179 - Beyond AI Literacy
In this episode, Corey Lane Crouch of AI for Education discusses the urgent need for foundational AI literacy in schools, emphasizing understanding how generative and agentic AI work, data privacy, and ethical use. She highlights three educator responses: resisting AI, superficially integrating it into traditional classrooms, and reimagining school design around AI-enabled learning. Corey stresses that true AI literacy goes beyond prompting tools to metacognitive skills that help students navigate AI responsibly, and she warns that without this groundwork, schools risk either falling behind or misusing the technology.
178 - Agentic AI: Game Changer or Too Soon?
In this episode, hosts John McDon and guests Adam Morris and William Fogg explore the rise of agentic AI—AI systems that can act autonomously on tasks like email triage, content creation, and code generation. Adam explains how these agents move...
177 - From the Classroom: Enhancing Learning with AI
In this episode, host John interviews media studies teacher John Dolman about the practical realities of integrating AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude into high‑school classrooms. Dolman recounts his early skepticism, the moment AI proved invaluable for generating inspection reports...
176 - Who's Really Choosing? A Conversation with James Brusseau, PhD
In this episode, host John interviews Professor James Brusseau, PhD, about the ethical challenges of AI in education, focusing on recommendation algorithms and the emerging field of mimetic AI. Brusseau explains how his background in physics and philosophy led him...
175 - Connection, Not Exclusion: A Conversation with Simone Isaacs and Carina Schmitz
In this episode, John McDon interviews Simone Isaacs, Director of Customer Success, and Karina Schmitz, Global Marketing team member, from No Isolation about their AV1 telepresence robot. They explain how AV1 provides "warm technology" that gives absent students a physical...
173 - Hearing Young Voices: A Conversation with Jess Bauldry, Vessela Vencheva, and Nick Todorov of EarGlasses
In this episode, hosts discuss the EarGlasses project, a student‑led podcast initiative that uses audio storytelling to explore identity, belonging, and intercultural dialogue. Guests Jess Bauldry, Vessela Vencheva, and Nick Todorov share how they combine journalism, cultural management, and technical...