Join Us for a Webinar: AI Ethics in Learning, From Principles to Practice
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Join Us for a Webinar: AI Ethics in Learning, From Principles to Practice

Join us on Jul 9, 2026 at 10AM Eastern Time, for a free webinar featuring Jeanine DeFalco, PhD and Shelly Blake-Plock. In addition to celebrating the publication of IEEE 2247.4-2025, the IEEE Recommended Practice for Ethically Aligned Design of Artificial Intelligence in Adaptive Instructional Systems, we’ll be talking about how to leverage ethical frameworks to increase value within organizations.

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AI Ethics for Learning: Moving Beyond Principles to Practice
Advisory, AI, Transparency Shelly Blake-Plock Advisory, AI, Transparency Shelly Blake-Plock

AI Ethics for Learning: Moving Beyond Principles to Practice

From industry and workforce development programs, to government and non-profit deployments, to academic rollouts across higher education, we seek to guide organizations in frameworks for the design and implementation of ethical AI that are accessible, meaningful, and actionable. The result will increase value to customers, provide a measurable cultural impact, and present a clear and defensible return on investment.

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What If Your Case Studies Could Talk Back?

What If Your Case Studies Could Talk Back?

We’re opening up a new opportunity to explore AI-powered simulations to a small group of higher ed instructors.

Participants will get 90 days of access to the Mixta authoring platform, along with a strategy session led by a learning scientist. The goal is simple: build and run a simulation in a real course.

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SQL LRS and the Future of Learning Data: From Storage to Intelligence
SQL LRS, xAPI, Learning Record Store Shelly Blake-Plock SQL LRS, xAPI, Learning Record Store Shelly Blake-Plock

SQL LRS and the Future of Learning Data: From Storage to Intelligence

We are now operating in an AI-driven landscape where raw activity data is no longer sufficient. Logging events is easy. Extracting meaning is hard.

Machine learning systems don’t need more noise—they need:

  • Structured signals

  • Verified outcomes

  • Aggregated performance

  • Deterministic logic

In other words, they need preprocessed intelligence.

SQL LRS is designed to deliver exactly that.

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Two Game-Changing AI Advantages of SQL LRS
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Two Game-Changing AI Advantages of SQL LRS

For organizations working with learning and performance data, the biggest barrier to using AI effectively is rarely the models themselves—it’s the friction between data collection, transformation, and usable features.

This is where SQL LRS creates a significant advantage.

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Mixta.ai and the Rise of 4th Generation Simulation Platforms
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Mixta.ai and the Rise of 4th Generation Simulation Platforms

Simulation has always been one of the most powerful tools in learning and workforce development.

But not all simulations are created equal. From static branching scenarios to fully immersive AI-driven conversations, the technology has evolved in waves.

Mixta.ai has developed what we can confidently call a 4th generation simulation platform — AI-enabled, analytics-native, and architected for transparency from the ground up.

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Why xAPI Is a High-Value Data Format for AI in Learning
xAPI, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Data Architecture Shelly Blake-Plock xAPI, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Data Architecture Shelly Blake-Plock

Why xAPI Is a High-Value Data Format for AI in Learning

Most AI initiatives in learning focus on surface-level capabilities.

Few focus on data foundations.

But AI doesn’t magically create insight. It amplifies whatever data architecture you give it.

If your activity data is fragmented, mutable, and loosely defined, AI will amplify that chaos.

If your activity data is:

  • Structured

  • Deterministic

  • Immutable

  • Standardized

AI can become a durable, scalable capability.

That’s where xAPI shines.

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