What does the growing popularity and utility of AI tools mean for students, teachers, and schools? And what can educators do to leverage these tools to make learning stick?
This week we are sharing an episode from our friends at Stanford School of Engineering – an episode of The Future of Everything, with host Russ Altman. Originally released in August 2024, this episode features our own GSE dean and School’s In co-host, Dan Schwartz in the hot seat. Schwartz covers several topics on the future of educational technology, including:
- 01:27 Enter AI: Opportunity and upheaval in education
- 02:49 Teachers vs. technology: Do we still need humans?
- 08:24 Cheating, ChatGPT, and assignments that matter
- 12:25 Industry, EdTech, and AI’s future direction
- 18:14 Assessment, analytics, and ethical design
- 25:30 Embodied learning and virtual AI integration
Dan Schwartz is the James Quillen Dean and the Nomellini & Olivier Professor of Educational Technology at Stanford Graduate School of Education. He is also the Halper Family Faculty Director of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning.
An expert in human learning and educational technology, Schwartz also oversees a laboratory that works to prepare students to continue learning and adapting throughout their lifetimes.To learn more about his work, visit his faculty profile.
The Future of Everything podcast explores how technology, science, and medicine are shaping our lives. Host Russ Altman asks his guest to discuss their role in creating the future – of everything. Learn more about this episode on the show’s website.
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