Four Priorities for Human-Centered AI in Schools
Zoom
Event Details
This webinar will delve into the crucial shifts needed to integrate AI in education responsibly and effectively. We will highlight the key areas schools should focus on to ensure AI enhances rather than detracts from the human elements of education.
Speaker:
Eric Hudson
Designer, Facilitator, Strategic Advisor; Learning On Purpose
Eric is a facilitator and strategic advisor who supports schools in making sense of what’s changing in education. He specializes in learner-centered assessment, human-centered leadership, and strategic program design.
Eric has worked with hundreds of schools and learning organizations around the world to think differently about when, where, and how learning can happen. Most recently, he spent ten years at Global Online Academy (GOA), first as an instructional coach and ultimately as chief program officer. He led the growth of GOA's Student Program, building a catalog of passion-based courses and training bricks-and-mortar teachers in high-quality instructional design and online facilitation. He launched GOA's adoption of competency-based learning (CBL) and designed related professional learning and a CBL Toolkit. In 2020, during the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, Eric developed GOA's program for middle leaders, focusing on competency-based, human-centered practices.
Prior to GOA, Eric spent 12 years in the classroom, teaching English, Spanish, and journalism to middle school, high school, and college students. Working with students is where Eric developed his passion for designing learning experiences. Eric currently serves on the board of ATLIS. His Substack newsletter "Learning on Purpose" has been featured in The Marshall Memo and The Educator's Notebook. Eric has a M.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, and a B.A. from Cornell University.
Sarah Prevette was named by Inc. Magazine as one of the top entrepreneurs in North America and has been profiled by The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and The Financial Times. Over the past two decades, she has developed transformational strategy for some of the world’s most renowned brands including Google and Apple. Globally recognized for her work in human-centered design and change management, Sarah leads world-class strategy development for districts, K-12 schools, universities, government, and industry. Working in over 65 countries, Sarah brings a unique viewpoint on current trends and future opportunities. Her organization, Future Design School, was named one of the most innovative companies in North America by Fast Company magazine in 2023 and supports thousands of education leaders through strategic consulting, professional development, diagnostics, and dashboards.