E117. Reflections on the Learning Ideas Conference - Mini interviews with speakers

This is a special episode that features seven mini-interviews with speakers at last year’s Learning Ideas Conference, which was held at Columbia University in New York City. As we approach the Learning Ideas Conference 2025, taking place from June 11th to 13th, I reflect on last year’s conference and the conversations I had with some of the speakers, including the three keynote speakers. Learning Ideas Conference: https://www.learningideasconf.org The interviews can be found at the following timestamps: 0:08:25 Prof. Chris Dede Associate Director for Research, National AI Institute for Adult Learning and Online Education (AI-ALOE) Senior Research Fellow, Harvard Graduate School of Education Title of Talk: Complementing Human Minds with Digital Brains: The Role of GenAI in Learning Links: https://www.chrisdede.com 0:25:40 Dr. Alina von Davier Chief of Assessment at Duolingo Honorary Research Fellow at Oxford University Talk Title: Building Digital-first Assessments in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Links: https://www.education.ox.ac.uk/person/alina-von-davier/ 0:37:20 Dr. Christina Katopodis Senior Postdoctoral Research Associate CUNY Humanities Alliance Talk Title: Connecting Learners to Their Internal Motivations for Success Links: https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/ckatopodis/ 0:55:00 Sam Lee and Veronica Gomez Learning Design at McKinsey & Company Talk Title: Emerging Tech in Learning: From Overwhelming to Innovative Links: Sam Lee’s LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/junghwasamleeny/ Veronica Gomez’s LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronicagomezatencio/ 1:11:00 Mike Kentz Founder of AI Literacy Partners (ALP) Talk Title: Stop Grading Essays, Start Grading Chats Links: Substack: https://mikekentz.substack.com/p/a-new-assessment-design-framework ALP: https://www.litpartners.ai 1:25:45 Gary Dickelman, EPSScentral LLC and Jan Greenberg, National Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching, and Learning (DTL) Talk Title: AI in Early Learning and How it Affects Higher Education and Workplace Learning Links: https://www.higheredandwork.org/gary-dickelman-bio https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-greenberg-7252b1a/ 1:37:50 Teemu Patala, Co-founder & Cief Learning Officer, Airport College International Title of Talk: Fostering Innovation through Strategic Partnerships in Aviation Training Post-Pandemic Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teemu-patala-1b09562/ https://www.airportcollege.com