Support the channel by purchasing Co-Intelligence through our supporter link here. A couple weeks ago, a notable voice in the artificial intelligence movement, Dr. Ethan Mollick, dropped a book on artificial intelligence called Co-Intelligence. Ethan Mollick is particularly known for his integrating AI into his business courses at the University of Pennsylvania; he was the first person I saw bring AI policies into his course syllabi in December 2022, when most folks had not even heard of ChatGPT yet. He has also explored AI’s broader implications through his popular Substack newsletter, "One U ..read more

As many users establish their routine for leveraging AI tools in education, I am noticing a pattern in many of these interactions. Most user interactions with AI are A + B responses. A user prompts chatGPT or Claude for a specific deliverable, such as a lesson plan, agenda, or summary, and once the AI tool generates it, the interaction is over. I have found myself engaging in long dialogue exchanges with ChatGPT - sometimes I may be asking for support around a specific deliverable but most of the time, I am not. Instead, I am leveraging ChatGPT and other AI tools for strategic thinking. AI has ..read more

Artificial Intelligence presents amazing potential for language development and translation in the next couple years. Imagine a scenario where a Vietnamese speaking student can enter a full immersion English speaking classroom on day one with an AI translation device which seamlessly translates both languages so a student can engage in content without having to develop a full language competency. Many companies are excited by this possibility and working fervently to make it a reality. A world where technology makes communication across languages seamless and accessible. While AI technology pr ..read more

Show notes at TheAIEducationConversation.com In the early days of this podcast, when I made the decision to put myself out there, there wasn't a massive audience of folks lining up to talk about AI or reacting to some of the episodes I was publishing. Early on though, there was a really enthusiastic Edtech podcaster with well over 150 episodes and a robust global audience who reached out to say how much he was enjoying my podcast and he invited me to come on to his podcast, My Edtech Life, as a guest. Today's episode is a full circle moment for me as I now get to switch the roles here and wel ..read more

While AI tools continue to develop in rapid fashion, guidance across school districts, states, and the federal government has pretty much remained the same. On the horizon is the biggest opportunity to inform a change in strategy, planning, or training around AI for school districts: summer planning +The in service weeks. Need a playbook and don't have the mental bandwidth right now? While the way forward may seem murky or unclear right now, I’m excited to share one school district’s playbook, maybe the best playbook I’ve seen up close and personal to date: St. Vrain Valley Schools in Colorado ..read more

As we kick off the busiest season of the school year mixed with some spring breaks in between, I’d like to take it lighter this week with an AI Essentials episode with tips on how to talk about and adopt AI in your organization. A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to present on AI implementation and change management at Sequoia Con and I enjoyed my session time - it was filled with a virtual room full of educators, tech enthusiasts, and higher education folks from across the world and there were some great reflections on how folks had been talking and adopting AI within their own org ..read more

For many of us, using AI for the first time can feel like magic. I know I felt that way the first time I used ChatGPT a month after it was released in 2023. I was so excited by the technology and my experience engaging with artificial intelligence that I started this podcast and a learning journey. Just like a talented magician engaging in a really compelling magic trick, however, not everything is as it appears. I kept thinking about this during my conversation with Tom Mullaney. Tom is an experienced educator who’s held multiple teaching and education roles during his career. He’s recently s ..read more

While the AI boom of the last year and a half continues to be novel for many of us, there are pioneers in the field who’ve thought about AI in education for decades.  As the leader of InnovateEDU, Erin Mote, has served as a thought leader and coalition builder to leverage technology, research, and policy to catalyze transformation in education.  One such focus area of InnovateEDU has been the EDSAFE AI Alliance, which engages in multiple policy and education efforts to ensure SAFE use of AI in education. I learned so much from Erin around the historical evolution of InnovateEDU, thei ..read more

The emergence of AI has brought with it a tsunami of new AI tools and products, all which can bring efficiencies to one off tasks we engage in our daily lives. This can be a great initial step, but the long term strategy of educational institutions cannot be to purchase 10 new AI powered products in the spirit of transforming their school. Transforming education will require a foundational vision for the educational experience, not just an AI policy on how to use AI tools for one-off use cases. What does this vision look like? As we begin to paint a comprehensive vision for the role of AI acro ..read more

A picture is worth 1000 words. Now you can use just a few words to create a picture. Hope you all are ready to get creative! In today’s AI Essentials, we dive into the exciting world of AI image generators! JOIN THE CONVERSATION REGISTER FOR SEQUOIA CON ($50 OFF W/ CODE: AICONVO) SHOW NOTES ..read more