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Why Productive Struggle Matters in AI-Powered Learning with Dacia Toll of Coursemojo
Dacia Toll is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Coursemojo, an AI teaching assistant designed to help students make meaningful reading gains....
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HigherEd Series: What Should Universities Own in the Age of AI? With George Siemens of Southern New Hampshire University
George Siemens is a prominent learning theorist and digital education researcher serving as the Chief AI and Innovation Officer at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU), he co-founded ...
How Educators Are Shaping the Future of AI in Education with Google
Jennie Magiera is the Global Head of Education Impact at Google, a bestselling author, and former teacher, coach, administrator, and professo...
Global EdTech Prize Top 10 Finalists on AI, Access & Impact
In this episode, Alex Sarlin speaks with leaders and finalists from the Global EdTech Prize about expanding access to education, supporting underserved learners, and using technolog...
Week in Edtech 9/23/26: Flint's Teacher AI Literacy with Sohan Choudhury, AskSia’s Global Learning with Celine Xu & 2U’s AI Strategy with Adam Fein
Join hosts Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell as they interview leaders from Flint, AskSia, and 2U about AI literacy, personalized learning, responsible AI adoption, and the future of higher education.✨ Episode Highlights:[00:01:1...
How Microsoft Is Building AI for Learning, Not Just Answers with Deirdre Quarnstrom
This episode is produced in partnership with Microsoft.Deirdre Quarnstrom leads Microsoft’s AI-enhanced learning prod...
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HigherEd Series: Sal Khan on What Higher Education Needs to Change in the AI Era
Sal Khan is the founder and CEO of Khan Academy and Vision Steward and board member of TED, two global nonprofits that provide free ...
Can AI Make Students Better Thinkers? Inside CAiSEY's Voice-First Learning Revolution with Dan Wang & Johanna Chouraqui
Dan Wang is the Lambert Family Professor of Social Enterprise at Columbia Business School and Co-founder of CAiSEY, a voice-first AI dis...
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Week in Edtech 9/15/26: Gates Commits $1B to Equitable AI, Low-Tech Tutoring Shows Learning Gains, AI Safety Under Scrutiny, and More! Feat. Dorka Horvath of BOOKR Kids & Nitesh Goel & Zareen Poonen Levien of Padlet
Join hosts Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell as they break down the biggest stories shaping AI safety, tutoring research, equitable access to AI, and how educators are using AI in the classroom.✨ Episode Highlights:[00:07:16] AI saf...
HigherEd Series: From the Brink of Closure to Reinventing Paul Quinn College with Michael Sorrell
Dr. Michael J. Sorrell is the longest-serving President in Paul Quinn College’s 154-year history. A nationally recognized higher...
Start With the Problem, Not the AI Tool with Victoria Lansdown of North Star AI Enablement
Victoria Lansdown is the founder of North Star AI Enablement, helping schools, Edtech companies, and nonprofits a...
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AI That Understands Teaching with Brian Johnsrud of OpenAI & Kristin Vincent of Learning Commons
Kristin Vincent is VP of Product at Learning Commons, where she leads teams focused on scaling proven teaching...
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Week in Edtech 9/9/26: AI Cognitive Offloading, NYC School AI Restrictions, The Tech Backlash, The Paradox of Banning AI, and More! Feat. Shan Reddy & Vivek Vajipey of Aristotle and Dr. Ron Smith of Salesforce
Join hosts Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell as they unpack New York City and Los Angeles school AI restrictions, the launch of a new AI tutor from Aristotle, and how Salesforce is supporting educators, students, and career pathways in the AI era.
HigherEd Series: What Should Students Learn When AI Can Do the Work? with Nils Gilman of Berggruen Institute
Nils Gilman is Senior Advisor to the Berggruen Institute, an intellectual historian by training and a widely published...
AI in Action: Emily Freitag of Instruction Partners on What’s Actually Working in Schools
Emily Freitag is Co-founder and CEO of Instruction Partners, a nonprofit focused on strengthening instructional leader...
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Building AI-Native Learning for the Future of Work with Vinitra Swamy of Scholé AI
Vinitra Swamy is the CEO and Co-founder of Scholé AI, a UC Berkeley and EPFL spinoff building AI-native learning for the future of work. A former M...
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HigherEd Series: Can AI Help Higher Education Find Its Purpose Again? With Paul LeBlanc of Southern New Hampshire University
Paul LeBlanc is the former president of Southern New Hampshire University, the largest non-profit provider of online higher educ...
Can AI Actually Teach? Inside Oboe with Nir Zicherman
Nir Zicherman is the CEO of Oboe. Oboe's mission is to teach one billion people one trillion things. In 2015, Nir co-founded Anchor,...
Week in Edtech 8/26/26: Federal EdTech Evidence Guidance, AI Backlash in Schools, OpenAI’s 55 District Deals, Harvard AI Faculty Avatars, MIT Rethinks Learning, and More! Feat. Carl Madi of Stepful & Manny Smith of EdVisorly
Join hosts Ben Kornell and Alex Sarlin as they break down new federal guidance on edtech evidence and efficacy, the growing backlash against AI and big tech in schools, Harvard's AI faculty avatars, and MIT's evolving approach to teaching and l...
HigherEd Series: What Would Higher Education Look Like If We Started Over? with Sasha Thackaberry-Voinovich of Newstate University
Dr. Sasha Thackaberry-Voinovich founded Newstate University in 2026, bringing 20+ years of education leadership from executive roles at Ski...
Why Leadership Matters More Than Technology with Aneesh Sohoni of Teach For America
Aneesh Sohoni is CEO of Teach For America and a former high school English teacher and TFA corps membe...
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Week in Edtech 8/19/26: ChatGPT for Teens, $265M Reach Capital Fund, The EdTech Backlash, AI’s Competitive Shakeup, and More! Feat. Sabine Wallis, NWEA & Andy Rotherham and Marisa Mission, Bellwether
Join hosts Ben Kornell and Alex Sarlin as they break down the biggest stories shaping AI, Edtech investment, the growing tech backlash, and the future of assessment.✨ Episode Highlights:[00:05:47] ChatGPT for Teens introduces ...
Why Edtech Needs Less Hype and More Honesty with Tony Wan & Betsy Corcoran
Tony Wan is Head of Platform at Reach Capital and co-founder and former managing editor of EdSurg...
Week in Edtech 8/12/26: Educator AI Adoption Hits 80%, Varsity Tutors Exits Schools, Higher Ed Rethinks Grading, Open vs. Closed AI, and More! Feat. Reg Leichty of Foresight Law + Policy & Mike Wales and Madison McCormick of CodePath
Join hosts Ben Kornell and Alex Sarlin as they break down the biggest stories shaping educator confidence, tutoring, higher ed grading, AI models, education policy, and AI workforce development.✨ Episode Highlights:[00:02:47] ...
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