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Hosted by EdTechnical co-founders Libby Hills (CEO) and Owen Henkel (Research Director), the EdTechnical podcast explores AI in education through a research-grounded lens.

Each episode, Libby and Owen ask experts to help educators sift the useful insights from the AI hype. They ask questions like: how does this actually help students and teachers? What do we actually know about this technology, ... more

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This season EdTech founder Libby Hills and AI researcher Owen Henkel continue to speak with leading researchers, practitioners and educators on the EdTechnical podcast series about the cutting edge of AI in education. They will break down complex AI ... more

In this EdTechnical short, Libby and Owen unpack ‘AI agents’ and what they mean for education. Agents are large language models connected to tools and workflows that are allowed to take actions like searching, summarising, and completing multi-step t... more

At this year's SXSW EDU, Owen joined a panel on what it takes to make voice AI for assessment work in classrooms.

In this live recording of the session, the panelists untangle how voice AI works, and what testing this technology with kindergartners ... more

In this EdTechnical short, Libby and Owen test a conversational plush toy to understand more about AI-powered toys designed for young children. Recent research from Cambridge shows that preschool-aged children can form rapid emotional connections wit... more

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Patti Ruiz
Director of Learning Technology Research on the Learning Sciences Team at Digital Promise
Digital Promise
Episode: Voice AI Is Listening. But Is It Actually Hearing? (Recorded Live at SXSW EDU 2026)
Amelia Kelly
VP of Data Science at Curriculum Associates
Curriculum Associates
Episode: Voice AI Is Listening. But Is It Actually Hearing? (Recorded Live at SXSW EDU 2026)
Kristen Hoff
Head of Measurement at Curriculum Associates
Curriculum Associates
Episode: Voice AI Is Listening. But Is It Actually Hearing? (Recorded Live at SXSW EDU 2026)
Panos Ipeirotis
Professor of Business and Computer Science at NYU Stern; implemented end-to-end AI oral assessments in class
New York University Stern School of Business
Episode: AI broke take-home assignments. Can it fix them too?
Kristyn Sommer
Child-robot interaction researcher and research fellow
Griffith University
Episode: Are Roboteachers Coming? (Probably Not)
Daniel Meyer
EdTech developer, VP of Teacher Growth Amplify, former math teacher, PhD in math education from Stanford
Amplify
Episode: Adding It Up: Dan Meyer on Math, Tech & AI Scepticism
Daisy Christodoulou
Director of Education at No More Marking; MBE recipient; former guest
No More Marking
Episode: Back to the Future: Two Years on with Daisy Christodoulou
Candice Odgers
Researcher focused on adolescent mental health and social media
University-affiliated researcher
Episode: Is social media really destroying teen mental health?
Jason Yeatman
Professor specializing in reading research; neuroscience lab at Stanford; founder of RAW (rapid online assessment of reading)
Stanford University / RAW
Episode: Rewiring the Brain: Reading, AI and the Science of Literacy

Hosts

Libby Hills
Co-host; CEO of EdTechnical; former teacher; EdTech funder
Owen Henkel
Co-host; Research Director; AI researcher; EdTechnical co-founder

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5.0 out of 5 stars from 29 ratings
  • Insightful and fun

    My favourite podcast! I’ve learnt so much and always look forward to new episodes.

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    Chips Ken
    United Kingdom2 years ago

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High-caliber guests who bring research-backed perspectives to practical questions.
Strong value for sponsors seeking thoughtful, education-focused audiences.
Thoughtful on balancing innovation with ethics and classroom realities.
Insightful discussions that make complex topics approachable for educators.
Consistently clear takeaways for implementing AI in learning contexts.

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Finding Their Voice: Voice AI for Literacy Support
Q: What are the core components of voice AI in education and how do they apply to literacy?
Voice AI encompasses speech recognition to text, speech synthesis to generate human-like voice, and language models to interpret and generate content; in literacy, these components enable accurate transcription during reading aloud, feedback on pronunciation, and structured insights for teachers about students' reading progress.
Are Roboteachers Coming? (Probably Not)
Q: What is a child-robot interaction researcher, and what does that work involve?
It combines developmental psychology with robotics to study how children interact with and learn from robotic systems, and it aims to understand how to design robots that can effectively support learning without overstepping current technological limits.
Are Roboteachers Coming? (Probably Not)
Q: Kristyn, welcome to EdTechnical. It's great to have you with us.
Thank you. It's great to be here.
Adding It Up: Dan Meyer on Math, Tech & AI Scepticism
Q: What is Dan's ideal model for technology use in the classroom?
Dan describes an orchestration model where students briefly use devices to generate raw materials, then return to collaborative, reflective discussions guided by the teacher, leveraging AI to surface exemplars and support discussions, rather than letting technology dominate instruction.
Adding It Up: Dan Meyer on Math, Tech & AI Scepticism
Q: What heterodox opinion about AI in education might surprise listeners?
Dan notes that while he's engaged with AI, he anticipates only modest improvements in overall student achievement and teacher life quality over five years, cautioning against overestimating AI's impact on outcomes and emphasizing social and pedagogical dimensions that AI cannot replace.

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Educational-focused discussions about AI in learning environments, with a strong emphasis on practical design, classroom impact, and policy implications. Episodes cover AI agents in education, voice tech, robot-mediated learning, AI-assisted assessment, and the ethical, safety, and equity considerations of deploying AI tools in schools. The hosts repeatedly stress grounding claims in research, balancing innovation with pedagogy, and preserving human judgment in teaching and assessment. Notably, the show features researchers, educators, and edtech practitioners who present rigorous, often pragmatic takes on how AI can augment instruction without replacing teachers. This makes it useful for educators evaluating tools, researchers seeking appl... more

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