Send us a text As Senior Vice President and General Manager, PBS KIDS at PBS , Sara DeWitt is responsible for the strategic direction of a dynamic media service that supports the entire ecosystem in which children learn, including parents, teachers and the community. Ms. DeWitt leads a cross-disciplinary team charged with content production, digital development, multi-platform asset distribution, educational product creation and marketing and communications for PBS KIDS, the #1 children's e...
Jul 15, 2024•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send us a text Join Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell as they explore the most critical developments in the world of education technology this week: 📈 Nvidia's stock buybacks expected and rumors on a French anti-trust suit 🔍 Instructure Acquires Scribbles acquisition impact 🤖 Apple joins OpenAI board 📰 TIME and OpenAI content collaboration 📊 LAUSD and AllHere whistleblower reports 🏛️ SCOTUS ruling impacts US Dept of Education 📋 TPS and regulatory updates from Phil Hill Stay updated with th...
Jul 11, 2024•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send us a text In this episode, Steve Daly , CEO of Instructure , discusses the major announcements from InstructureCon 2024 , including new developments in Canvas and other products, the integration of AI features like discussion summaries, multilingual support, and smart search, and Instructure’s plans to support lifelong learners through partnerships with Parchment and Scribbles, enhancing student mobility and demonstrating competencies with rich credentials. Highlights: 📢 Major new developm...
Jul 10, 2024•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send us a text Dr. Ethan Mollick is an Associate Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania , where he studies and teaches innovation and entrepreneurship, and also examines the effects of artificial intelligence on work and education. He is the Co-Director of the Generative AI Lab at Wharton . His academic papers have been published in top management journals and his research has been covered by CNN, The New York Times, and other leading publications. His newest book on A...
Jul 08, 2024•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send us a text Join Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell as they explore the most critical developments in the world of education technology this week: 🤑 Prosus Zeroes Out Its 9.6% Stake In BYJU’s 📊 New LearnPlatform by Instructure Report Finds Increases in More Unique Digital Tools Accessed by K-12 Institutions, Students, and Teachers 🏫 LAUSD/Allhere issues 💬 Speak raises $20M - US, Language Learning - Buckley Startup Fund, OpenAI Startup Fund, Khosla Ventures 🧠 MEandMine raises $4.5M - US, Mental ...
Jul 05, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send us a text Rebecka Peterson , the 2023 National Teacher of the Year, is a math teacher who loves stories. Rebecka has taught high school math classes ranging from intermediate algebra to Advanced Placement calculus, for 11 years at Union High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Amid a difficult first year of high school teaching, she found the “One Good Thing” blog. She credits daily posting there to helping her recognize the beautiful and positive experiences occurring in her classroom, which inspir...
Jul 04, 2024•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send us a text Joel Podolny is co-founder and CEO of Honor Education . Prior to starting Honor Education, Joel was a Vice President at Apple and the founding Dean of Apple University, where he reported directly to Steve Jobs and Tim Cook and oversaw learning in areas such as leadership, management, and company culture. Before that, Joel served as Dean and Professor of Management at the Yale School of Management. He previously held chaired professorships at Harvard Business School and the Stanfor...
Jun 27, 2024•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send us a text Join Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell as they explore the most critical developments in the world of education technology this week: 🎓 OpenAI introduces ChatGPT Edu for universities 🔍 Google AI Overviews visibility drops significantly 🌐 Google’s NotebookLM goes global with enhanced features 📱 Apple’s major announcements at WWDC 2024: Apple Intelligence, Siri makeover and more 💼 Bain Capital to acquire PowerSchool in a $5.6B deal 🇨🇳 Alibaba invests $27M in an AI-powered education...
Jun 18, 2024•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send us a text Dr. Jeremy Roschelle , Executive Director of Learning Science Research at Digital Promise , conducts research on the future of learning with technology. Dr. Roschelle is Fellow of the International Society of the Learning Sciences, with >100 publications, 25,000 citations, and 10 patents. Dr. Roschelle serves as a subject matter expert on Artificial Intelligence to the U.S. Department of Education and on the Advisory Committee for Education at the National Science Foundation. H...
Jun 17, 2024•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send us a text Mark Heaps is the Chief Technology Evangelist at Groq® where he leads a diverse team focused on innovative and creative AI solutions with demo applications enabled by the Groq LPU™ Inference Engine . Mark is a longtime technology evangelist who has worked with Adobe, Google, Apple, and others on various projects ranging from digital imaging to AI systems used in some of the most popular applications today. He is passionate about democratizing AI in service of advancing human agenc...
Jun 10, 2024•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send us a text Join Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell as they explore the most critical developments in the world of education technology this week: 🚨 OpenAI announces a new safety board, strikes a $250M content deal with News Corp, and begins training its next flagship AI model 🚀 Anthropic unveils a new method to map large language models 💻 New AI-enhanced Chromebooks are launched for educators 🤝 Microsoft partners with Khan Academy to develop AI educational tools 📉 Guild Education lays off a qu...
Jun 05, 2024•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send us a text Tory Patterson is the co-founder of Owl Ventures and is actively involved with all facets of the firm. As one of the early pioneers in the next generation of leading EdTech companies, Tory has led investments in some of the most successful companies in the sector. As a lead investor and board member he has played a hands-on role helping leading edtech companies across all facets of development including core definition and measurement of value proposition, sales & distribution...
Jun 04, 2024•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send us a text Shantanu Sinha is the VP and GM of Google for Education. In addition to bringing Google products like Workspace to schools, Shantanu and his team build educational products such as Google Classroom , which helps over 150 million students, teachers and education leaders across classrooms around the world, and new experiences such as Practice Sets and Read Along , that demonstrate the power of artificial intelligence for teaching and learning. Before Google, Shantanu was the foundin...
May 16, 2024•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send us a text Join Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell as they explore pivotal topics in this Week in Edtech episode: 🔍 OpenAI's rumored new search engine to challenge Google 🤖 Key findings from Stanford University's 2024 report on AI advancements and challenges 🍎 Apple's development of AI chips and new AI features in the iPad Pro 🏆 Essential traits that define successful founders, according to Jennifer Carolan of Reach Capital 📚 Concerns on AI in Education Plus special guests, Jaso...
May 14, 2024•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send us a text Today we’re talking to Kunal Dalal and Wes Kriesel , who are administrators of AI and Innovation at the Orange County, CA, Department of Education , where they support AI education and integration for 28 school districts in California. Kunal Dalal merges education and AI, driving human-centered AI integration at the Orange County Department of Education. Educated at Oberlin, Harvard, and UC Berkeley, he's evolved from school principal to headphone entrepreneur to tech educato...
May 13, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send us a text Join Alex Sarlin and guest host, Matthew Tower , Founder of etch.club as they explore pivotal topics in this Week in Edtech episode: 🌟 The TIME Edtech 100: Showcasing the leaders shaping the future of education 🧠 Microsoft's groundbreaking release of Phi-3, the smallest AI model to date 📱 The exciting new mobile app from Anthropic 💻 Penn Engineering's pioneering online Master’s Degree in AI - a first in the Ivy League 📉 The turbulent times at Chegg following their l...
May 08, 2024•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send us a text Missed the live panel at SXSW EDU? Tune in to our special episode where Ben Kornell of Edtech Insiders hosts a compelling discussion with AI thought leaders Amanda Bickerstaff of AI for Education , Charles Foster , and Steve Shapiro from Finetune . Since ChatGPT's launch in November 2022, these trailblazers have been integrating generative AI into educational contexts, pioneering new approaches and solutions. Revisit their insightful conversation on the innovative application...
May 07, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send us a text Danny King is the CEO and Co-Founder of Accredible , a global digital credentialing platform that serves certificates and badges on behalf of MIT, Harvard, Google, Skillsoft, IEEE, GMAC, McGraw Hill and over 1,000 others. He founded the company in 2012 with Alan Heppenstall, with the vision of becoming the world's first truly verifiable repository of human capital. Over the years he has built a high performing organization fueled by the belief that individuals should be evalu...
May 06, 2024•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send us a text Join us as we sit down with three high school seniors who are Research Assistants at the Stanford Deliberative Democracy Lab . They share their insights on the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence and its effect on youth today. In this episode, our guests discuss how AI is currently shaping their lives and education, their concerns and hopes for the future of AI, and their ideas for policies and tools to help young people navigate these changes. Siya Verma of Quarry Lane ...
May 01, 2024•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send us a text Join Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell as they explore pivotal topics in this Week in Edtech episode: 👓 Meta's new VR OS strategy—will it create a new tech rivalry? 🤖 The growing role of AI in Meta's apps: innovation or irritation? 🏆 Age of Learning earns a spot in TIME's Top EdTech Companies of 2024 💼 Anthology raises $250M for strategic growth in EdTech 🌱 Insights from the Co-Founder at JuneX Capital Partners on the future of educational funding Plus special guests...
Apr 30, 2024•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send us a text Jonathan Libov is the CEO & Founder of Antimatter Systems which seeks to bridge the gap between how students learn in the classroom and how people learn in the real world using a suite of modern AI tools for formative assessment, like student-created memes, text message conversations and socratic dialogue with LLMs. Antimatter has recently launched the pilot of their Universe Program, which gives students the opportunity to teach the world and learn how to lead online. Before ...
Apr 29, 2024•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send us a text Elyse Klaidman , after 22 years at Pixar leading creative and educational programs, is now the CEO of X IN A BOX , where she leverages her background as an artist, educator and leader. Prior to co-founding X IN A BOX in 2020, Tony DeRose led the computer graphics research group for much of his 23 years at Pixar. He is passionate about project based learning and has been very active in the Maker Movement. Brit Cruise, Chief Learning Officer at X IN A BOX and creator of educational ...
Apr 22, 2024•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send us a text Join Alex Sarlin and guest host, Alberto Arenaza , Co-founder at Transcend Network as they explore pivotal topics in this Week in Edtech episode: 👩🏫 The latest in K-12 challenges and digital threats, 📚 Biden’s big moves in student debt relief, 🌐 Duolingo’s strategic expansion into China's booming Edtech market, 🔧 The fierce competition in AI chip technology among Nvidia, Google, and Intel, 🎓 Insights on workforce trends affecting college graduates, 💼 Significant fundi...
Apr 17, 2024•2 hr 45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send us a text Jeff Wetzler has been on a quarter-century quest to transform learning opportunities. Blending a unique set of leadership experiences in the fields of business and education, he’s pursued this quest as a management consultant to the world’s top corporations, as a learning facilitator for leaders around the world, as Chief Learning Officer at Teach For America, and most recently, as co-CEO of Transcend , a nationally recognized innovation organization. Jeff earned a Doctorate in Ad...
Apr 15, 2024•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send us a text In this episode of Week in Edtech, Alex and Ben discuss: 1. AI Business Schools Are Going All In on AI Educators divided over AI's impact AI concerns grow even as more teachers adopt the technology 2. BigTech Microsoft's $100 billion 'Stargate' datacenter for OpenAI may be AI's 'Star Wars' moment OpenAI Unveils A.I. Technology That Recreates Human Voices OpenAI built a voice cloning tool, but you can’t use it… yet 3. K-12 Kids Missing school at a...
Apr 10, 2024•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send us a text Gabi Immelman is the founder and CEO of edtech start-up , Mindjoy , a platform for STEM teachers to 10x their impact for boundless classroom learning through unleashing student curiosity with the power of AI tutors. With Mindjoy, teachers can transform lessons they love and know using the power of AI to create engaging digital first learning experiences for their students. A former Reggio-educator turned EdTech founder with experience working globally in Africa & USA. Mindjoy ...
Apr 08, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send us a text In this episode, Alex and Michelle discuss: 1. AI OpenAI is pitching Sora to Hollywood on a Hollywood charm offensive before launching its Sora video generator AI May Be Coming for Standardized Testing Teachers Desperately Need AI Training. How Many Are Getting It? 2. BigTech Spotify Throws Its Hat in the Edtech Ring 3. K-12 K-12 Hybrid Schooling Is in High Demand Steve Daly from Instructure on “Learning Deserts” LAUSD bets big on AI chatbot “Ed" 4. Edtech GoStudent, now prof...
Apr 02, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send us a text Julia Dixon is the Founder and CEO of ESAI (pronounced [ES] + [AY] + [EYE]), the first-of-its-kind generative AI platform for college applicants and young professionals. As a former college advisor, Julia saw a major inequality emerging as only the wealthiest families could afford resources for their students to stand out and get into the most competitive colleges and universities. She created ESAI to help level the playing field, so students of all backgrounds and resources could...
Apr 01, 2024•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send us a text In this episode of Week in Edtech, Alex and Ben discuss: 1. AI OpenAI ChatGPT + Humanoid Robot = Figure01 NVIDIA Launches Latest AI Chips and Software at Developer Conference Apple in talks with Google to embed Google Gemini behind AI features in the iPhone Apple Quietly Launches First Multimodal AI Model , MM1 Elon Musk and xAI open-source Grok 2. K12 Ed launches in LAUSD 3. Higher Ed The SAT Is Coming Back At Some Colleges. It’s Stressing Everyone Out. 4. Workforce Udacity is ac...
Mar 27, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send us a text When Alejandro Gibes de Gac was 7, his family immigrated to the US seeking educational opportunities for their children. His parents’ tireless efforts enabled Alejandro and his sister to overcome their circumstances and pursue their dreams. Alejandro published two books by 14 and was admitted to Harvard by 16. After graduating from college, Alejandro joined Teach For America and became a first grade teacher in Philadelphia. There he became frustrated that the school system treats ...
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