
First guest post showcase installment of 2026
Our guest authors have started the year off on a high note with top-notch content filled with thought leadership. Want to know how to get your virtual classroom off the 15-minute cliff and why you need to build rights-based, AI-powered EdTech systems that protect children’s privacy? Check out the first installment of our 2026 eLearning industry guest author article showcase. In no particular order, here are some of our favorite guest posts published in January.
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Human Participation: Decisions L&D Can’t Delegate By Vishakha Naik
L&D has seen a lot of potential for transformation through breakthrough technology, but Bishakha Naik argues that speed and scale alone won’t improve learning. Human-in-the-Loop means making ownership, binding, and learning decisions that are not possible with technology.
Children Learning Under Surveillance: The Human Rights Costs of AI in Schools by Danai Nando
What began as an emergency learning tool during the pandemic has become a permanent surveillance system that silently tracks and profiles millions of children and sells that information. Danai Nand explores why a rights-based approach to AI adoption in education is beyond urgent.
Will artificial intelligence make lifelong learning more important or just easier? By Mike Alabi
AI creates contradictions. They make learning easier by providing tutoring (solving Benjamin Bloom’s “two sigma problem”), but they also make learning more essential by disrupting labor markets and causing rapid skills obsolescence. The solution, according to Mike Alabi, is the Centaur model.
How learning teams should approach the next 12 months by Sarah Sedgman
If last year was the year of discovering what AI can do in learning, the next 12 months will be about deciding what we want it to do. Sarah Sedgman answers what every learning leader wants to know: how to turn AI experiments into lasting value for learners, teams, and companies.
Why virtual classes die at the 15-minute cliff By Nadeem Saifi
Fifteen minutes into an online class, students’ concentration drops rapidly. The problem is not the technology or the content. That’s how the instructor structures the session. Nadeem Saifi explains how to break the passive patterns that cause you to lose engagement at the 15-minute cliff.
Interested in joining us for our next Guest Author Showcase?
Let’s give a virtual big round of applause to all the writers who shared their articles in January. Each month, our Guest Post Showcase will feature your standout work. If you’d like to be featured on the following list, submit your article to establish thought leadership and connect with the eLearning community.
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