HiTech Podcast

Josh and Will have been using AI at work more and more. However, some are still wondering if it's okay to use at all. Join us for this conversation about whether or not AI is practically and morally okay for work. Oh, and a quick insight into Claude and its comparison to ChatGPT.

In the course design world, what does it take to actually revise and refine existing courses? We know it takes a lot, but listen in to this conversation with our good friend, Robin S. Jeffers, to hear how she and Josh are figuring this problem out. Hint, hint: it involves OSCQR from SUNY.

Can we eliminate manual effort with AI? What can AI do for us in our day-to-day jobs? Check out our chat on the ways we're using AI today. Also, ElevenLabs is back with even cooler features than before!

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In Episode 178, we kick off 2025 by returning to the conversation that inspired us to create the podcast: designing a successful online course. Over the years, we have designed numerous courses for both formal education and employee training, discovering which processes lead to success and which don't. Join us as we share how to design a successful course from kickoff to evaluation and everything in between, including how you can use the Online Learning Consortium's (OLC) OSCQR rubric to continuously improve courses.

In Episode 177, we end our holiday episodes and our year with the man, the myth, the legend...Steven Miletto! Steve joins us to help answer the question everyone's been asking: what are the best holiday tech toy gifts ever? We debate Star Wars, the iPod, and even the Zune. You won't want to miss this episode—we learn a lot about Steve and share way too many laughs. This episode will definitely get you in the holiday spirit!

In episode 176, we continue our holiday episodes! In this episode, we share how to teach tech well. Whether you are formally training people or teaching family how to use technology during the holiday's most of us have to teach tech to others at some point. We share key principles for teaching tech well that can apply to anyone and share how we have used  @iorad  to teach tech quickly. Also, make sure to check out our Twitter each week leading up to Christmas to meet our new friend Chi the Christmas elf, and learn about the tech gifts he is giving away each day!

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In episode 175, we kick off our holiday episodes! In this episode, we share tech that has helped us bring people together for the holidays. Josh shares how he uses Notion and Airtable to gather friends regularly despite busy schedules, while Will explains how DrawNames helps simplify family gift-giving. Tune in to learn how technology can bring people together.

In episode 174, we continue our Human Tech series, exploring how to thoughtfully evaluate your technology use. We discuss ways to assess whether technology is truly helping—not hindering—us in achieving our "why." Join Will and Josh as they share insights on evaluating tech for teaching, learning, and life.

In episode 173, we continue our Human Tech series, focusing on the importance of approaching tech with cautious creativity. We talk about how we should want to create and innovate with technology, but be cautious at the same time, so we can consider the real impact of tech.