCEA's featured podcast, edtechbites , hosted by Gabriel Carrillo with folks I admire: Jorge Valenzuela and Andre Daughty . We quickly formed a bond and named ourselves the Tech Thrillas . 😂 Sign up at the edtechbites website so you don't miss our episode! Last, but certainly not least, I want to thank my son, Julian. He...
Hello friends! I know it's been a while since I posted, but big changes happened in my life. I accepted a new leadership role on the east coast in Philadelphia. This presentation below is how it all began: Reimagining Philly by Jean Darnell Which led to this... And this... So, there you have it. I'm a Library Director in Philadelphia! Here are a few pictures of me in action: Don't worry, I will get back to my AI adventures in 2025. You can still catch me at TCEA 2025 as a conference presenter in February and I will be a SXSWEdu in March!
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