GenAI 1-9-1 Podcast
A podcast series from UTM191: Emerging Technology in Education. A series of first-year student podcast episodes that tackle big problems at the intersection of generative AI and pedagogy.
Christopher Eaton
Announcing the second season of the utmONE scholars podcasts, introducing the series, and the students who made it all happen.
Episode 01
In this episode, Selim Liu and Seikoh Murakami discuss the "cognitive load" experienced by students who choose to use generative AI and the detrimental effects it may have on students' critical and independent thinking. An informative and important conversation for the future of student learning.
Episode 02
In this episode, Gursveen Sarao and Tvisha Kaler discuss the impacts of artificial intelligence on student productivity. They consider student motivations in using AI in their work, the benefits and drawbacks across disciplines from the literature, and institutional responses. They ask important questions to consider for the future of academic integrity.
Episode 03
In this episode, Zohar Krishna, Alfonso Camacho Salas, and Ali Ansari cover the practical implementation of AI in education. Zohar looks at cognitive offloading, cognitive fatigue, and the importance of friction in learning. Alfonso proposes how AI can be helpful if it encourages metacognitive support, and Ali explores the dangers of allowing AI to act as a ghostwriter.
Episode 04
In this episode, Yukta Matai and Cynthia Nguyen interrogate the use of AI in writing for higher education. Cynthia touches on the need to consider human interaction with AI outputs and how it should be used, while Yukta emphasizes the biases inherent to AI technology and suggests thoughtful solutions. An intriguing conversation on the ethics and practicality of AI.
Episode 05
In this episode, Alyssa Mckeown and Sissi Lin explore two topics surrounding the use of generative AI. The first is about how AI can become an accessibility tool for students with learning disabilities. The second answers an important question about whether AI takes away the struggles that facilitate learning. These two provide an invigorating conversation about a possible benefit and drawback of AI usage.