Tech integration models and GenAI: Podcast episode (Part I)

by | Saturday, September 21, 2024

I was recently invited to be a guest on the Superspeaks | Microsoft EDU podcast on the BAM Radio Network. the topic at hand were technology integration frameworks in the age of Generative AI. I was joined by a literal who’s who of educational technology scholars, all of whom are involved in some way or other in developing frameworks for technology integration. Mark Sparvell hosted the discussion, with production by Errol St.Clair Smith. The panel of guests included::

  • Dr. Caroline Fell Kurban is the advisor to the Rector at MEF University. Caroline was the founding  Director of the Center of Research and Best Practices for Learning and Teaching (CELT) at MEF University.
  • Dr. Liz Kolb is a clinical professor at the University of Michigan. She is the author of several books, including Cell Phones in the Classroom and Help Your Child Learn with Cell Phones and Web 2.0.
  • Dr. Puentedura is the Founder and President of Hippasus, a consulting practice focusing on transformative applications of information technologies to education.
  • Dr. Helen Crompton is the Executive Director of the Research Institute for Digital Innovation in Learning at ODUGlobal and Professor of Instructional Technology at Old Dominion University.

Part 1 of our conversation dropped yesterday and you can listen the episode directly on this page (see link below) or by going to: The Small and Big Thinking Required to Teach Effectively with Gen AI: Models Part-1

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