Edtech Insiders

Join us as we sit down with three high school seniors who are Research Assistants at the Stanford Deliberative Democracy Lab. They share their insights on the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence and its effect on youth today. In this episode, our guests discuss how AI is currently shaping their lives and education, their concerns and hopes for the future of AI, and their

Join Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell as they explore pivotal topics in this Week in Edtech episode:👓 Meta's new VR OS strategy—will it create a new tech rivalry?🤖 The growing role of AI in Meta's apps: innovation or irritation?🏆 Age of Learning earns a spot in TIME's Top EdTech Companies of 2024💼 Anthology raises $250M for strategic growth in EdTech🌱 Ins

Jonathan Libov is the CEO & Founder of Antimatter Systems which seeks to bridge the gap between how students learn in the classroom and how people learn in the real world using a suite of modern AI tools for formative assessment, like student-created memes, text message conversations and socratic dialogue with LLMs. Antimatter has recently launched the pilot of their Universe P

Elyse Klaidman, after 22 years at Pixar leading creative and educational programs, is now the CEO of X IN A BOX, where she leverages her background as an artist, educator and leader.Prior to co-founding X IN A BOX in 2020, Tony DeRose led the computer graphics research group for much of his 23 years at Pixar. He is passionate about project based learning and has been very active in

Join Alex Sarlin and guest host, Alberto Arenaza, Co-founder at Transcend Network as they explore pivotal topics in this Week in Edtech episode:👩‍🏫 The latest in K-12 challenges and digital threats,📚 Biden’s big moves in student debt relief,🌐 Duolingo’s strategic expansion into China's booming Edtech market,🔧 The fierce competition in AI chip technology am

Jeff Wetzler has been on a quarter-century quest to transform learning opportunities. Blending a unique set of leadership experiences in the fields of business and education, he’s pursued this quest as a management consultant to the world’s top corporations, as a learning facilitator for leaders around the world, as Chief Learning Officer at Teach For America, and most recently

In this episode of Week in Edtech, Alex and Ben discuss:1. AIBusiness Schools Are Going All In on AIEducators divided over AI's impactAI concerns grow even as more teachers adopt the technology2. BigTechMicrosoft's $100 billion 'Stargate' datacenter for OpenAI may be AI's 'Star Wars' momentOpenAI Unveils A.I. Technology That Recreates Human Voices

Gabi Immelman is the founder and CEO of edtech start-up , Mindjoy, a platform for STEM teachers to 10x their impact for boundless classroom learning through unleashing student curiosity with the power of AI tutors. With Mindjoy, teachers can transform lessons they love and know using the power of AI to create engaging digital first learning experiences for their students. A former

In this episode of Week in Edtech, Alex and Michelle discuss:1. AIOpenAI is pitching Sora to Hollywoodon a Hollywood charm offensive before launching its Sora video generatorAI May Be Coming for Standardized TestingTeachers Desperately Need AI Training. How Many Are Getting It? 2. BigTechSpotify Throws Its Hat in the Edtech Ring3. K-12K-12 Hybrid Schooling Is in High DemandSteve Da

Julia Dixon is the Founder and CEO of ESAI (pronounced [ES] + [AY] + [EYE]), the first-of-its-kind generative AI platform for college applicants and young professionals. As a former college advisor, Julia saw a major inequality emerging as only the wealthiest families could afford resources for their students to stand out and get into the most competitive colleges and universities.