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#82 - On Efficacy & Impact

Release Date: 09/10/2017

#286 - 'Learn Fast, Act More Slowly' to Leverage AI

The Edtech Podcast

We've all seen the headlines - AI is revolutionising everything from how students learn to how teachers teach. The promise of personalised learning paths, automated grading, and AI teaching assistants has created a gold rush mentality in education technology. But in our rush to adopt these powerful new tools, are we moving too fast? Today we'll explore why when it comes to AI in education, we need to learn fast but act more slowly and thoughtfully. We'll look at both the tremendous opportunities and serious risks that AI tools present for students and educators. We'll examine where AI can...

#285 A Teacher's Perspective - Work Smarter, Not Harder! (part 3)

The Edtech Podcast

In our third episode on AI in UK schools, Professor Rose Luckin explores AI integration further with two very special guests helping to lead the way with AI in their institutions. Talking points and questions may include: What is the extent of AI penetration in your schools, including teacher usage, classes avoiding it, student use, and any strategies or evaluation plans in place regarding reactive or proactive AI adoption? No AI is risk-free, so concerns around impacts on learning, creativity, authorship, assessment, and whether students genuinely understand AI-generated content are critical...

#284 - A Teacher's Perspective: It Has to Start with the Leadership Team (part 2)

The Edtech Podcast

In our second episode on AI in UK schools, Professor Rose Luckin explores AI integration further with three very special guests helping to lead the way with AI in their institutions. Talking points and questions may include: What is the extent of AI penetration in your schools, including teacher usage, classes avoiding it, student use, and any strategies or evaluation plans in place regarding reactive or proactive AI adoption? No AI is risk-free, so concerns around impacts on learning, creativity, authorship, assessment, and whether students genuinely understand AI-generated content are...

#283 - A Teacher's Perspective - How to Approach AI as an Institution (part 1)

The Edtech Podcast

AI integration in UK schools varies, with some embracing it for tasks like grading and personalised learning, while others avoid it in certain subjects. However, there is no risk-free AI. As these technologies spread in education, proactive strategies are crucial, not reactive ones. Key concerns include AI providing misleading or biased information, generating explicit content without consent, and impacts on true learning if over-relied upon for content generation. Robust safeguarding measures addressing these risks are essential as AI permeates classrooms. Effectively preparing teachers is...

#282 - Risk Assessments for AI Learning Tools, a conversation, Part 2

The Edtech Podcast

In the second episode of a two-part miniseries on risk management, risk mitigation and risk assessment in AI learning tools, Professor Rose Luckin is away in Australia, speaking internationally, so Rowland Wells takes the reins to chat with Dr Rajeshwari Iyer of sAInaptic to hear her perspective on risk as a developer and CEO. View our Risk Assesments here: https://www.educateventures.com/risk-assessments In the studio: Rowland Wells, Creative Producer, EVR Rajeshwari Iyer, CEO and Cofounder, sAInaptic Talking points and questions include: Who are these for? what's the profile of the...

#281 - Risk Assessments for AI Learning Tools, a conversation, Part 1

The Edtech Podcast

In today’s episode, we have the first part of a two-part miniseries on risk management, risk mitigation and risk assessment in AI learning tools. Professor Rose Luckin is away in Australia, speaking internationally, so Rowland Wells takes the reins to chat with Educate Ventures Research team members about their experience managing risk as teachers and developers. What does a risk assessment look like and whose responsibility is it to take onboard its insights? Rose joins our discussion group towards the end of the episode, and in the second instalment of the conversation,...

#280 - What are Student Expectations for AI in Education?

The Edtech Podcast

In today's rapidly evolving educational landscape, Artificial Intelligence is emerging as a transformative force, offering both opportunities and challenges. As AI technologies continue to advance, it's crucial to examine their impact on student expectations, learning experiences, and institutional strategies. One pressing question is: what do students truly want from AI in education? Are they reflecting on the value of their assessments and assignments when AI tools can potentially complete them? This begs the deeper question of what we mean by student success in higher education and the...

#279 - Can We Trust in AI for Education? (AI in Ed Miniseries)

The Edtech Podcast

Coming to the fifth and final episode of our miniseries on AI for education, host Professor Rose Luckin is joined by Timo Hannay, Founder of SchoolDash, and Lord David Puttnam, Independent Producer, Chair of Atticus Education, and former member of the UK parliament's House of Lords. This episode and our series have been generously sponsored by Today we’re going to look ahead to the near and far future of AI in education, and ask what might be on the horizon that we can’t even predict, and what we can do as humans to proof ourselves against disruptions and innovations that have, like...

#278 - AI as a Tool for Equity of Learning

The Edtech Podcast

Continuing our miniseries on AI in education with the fourth episode centred around a AI's potential for equity of learning, host Professor Rose Luckin is joined by Richard Culatta of ISTE, Professor Sugata Mitra, and Emily Murphy of Nord Anglia Education. This episode and our series are generously sponsored by In our fourth instalment of this valuable series, we look at AI’s potential to address various challenges and bridge the educational gaps that exist among different groups of students around the world. AI can analyse vast amounts of data, provide early...

#277 - AI from a Global Perspective

The Edtech Podcast

Continuing our miniseries on AI in education with the third episode centred around a global perspective on AI, host Professor Rose Luckin is joined by Andreas Schleicher of the OECD, Dr Elise Ecoff of Nord Anglia Education, and Dan Worth of Tes. This episode and our series are generously sponsored by In our third instalment of this valuable series, we head out beyond the UK and the English-speaking world to get a global perspective on AI, and ask how educators and developers around the world build and engage with AI, and what users, teachers and learners want from the technology that...

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#82 - On Efficacy and Impact in Edtech

The third part of the ASU GSV Summit Series on The Edtech Podcast. Listen here.

Welcome everyone to this third episode from the ASU GSV Summit series on The Edtech Podcast. This week we hear about efficacy and impact touching upon evidence-based education, why you shouldn't attempt to be a researcher, and why accreditation isn't the answer in the complicated world of education!

Don't forget to check out the reference links below, for more follow up videos, podcasts and reading on this topic.

What's in this episode?

Message from this week's episode sponsors Qatar Foundation International and The Michelson 20MM Foundation
Sophie Bailey introduction - latest events, competition winners and news
Deborah Quazzo with the GSV Cap. perspective on efficacy and impact
1:1 interviews featuring:
Bart Epstein, Founding CEO, Jefferson Education Accelerator (recorded at ASU GSV Summit)
Tom Bennett, Director and founder of researchED
Sophie Bailey outro - what's next in the series?

Sample quotes:

Rather than saying let’s do it like this because Vgotsky said so in the 1920s, let’s look at what is the alternative

Very very infrequently is the efficacy and impact judged in advance of major policy decisions

We want to make it more likely that the edtech products that reach our classrooms will have the best impact, not just the best marketing claims

References:

Bart Epstein - Jefferson Education Accelerator

Tom Bennett - ResearchED

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Solving Higher Ed's complex problems with Bart Epstein, Founding CEO, Jefferson Education Accelerator and Research Associate Professor at the University of Virginia and company...

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Solving K-12’s most complex issues across ed-tech dev, funding, and procurement with Katrina Stevens, Former Deputy Director of the Office of Educational Technology, U.S. Department of Education and Bart Epstein, Founding CEO, Jefferson Education Accelerator and Research Associate Professor at the University of Virginia moderating...

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