Future Fluent: Betsy Corcoran & Dr. Jeremy Roschelle on Redefining Literacy in the Age of AI

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Betsy Corcoran and Dr. Jeremy Roschelle co-host the Future Fluent podcast, where they explore how learning is changing in the age of AI. Betsy is the cofounder of EdSurge and now leads Lede Labs, advising education leaders. Jeremy is a leading learning scientist and Executive Director of Learning Science Research at Digital Promise. Together, they bring decades of journalism and research experience to their shared mission: redefining literacy and learning in a world transformed by AI.

💡 5 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode:

What “future fluency” means in the age of AI
Why social connection is central to learning with AI
How AI can empower generalist educators and students
The importance of co-designing tools with teachers
What deep knowledge—not just critical thinking—requires today

✨ Episode Highlights:

[00:04:00] Launching Future Fluent: a podcast to ask better questions about AI and learning
[00:07:00] Literacy redefined: engaging with the world through many channels
[00:09:00] Mike Yates' AI poetry experiment builds confidence in creativity
[00:13:00] Using AI to support comprehension for young readers
[00:19:00] Post-COVID lesson: data proves teachers’ impact
[00:25:00] AI can’t replace deep knowledge or human insight
[00:30:00] Playlab AI helps generalist teachers act like specialists
[00:33:00] Colorado students use AI to create a voter guide chatbot
[00:36:00] Re-centering AI on human flourishing, not machine potential
[00:42:00] Real co-design starts with real educator problems

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Chapters

1. Future Fluent: Betsy Corcoran & Dr. Jeremy Roschelle on Redefining Literacy in the Age of AI (00:00:00)

2. Launching Future Fluent: a podcast to ask better questions about AI and learning (00:04:21)

3. Literacy redefined: engaging with the world through many channels (00:07:21)

4. Mike Yates' AI poetry experiment builds confidence in creativity (00:09:21)

5. Using AI to support comprehension for young readers (00:13:21)

6. Post-COVID lesson: data proves teachers’ impact (00:20:40)

7. AI can’t replace deep knowledge or human insight (00:26:40)

8. Playlab AI helps generalist teachers act like specialists (00:31:40)

9. Colorado students use AI to create a voter guide chatbot (00:34:40)

10. Re-centering AI on human flourishing, not machine potential (00:37:40)

11. Real co-design starts with real educator problems (00:43:40)

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