It’s not uncommon for us to ignore the impact of poor UX on our daily routine. A poorly designed app might make us miss a bus. A poorly designed door might make us look foolish. Often the effort required to right the wrong outweighs the cost. But in the case of education, a poorly designed experience has left millions of students disenfranchised, the nation ... Show More
Nov 2024
Episode 300: Benjamin Riley
<p><b>Episode 300: Navigating AI and Human Cognition<br/><br/></b>In this special 300th episode of <em>My EdTech Life</em>, I sit down with<a href='https://x.com/benjaminjriley'> Benjamin Riley</a>, founder of Cognitive Resonance, to explore the intersection of AI and human cogni ... Show More
57m 4s
Apr 2025
EP322 A school framework where learning feels different and students thrive
<p>What if school was designed around student agency, real-world learning, and deep relationships—instead of compliance and test scores? In this episode, I take you inside Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School, a Big Picture Learning school in the South Bronx that is reimagining w ... Show More
32m 39s
Sep 5
A.I. School Is in Session: Two Takes on the Future of Education
<p>This week, we check in on the state of artificial intelligence in education. We talk with a co-founder of Alpha Schools, MacKenzie Price, about how her private K-12 schools are using A.I. to generate personalized lesson plans and enabling teachers to spend their time motivatin ... Show More
1h 11m
Jul 2024
Feed Drop: Why Only 10% of Companies Succeed With AI With Sam Ransbotham, Professor at Boston College
In the time before Me, Myself, and AI returns for Season 10, we're pleased to bring you a special episode from our friends at the Modern CTO podcast. Read the episode transcript here. From Modern CTO: Today we’re talking to Sam Ransbotham, professor at Boston College. Sam shares ... Show More
45m 28s
Jan 2021
6. Ethics in UX (feat. Maria Rosala, UX Specialist at NN/g)
<p>Aren't all "user-centered" designs ethical by default if we're giving people what they want? Not exactly. Maria Rosala, UX Specialist at NN/g, shares her thoughts about how we can be better researchers and designers by asking critical questions about our research and design de ... Show More
27m 9s
Aug 2024
41. UX Accessibility and Designing for Neurodiversity (feat. Stéphanie Walter)
Accessibility isn’t a novel concept, but in the realm of digital design, it's rare to find a product or service that's truly accessible to a broad audience with many needs. In this episode, Stéphanie Walter shares a bit about what got her interested in accessibility to begin with ... Show More
36m 51s