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Sep 20 2023

How to Use Generative A.I. to Design Better Scaffolds and Supports

By John Spencer Artificial Intelligence, Creativity, Podcast 4 Comments

For all the talk of students using Artificial Intelligence to cheat, we can easily miss the reality that A.I. has made differentiated instruction more feasible for educators. In this week's article and podcast episode, I explore how we can leverage A.I. tools for differentiated instruction.…

Sep 11 2023

Kristina A. Holzweiss on How Librarians Can Leverage AI to Reach All Students

By John Spencer Artificial Intelligence, Podcast 2 Comments

In this latest podcast episode, I talk to an expert in technology, information literacy, and education. Kristina Holzweiss shares her insights into how machine learning can improve outcomes and increase equity if we leverage it the right way. Listen to the Podcast If you enjoy…

Aug 08 2023

Sal Khan on A.I. and Personalized Learning

By John Spencer Artificial Intelligence, Podcast 4 Comments

A.I. is changing learning in profound ways. In this week's podcast episode, I interview Sal Khan from Khan Academy. He shares his thoughts on how A.I. will impact personalized learning and what they are doing at Khan Academy with Khanmigo. Listen to the Podcast If…

Aug 04 2023

Students Need to Explore the Nature of A.I.

By John Spencer Artificial Intelligence, Podcast, Technology and Media Literacy 5 Comments

In 2014, Microsoft launched a hugely successful A.I. bot named Xiaoice in China. With over forty million conversations, users often described feeling as though they were interacting with a real human. Microsoft founder Bill Gates described it this way, “'Xiaoice has attracted 45 million followers…

Jun 27 2023

5 Ways to Leverage A.I. for Student Supports and Scaffolds

By John Spencer Artificial Intelligence, Creativity, Podcast 4 Comments

Generative A.I. has created some very real challenges with academic integrity. Schools have been scrambling to create systems and policies that address the potential for cheating. In the past, I've written about how we might redefine the essay in an age of A.I. or how…

Jun 07 2023

Angela Daniel on Deeper Learning in the Age of A.I.

By John Spencer Artificial Intelligence, Podcast 2 Comments

In this podcast episode, I interview Angela Daniel who works at the MIT Step Lab. In this in-depth interview, Angela discusses AI, deeper learning, and the need for students to think about the nature of the technology itself. Listen to the Podcast If you enjoy…

May 30 2023

Mending the Tears in a Super Suit (A Short Story)

By John Spencer Artificial Intelligence, Creativity, Podcast One Comment

The following is a short story I wrote about AI, teaching, learning, heroes, and superpowers. This is a pretty sharp departure from my typical blog posts but I hope you enjoy reading this story as much as I enjoyed writing it. You can listen to…

May 22 2023

5 Ways Artificial Intelligence Might Transform Assessment Practices

By John Spencer Artificial Intelligence, Authentic Assessment, Podcast 6 Comments

When I do workshops on student-centered assessment practices or teach the Assessment Design course as a professor, I’ve noticed that people feel strong emotions about assessment. As educators, all of our assessment practices come from a set of values and beliefs that we hold. Do…

Apr 11 2023

Ben Farrell’s Surprising Approach to Students Using ChatGPT

By John Spencer Artificial Intelligence, Podcast 2 Comments

In this episode, I interview Ben Farrell, who shares the counterintuitive approach his school took with ChatGPT. Farrell is the assistant head of school at New England Innovation Academy, the nation’s first human-centered design middle and high school. At NEIA, educators and students have already…

Apr 04 2023

Will AI Cause More Harm Than Good?

By John Spencer Artificial Intelligence, Podcast 5 Comments

Last week, a friend of mine asked me, "Do you have any concerns about AI destroying the world and being the worst thing ever and then having people know that you were an early proponent of it?" This led to an ongoing conversation which eventually…