BoodleBox

We've found our new home in Colorado Springs! 🏔️

Alongside Governor Jared Polis and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, we're excited to announce the relocation of our headquarters to the City of Colorado Springs.

This move represents more than just a change of address—it's a commitment to creating new jobs, fostering local partnerships, and accelerating our mission to make AI tools more accessible for educators and students nationwide.

In the words of our CEO France Hoang: "Colorado Springs embodies the innovation and growth that aligns with our mission to democratize AI tools for educators worldwide. We're proud to call this community home."

We're grateful to Governor Polis, OEDIT, Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC, and the Colorado Springs community for their warm welcome and support.

Head to the comments to read the full announcement!

Happy National Online Learning Day! 🎓

Today, we celebrate the educators and innovators making knowledge accessible to all. In a world where learning knows no boundaries, online education has become a powerful force for opportunity and growth.

We appreciate all our partner institutions and organizations who collaborate with us in this important work. Your commitment to educational excellence drives meaningful change for learners everywhere.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧

Mike Kentz's fascinating deep-dive into AI personality differences reveals something most educators have never noticed, but should absolutely care about.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠: ChatGPT consistently ends interactions with suggestions: "𝑊𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑤𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢?" Claude rarely does. This isn't a bug, it's a fundamental design philosophy that impacts student autonomy.

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:

𝐂𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲
When AI constantly offers to "𝑑𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑥𝑡 𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑝," students become passive participants rather than active learners. Claude's restraint creates space for student-driven decision-making.

𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲
Mike's experience with novel revision is telling: ChatGPT's offers felt like "𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒," while requesting help from Claude required deliberate choice, maintaining creative ownership.

𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬
The difference between responding to AI suggestions vs. initiating requests fundamentally changes who's driving the learning process.

𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐀𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐥 (𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫) 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐞'𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧: "𝐼'𝑚 𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑜𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠—𝐼'𝑚 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢... 𝑖𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑚𝑠 𝑚𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑢𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑦."

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝:

- Students working with suggestion-heavy AI may develop dependency on AI-led thinking

- Platforms that preserve student agency support deeper learning and metacognition

- The "𝑝𝑎𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒" in AI interactions can undermine educational goals

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. The AI personality your students interact with shapes not just their outputs, but their thinking processes.

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞'𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬: [Link in comments]

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐀𝐈: 𝐀 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Today at the Colorado Education Initiative Conference, our CEO France Q. Hoang delivered a presentation on AI's role in education. His insights clearly resonated with keynote speaker Jeremy Shorr, who reflected on the impact of France's message.

𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞'𝐬 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐲:

"I work with a lot of colleges and students are using AI for their studies. Professors are quickly seeing that the students who can afford premium AI models can do more advanced reasoning than those who only have access to the free versions."

𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐫'𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬:

"I always learn a lot when I hang and work with The Colorado Education Initiative but hearing France Q. Hoang talk about the economic divide and AI was pretty powerful."

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲, 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬.

When premium AI capabilities become essential for academic success, we risk creating a new digital divide where economic advantage translates directly into educational advantage. Students with access to advanced AI models can engage in more sophisticated reasoning, while their peers are limited by what they can afford.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? Institutions must ensure equitable access to AI tools, just as they provide library resources and computer labs. AI literacy and access can't become luxuries, they're becoming necessities for student success.

BoodleBox ensures every student has the tools they need to succeed in an AI-enhanced world.

Thank you to The Colorado Education Initiative for fostering these essential conversations about responsible AI implementation in education.

The future of education must be equitable. The future of AI in education must be too.

𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐈 𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲, 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲, 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐰𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥.

Sarah Gibson shares Lipscomb University's remarkable AI transformation journey, reaching a milestone that perfectly mirrors their institutional history:

𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲: Following Laura Morrow's vision of "everyone gets an email address" moment, Lipscomb achieved campus-wide BoodleBox adoption in July

𝐑𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡: In just 44 days, they reached 1,891 users—the exact year Lipscomb was founded, creating a meaningful institutional milestone

𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧-𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: Success required IT partners like Brett Hinson and Jess Daniel who embrace experimentation and "entertain crazy requests"

True institutional AI adoption isn't gradual, it requires a decisive moment when 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐥.
Lipscomb's approach demonstrates that 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 depends as much on supportive infrastructure and willing IT partners as it does on the technology itself.

What would your institution's "everyone gets an email address" moment look like for AI adoption? Consider how you might create campus-wide access rather than pilot programs.

𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐡 𝐆𝐢𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐧 [LINK in comments]

"𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬-𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐬" - 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 📚

Meet Persephone Braham from University of Delaware, who discovered how 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐁𝐨𝐱 helps students inhabit historical characters rather than just translate them.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞? Students needed to move beyond basic translation to deeply understand archaic Spanish literature.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭? Deeper text engagement, critical AI literacy development, creative character interpretation, and enhanced collaborative skills.

𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞'𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲: "BoodleBox created a space where students could move beyond rote translation to inhabit these characters, question their motivations, and create something new from centuries-old texts."

𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐢𝐭? 👇 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 ➡️