In this episode of the digital learning podcast Matt and Holly discuss the impact of using artificial intelligence to write essays. They discuss what place essays play in the future of learning and how other examples of classwork change. As we think about AI in the classroom how should we adjust? Should we adjust? Resources: AI in the classroom: What’s cheating? What’s OK? Now that generative AI tools like ChatGPT are available, classwork is bound to change as a result. How do we preserve academ...
Sep 11, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 27
In this episode of the Digital Learning Podcast, Matt and Holly discuss the latest developments in artificial intelligence and how they impact education. They highlight the benefits of using AI in education, such as the ability to use AI to assist with lesson planning. They also discuss the impact of ChatGPT4 and ChatGPT5, along with other tools that are beginning to integrate AI into their user experience. More AI resources: ChatGPT, Chatbots and Artificial Intelligence in Education from Ditch ...
Sep 05, 2023•27 min•Season 1Ep. 26
When the summer comes around, it's definitely time to relax, disconnect and recharge your batteries. But it's also ME time, where you get to learn what you want to learn. Thankfully, there are tons of professional learning opportunities over the summer. In today's episode, Matt shares lots of the things he's excited about. AI Infused Classroom: A free learning event -- Inspiring ideas to shift teaching and maximize learning in a world of AI, 10 sessions, 10 days, 10 challenges. Sessions come out...
May 24, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 25
In this episode, of the Digital Learning podcast Matt and Holly discuss the connection between AI and academic integrity. Many students are starting to understand the capabilities of AI assistants such as Chat, GPT, Bard, and Microsoft's Perplexity and are using them to cheat on their schoolwork. This has left teachers in a difficult position of having to teach in the current environment while also trying to keep up with the evolving technology and changing landscape. Matt and Holly discuss the ...
May 16, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 24
In this episode of The Digital Learning Podcast, Holly shares her experience of providing professional development to teachers at a school with diverse student populations. She introduced the concept of blended learning and encouraged teachers to use digital tools to engage and differentiate their students. Holly showcased the Microsoft Flip and Book Creator tools and their ability to help students create rather than just consume information.
May 09, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 23
In this episode, we get nerdy with some cognitive science! Matt and Holly share 10 tips, backed by brain science, that lead to long-lasting learning. They're little shifts that often don't take extra prep time or many instructional minutes. But the benefits of them are long-lasting. You can use lots of these practices right away to help student learning stick in time for end-of-year tests. Read more: 10 ways to use the science of learning in class...
Apr 18, 2023•27 min•Season 1Ep. 22
In this episode of the podcast, Holly and Matt celebrate that the end of the school year is getting closer and closer! As students start wrapping up their work for the year, digital portfolios and reflection can be a big help. Students can use digital portfolios to display their best work -- what Holly calls a "showcase portfolio." Or they can select items that demonstrate all of their growth throughout the year. It's OK if you haven't been adding to portfolios all year long. It's not too late! ...
Apr 13, 2023•25 min•Season 1Ep. 21
In this episode of the Digital Learning Podcast, Matt and Holly discuss the concept of choice and voice in education. They explore how some teachers give students too many choices, which can take away from their voice and agency. They suggest that while choice and voice are important, to empower students, teachers need to move away from making all the choices themselves and allow students to take control of their own learning. They argue that this is the key to student-centered learning and givi...
Apr 07, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 20
What happens when a disruptive technology like ChatGPT is on a collision course with your school's policies and practices? In this episode of the Digital Learning Podcast, we explore the reaction of a Florida high school to its students using ChatGPT in their classwork. Whether you've had to confront these issues in your school or not, this serves as a case study to examine when it's time to have those conversations. We discuss the importance of having conversations -- with students, with parent...
Mar 28, 2023•25 min•Season 1Ep. 19
In this episode of The Digital Learning Podcast we discuss how ChatGPT and AI assistants can help teachers save time and be more productive. We cover the benefits of AI for summarizing chapters, generating lesson plans, and assisting with IEPs and emails. While AI can provide feedback and rubrics, we also acknowledge that human interaction and personalized approaches remain essential for effective teaching.
Mar 22, 2023•26 min
In this episode of The Digital Learning Podcast, we're discussing how to incorporate AI, specifically ChatGPT, into your classroom to change the way you think about writing. Our guest, Jill Pavich, shares practical ways to use AI to enhance the writing process and empower your students. As teachers, we're always looking for ways to make our students' learning experiences more meaningful and engaging. AI tools like ChatGPT can help us do just that. Rather than relying solely on AI-generated conte...
Mar 14, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 17
In this episode, we hear from Jill Pavich, a former high school English language arts teacher who coaches teachers to develop authentic learning and writing in real contexts. Jill discusses how writing is changing in the digital age and how we can prepare students for writing in 2023 and beyond. She emphasizes the importance of valuing academic writing while also incorporating writing that is authentic and relevant to students' lives, such as social media and video. Jill also discusses the role ...
Mar 07, 2023•38 min
In this episode of The Digital Learning Podcast, we discuss ChatGPT - an AI language model developed by OpenAI. We talk about how teachers can still use it and copy over the responses for their students to use even though it's age-restricted. We also discuss how AI is changing the writing process and information literacy, and what will become the most important part of writing in a world of AI.
Feb 28, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 15
In this episode, Josh Ratliff talks about his experiences with technology addiction in schools, including his own struggle with it as a parent and an administrator. He shares that the desire for human connection is what draws students to technology and that schools should focus on integrating technology in ways that encourage collaboration and joint reasoning, rather than just individual work. He emphasizes the importance of finding the best use of technology, establishing a healthy relationship...
Feb 21, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Everyone seems to be talking about artificial intelligence right now -- and its impact on education. Now that ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence assistants are going mainstream, how does it affect education? We've discussed this with educators. Now let's talk to someone in the tech industry. In this episode, Matt interviews Jens Seip, co-founder and CEO of Curipod, an AI tool that will build you interactive presentation slides on any topic. He shares insight from inside the tech landscape...
Feb 15, 2023•23 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Matt and Holly just attended the TCEA Conference in San Antonio, Texas. They presented on ChatGPT and AI in Education together ... but there were other things that everyone seemed to be talking about. They noticed the long lines to attend some sessions and figured out what a big topic of conversation was -- creating in the classroom! In this episode, Matt and Holly talk about the importance of classroom creation -- one of the building blocks of blended learning -- and some tools you can use to h...
Feb 07, 2023•15 min
Description: Matt traveled to Samsung's offices in New York and New Jersey recently and met up with a few education authors with big ideas. Hear what their books are all about and some important takeaways from those books that will get you thinking or teaching differently -- whether you buy the books or not! Guests include: Dr. Monica Burns, education consultant/author, Class Tech Tips Dr. Micah Shippee, Samsung professional development director Dee Lanier, author, speaker, and Samsugn professio...
Jan 17, 2023•30 min
In this Ditch Summit recap, we talk about the sessions you don't want to miss to help narrow down which ones you absolutely will want to watch. Hurry access to The Ditich Summit ends Jan 6th. Get your FREE access at ditchsummit.com.
Jan 02, 2023•35 min•Ep. 10
In this episode, Matt and Holly dscuss some great lesson ideas for that time before the break. This includes six sites that get students having fun and learning to think about the world around them.
Dec 13, 2022•31 min•Ep. 9
In this episode, Matt and Holly dscuss six creative lesson ideas for the classroom. From a very powerful HyperDoc to Passion Projects this episode will focus on how we can give students more agency in their learning.
Dec 08, 2022•36 min•Ep. 8
In this episode, Matt and Holly talk about how we can go beyond quizzing apps to really powerful assessment practices in our digital classrooms.
Dec 06, 2022•33 min•Ep. 7
In this episode, Matt and Holly look at digital quizzing tools. They deconstruct the pros and cons and offer ways to use these digital tools most effectively in the classroom.
Nov 15, 2022•34 min•Ep. 6
In this episode, Holly and Matt unpack a few metaphors that might help teachers understand the parts of blended learning.
Nov 08, 2022•30 min•Ep. 5
In this episode, Matt and Holly talk about what a blended learning class should look like and the upgrades educators could make that are simple but produce transformative results.
Nov 01, 2022•31 min
In this episode, Matt and Holly talk about some of the building blocks of blended learning. To be a good digital educator these six building blocks will help you ask the right questions, and think about what digital pedagogy should look like in the classroom.
Oct 25, 2022•39 min•Ep. 3
We discuss what digital citizenship is, where to find great resources (spoiler alert: it’s Common Sense), and how digital citizenship can show up in your class all throughout the year.
Oct 18, 2022•34 min•Ep. 2
In this episode, Matt and Holly talk about the importance of blended learning, why we do it and offer a few quick suggestions for getting started.
Oct 11, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 1
In this episode, Matt and Holly take three minutes to introduce their new collaboration- The Digital Learning Podcast meant to inspire educational leaders and future thinking teachers to find their blended learning genius.
Oct 04, 2022•3 min
