Jennifer Maddrell, PhD at Next Path Design

AI for Educators Design Lab Podcast

Education EN ↓ 7 episodes

The AI for Educators Design Lab Podcast is for educators, instructional designers, and learning leaders exploring how to design meaningful learning experiences when AI changes everything. Hosted by Next Path Design with Jennifer Maddrell, PhD, each episode explores real‑world challenges in education, including academic integrity, AI literacy, and inclusion, and offers design‑informed ways to navigate these issues in your context with your learners.

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Jennifer Maddrell, PhD at Next Path Design

Episodes

Design Sprint Preview: Designing AI-Resilient Learning Experiences 31.05.2026 26:28

If AI can complete your assignment in minutes, that is not a student misconduct problem. It is a design challenge. In this Design Sprint Preview, Jennifer Maddrell introduces the AI for Educators Design Sprint, a low-pressure, guided experience for educators, instructional designers, and learning leaders who want to redesign one AI‑vulnerable learning experience for an AI‑integrated world. In...

S1E5: Designing for Data Privacy and Security in AI-Integrated Learning 11.05.2026 25:19

Who's responsible for data privacy and security in AI-integrated learning?  In Episode 5 of the AI for Educators Design Lab podcast, Jennifer Maddrell, PhD, argues that these issues aren't just IT and compliance concerns, or problems tech vendors should monitor and control. They're core design responsibilities for educators, learning experience designers, and educational leaders that sha...

S1E4: Designing for Human Presence in AI-Integrated Learning 27.04.2026 23:57

As AI is integrated into learning experiences, where is human presence essential? In this episode  of the AI for Educators Design Lab podcast,  Jennifer Maddrell, PhD,  considers the interactions that make learning possible, and makes the case that in an AI-integrated environment, learning is shaped not just by how students interact with technology, but by the people who design...

S1E3: AI Literacy: Helping Learners Think Critically About AI 13.04.2026 23:36

Are your students using AI without really understanding it? This episode of the AI for Educators Design Lab podcast,  Jennifer Maddrell, PhD, makes the case that AI literacy needs to be a consistent design intention running through the full learning experience. A one-time tutorial, a first-week policy conversation, or an add-on module isn't enough. Students who use AI without understanding ho...

S1E2: Rethinking Learning Goals in the AI Era 23.03.2026 19:38

If AI can now complete our assignments, does AI change our learning goals? In this episode of the AI for Educators Design Lab podcast, Jennifer Maddrell, PhD, explores how AI not only makes assignments more vulnerable but also prompts a review of traditional learning goals. AI isn't just changing what students can produce. It's also revealing that some of our legacy learning goals were written for...

S1E1: Academic Integrity in the Age of AI 09.03.2026 19:11

As an educator, what do you do when AI can now complete your prior assignments? In this episode, Jennifer Maddrell, PhD, shares how testing and redesigning her own assignment changed her approach to academic integrity in the age of AI. She frames it as a design challenge that educators have professional judgment to tackle. This episode explores five design questions to help educators explore acade...

S1E0: AI for Educators Design Lab Podcast Trailer 28.01.2026 5:10

In this trailer of the AI for Educators Design Lab podcast, Jennifer Maddrell, a learning experience designer with a PhD in Instructional Design and Technology, introduces the show's mission to help educators navigate the complexities of AI integration in teaching. Focusing on the balance between the exciting potentials and significant concerns of AI, Jennifer aims to foster reflection rather than...