EdTech Situation Room Podcast by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer

Welcome to episode 352 (“ AI Slop Tsunami ”) of the EdTech Situation Room from May 22, 2025 , where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer (aicentrist.com) and Dr. Wesley Fryer (wesfryer.com) unpack the rising tide of low-quality, AI-generated content flooding social feeds and classrooms—and share practical media-literacy moves educators can use right now (think S...

Welcome to episode 351 (“AI Sycophancy and Chatbots for Kids”) of the EdTech Situation Room from May 14, 2025 , where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer (aicentrist.com) and Dr. Wesley Fryer (wesfryer.com) dive into AI Trust You —a Long Beach USD/Stanford framework and Chrome extension that helps students disclose and categorize how they used AI (content creat...

Welcome to episode 350 (“AI as Thought Partner”) of the EdTech Situation Room from April 16, 2025, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer (aicentrist.com) and Dr. Wesley Fryer (wesfryer.com) explored the transformative role of AI in teaching, learning, and instructional design. Jason demonstrated how custom GPTs and Google’s Gemini Deep Research can be used...

Welcome to episode 349 (“Surveillance in the Classroom”) of the EdTech Situation Room from April 9, 2025, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer ( aicentrist.com ) joined from the ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego to share insights on the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence in education. He and Dr. Wesley Fryer ( wesfryer.com ) explored how AI tools...

Welcome to episode 349 (“Surveillance in the Classroom”) of the EdTech Situation Room from April 9, 2025, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer ( aicentrist.com ) joined from the ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego to share insights on the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence in education. He and Dr. Wesley Fryer ( wesfryer.com ) explored how AI tools...

Check out our Episode 348 from February 19, 2025 ! (Although this episode published instantly to YouTube , we are late getting this posted on edtechSR.com and our Substack…) Here are all the links we discussed in the show: * The Impact of Generative AI on Critical Thinking: Self-Reported Reductions in Cognitive Effort and Confidence Effects From a Survey of Knowledge Workers (Microsoft Research) *...

Welcome to episode 348 (“Goodbye Home Button”) of the EdTech Situation Room from February 19, 2025, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer ( aicentrist.com ) and Dr. Wesley Fryer ( wesfryer.com ) unpacked Apple’s latest hardware evolution as the company officially retires the home button and lightning port, fully embracing USB-C and ushering in a new chapter...

Check out our Episode 347 from February 12, 2025 ! (Although this episode published instantly to YouTube , we are late getting this posted on edtechSR.com and our Substack…) Here are all the links we discussed in the show: * Machines of Loving Grace by Dario Amodei (Oct 2024 - Anthropic CEO - via #ChinaTalk [PODCAST] “Anthropic's Dario Amodei on AI Competition” (5 Feb 2025) * LeonardoAI from Canva...

Welcome to episode 347 (“DeepSeek Disruption”) of the EdTech Situation Room from February 12, 2025, where technology news met educational analysis. In this episode, Dr. Jason Neiffer ( aicentrist.com ) and Dr. Wesley Fryer ( wesfryer.com ) unpacked the latest headlines and their educational implications. The co-hosts dove into China’s rapidly advancing DeepSeek AI model, exploring its open-source...

Check out our Episode 346 from February 5 2025 ! (Although this episode published instantly to YouTube , we are late getting this posted on edtechSR.com and our Substack…) Here are all the links we discussed in the show: * Google launches new AI models and brings ‘thinking’ to Gemini (TechCrunch, 5 Feb 2025) * Elon Musk Wants to Get Operational Control of the Treasury’s Payment System. This Could...

Welcome to episode 346 (“AI Hallucinations & Hardware”) of the EdTech Situation Room from February 5, 2025, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer ( aicentrist.com ) and Dr. Wesley Fryer ( wesfryer.com ) dug deep into the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, comparing Google’s Gemini 2.0, ChatGPT-4o, Claude, and DeepSeek to assess their strengths,...

Check out our Episode 345 from January 22, 2025 ! (Although this episode published instantly to YouTube , we are late getting this posted on edtechSR.com and our Substack…) Here are all the links we discussed in the show: * Trump rescinds Biden’s executive order on AI safety in attempt to diverge from his predecessor (AP, 22 Jan 2025) * Anthropic chief says AI could surpass “almost all humans at a...

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Check out our Episode 344 from January 15, 2025 ! (Although this episode published instantly to YouTube , we are late getting this posted on edtechSR.com and our Substack…) Here are all the links we discussed in the show: * AI Trends in Ed Tech to Watch in 2025 (EdTech Magazine 15 January 2025) * Meta scrambles to delete its own AI accounts after backlash intensifies (CNN, 3 Jan 2025) * Meta’s fak...

Welcome to episode 344 (“Voices We Can’t Trust”) of the EdTech Situation Room from January 15, 2025, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer ( aicentrist.com ) and Dr. Wesley Fryer ( wesfryer.com ) examined the fast-moving frontier of artificial intelligence, starting with voice cloning tools like Play.ht and the ethical dilemmas they present. The conversatio...

Check out our Episode 343 from January 1, 2025 ! (Although this episode published instantly to YouTube , we are late getting this posted on edtechSR.com and our Substack…) Here are all the links we discussed in the show: * Arizona’s getting an online charter school taught entirely by AI (TechCrunch, 20 Dec 2024) * How Google Spent 15 Years Creating a Culture of Concealment (NYTimes, 20 Nov 2024) #...

Welcome to episode 343 (“Clickbait and Chrome”) of the EdTech Situation Room from January 1, 2025, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer ( aicentrist.com ) and Dr. Wesley Fryer ( wesfryer.com ) rang in the new year with a lively discussion on AI-driven schools, content creation ethics, and platform accountability. They examined Arizona’s bold move to pilot...

Check out our Episode 342 from December 18, 2024 ! (Although this episode published instantly to YouTube , we are late getting this posted on edtechSR.com and our Substack…) Here are all the links we discussed in the show: * Sora General Availability * Sora prompt example: “Tockefeller center is overrun by golden retrievers! everywhere you look, there are golden retrievers.” https://openai.com/sor...

Welcome to episode 342 (“Encrypted by Default”) of the EdTech Situation Room from December 18, 2024, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer ( aicentrist.com ) and Dr. Wesley Fryer ( wesfryer.com ) unpacked the FBI’s unprecedented advice urging Americans to use encrypted messaging apps like Signal and WhatsApp, discussing the implications for personal privacy...

Check out our Episode 341 from December 4, 2024 ! (Although this episode published instantly to YouTube , we are late getting this posted on edtechSR.com and our Substack…) Here are all the links we discussed in the show: * Your Bluesky Posts Are Probably Training AI (404 Media Podcast, 4 Dec 2024) * Facebook Friend Safety Tips (Wes Fryer on Speed of Creativity, 1 Dec 2024) * Play.ai (audio clonin...

Welcome to episode 341 (“Blue Sky Rising”) of the EdTech Situation Room from December 4, 2024, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer ( aicentrist.com ) and Dr. Wesley Fryer ( wesfryer.com ) explored the surge in popularity of Bluesky as a social platform for educators, the rising importance of media literacy, and the expanding role of AI in classrooms and p...

Check out our Episode 340 from November 13, 2024 ! (Although this episode published instantly to YouTube , we are late getting this posted on edtechSR.com and our Substack…) Here are all the links we discussed in the show: * Google’s AI ‘learning companion’ takes chatbot answers a step further (The Verge 11 November 2024) * Announcing general availability of Google Vids: Our new AI-powered video c...

Welcome to episode 340 (“Big Tech & Big Changes”) of the EdTech Situation Room from November 13, 2024, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer ( aicentrist.com ) and Dr. Wesley Fryer ( wesfryer.com ) explored the latest shifts in the tech landscape, from Apple’s hardware advancements to AI’s growing role in education and privacy concerns. Jason shared insight...

Check out our Episode 339 from November 6, 2024 ! (Although this episode published instantly to YouTube, we are late getting this posted on edtechSR.com and our Substack…) Here are all the links we discussed in the show: * Microsoft just delayed Recall again (The Verge; 31 October 2024) * OpenAI’s search engine is now live in ChatGPT (The Verge; 31 October 2024) * Anthropic’s Claude AI chatbot now...

Welcome to episode 339 (“Social Media Challenges in Schools”) of the EdTech Situation Room from November 6, 2024, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer ( aicentrist.com ) and Dr. Wesley Fryer ( wesfryer.com ) tackled pressing tech issues with a focus on educational impacts. Key topics included Apple’s latest hardware releases like the Mac Mini with the M4 c...