60 acast.com Future Fluent https://www.futurefluent.net/ en Jeremy Roschelle and Betsy Corcoran Education, artificial intelligence,literacy,technology Jeremy Roschelle and Betsy Corcoran What changes for us, as writers, as creators, as thinkers – as humans – when there are more AI bots in the world than people? 


Telling stories about our lives and the world around us is one of the most intimate and powerful practices that we, as humans, have. And even though artificial intelligence has existed in some form for decades, only with the emergence of chatbots has AI become a storytelling machine. 


So what does AI mean for human literacy? What changes when algorithmic intelligence tells stories about ourselves and our world? Should we let it? And really, who is telling the story–and why? 


Join Dr. Jeremy Roschelle, the lead learning scientist at Digital Promise, and Betsy Corcoran, a journalist and founder of EdSurge, as they explore with writers, researchers, teachers and even policy makers the potential – both positive and negative – for AI, for literacy, and for us. 


Please join the conversation here on our LinkedIn page.


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]]> What changes for us, as writers, as creators, as thinkers – as humans – when there are more AI bots in the world than people? 


Telling stories about our lives and the world around us is one of the most intimate and powerful practices that we, as humans, have. And even though artificial intelligence has existed in some form for decades, only with the emergence of chatbots has AI become a storytelling machine. 


So what does AI mean for human literacy? What changes when algorithmic intelligence tells stories about ourselves and our world? Should we let it? And really, who is telling the story–and why? 


Join Dr. Jeremy Roschelle, the lead learning scientist at Digital Promise, and Betsy Corcoran, a journalist and founder of EdSurge, as they explore with writers, researchers, teachers and even policy makers the potential – both positive and negative – for AI, for literacy, and for us. 


Please join the conversation here on our LinkedIn page.


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]]> false Jeremy Roschelle and Betsy Corcoran betsy@ledelabs.com 67379cc384d1e023f7191616 future-fluent episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/67379cc384d1e023f7191616/1741920809431-a3c43b0f-e0f1-406a-9cdc-10fe5343f0a1.jpeg https://www.futurefluent.net/ Future Fluent 1794393659 <![CDATA[How Educators Can Get More Value from Learning Science R&D]]> Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:29:28 GMT 35:40 69b84c094266c9b1c7879227 false https://www.futurefluent.net/episodes/how-educators-can-get-more-value-from-learning-science-rampd 69b84c094266c9b1c7879227 67379cc384d1e023f7191616 how-educators-can-get-more-value-from-learning-science-rd full 2 6 Why are the “myths” about how we learn sometimes more powerful than what research has delivered? In this episode of Future Fluent, Jeremy and Betsy interview Dr. Melina Uncapher, a neuroscience researcher and learning science practitioner who has spent her professional life trying to help educators and researchers work together. They plunge into one of the great myths of learning–that we have different “styles” of learning–and then ask the question: Can AI make it possible to weave learning science into the classroom? Betsy puts a challenge to Melina.


Learn more! Here’s where you can explore some of the ideas around learning science and AI that we discussed with Dr. Melina Uncapher. 




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]]> Why are the “myths” about how we learn sometimes more powerful than what research has delivered? In this episode of Future Fluent, Jeremy and Betsy interview Dr. Melina Uncapher, a neuroscience researcher and learning science practitioner who has spent her professional life trying to help educators and researchers work together. They plunge into one of the great myths of learning–that we have different “styles” of learning–and then ask the question: Can AI make it possible to weave learning science into the classroom? Betsy puts a challenge to Melina.


Learn more! Here’s where you can explore some of the ideas around learning science and AI that we discussed with Dr. Melina Uncapher. 




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]]> <![CDATA[How Teachers Navigate an "Arrival Technology" ]]> Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:18:28 GMT 34:51 699dcf5543ceb0105d69d68d false https://shows.acast.com/future-fluent/episodes/how-teachers-navigate-an-arrival-technology 699dcf5543ceb0105d69d68d 67379cc384d1e023f7191616 how-teachers-navigate-an-arrival-technology full 2 5 AI arrived in classrooms at the same time it arrived in businesses and homes. And while it may speed up tasks at work, teachers, students and parents are still in the early and often painful stages of figuring out how or even if it will make learning “more efficient.” In this episode of Future Fluent, Jeremy and Betsy talk with Dr. Justin Reich, an MIT professor and researcher, and cohost of The Homework Machine podcast. Reich’s been studying Chat GPT's role in school since November 2020. Reich and his team listen closely to teachers through their research. He worries that AI is already slowing down learning. “I think we’re going to find that there are millions and millions fewer minutes of homework being done at all secondary grade levels this year,” he warns. Join us for the full conversation.


Learn more!


  • Get started by jumping into the podcast that Justin cohosts called The Homework Machine. It explores the art and craft of teaching through interviews with more than 120 teachers and students from across a wide variety of subjects. 




  • Want to understand more about how we teach and learn? Check out the National Tutoring Observatory, a research program aimed at improving teaching and learning at scale by studying great tutors. 




  • And when it’s all too much, try a little fiction: Babel - An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang (2022), is a historical fantasy, a sort of Harry Potter meets linguists in a complex world.

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]]> AI arrived in classrooms at the same time it arrived in businesses and homes. And while it may speed up tasks at work, teachers, students and parents are still in the early and often painful stages of figuring out how or even if it will make learning “more efficient.” In this episode of Future Fluent, Jeremy and Betsy talk with Dr. Justin Reich, an MIT professor and researcher, and cohost of The Homework Machine podcast. Reich’s been studying Chat GPT's role in school since November 2020. Reich and his team listen closely to teachers through their research. He worries that AI is already slowing down learning. “I think we’re going to find that there are millions and millions fewer minutes of homework being done at all secondary grade levels this year,” he warns. Join us for the full conversation.


Learn more!


  • Get started by jumping into the podcast that Justin cohosts called The Homework Machine. It explores the art and craft of teaching through interviews with more than 120 teachers and students from across a wide variety of subjects. 




  • Want to understand more about how we teach and learn? Check out the National Tutoring Observatory, a research program aimed at improving teaching and learning at scale by studying great tutors. 




  • And when it’s all too much, try a little fiction: Babel - An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang (2022), is a historical fantasy, a sort of Harry Potter meets linguists in a complex world.

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]]> The AI Trust Chasm: What Can We Do To Bridge The Gap? The AI Trust Chasm: What Can We Do To Bridge The Gap? Tue, 10 Feb 2026 03:59:42 GMT 42:59 698aab889dbbc054def34286 false https://shows.acast.com/future-fluent/episodes/the-ai-trust-chasm-what-can-we-do-to-bridge-the-gap 698aab889dbbc054def34286 67379cc384d1e023f7191616 the-ai-trust-chasm-what-can-we-do-to-bridge-the-gap full 2 4 Do you trust AI? And if you don’t, what should you do? That’s the heart of this wide-ranging conversation between leading education policy advocate, Erin Mote, and Future Fluent’s Jeremy Roschelle and Betsy Corcoran. Interacting with AI, Erin says, is "like conversing with a brilliant person you cannot trust." But Erin doesn’t stop there. She’s got a treasure trove of ideas of how to build bridges over this gap, from more robust government policy, to checklists for school leaders before they adopt AI and, crucially, for parents who want to prepare their kids to live in this complex new world. Advocate, educator, Mom: Erin brings a rich perspective to the question of how are we going to learn to live with AI. Join us. 




More to check out! 


Erin Mote shares loads of resources on LinkedIn. In addition, here are some of the resources that we talked about during this episode of Future Fluent. 


Author and commentator April Rinne writes about how to navigate change. Check out her book, Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change (as well as some astonishing pictures of the scores of places she has done handstands!) 


 The Last Invention podcast goes through the 70-year history of artificial intelligence, including competing visions of utopia and apocalypse. 


Get all the details about EdSafe AI, including its latest white paper, S.A.F.E. by Design: Policy, Research, and Practice Recommendations for AI Companions in Education


Super handy for school leaders: This checklist (created by EdSafe) of considerations around data governance and the ethical implementation of AI. It’s called: AI in Education: Negotiating for our Future - A Checklist for K12 Districts, Dec. 2025.


The AI Civil Rights Act of 2025 was introduced in the US Congress in December 2025 and is still in committee. A bill in the Florida state Senate mirrors the approach of the congressional bill and is moving faster. It aims to create strict, state-level guardrails for AI, directly challenging federal efforts to standardize regulations and positioning Florida as a leading, skeptical regulator of the technology. 

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]]> Do you trust AI? And if you don’t, what should you do? That’s the heart of this wide-ranging conversation between leading education policy advocate, Erin Mote, and Future Fluent’s Jeremy Roschelle and Betsy Corcoran. Interacting with AI, Erin says, is "like conversing with a brilliant person you cannot trust." But Erin doesn’t stop there. She’s got a treasure trove of ideas of how to build bridges over this gap, from more robust government policy, to checklists for school leaders before they adopt AI and, crucially, for parents who want to prepare their kids to live in this complex new world. Advocate, educator, Mom: Erin brings a rich perspective to the question of how are we going to learn to live with AI. Join us. 




More to check out! 


Erin Mote shares loads of resources on LinkedIn. In addition, here are some of the resources that we talked about during this episode of Future Fluent. 


Author and commentator April Rinne writes about how to navigate change. Check out her book, Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change (as well as some astonishing pictures of the scores of places she has done handstands!) 


 The Last Invention podcast goes through the 70-year history of artificial intelligence, including competing visions of utopia and apocalypse. 


Get all the details about EdSafe AI, including its latest white paper, S.A.F.E. by Design: Policy, Research, and Practice Recommendations for AI Companions in Education


Super handy for school leaders: This checklist (created by EdSafe) of considerations around data governance and the ethical implementation of AI. It’s called: AI in Education: Negotiating for our Future - A Checklist for K12 Districts, Dec. 2025.


The AI Civil Rights Act of 2025 was introduced in the US Congress in December 2025 and is still in committee. A bill in the Florida state Senate mirrors the approach of the congressional bill and is moving faster. It aims to create strict, state-level guardrails for AI, directly challenging federal efforts to standardize regulations and positioning Florida as a leading, skeptical regulator of the technology. 

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]]> Charting a research-based future for AI in education in the Netherlands Charting a research-based future for AI in education in the Netherlands Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:01:29 GMT 32:30 69780e18689e1e80263de463 false https://shows.acast.com/future-fluent/episodes/charting-a-research-based-future-for-ai-in-education-in-the 69780e18689e1e80263de463 67379cc384d1e023f7191616 charting-a-research-based-future-for-ai-in-education-in-the full 2 3 At the National Education Lab AI (NOLAI) in the Netherlands, director Dr. Inge Molenaar sits at the epicenter of learning, research and AI. And the Netherlands has been a leader in Europe and throughout the world in the effective use of emerging technologies, Dr. Molenaar has an exceptional vantage for observing–and influencing–the emergent use of AI in learning. This week, she joins Jeremy Roschelle and Betsy Corcoran to talk about teacher and student agency, the fragile balance between learning and performance, and when AI works with teachers and students versus when it threatens to erode “self regulation.” And Jeremy poses a mind-bending question: When should a student be more like a trout?


LEARN MORE! 

 

A classic text for user design in the field is: Human-Centered AI, by Ben Shneiderman, Oxford University Press, June 2025. Shneiderman is a long-time leader in user design. Here Shneiderman gives an overview talk at the PSW Society (beginning at 16 minutes). 


The website for the National Education Lab AI for elementary, secondary and special needs education in the Netherlands, funded by the National Growth Fund, including its research and its ongoing school-based projects. 


The annual magazine overview of the National Education Lab in download PDF form and in English. 


Fresh for 2026! The OECD’s Digital Education Outlook. (And the webinar overview). 


Human-AI collaboration in education: The hybrid future, by Inga Molenarr, Inaugural address from Radboud University, September 2024. 

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]]> At the National Education Lab AI (NOLAI) in the Netherlands, director Dr. Inge Molenaar sits at the epicenter of learning, research and AI. And the Netherlands has been a leader in Europe and throughout the world in the effective use of emerging technologies, Dr. Molenaar has an exceptional vantage for observing–and influencing–the emergent use of AI in learning. This week, she joins Jeremy Roschelle and Betsy Corcoran to talk about teacher and student agency, the fragile balance between learning and performance, and when AI works with teachers and students versus when it threatens to erode “self regulation.” And Jeremy poses a mind-bending question: When should a student be more like a trout?


LEARN MORE! 

 

A classic text for user design in the field is: Human-Centered AI, by Ben Shneiderman, Oxford University Press, June 2025. Shneiderman is a long-time leader in user design. Here Shneiderman gives an overview talk at the PSW Society (beginning at 16 minutes). 


The website for the National Education Lab AI for elementary, secondary and special needs education in the Netherlands, funded by the National Growth Fund, including its research and its ongoing school-based projects. 


The annual magazine overview of the National Education Lab in download PDF form and in English. 


Fresh for 2026! The OECD’s Digital Education Outlook. (And the webinar overview). 


Human-AI collaboration in education: The hybrid future, by Inga Molenarr, Inaugural address from Radboud University, September 2024. 

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]]> Sidestepping AI’s ‘Nasty, Unintended Consequences’ Sidestepping AI’s ‘Nasty, Unintended Consequences’ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 19:16:08 GMT 38:53 696526a61266d4af748ffd25 false https://shows.acast.com/future-fluent/episodes/sidestepping-ais-nasty-unintended-consequences 696526a61266d4af748ffd25 67379cc384d1e023f7191616 sidestepping-ais-nasty-unintended-consequences full 2 2 Pat Yongpradit has been the face of Code.org for a dozen years and is a prominent, worldwide AI literacy leader. Just this month, he’s also taken on a big new leadership role at Microsoft. We we know why he's in demand: He's bracingly clear eyed about the challenges educators face in 2026 and beyond. His “6-7” predictions for 2026 suggests AI will urther distance strong performers from weaker ones–hardly a win for equity. But in this conversation with Jeremy and Betsy, he offers a path for skirting this and other “nasty unintended but not unexpected consequences."



Lots to explore! 


Want to explore more about the ideas we discussed in this episode of Future Fluent? Check out these segments: 





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]]> Pat Yongpradit has been the face of Code.org for a dozen years and is a prominent, worldwide AI literacy leader. Just this month, he’s also taken on a big new leadership role at Microsoft. We we know why he's in demand: He's bracingly clear eyed about the challenges educators face in 2026 and beyond. His “6-7” predictions for 2026 suggests AI will urther distance strong performers from weaker ones–hardly a win for equity. But in this conversation with Jeremy and Betsy, he offers a path for skirting this and other “nasty unintended but not unexpected consequences."



Lots to explore! 


Want to explore more about the ideas we discussed in this episode of Future Fluent? Check out these segments: 





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]]> What Happens When the World is Built on Stacks of Wizards What Happens When the World is Built on Stacks of Wizards Fri, 12 Dec 2025 22:15:02 GMT 32:20 693c93e6f3a6f9e20a41802a false https://shows.acast.com/future-fluent/episodes/when-the-world-is-built-on-stacks-of-wizards 693c93e6f3a6f9e20a41802a 67379cc384d1e023f7191616 when-the-world-is-built-on-stacks-of-wizards full 2 1 How do you work with a "wizard"? Season two of Future Fluent kicks off with a provocative interview with Ethan Mollick, a professor, writer and deep observer of the fast evolving relationship between artificial intelligence, learning and the future of work. Agentic AI, Mollick observes, is a collection of wizards that collaborate to accomplish tasks -- even if we don't exactly understand how they do that. When should we trust wizards? What happens when we do not? And what are the implications for how we learn and teach?  

Want more? Here’s how you can follow Ethan Mollick’s work and check out other references we talk about in this show: 


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]]> How do you work with a "wizard"? Season two of Future Fluent kicks off with a provocative interview with Ethan Mollick, a professor, writer and deep observer of the fast evolving relationship between artificial intelligence, learning and the future of work. Agentic AI, Mollick observes, is a collection of wizards that collaborate to accomplish tasks -- even if we don't exactly understand how they do that. When should we trust wizards? What happens when we do not? And what are the implications for how we learn and teach?  

Want more? Here’s how you can follow Ethan Mollick’s work and check out other references we talk about in this show: 


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]]> <![CDATA[What We've Learned About AI ]]> Fri, 06 Jun 2025 10:00:00 GMT 24:45 68428dcdf47b55b37a1be307 false https://shows.acast.com/future-fluent/episodes/what-weve-learned-about-ai 68428dcdf47b55b37a1be307 67379cc384d1e023f7191616 what-weve-learned-about-ai full 1 14 So what will it take for people to be "fluent" in the future? In this wrap-up of season one, Betsy and Jeremy compare notes on what we've heard from the guests. One strong throughline: it's not the technology that matters -- it's what people do with the technology. It's how we purposefully building human agency as we experiment with this new tool. Betsy and Jeremy also talk about the questions they *didn't* explore this season -- and how to examine them in the autumn when we pick up with Season 2. Got thoughts? Drop a note on LinkedIn.


Thank you to all our listeners!

This concludes season 1 of Future Fluent. We hope you enjoyed tuning in each week, and stay posted for more exciting news soon!  

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]]> So what will it take for people to be "fluent" in the future? In this wrap-up of season one, Betsy and Jeremy compare notes on what we've heard from the guests. One strong throughline: it's not the technology that matters -- it's what people do with the technology. It's how we purposefully building human agency as we experiment with this new tool. Betsy and Jeremy also talk about the questions they *didn't* explore this season -- and how to examine them in the autumn when we pick up with Season 2. Got thoughts? Drop a note on LinkedIn.


Thank you to all our listeners!

This concludes season 1 of Future Fluent. We hope you enjoyed tuning in each week, and stay posted for more exciting news soon!  

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]]> <![CDATA[What It's Like When Every Student Does Computer Science ]]> Thu, 29 May 2025 10:00:00 GMT 29:35 6837f60a2780b226c7f4132b false https://shows.acast.com/future-fluent/episodes/what-its-like-when-every-student-does-computer-science 6837f60a2780b226c7f4132b 67379cc384d1e023f7191616 what-its-like-when-every-student-does-computer-science full 1 13 The Gwinnett County school district in Georgia takes computer science very seriously. Its 183,000 students in 142 schools get rolling in a rigorous computer science curriculum in Kindergarten and goes through 12th grade. Even better--students are solving hands-on, real problems, says Sallie Holloway, the county's director of AI and computer science. But that's old news. In this episode of Future Fluent, Jeremy Roschelle and Betsy Corcoran probe into what's next in Gwinnett--namely how they are building human-centered AI practices.


Want to dig into what’s going on in AI in Gwinnett County’s public schools? 

Here’s how Gwinnett is trying to prepare students for college and technical careers. 

And finally for a few more general overviews, take a look at:  


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]]> The Gwinnett County school district in Georgia takes computer science very seriously. Its 183,000 students in 142 schools get rolling in a rigorous computer science curriculum in Kindergarten and goes through 12th grade. Even better--students are solving hands-on, real problems, says Sallie Holloway, the county's director of AI and computer science. But that's old news. In this episode of Future Fluent, Jeremy Roschelle and Betsy Corcoran probe into what's next in Gwinnett--namely how they are building human-centered AI practices.


Want to dig into what’s going on in AI in Gwinnett County’s public schools? 

Here’s how Gwinnett is trying to prepare students for college and technical careers. 

And finally for a few more general overviews, take a look at:  


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]]> Reading the Context: Becoming Fluent in AI through Play Reading the Context: Becoming Fluent in AI through Play Thu, 22 May 2025 10:00:00 GMT 43:36 682e9c2d615cbd8157fa89dc false https://shows.acast.com/future-fluent/episodes/reading-the-context-becoming-fluent-in-ai-through-play 682e9c2d615cbd8157fa89dc 67379cc384d1e023f7191616 reading-the-context-becoming-fluent-in-ai-through-play full 1 12 We've moved from the "age of Enlightenment" to the "Age of Entanglement," says John Seely Brown, a long-time leading thinker, technologist and scholar on learning. In this episode of Future Fluent, Jeremy Roschelle and Betsy Corcoran go the source: JSB has done it all, from working at a bookie in high school to managing Xerox PARC, advising technology leaders and publishing more than 100 papers and books, many of which are on learning. JSB has spent his career experimenting -- and yes, playing -- with how the technology we build shapes the way we work and learn. What he's learned along the way? That learning, much like being part of a jazz group or surviving in the wilderness, involves constantly questioning and reexamining everything around us. "The notion of looking for the solution -- or even the (right) prompt doesn't compute anymore."




So much to explore! 

John Seely Brown has published over 100 papers in scientific journals and nine books including coauthoring the acclaimed, The Social Life of Information (HBS Press, 2000) with Paul Duguid, which has been translated into nine languages. 


You could dip into John Seely Brown’s website, which is packed with slides from past presentations. 


Or take a look at any of these publications: 

A New Culture of Learning: Cultivating the Imagination for a World of Constant Change by Douglas Thomas and John Seely Brown, 2011. 


Design Unbound: Designing for Emergence in a White Water World, Volume 1: Designing for Emergence (Infrastructures) by Ann M. Pendleton-Julian and John Seely Brown, 2018. 


Design Unbound: Designing for Emergence in a White Water World, Volume 2: Ecologies of Change (Infrastructures) by Ann M. Pendleton-Julian and John Seely Brown, 2018. 


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]]> We've moved from the "age of Enlightenment" to the "Age of Entanglement," says John Seely Brown, a long-time leading thinker, technologist and scholar on learning. In this episode of Future Fluent, Jeremy Roschelle and Betsy Corcoran go the source: JSB has done it all, from working at a bookie in high school to managing Xerox PARC, advising technology leaders and publishing more than 100 papers and books, many of which are on learning. JSB has spent his career experimenting -- and yes, playing -- with how the technology we build shapes the way we work and learn. What he's learned along the way? That learning, much like being part of a jazz group or surviving in the wilderness, involves constantly questioning and reexamining everything around us. "The notion of looking for the solution -- or even the (right) prompt doesn't compute anymore."




So much to explore! 

John Seely Brown has published over 100 papers in scientific journals and nine books including coauthoring the acclaimed, The Social Life of Information (HBS Press, 2000) with Paul Duguid, which has been translated into nine languages. 


You could dip into John Seely Brown’s website, which is packed with slides from past presentations. 


Or take a look at any of these publications: 

A New Culture of Learning: Cultivating the Imagination for a World of Constant Change by Douglas Thomas and John Seely Brown, 2011. 


Design Unbound: Designing for Emergence in a White Water World, Volume 1: Designing for Emergence (Infrastructures) by Ann M. Pendleton-Julian and John Seely Brown, 2018. 


Design Unbound: Designing for Emergence in a White Water World, Volume 2: Ecologies of Change (Infrastructures) by Ann M. Pendleton-Julian and John Seely Brown, 2018. 


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]]> How to Give Feedback on 500 Million Sentences How to Give Feedback on 500 Million Sentences Thu, 24 Apr 2025 15:00:00 GMT 39:15 6809919c80a1a34ac5dab6bf false https://www.futurefluent.net/episodes/how-to-give-feedback-on-500-million-sentences 6809919c80a1a34ac5dab6bf 67379cc384d1e023f7191616 how-to-give-feedback-on-500-million-sentences full 1 11 We know how to teach people to improve their writing--but it takes a lot of work. In this episode of Future Fluent, Betsy Corcoran and Jeremy Roschelle talk with Peter Gault, the founder of nonprofit Quill, which gives students feedback on 500 million sentences a year. Quill's been using AI for years and is now sharing its "playbook" on how to build ethically -- and effectively -- with AI.



Here are hefty but important resources around AI and writing.

 

  • Let’s start with the newest one: In our interview, Peter Gault describes a playbook that ⁠Quill.org⁠ has just created describing its approach to the ethical development of AI. ⁠You can check it out here⁠. 
  • We also discussed the National Reading Panel's 449-page report on what works and doesn't work in literacy. ⁠It’s a 25-year old classic and you can get it here⁠. There are a ton of great ideas in this report about how to apply AI to advance student learning.
  • Journalist Peg Tyre, a long-time collaborator of Quill, wrote a powerful piece about how to teach writing, “The Writing Revolution,” for The Atlantic in 2012. ⁠Check it out here⁠. 

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]]> We know how to teach people to improve their writing--but it takes a lot of work. In this episode of Future Fluent, Betsy Corcoran and Jeremy Roschelle talk with Peter Gault, the founder of nonprofit Quill, which gives students feedback on 500 million sentences a year. Quill's been using AI for years and is now sharing its "playbook" on how to build ethically -- and effectively -- with AI.



Here are hefty but important resources around AI and writing.

 

  • Let’s start with the newest one: In our interview, Peter Gault describes a playbook that ⁠Quill.org⁠ has just created describing its approach to the ethical development of AI. ⁠You can check it out here⁠. 
  • We also discussed the National Reading Panel's 449-page report on what works and doesn't work in literacy. ⁠It’s a 25-year old classic and you can get it here⁠. There are a ton of great ideas in this report about how to apply AI to advance student learning.
  • Journalist Peg Tyre, a long-time collaborator of Quill, wrote a powerful piece about how to teach writing, “The Writing Revolution,” for The Atlantic in 2012. ⁠Check it out here⁠. 

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]]> The Hardest Part of Using AI for Good The Hardest Part of Using AI for Good Thu, 17 Apr 2025 15:23:34 GMT 36:23 6800711c5d1edf45d2290bf4 false https://www.futurefluent.net/episodes/the-hardest-part-of-using-ai-for-good 6800711c5d1edf45d2290bf4 67379cc384d1e023f7191616 the-hardest-part-of-using-ai-for-good full 1 10 This year Jeremy and Betsy travelled to San Diego to record our podcast live at ASU-GSV Summit--the industry gathering that spotlights emerging technologies for education. In the conference's "podcast zone," they talked with Jason Green, cofounder of YourWay Learning. The conversation focused on the hardest aspect of emerging technology--changing the culture of teaching and learning. How can educators feel "safe" to try new practices? And could a simple paper sign, posted on class door, change school culture? Join us to learn what the paper sign said and how it helped educators to become better innovators.


If you’d like to go deeper, check out futurefluent.net and these resources! 

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]]> This year Jeremy and Betsy travelled to San Diego to record our podcast live at ASU-GSV Summit--the industry gathering that spotlights emerging technologies for education. In the conference's "podcast zone," they talked with Jason Green, cofounder of YourWay Learning. The conversation focused on the hardest aspect of emerging technology--changing the culture of teaching and learning. How can educators feel "safe" to try new practices? And could a simple paper sign, posted on class door, change school culture? Join us to learn what the paper sign said and how it helped educators to become better innovators.


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]]> Can AI measure what students really know? Can AI measure what students really know? Thu, 10 Apr 2025 17:00:00 GMT 35:19 67f7636ef7389b494995628e false https://shows.acast.com/future-fluent/episodes/youre-more-than-what-they-measure 67f7636ef7389b494995628e 67379cc384d1e023f7191616 youre-more-than-what-they-measure full 1 9 Many companies are building tutors. To build a good tutor requires figuring out students already know and what they are learning. Is AI up to this task? On this episode, Jeremy Roschelle and Betsy Corcoran plunge into the murky issues around using AI for assessment with Kristen DiCerbo, the chief learning officer at Khan Academy. Kristen shares why game-based assessments haven’t yet become the best way to measure students’ learning. And we ask: How optimistic should we be that AI can improve assessment over the next 10 years? Tune in for an expert perspective on the hope and hype of using technology to measure learning.


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]]> Many companies are building tutors. To build a good tutor requires figuring out students already know and what they are learning. Is AI up to this task? On this episode, Jeremy Roschelle and Betsy Corcoran plunge into the murky issues around using AI for assessment with Kristen DiCerbo, the chief learning officer at Khan Academy. Kristen shares why game-based assessments haven’t yet become the best way to measure students’ learning. And we ask: How optimistic should we be that AI can improve assessment over the next 10 years? Tune in for an expert perspective on the hope and hype of using technology to measure learning.


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]]> How Playing with AI Can Build Human Agency How Playing with AI Can Build Human Agency Thu, 03 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMT 32:16 67ee16447401961729bf8d80 false https://www.futurefluent.net/episodes/can-agency-subvert-agents 67ee16447401961729bf8d80 67379cc384d1e023f7191616 can-agency-subvert-agents full 1 8 How can learning to use AI be more like, well, what happens at a skate park? This week on Future Fluent, Betsy Corcoran and Jeremy Roschelle explore how to build "human agency" with Yusuf Ahmad, the cofounder and CEO of Playlab.ai. At a skate park, individuals practice their own skills and learn from one another. That's just what's happening at Playlab.ai, a nonprofit where educators build AI tools to support their unique approach to teaching. By playing and iterating with AI, both individually and in community, educators change their relationship with technology and strengthen their sense of agency. AI is a different kind of technology than educators have experienced before, he argues. But the way to harness it begins with encouraging diverse people and communities to play.


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]]> How can learning to use AI be more like, well, what happens at a skate park? This week on Future Fluent, Betsy Corcoran and Jeremy Roschelle explore how to build "human agency" with Yusuf Ahmad, the cofounder and CEO of Playlab.ai. At a skate park, individuals practice their own skills and learn from one another. That's just what's happening at Playlab.ai, a nonprofit where educators build AI tools to support their unique approach to teaching. By playing and iterating with AI, both individually and in community, educators change their relationship with technology and strengthen their sense of agency. AI is a different kind of technology than educators have experienced before, he argues. But the way to harness it begins with encouraging diverse people and communities to play.


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]]> Zen and the Art of Mastering AI Trends Zen and the Art of Mastering AI Trends Fri, 28 Mar 2025 04:18:27 GMT 39:30 67e4f7b4e6e8ce6c2829bf95 false https://shows.acast.com/future-fluent/episodes/zen-and-the-art-of-mastering-ai-trends 67e4f7b4e6e8ce6c2829bf95 67379cc384d1e023f7191616 zen-and-the-art-of-mastering-ai-trends full 1 7 Whoooooosh. Okay, so that isn't really the sound of the news about AI rushing past--but It's easy to feel like it is. And as we scramble to keep up with trends, how do we stay focused on what really matters? This week on Future Fluent, Jeremy Roschelle and Betsy Corcoran talk with Claire Zau, a partner at GSV Ventures who publishes a widely read newsletter on the latest in AI. Just a few themes? Metacognition laziness, AI programs that share scents, and Jeremy's favorite book of all time.


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]]> Whoooooosh. Okay, so that isn't really the sound of the news about AI rushing past--but It's easy to feel like it is. And as we scramble to keep up with trends, how do we stay focused on what really matters? This week on Future Fluent, Jeremy Roschelle and Betsy Corcoran talk with Claire Zau, a partner at GSV Ventures who publishes a widely read newsletter on the latest in AI. Just a few themes? Metacognition laziness, AI programs that share scents, and Jeremy's favorite book of all time.


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]]> <![CDATA[Why Learning's Fourth 'R' Is the Most Powerful]]> Thu, 13 Mar 2025 10:00:00 GMT 28:01 67d22c812649312dd5ed339d false https://shows.acast.com/future-fluent/episodes/why-learnings-fourth-r-is-the-most-powerful 67d22c812649312dd5ed339d 67379cc384d1e023f7191616 why-learnings-fourth-r-is-the-most-powerful full 1 6 For generations, "reading, writing and 'rithmatic" have formed the boundaries of early childhood education. Now research shows there's a catalytic fourth "R": Relationships. In this episode of Future Fluent, Betsy Corcoran and Jeremy Roschelle speak with author Isabelle Hau who shares her findings on why relationship-focused learning should be at the core of curriculum and education. Her findings have deep implications for the role of AI-based tutors and companions. And Hau warns us about the dangers of "junk" technology.


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]]> For generations, "reading, writing and 'rithmatic" have formed the boundaries of early childhood education. Now research shows there's a catalytic fourth "R": Relationships. In this episode of Future Fluent, Betsy Corcoran and Jeremy Roschelle speak with author Isabelle Hau who shares her findings on why relationship-focused learning should be at the core of curriculum and education. Her findings have deep implications for the role of AI-based tutors and companions. And Hau warns us about the dangers of "junk" technology.


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]]> Creating--and Killing--Open Educational Resources Creating--and Killing--Open Educational Resources Thu, 06 Mar 2025 11:00:00 GMT 41:51 67c7e9217da2435a87c875b7 false https://www.futurefluent.net/episodes/creating-and-killing-open-educational-resources 67c7e9217da2435a87c875b7 67379cc384d1e023f7191616 creating-and-killing-open-educational-resources full 1 5 What does it mean for a technology to be “generous”? More than 25 years ago, researcher David Wiley was electrified by the idea that the Internet made it possible to create an educational material once, then share it with millions. That was the beginning of Wiley’s deep support of the Open Educational Resources (OER) movement. In this episode of Future Fluent, Wiley shares with Jeremy Roschelle and Betsy Corcoran the radical changes he foresees for OER driven by generative AI.


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]]> What does it mean for a technology to be “generous”? More than 25 years ago, researcher David Wiley was electrified by the idea that the Internet made it possible to create an educational material once, then share it with millions. That was the beginning of Wiley’s deep support of the Open Educational Resources (OER) movement. In this episode of Future Fluent, Wiley shares with Jeremy Roschelle and Betsy Corcoran the radical changes he foresees for OER driven by generative AI.


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]]> <![CDATA[What AI Can--and Can't--Do in Math ]]> Wed, 26 Feb 2025 22:51:13 GMT 31:53 67bf996d64dd9075375d8103 false https://futurefluent.net/episodes/what-ai-can-and-cant-do-in-math 67bf996d64dd9075375d8103 67379cc384d1e023f7191616 what-ai-can-and-cant-do-in-math What role do we want AI to have in teaching and learning math? full 1 4 Among the most controversial topics in AI is just this: What role do we want AI to have in teaching and learning math? In this episode of Future Fluent, Betsy Corcoran and Jeremy Roschelle talk with Dan Meyer, one of the most outspoken and thoughtful critics of math education and how we're using technology. Learning isn't just "knowledge work," or pouring facts into students heads, Dan says. It's social work. And can --or should-- AI help with that? 


Ready to dive in? Check out these great resources on teaching math and artificial intelligence.


What’s Your Ed At, blog by Edward Zitron

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]]> Among the most controversial topics in AI is just this: What role do we want AI to have in teaching and learning math? In this episode of Future Fluent, Betsy Corcoran and Jeremy Roschelle talk with Dan Meyer, one of the most outspoken and thoughtful critics of math education and how we're using technology. Learning isn't just "knowledge work," or pouring facts into students heads, Dan says. It's social work. And can --or should-- AI help with that? 


Ready to dive in? Check out these great resources on teaching math and artificial intelligence.


What’s Your Ed At, blog by Edward Zitron

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]]> Where Education Innovation Happens Where Education Innovation Happens Thu, 20 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT 25:32 67b6735cb36782a0377100b5 false https://futurefluent.net/episodes/where-education-innovation-happens 67b6735cb36782a0377100b5 67379cc384d1e023f7191616 where-education-innovation-happens full 1 3 What exactly does “innovation” in education mean? Does it begin in Silicon Valley, or somewhere else? In this episode of Future Fluent, Jeremy Roschelle and Betsy Corcoran explore the who, how, and where of innovation with long-time educator and policy leader, Kristina Ishmael. Join us as Kristina shares insights from her journey from Omaha to Washington, DC.

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]]> What exactly does “innovation” in education mean? Does it begin in Silicon Valley, or somewhere else? In this episode of Future Fluent, Jeremy Roschelle and Betsy Corcoran explore the who, how, and where of innovation with long-time educator and policy leader, Kristina Ishmael. Join us as Kristina shares insights from her journey from Omaha to Washington, DC.

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]]> Using AI in the Classroom Without Losing Your Humanity Using AI in the Classroom Without Losing Your Humanity Thu, 13 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT 35:39 679f00f8e7c33ddc0065c44e false https://shows.acast.com/future-fluent/episodes/using-ai-in-the-classroom-without-losing-your-humanity 679f00f8e7c33ddc0065c44e 67379cc384d1e023f7191616 using-ai-in-the-classroom-without-losing-your-humanity full 1 2 How do you use cutting edge technologies without losing your grip on humanity? Mike Yates, an educator for over a decade, is managing that balance. He's fearless about using technology in innovative ways, like hosting AI-inflected poetry slams in his classroom, but remains focused on building the human relationships that are core to great teaching. In this episode of Future Fluent, Jeremy Roschelle and Betsy Corcoran explore Mike's provocative idea: How something he calls "digital dexterity" could shape the future of AI-infused teaching.


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]]> How do you use cutting edge technologies without losing your grip on humanity? Mike Yates, an educator for over a decade, is managing that balance. He's fearless about using technology in innovative ways, like hosting AI-inflected poetry slams in his classroom, but remains focused on building the human relationships that are core to great teaching. In this episode of Future Fluent, Jeremy Roschelle and Betsy Corcoran explore Mike's provocative idea: How something he calls "digital dexterity" could shape the future of AI-infused teaching.


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]]> How AI Bots Are Changing the Way We Write How AI Bots Are Changing the Way We Write Tue, 04 Feb 2025 21:21:33 GMT 29:33 6785a6c4e8d4820ef1bb8d59 false https://shows.acast.com/future-fluent/episodes/how-ai-bots-are-changing-the-way-we-write 6785a6c4e8d4820ef1bb8d59 67379cc384d1e023f7191616 how-ai-bots-are-changing-the-way-we-write full 1 1 Great writers plunge themselves and their lived experience into their writing. In this episode of Future Fluent, Jeremy Roschelle and Betsy Corcoran talk with Mike Sharples, a renowned learning scientist. In the 1990s, Sharples predicted that in less than 20 years computers would write full novels. We talk about how AI has progressed as a writer—and how it may evolve in the future.


Check out some of the work we discussed with Mike Sharples: 

* Story Machines: How Computers Have Become Creative Writers by Mike Sharples and Rafael Pérez y Pérez 


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]]> Great writers plunge themselves and their lived experience into their writing. In this episode of Future Fluent, Jeremy Roschelle and Betsy Corcoran talk with Mike Sharples, a renowned learning scientist. In the 1990s, Sharples predicted that in less than 20 years computers would write full novels. We talk about how AI has progressed as a writer—and how it may evolve in the future.


Check out some of the work we discussed with Mike Sharples: 

* Story Machines: How Computers Have Become Creative Writers by Mike Sharples and Rafael Pérez y Pérez 


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