Dr. Michael J. Sorrell shares his journey of leading Paul Quinn College from the brink of closure to a beacon of innovative transformation. His candid reflections underscore the power of empathy, courage, and genuine collaboration in creating sustainable, meaningful change in higher education.

Another summer sizzler picked by producer Jacob Snider - Join us as we revisit a great conversation with hosts Sean and Punya and special guests Keri Facer and Iveta Silova as they discuss Futures education, futures literacy vs futures literacies, and cultivating a 'temporal imagination'.

Summer selects bonus episode #2 - hand picked by producer Jacob Snider, this episode features the conversation from the start of Season 5 with special guests Dr. Scotty Craig (ASU) and Dr. Ryan Baker (Penn) to discuss the rapidly evolving field of Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning, and what implications it may have for education.

Producer Jacob Snider selects one of his recent past favorites from the show archives. This selects episode re-shares the conversation of Sean and Punya as they talk about the journey and future developments of extended reality (XR) in education with Dan Beaupre and Tom Schmidt from One Giant Leap, LLC and ROAM respectively.

Sean and Rachna wrap up season 6 of the Learning Futures Podcast in this season finale as we reflect on the latest advancements of GenAI and explore the hype, realities, and future implications of GenAI, emphasizing the importance of critical thinking, and ethical considerations.

In this episode, Sean welcomes special guest Bea Rodriguez-Franson to discuss her recent TED Talk, "Unlocking Indigenous Knowledge: A New Path for Education." The conversation covers Bea's journey in uncovering untold histories, the importance of integrating indigenous knowledge into educational systems, and the development of decolonial futures.

In this final installment of the ASU FOLC Fest compendium Sean and Jake are joined by Frank Liu and three impressive students (Omkar, Ram, and Jiya) from the Gary K. Herberger Young Scholars Academy to share their experiences on the Student VR Club - and share their thoughts about the future of learning.

In this episode Sean and Jake keep the conversation rolling from the first annual ASU FOLC Fest through highlights from our conversations with Megan Workmon and Medhansh Garg. We talk about the ethical, creative, and humanistic considerations crucial in integrating technology into education - and have a lot of fun doing it!

In this episode, Sean and Jake talk with ASU faculty at the ASU FOLC Fest about their transformative approaches to education and learning. This episode features conversations with Scotty Craig, Chelsea Schlesinger, and Karla Murphy, exploring tinier innovative methods and experiences in integrating technology and student-centered strategies in education.

In this episode, Sean and Jake pickup where they left off exploring more experiences from the first ASU FOLC Fest, featuring interviews from Kenzie Hurst Newton and Mike Stordeur, Dee-Dee Collins-Jones, and Joy Griffin around the use of artificial intelligence in education, the integration of VR into learning environments, and the impactful ways in which these technologies are reshaping educational practices.

In this episode featuring special guests Danielle McNamara and Retha Hill, Sean and Jake (producer) talk about the pop-up podcast studio at the first ever ASU FOLC Fest – a learning festival dedicated to the integration of technology in education, and the potential impacts on teaching and student success.

Sean talks with Meacie Fairfax (CCA), Linda Garcia (University of Texas at Austin), and Al Anderson (Salish Kootenai College) about the Council on Equitable AI and the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI). The conversation pivots around the critical theme of ensuring AI's design and application are inclusive, aiming to serve a diverse range of students, particularly those from marginalized communities. By discussing both the challenges and opportunities that AI presents, Our conversation sheds light on the potential of AI to democratize access to education and promote equitable participation in the ever-evolving digital landscape.

This episode takes a retrospective review of one of the most transformative technologies of our time - generative AI. Our panel of experts, including Punya Mishra, Sean Leahy, Rachna Mathur, and Kellie Kreiser, explores the impact of AI on various fields and reflects on personal experiences with this transformative technology. From academic conferences to real-life applications and philosophical musings, this discussion is a must-listen for anyone interested in the intersection of AI, education, and daily life.

Sean and Rachna catch up and talk about the recent successful AI Experience, Me & We in AI: Exploring what generative AI means to us and for us.

Sean welcomes Dr. Siddarth Srivastava to the pod to talk about AI safety and how to enable users to engage with AI systems in a safe way without sacrificing productivity, while addressing some of the key challenges to preempting safe related issues of using AI systems.

In this episode Sean welcomes Dr. Chitta Baral, professor in the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence at ASU, and director of the the Laboratory of Cognition and Intelligence to talk about the emergent and ground breaking research in AI, and discuss the role of generative AI in propelling existing and future research in the broader field of AI.

In the spirit of Halloween 2023 - Sean & Jake pull together a fun compendium of short stories for a special "spooky" episode. Each short story represents some amalgamation of human and AI generated story (and narration).

In this episode Sean is joined by guest host Rachna Mathur to chat with cognitive scientist Ken Koedinger to discuss his research on modeling human thinking and learning to create intelligent tutoring systems.

Sean and Katina explore a wide range of emergent technologies from the impact of Artificial Intelligence on Education to Biological and Digital Convergence, the Metaverse and XR, and much more. With each topic we discuss the sometimes hidden impacts, and the potential for societal change.

Who doesn't like a sneak peak into a new season? Join Dr. Sean Leahy for a quick look at some of the amazing conversations to come in Season 6 - where we will dive deep into the evolving and increasingly uncertain technological landscape and its profound impact on society, and education. Join us for Season 6! New episodes dropping soon.