Are our school IT departments falling dangerously behind the AI risk curve? And what do students really think about their teachers using AI in the classroom?

In this episode, Alex Gray sits down with Emma Darcy and James Garnett to discuss the very real friction between the pedagogy layer and the infrastructure layer in schools. They tackle the rising threat of deepfakes, why one-off AI safeguarding training doesn't work, and the massive disconnect between the teachers adopting the tech and the IT teams trying to secure it.

Plus, they share a powerful insight into the "student voice" and why young people desperately want to protect the authentic, intrinsic relationship they have with their educators.Don't forget to Subscribe for more conversations on the future of education, EdTech, and classroom innovation!

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Are schools drowning in data but starving for actual information?In this episode, I speak with Matt Woodruff, founder of Open Education AI, about the urgent need to break down data silos in education. With over two decades in school governance and a PhD in ethical AI, Matt unpacks why the sector needs open-source, non-profit infrastructure so schools stop wasting money reinventing the wheel.We discuss the ethical tightrope of using predictive analytics to safeguard students versus accidentally labeling them, the four stages of data maturity in schools, and why jumping into every new AI tool is a lot like being a contestant on Love Island.

Are we using AI to enhance student creativity, or are we letting it do the designing for them?In this episode, I speak with Trudi Barrow and Aaron Patching to unpack the profound impact of Artificial Intelligence on education, design thinking, and the creative process. They dive deep into the concept of Creative Fidelity; the critical need for students to maintain authentic ownership over their ideas when using AI tools.Plus, we discuss why every teacher is secretly a designer, the problem with the modern school timetable, and why AI might just be the reality TV show Love is Blind.