explAInED

Episode Summary: In this episode of explAInED , we’re joined by Kunal Dalal—former teacher, principal, startup founder, and current Microschool Strategist, Agentic Parentologist, and AI strategist with the Orange County Department of Education. Kunal shares how his journey from alternative schools to edtech leadership has shaped a human-centered vision of what AI could mean for learning, parenting...

Episode Summary: In this episode of explAInED , we talk with Dr. Torrey Trust, professor of learning technology at UMass Amherst, about how educators can approach AI with clarity and intention. She challenges the term “artificial intelligence” itself, arguing it misleads students into overestimating what these tools can do. Dr. Trust shares how simulation-based learning—like choose-your-own-advent...

Episode Summary: In this episode of explAInED , we’re joined by global education advisor Giancarlo Brotto for a high-energy, thought-provoking conversation about what it truly means to integrate AI into education. With decades of experience in implementation science and edtech leadership, Giancarlo brings an international perspective to one of the most pressing challenges in education today: how t...

In this episode of explAInED, the team welcomes Dr. Katheryn Wright, a professor of digital humanities at Champlain College. Blending media studies, posthuman theory, and feminist pedagogy, Dr. Wright offers a wide-ranging and deeply human perspective on the integration of AI into education and society. The discussion spans everything from augmented reality games and generative art to algorithmic...

In this thought-provoking episode, the explAInED team sits down with Dr. James E. Dobson of Dartmouth College to unpack the cultural, educational, and philosophical implications of artificial intelligence—especially through the lens of the humanities. From the guilt of using AI to reflections on creativity, writing, and process over product, this conversation offers a reflective and layered take o...

In this episode of the podcast we spend some time unpacking the different things we've encountered in starting to do the work of unpacking AI and education.

In this episode, the explAInED team sits down with Dr. Brian Glenney, associate professor of philosophy at Norwich University, to dive into the ethical questions surrounding AI and its impact on education and society. From the challenges of cognitive offloading to the risks of misinformation, Dr. Glenney offers a philosopher’s perspective on what it means to think, create, and stay human in an AI-...

In this episode of explAInED we meet with Adam Sparks , co-founder of Short Answer . In this episode we explore AI, the fears, challenges, and opportunities, have some fun, and kick stones around the matrix to see what we uncover.