Learning Curve

Jeff Young

What does it mean to teach and learn in the age of generative AI? Join host Jeff Young as he talks with educators, tech leaders and students, aiming to cut through the hype and inform a conversation about how education can adapt to AI — and about what kinds of learning need protecting amid the AI gold rush.

  1. hace 2 d

    Are Liberal Arts Colleges Winning in the AI Era? (rebroadcast)

    For this episode we're focusing on how liberal arts colleges are adapting to AI. On a recent day at Carleton College, two very different lunch conversations among faculty reveal the variety of views on whether and how to use AI in teaching. This episode first ran in April. Thanks to our sponsor, Studiosity. “The Hottest College Majors in the AI Age Just Might Be in the Liberal Arts,” in Inc. Carleton College LTC Targeted Audience Lunch - “What Students Think about AI and Learning.” "You Can Do Anything: The Surprising Power of a ‘Useless’ Liberal Arts Education," by George Anders. "The Evidence Liberal Arts Needs" by Richard Detweiler. EPISODE CREDITS:  Reported and produced by Jeff Young Music by Komiku ©Copyright 2026 Learning Curve Productions LLC

    Are Liberal Arts Colleges Winning in the AI Era? (rebroadcast)

  2. 4 ago

    How to Prepare Students For a World of AI Co-Workers (rebroadcast)

    For this episode Jeff connected with Evan Ratliff, who created what he calls “the world’s first AI-led startup” to see what happens when AI agents run a company.  Shell Game podcast, by Evan Ratliff. "Silicon Valley’s New Obsession: Watching Bots Do Their Grunt Work," in The Wall Street Journal. EPISODE CREDITS:  Reported and produced by Jeff Young Music by Komiku ©Copyright 2026 Learning Curve Productions LLC

    How to Prepare Students For a World of AI Co-Workers (rebroadcast)

  3. 21 jul

    Can You Actually Detect AI Cheating?

    Will AI lead to an arms race of detectors and humanizers, or will it bring on bigger changes in teaching that might make college better? Related links: Signs of AI writing, on Wikipedia “How An AI Detector Made Me Trust People Less,” by Marc Watkins. EPISODE CREDITS:  Reported and produced by Jeff Young Music by Komiku ©Copyright 2026 Learning Curve Productions LLC

    Can You Actually Detect AI Cheating?

  4. 7 jul

    Is AI Boosting Creativity, or Stifling It?

    On this episode, Jeff talks with two prominent artists with different takes on AI. One experimental artist sees her students doing new kinds of work thanks to AI, and a celebrated science-fiction author argues AI is sold as a shortcut that takes away human agency and encourages a form of plagiarism masked by technology. Related links: New Learning Curve web app to help hone your thinking on the episode, developed by Tara Baumgarten, a learning experience designer. “Kinds of Space, Ways of Seeing,” by Angela Ferraiolo in The AI Art Magazine, March 2026. A Liquid Cinema: AI and the Transition from Montage to Morphology, a talk by Angela Ferraiolo. Angela Ferraiolo website. “Why A.I. Isn’t Going to Make Art,” By Ted Chiang in The New Yorker. “No, Artificial Intelligence Is Not Conscious,” by Ted Chiang in The Atlantic. Thanks to this week’s advertiser, Studiosity And check out Jeff's AI newsletter, Jagged Intelligence EPISODE CREDITS:  Reported and produced by Jeff Young Music by Komiku ©Copyright 2026 Learning Curve Productions LLC

    Is AI Boosting Creativity, or Stifling It?

  5. 23 jun

    What If a College Helped a Whole City Adopt AI?

    A series of town halls aimed to explore how AI could be adopted across Baltimore in positive ways. Led by an unusual center at the University of Baltimore, the forum brought together city officials, local business leaders, folks from community organizations, professors, and just curious people in the community. Is it a model for educators bring AI literacy to a broader community? AI Personas Briefing Report, Center for AI Learning and Community-Engaged Innovation, University of Baltimore. Thanks to this week’s sponsors, Studiosity and Social Research: An International Quarterly. EPISODE CREDITS:  Reported and produced by Jeff Young Music by Komiku ©Copyright 2026 Learning Curve Productions LLC

    What If a College Helped a Whole City Adopt AI?

  6. 9 jun

    How Is AI Changing College Admissions?

    On this episode, Jeff talks to a veteran college enrollment official who is leading an AI experiment at his university, and an admissions consultant who has changed her mind about what she advises applicants about using AI. Related links: “Should AI score admissions essays?” by Jeff Young in The Chronicle of Higher Education “I’m a college admissions counselor. I’ve changed my mind about students using ChatGPT,” by Sophie Sajnani in The San Francisco Examiner. “What will be scarce?” by Alex Imas on his Ghosts of Electricity Substack. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, Studiosity. EPISODE CREDITS:  Reported and produced by Jeff Young Music by Komiku ©Copyright 2026 Learning Curve Productions LLC

    How Is AI Changing College Admissions?

  7. 26 may

    Tough Lessons College ‘AI Czars’ Have Learned

    This episode dives into the experiences of Chief AI officers at universities, including some misadventures and lessons learned. “I’m an ‘AI Czar.’ This is the Role,” by Jeffrey Bardzell. "AI-Enhanced Pedagogies: Rethinking Learning, Curriculum, and Human Potential in the Age of Intelligent Machines,” by Alexander (Sasha) Sidorkin. "The Rise — and Fall? — of the AI Czar," in The Chronicle of Higher Education. Jeff's new Jagged Intelligence newsletter about AI on campuses. Thanks to this episode's sponsor, Studiosity. EPISODE CREDITS:  Reported and produced by Jeff Young Music by Komiku ©Copyright 2026 Learning Curve Productions LLC

    Tough Lessons College ‘AI Czars’ Have Learned

  8. 12 may

    The AI Optimist Researching ‘Cognitive Surrender’

    A new paper warns of the dangers of people blindly adopting AI results in what researchers call "cognitive surrender." The lead author believes that with careful adoption, AI can improve education and boost learning. But he says the stakes are high for getting AI right in teaching.   "Thinking—Fast, Slow, and Artificial: How AI is Reshaping Human Reasoning and the Rise of Cognitive Surrender," by Steven D. Shaw and Gideon Nave. "Thinking, Fast and Slow," by Daniel Kahneman.  Steven Shaw's webiste. Episode sponsor: Studiosity   EPISODE CREDITS:  Reported and produced by Jeff Young Music by Komiku ©Copyright 2026 Learning Curve Productions LLC

    The AI Optimist Researching ‘Cognitive Surrender’
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What does it mean to teach and learn in the age of generative AI? Join host Jeff Young as he talks with educators, tech leaders and students, aiming to cut through the hype and inform a conversation about how education can adapt to AI — and about what kinds of learning need protecting amid the AI gold rush.

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  • Creado por
    Jeff Young
  • Años en activo
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodios
    29
  • Clasificación
    Apto
  • Derechos de autor
    © 2025
  • Sitio web del podcast
    Learning Curve
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