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What happens when you stop asking educators how AI is changing learning—and ask students instead?In this episode, four students (two high schoolers and two college students) take the mic to share how they’re using tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity as tutors, collaborators, research assistants, and creative partners—for debate, coding, productivity, and real life. They also get candid about the growing gap between “AI-powered learning” and “AI-powered shortcuts,” the anxiety (and optimism) they feel about the future of work, and the kind of support they wish schools would offer: foundational AI literacy, ethical guidance, field-specific applications, and more learning designed around human connection, discussion, and collaboration.If you want to understand where AI in education is headed, listen to the people living it right now.00:05 Students Take the Mic: Real AI Use02:15 Meet the Students (HS + College)02:47 How They First Started Using AI05:46 AI in Real Life: Planning, Hobbies, Daily Fixes09:50 What They’ve Built: Websites, Competitions, Vibe Coding12:28 Custom GPTs for Repetitive Work (Real Use Case)13:57 AI for Creativity + Class Projects (Ads, Logos, Scripts)14:27 AI for Studying + Research (Gemini, ChatGPT, Perplexity)16:29 “Project Folders” as a Semester-Long Tutor17:24 The Rule: Enhance Thinking vs Replace Thinking18:00 Assignments AI Can’t Fake: Choice + Hands-On Work20:02 Why Discussion & Group Work Matter More Now22:55 Why AI Feels Safer Than Asking Teachers24:14 When Teachers Use AI, Students Check Out29:23 Do Students Understand How AI Works?33:27 Career Anxiety in an AI Economy35:58 What Schools Should Change (Access + Ethics)41:13 The Skills That Will Matter Most (Soft Skills + Creativity)46:48 Teach AI Inside Every Major (Law, Marketing, More)48:53 Rethinking AI Policy: From Bans to Guidance51:31 Debate as a Model for Learning in the AI Age53:31 Advice to Students: “Just Play” + Stay in Control54:44 If Students Wrote the AI Policy#aixhigheredpodcast #AIinEducation #HigherEd #K12 #EdTech #StudentVoice #DigitalLiteracy #AIethics #FutureOfWork #TeachingAndLearning #GenerativeAI
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By Anand RaoWhat happens when you stop asking educators how AI is changing learning—and ask students instead?In this episode, four students (two high schoolers and two college students) take the mic to share how they’re using tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity as tutors, collaborators, research assistants, and creative partners—for debate, coding, productivity, and real life. They also get candid about the growing gap between “AI-powered learning” and “AI-powered shortcuts,” the anxiety (and optimism) they feel about the future of work, and the kind of support they wish schools would offer: foundational AI literacy, ethical guidance, field-specific applications, and more learning designed around human connection, discussion, and collaboration.If you want to understand where AI in education is headed, listen to the people living it right now.00:05 Students Take the Mic: Real AI Use02:15 Meet the Students (HS + College)02:47 How They First Started Using AI05:46 AI in Real Life: Planning, Hobbies, Daily Fixes09:50 What They’ve Built: Websites, Competitions, Vibe Coding12:28 Custom GPTs for Repetitive Work (Real Use Case)13:57 AI for Creativity + Class Projects (Ads, Logos, Scripts)14:27 AI for Studying + Research (Gemini, ChatGPT, Perplexity)16:29 “Project Folders” as a Semester-Long Tutor17:24 The Rule: Enhance Thinking vs Replace Thinking18:00 Assignments AI Can’t Fake: Choice + Hands-On Work20:02 Why Discussion & Group Work Matter More Now22:55 Why AI Feels Safer Than Asking Teachers24:14 When Teachers Use AI, Students Check Out29:23 Do Students Understand How AI Works?33:27 Career Anxiety in an AI Economy35:58 What Schools Should Change (Access + Ethics)41:13 The Skills That Will Matter Most (Soft Skills + Creativity)46:48 Teach AI Inside Every Major (Law, Marketing, More)48:53 Rethinking AI Policy: From Bans to Guidance51:31 Debate as a Model for Learning in the AI Age53:31 Advice to Students: “Just Play” + Stay in Control54:44 If Students Wrote the AI Policy#aixhigheredpodcast #AIinEducation #HigherEd #K12 #EdTech #StudentVoice #DigitalLiteracy #AIethics #FutureOfWork #TeachingAndLearning #GenerativeAI