LTC One-to-One

The One-to-One Podcast is back for an exciting Season 2, featuring fresh guests and a brand-new co-host! Tune in for a sneak peek at what’s in store this month.

Digital Equity Advisor Ji Soo Song, from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology, walks us through the National Educational Technology Plan, or NETP. Ji Soo discusses the three Digital Divides—Use, Design, and Access—and how more than a thousand people came together to help develop this plan, which supports the work that educators do in classrooms every day.

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Ji Soo Song, Digital Equity Advisor, USED OET

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We discuss the importance of digital literacy with Darren Hudgins, co-author of Developing Digital Detectives: Essential Lessons for Discerning Fact from Fiction in the ‘Fake News’ Era, published in 2021 by ISTE. Darren discusses some of the elements in the book, as well as the need for every educator to directly teach digital literacy in every classroom during the dawn of this era of artificial intelligence. 

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Mindy Fiscus joins us to discuss her role as the Director of Government Affairs for the Learning Technology Center. Mindy also shares some updates on upcoming changes to rules and regulations involving educational technology.

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Mindy Fiscus, LTC Director of Government Affairs

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Matt & Brian look back at the 2023 Illinois Education and Technology Conference (IETC), held November 1-3, 2023, and the Bank of Springfield Center in Springfield, Illinois. Don’t miss the big reveal at the end of the episode: Next year’s keynote speaker is… 

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Brian and Matt discuss some of the tech they’re thankful for, then chat with Dr. Monica Burns about ways that any educator might use artificial intelligence. The episode wraps up with the LTC’s Eric Santos, who describes how educators can use A.I. in several readily available tools.

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Dr. Mike Ribble, author of a number of works on digital citizenship, joins us to discuss the role of digital citizenship and digital literacy as we all come to grips with the age of artificial intelligence. We’ll look at how educators, administrators, parents, and families can work together to help students understand and adapt to an AI-infused world. We’ll also take a look back at NIU STEM Fest with Dr. Kristen Brynteson from episode 1. 

Learn about the latest in edtech with the Learning Technology Center of Illinois, hosted by Brian Bates and Matt Jacobson.

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Sarah Phelps, LTC Computer Science & STEM Program Manager