
Online Learning in the Second Half
In this podcast, John Nash and Jason Johnston take public their two-year long conversation about online education and their aspirations for its future. They acknowledge that while some online learning has been great, there is still a lot of room for improvement. While technology and innovation will be a topic of discussion, the conversation will focus on how to get online learning to the next stage, the second half of life.
Latest episodes

Mar 10, 2023 • 29min
EP4 - Talking with Bing Chat. “They said what?”
In this episode, John and Jason talk about Jason’s recent experience with Bing Chat and what it might mean for the future of education.
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Introducing your copilot for the web: AI-powered Bing and Microsoft Edge
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Keynote and Bing Chat Intro
Bing is Snarky and Confesses
Jason’s Video: Bing Chat is Wrong and Gets Snarky!
Jason’s Video: Bing Chat testing new features and Bing Reveals its Name
Other Thinkers
Ethan Mollick on Substack
“The future, soon: What I learned from Bing’s AI”
https://substack.com/inbox/post/103800124
“We are not ready for the future of Analytic Engines. I think every organization that has a substantial analysis or writing component to their work will need to figure out how to incorporate these new tools fast, because the competitive advantage gain is potentially enormous. If highly-skilled writers and analysts can save 30-80% of their time by using AI to assist with basic writing and analysis, what does that mean?....I think we should be ready for a very weird world.”
AI Tools Aimed at Educators
Research Rabbit: https://www.researchrabbit.ai/
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Mar 10, 2023 • 38min
EP3 - “Hello, ChatGPT. What Are You Doing Here, Anyway?”
In this episode, Jason and John talk about their initial experiences with ChatGPT. If there is educational value in generative AI, where does it reside?
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AI Panel of Students at Frankfurt International School
Panel starts at about minute 24.
https://www.youtube.com/live/oIQ2zR3ym3g?feature=share
Contract Cheating’s African Labor - Chronicle of Higher Education
“Kenyan academic writers, who number more than 20,000, perform work for students in the United States, Britain, and elsewhere. ‘In every apartment building in Nairobi,’ says one, ‘you could find two, three writers.’”
https://www.chronicle.com/article/contract-cheatings-african-labor/ (Probable paywall)
“When the Machine Teaches the Human to be Human Centered”
John’s experience prompting ChatGPT to teach empathetic interviewing.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-machine-teaches-human-centered-john-nash
AI Generated Seinfeld
They have since taken down the AI Generated Seinfeld on Twitch but you can get the idea from this YouTube video.
Other Thinkers
Follow Ethan Mollick on Twitter
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Mar 10, 2023 • 22min
EP2 - What is this Podcast About? Aspirations for Online Learning in the Second Half
In this episode, Jason and John talk about what this podcast is about. It’s not a show about nothing. We hope.
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Readings
Boyd, D. (2016). What would Paulo Freire think of Blackboard: Critical pedagogy in an age of online learning. The International Journal of Critical Pedagogy, 7(1).
Freire, P. (2005). Pedagogy of the oppressed (30th Anniversary). Continuum.
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Mar 3, 2023 • 15min
EP1 - Podcast Trailer: Why is this Called “Online Learning in the Second Half?”
In this episode, Jason and John talk about why this podcast is called what it’s called.
Links and Resources:
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Book:
Hollis, J. (2018). Living an Examined Life. Boulder, CO: Sounds True, Inc.
Live Event: Jason and John at OLC Innovate
“How Might We Use Design Thinking to Humanize Online Education?”
John & Jason’s design thinking challenge session at OLC Innovate in Nashville
Wednesday April 19, 2023 - 3:45 PM to 4:30 PM CST
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