This is Episode 25 of the Thinkdata podcast in partnership with Dataworks and in this episode, we welcome Amanda Bickerstaff to the show.

Amanda is a former high school biology teacher and Edtech executive who is now the Founder and CEO at “AI for Education”.

Their mission is to help educators and academic institutions adopt AI technology, responsibly!

We covered a lot of topics, including -

• Background to Amanda, and when did she come up with the idea for AI for Education
• How Amanda took that vision and turned it into a fully-fledged business
• How AI is being used to personalize learning
• How AI can help make education more accessible to students from all backgrounds
• What are the ethical considerations for using AI in education
• How can AI help to prepare students for the jobs of the future
• What are some of the challenges that need to be addressed in order to make AI more widely adopted in education

Amanda is a hugely knowledgeable, passionate, and engaging Founder, with a very clear vision and mission to revolutionize teaching and learning through the power of AI!