In this episode, we speak to Associate Professor Erica Southgate about the importance of teacher involvement in the design and implementation of AI in schools, and some potential benefits and risks of emerging technologies in classrooms.

Erica is a teacher-educator, researcher and Associate Professor of Emerging Technologies for Education at the University of Newcastle. Erica is the lead author of the recent Australian Government commissioned report: 'Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies in Schools' (2019) and a maker of award-winning computer games for literacy learning. To find out more about Erica's research please visit www.ericasouthgateonline.wordpress.com. If you are a teacher, school leader or policymaker who would like to be interviewed for Erica's research into the ethics of AI in education, Erica invites you to connect with her via email ([email protected]).

Transcript available at https://bit.ly/edspressosouthgate.