My 15-Minute Talk From Edtech’s Big Investor Conference on Sunday
We need to quit waiting for the AI rapture and get to work. My talk at ASU+GSV.
Hey there - first, some programming news. I’m taking an indefinite pause from sending out this newsletter. Writing weekly has been extremely useful for a bunch of reasons, including:
Keeping me focused on what’s going on in the world of education and technology.
Sharpening my own ideas and fluency in talking about education and technology
Developing a community (that’s you!) that makes me smarter through your comments and feedback.
But writing weekly consumes a non-trivial amount of my time and I have a new opportunity at Amplify to build something I have wanted to see in the world of edtech since pretty close to November 30, 2022. So I’m going to reallocate my time from here to there and I plan to reallocate time back whenever that’s possible.
The AI Rapture Ain’t Nigh: What To Do When You Stop Waiting
I’m going to leave you with a video of the 15-minute talk I gave three days ago at ASU+GSV, the largest gathering of edtech investment and AI hype anywhere in the world. Whether the talk is any good is for other people to decide but I feel convinced that no one else could have given it. It combined:
A perspective towards kids that is grounded in their assets rather than their deficits.
An understanding that the work of teaching is multi-faceted—cognitive and social simultaneously.
A vision for mathematics that is creative and connected.
A blueprint for technologies that can increase the odds of kids experiencing #1-3 above.
Plus:
A rebuke of all the people in edtech whose work diminishes kids, teaching, or math. Even if I am not writing this newsletter weekly, please know I am still wishing you the worst of luck.
The talk is distinctly mine and I’m happy to leave it as my last post for I don’t know how long.
Until I’m Back
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So.....what are you building at Amplify? Inquiring minds want to know!
Godspeed with the new project, and I hope I have a chance to thank you for this work in person next month at the Northwestern U. event.