Category: Travel & Field Notes

ISTE 2025 San Antonio: Part III — The Return and What the Trip Set in Motion

Jan 17, 2026

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Graeme Smith

in Education, Artificial Intelligence, Essays, Travel & Field Notes

Returning from ISTE 2025 San Antonio clarified the real work ahead — building systems and capabilities for learning in an AI-shaped world.
What Actually Happened in San Antonio: Why I Went to ISTE 2025 – Part II

Jan 16, 2026

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by

Graeme Smith

in Education, Artificial Intelligence, Essays, Travel & Field Notes

ISTE 2025 wasn’t defined by a single keynote or breakthrough moment. It was a slow saturation — a week immersed in conversations, tools, and quiet realisations that reshaped how I think about AI, education, and scale. This is what actually happened in San Antonio, and why the real transformation began after I returned home.