What If AI Isn’t the Problem… But the Way We Teach Is? | with Becky Keene| TEC109

<p><strong>We keep blaming AI for students who won&#39;t think, struggle, or solve problems on their own. But what if we&#39;ve been creating that problem for years?</strong></p><p>Becky Keene is back in the Tech Ed Clubhouse, and this conversation goes somewhere much bigger than ChatGPT, screen time, or the latest education trend.</p><p>Becky is an educator, author of <em>AI Optimism</em>, and founder of Phygital Labs, where she&#39;s helping schools, universities, and organizations rethink how technology supports learning.</p><p>Together, we tackle some uncomfortable questions about education.</p><p>Have we made learning too easy? Are students becoming experts at playing the game of school instead of actually learning? And why do we keep blaming technology when the real problem might be the assignments we&#39;re giving students?</p><p>We also get into something I&#39;m passionate about: giving kids opportunities to build, create, experiment, get stuck, and figure things out without an adult immediately stepping in with the answer.</p><p><strong>In this episode, we explore:</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>The screen time debate:</strong> Why replacing a digital worksheet with a paper worksheet doesn&#39;t necessarily change the learning.</p></li><li><p><strong>The disappearance of productive struggle:</strong> Have we made students so comfortable that they don&#39;t know what to do when learning gets difficult?</p></li><li><p><strong>Playing school versus learning:</strong> Why good grades don&#39;t always mean deep thinking.</p></li><li><p><strong>AI and authentic learning:</strong> Instead of AI-proofing assignments, should we be redesigning them?</p></li><li><p><strong>The power of hands-on experiences:</strong> How LEGO, Minecraft, making, and play help students develop problem-solving skills.</p></li><li><p><strong>Teaching the skills that matter:</strong> Why communication, collaboration, perseverance, and independence should be explicitly taught and assessed.</p></li><li><p><strong>AI that gives us our time back:</strong> How Phygital Labs is helping educators and universities eliminate busywork so people can focus on people.</p></li></ul><p>One of my favorite moments comes when Becky challenges my thinking about teaching perseverance and collaboration. It&#39;s a reminder that even after 32 years in education, there are still opportunities to rethink how we approach learning.</p><p>And we keep coming back to one simple idea:</p><p><strong>It&#39;s