Technology experts around the world are worried about the impact of AI, with some even warning of potential “human extinction” caused by the misuse of AI. One article even considered AI’s impact to that of a nuclear war.

This may be hyperbole to many people, but to the trained educator it becomes abundantly clear that without fundamental change education will be obliterated.

Consider this quote from the Harvard senior researcher Chris Dede where he says, “The trick about AI is that to get it, we need to change what we're educating people for because if you educate people for what AI does well, you're just preparing them to lose to AI.”

The key is to focus on skills. The key is to have students show you what they can do with what they learned. As Dede says, “This raises the bar on human performance.”

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Introduction [00:00:24] Jeff and John introduce the "Inside Outside" podcast and discuss their goals to explore various topics related to education from multiple perspectives.

The impact of AI on education [00:01:18] Jeff and John discuss the impact of AI on education and the changes that schools must make to survive the AI revolution.

Adapting education to AI [00:07:30] Jeff talks about the need to change the way people are educated to adapt to the changes brought about by AI, and how educating people for what AI does will only teach them to lose to AI.

AI creating tests [00:08:43] Jeff and John discuss how AI can create tests and how this can free up time for teachers to do other things. They question why schools are still teaching kids to do tasks that AI can do.

Resistance to change in education [00:09:21] Jeff talks about the difficulty of getting teachers to change their assessment methods and how schools that resist change will be left behind.

The need for education to change [00:13:57] Jeff and John discuss how AI is changing the job market and how education needs to change to focus on judging people by their performance and what they can do with their knowledge.

Depth of Knowledge and Bloom's Taxonomy [00:14:58] Discussion on the levels of learning and how traditional education needs to adapt to the technology age.

Relationship Building in Education [00:16:48] The importance of relationship building in the real world and how it should be prioritized in education.

Formative and Summative Assessment [00:19:50] Explanation of formative and summative assessment and how they are used in education.

Assessment Changes [00:22:24] Jeff and John discuss the fundamental changes that need to happen with assessment, including the shift to assessing students all along and the need to teach executive functioning.

New Modes of Assessment [00:27:11] Jeff and John talk about the need to develop different modes of assessment and build capacity with teachers and students to use technology.

Next Episode Preview [00:29:28] Jeff and John preview the next episode, where they will discuss different types of assessment and how they can be game changers.