{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Make It Mindful: An Education Podcast","title":"#56 Wide Walls, Not Narrow Hallways: How to Build Agency in a World of AI with Eric Hudson","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/910bcae1\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1860,"description":"AI is reshaping education—but how do we ensure it enhances learning without eroding foundational skills, student agency, or global competence?\n\nPain Points:\n\n•\t“How do we balance AI-assisted learning with essential human skills?”\n\n•\t“What’s the role of teachers in an AI-driven future?”\n\n•\t“How do we ensure AI is a tool for agency, not a crutch?”\n\n🔥 Our guest, Eric Hudson, is an expert in learner-centered education, AI literacy, and global learning. As a former Director at Global Online Academy, he’s seen firsthand how digital tools can empower students—when used with intention.\n\n🎤 Key Topics Discussed:\n\n•\tThe balance between foundational skills and AI-powered learning\n\n•\tWhy decision-making & agency are the most important AI-era skills\n\n•\tThe vulnerability spectrum: Knowing when AI should—or shouldn’t—step in\n\n•\tAI’s impact on global learning and cross-cultural education\n\n•\tLessons from Global Online Academy: How passion-based, tech-enabled learning works\n\nGuest Links:\n📍 Eric Hudson’s Substack: Learning on Purpose\nReferences & External Mentions:\n\n•\tGlobal Online Academy (GOA) – globalonlineacademy.org\n\n•\tScratch (MIT Media Lab’s Lifelong Kindergarten Group) – scratch.mit.edu\n\n•\tUNESCO AI & Education Guidelines – UNESCO\n\n•\tInternational Baccalaureate (IB) AI Guidance – ibo.org\n\nHost Links:\n Seth Fleischauer’s Banyan Global Learning provides meaningful global learning experiences that prepare students across the globe for success in an interconnected world.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/aX0c3Zcu_BWgnhhPpU7UI3YNLxRjFjQabj8M1H8irwE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hZjhi/ZWY0ZTA5YTUxYjE1/YTlmY2NlYTQ3NDkz/ZDZlYS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}