{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Make It Mindful: An Education Podcast","title":"#72 How Students Really Use AI with @CoachKarle","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2623,"description":"In this episode of Make It Mindful, host Seth Fleischauer welcomes Karle Delo, AI Strategist at Michigan Virtual and one of EdTech Magazine’s Top 30 IT Influencers to Follow in 2023, for a deeply practical conversation about how students actually use AI. With 14 years of experience as a science teacher, tech integration specialist, and curriculum director, Karle brings a grounded, student-centered perspective to AI literacy—one shaped by direct conversations with learners, classroom observations, and her work helping publish Michigan Virtual’s Student Guide to AI.Together, Seth and Karle explore what real AI literacy looks like in classrooms: how students are experimenting, where they’re already sophisticated, and what teachers need to know to prevent cognitive bypass while building authentic agency. The episode highlights the role of intentionality, the power of desirable difficulty, and why students must be positioned as co-designers and leaders in shaping the future of AI in education.Key Topics DiscussedHow students actually experience AI Why the most insightful conversations about AI often come from learners—not adults.Intentionality and the habit of noticing Practical strategies for helping students recognize where AI shows up in daily life—especially in the places they least expect.Preventing cognitive bypass What students lose when AI removes the “desirable difficulty” essential for learning, and how AI can serve as a coach rather than a shortcut.The gym metaphor for AI use Why relying on AI to “lift the weights for you” undermines learning—and how to shift toward AI as a trainer, not a replacement.Sophisticated student use cases From quizzing themselves to vibe-coding entire debate-coaching tools, students are using AI in ways many adults have never considered.AI literacy, privacy, and data awareness Plain-language guidance for students: what’s safe to type, what’s never okay, and how platforms infer far more than we think.Maintaining human relationships...","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}