AI for Educators

By Dan Fitzpatrick | The AI EducatorEducation

AI for Educators episodes

April 14 Why Most Companies Fail To Get Value From AI
A deep dive into new INSEAD research showing how AI boosts firm performance, why most companies struggle to benefit, and the hidden “mapping problem” educators need to understand.

8 min
April 13 How AI Could Reshape Work And What We Can Do About It
A deep dive into OpenAI’s 2026 industrial policy paper, exploring how AI could reshape work, inequality, and education, and what it means to keep people at the centre.

7 min
April 10 The Hidden Risks Of AI In Home Learning
A deep dive into BBC Bitesize guidance on using AI in home education, exploring real classroom uses, risks of over-reliance, and what effective AI-supported learning actually looks like.
7 min
April 09 The Surprising Way AI Shapes Student Thinking
A deep dive into a Financial Times analysis showing how AI may reduce polarisation, challenge extreme views, and reshape how students engage with knowledge, truth, and expertise.
8 min
April 08 The Surprising Gap Between AI Progress And Economic Reality
A deep dive into a major 2026 policy memo revealing what economists actually predict about AI—faster capability growth than economic change, and what that means for education and work.

9 min
April 07 How Sycophantic AI Is Changing Human Behavior
A deep dive into new Stanford research on AI sycophancy, revealing how overly agreeable chatbots increase user trust while reducing empathy, judgment, and willingness to repair relationships.
7 min
April 06 Does AI Help More Over Time or Less
A deep dive into new research on AI use over time, exploring how student reliance evolves, when benefits plateau, and what sustained AI use really means for learning.
6 min
April 03 Is AI Feedback Making Students Better Writers
A deep dive into new research on AI and feedback loops in education, exploring how generative AI reshapes student revision, feedback quality, and what meaningful improvement really looks like.
6 min
April 02 How the Largest School System Is Handling AI
A deep dive into New York City’s official AI guidance for schools, exploring governance, risk boundaries, and what system-level AI strategy really looks like at scale in education.

11 min
April 01 Does AI Really Reduce Teacher Workload
A deep dive into new research on AI and teacher workload, exploring whether AI actually saves time, what tasks it changes, and why workload reduction is more complex than expected.

6 min