From Siloed to Systemic: Elevating Digital Citizenship in the AI Era

About this episode

Kristen Mattson discusses the evolution of digital citizenship in the AI era and the Edvolve Framework's approach to education.

In this episode of The Good Life EDU Podcast, Kristen Mattson—author, educator, and co-creator of the Edvolve Framework—returns for a deep and timely conversation on digital citizenship in today’s rapidly evolving, AI-driven world. Together, Kristen and Andrew explore how Nebraska is moving from fragmented, siloed efforts toward a coherent, statewide approach to digital citizenship, grounded in shared language and practical application. Kristen breaks down the four strands of the Edvolve Framework—Digital Safety, Media & Information Literacy, Digital Wellbeing, and Social Responsibility—and explains how these elements overlap in real-world learning experiences. This episode challenges the idea that digital citizenship is a one-off lesson or compliance task. Instead, it reframes the work as ongoing, inquiry-based learning that can be embedded across content areas—from elementary author studies to high school social studies discussions on AI and society. Kristen also shares a powerful reminder: educators don’t need to have all the answers—they need to create the conditions for students to ask better questions and think more deeply. Whether you're a classroom teacher, school leader…

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Easton

Guest: Kristen Mattson

Topics covered

• digital citizenship
• AI
• education
• inquiry-based learning
• media literacy
• social responsibility

Keywords

• digital safety
• media literacy
• digital wellbeing
• social responsibility
• AI in education
• inquiry-based learning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Edvolve Framework

Places: Nebraska

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