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Back to EpisodesAI That Makes Students Think: Retrieval Practice, Feedback, and Smarter Classroom Implementation
Description
Host Kane interviews Kevin, a Philadelphia educator with 12+ years’ experience and a PhD in educational psychology focused on retrieval practice. They discuss how retrieval improves learning, why feedback timing and quality matter, and how AI can scale personalized practice through tools like Flint and other Socratic dialogue and writing-tutor products. Kevin explains using ChatGPT for self-testing, argues AI can provide more consistent feedback than student notes, and emphasizes keeping the “ball” with students by avoiding AI synthesis and maximizing reps. They also cover uneven school readiness for technology, the need for faculty training, tensions between regulation and experimentation, and the importance of implementation alongside product design, including a checklist of principles such as making learning hard, focusing on weak skills, and ensuring students get the most practice.
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00:00 AI Without Cheating
01:02 Meet Kevin
01:28 Retrieval Practice Basics
03:28 Nuances That Matter
04:43 ChatGPT For Retrieval
06:35 Scaling Feedback With Chatbots
09:34 Tool Design Principles
11:40 School Readiness For AI
14:30 Training And Policy Tensions
17:27 Assessment Pressures And AI
20:44 Teacher Built AI Resources
22:35 Checklist For Better Learning
26:24 Design Meets Implementation
27:38 Products And Wrap Up
28:35 Off The Record Farewell
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