FreshEd #415 – Students in an AI World (Mary Burns)

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The episode features a discussion with Mary Burns on the implications of Generative Artificial Intelligence in education.

Paid message: Sign up for the University of Zurich International Summer School: freshedpodcast.com/summerschool -- Today we conduct a premortem of Generative Artificial Intelligence in education. My guest is Mary Burns. Mary Burns is an internationally recognized expert in teacher professional development, online learning, and educational technology. She is the lead author of the new Brookings Institution’s study entitled “A new direction for students in an AI world: Prosper, prepare, protect.” freshedpodcast.com/burns/ -- Get in touch! LinkedIn: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com

People in this episode

Guest: Mary Burns

Topics covered

• Generative Artificial Intelligence
• education
• teacher professional development
• online learning
• educational technology

Keywords

• AI
• students
• Brookings Institution
• premortem

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Products: University of Zurich International Summer School

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