Episode 148: PyCon 2025 AI Education Open Space

About this episode

This episode features an open space discussion at PyCon US 2025 about the impact of AI on education, featuring insights from various educators and professionals.

In this special episode of Teaching Python, hosts Sean Tibor and Kelly Schuster-Paredes convene an open space discussion at PyCon US 2025 in Pittsburgh. Surrounded by a diverse group of educators, developers, and learners, they hand the mic to the community to answer two key questions: How are you using AI personally, and how do you see AI shaping education? Listeners will hear firsthand accounts from university lecturers, high school teachers, industry professionals, and volunteer mentors. Topics include the impact of AI tools on coding productivity, the challenges of assessing genuine learning in an AI-rich environment, and strategies for teaching critical thinking alongside technical skills. The episode also delves into the tension between embracing AI as an educational aid and ensuring students develop foundational problem-solving abilities. Whether you’re an educator, developer, or simply curious about the future of learning, this episode offers a nuanced, multi-perspective look at AI’s growing influence in the classroom and beyond. Support Teaching Python

People in this episode

Host: Sean Tibor

Guests: Industry Professionals, University Lecturers, Volunteer Mentors, High School Teachers

Topics covered

• AI in education
• coding productivity
• assessing learning
• critical thinking
• problem-solving

Keywords

• AI tools
• education
• learning
• PyCon US 2025

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Python, AI tools

Books & works: Teaching Python

Places: Pittsburgh

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