Podcast Episodes

Are Roboteachers Coming? (Probably Not)

Season 4 Episode 1

In this episode of EdTechnical, Libby and Owen speak with Kristyn Sommer, a developmental psychologist and child robot interaction researcher.

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6 months, 4 weeks ago

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Adding It Up: Dan Meyer on Math, Tech & AI Scepticism

Season 3 Episode 7

In this episode of EdTechnical, Libby and Owen sit down with Dan Meyer: math educator, EdTech innovator, and self-proclaimed “token AI sceptic”. Dan’…

9 months ago

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How Revolutionary is Alpha School?

Season 3 Episode 6

In this episode of EdTechnical, Libby and Owen look at Alpha School, a model that started as a micro-school in Austin, Texas, and is now expanding. A…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

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Back to the Future: Two Years on with Daisy Christodoulou

In this episode Libby and Owen are joined by Daisy Christodoulou MBE, EdTechnical’s very first guest from two years ago. Daisy is Director of Educati…

9 months, 4 weeks ago

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Guardrails and Growth: California’s AI Safety Push

Season 3 Episode 4

Millions of students now study with AI chatbots. There are growing concerns about what happens when vulnerable teens form emotional bonds with AI. Tr…

10 months, 1 week ago

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Is social media really destroying teen mental health?

Season 3 Episode 3

In this episode of EdTechnical, Libby and Owen speak with Candice Odgers, a psychologist and researcher studying how online experiences influence chi…

10 months, 3 weeks ago

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Why AI Detectors Don't Work for Education

Season 3 Episode 2

In this episode of Ed-Technical, Libby and Owen explore why traditional AI detection tools are struggling in academic settings. As students adopt inc…

11 months, 1 week ago

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Rewiring the Brain: Reading, AI and the Science of Literacy

Season 3 Episode 1

In this first episode of EdTechnical Season 3, Libby and Owen speak with Dr. Jason Yeatman from Stanford University about how the brain learns to rea…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

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Assessment in Education: To AI or Not to AI?

Season 2 Episode 26

In this episode of EdTechnical, Libby and Owen speak with assessment expert Dylan Wiliam, Emeritus Professor at UCL Institute of Education, about how…

1 year ago

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Is ChatGPT Rotting Your Brain?

Season 2 Episode 25

In this short, Libby and Owen digest a recent MIT study attracting a lot of attention, ‘Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt When Us…

1 year, 1 month ago

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