Week in Edtech 6/18/25 (Part 1): Professors Battle Cheating, Students Lose Sleep, Meta Buys Scale AI, AI Use Doubles, Gallup & McKinsey Reveal AI Trends, OpenAI Faces Backlash, Handwriting Returns, Parents Drive College Choices, and More!

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Join hosts Alex Sarlin and Matt Tower as they explore the evolving edtech landscape—from rising AI use to old-school solutions for modern challenges.

✨ Episode Highlights:

[00:00:20] Banning AI boosts student engagement and brings back handwritten assessments
[00:03:23] Gallup finds AI use in the workplace has doubled in two years
[00:06:15] OpenAI’s college push sparks backlash over trust and cheating concerns
[00:09:30] Professors turn to blue books and flipped classrooms to fight AI plagiarism
[00:13:20] Meta’s $15B investment in Scale AI reshapes the AI training data market
[00:21:40] Poor sleep linked to tech use and lower student performance, says new data
[00:29:01] Study finds most students rely on parents for post-high school plans—and parents don’t know the options

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Chapters

1. Week in Edtech 6/18/25 (Part 1): Professors Battle Cheating, Students Lose Sleep, Meta Buys Scale AI, AI Use Doubles, Gallup & McKinsey Reveal AI Trends, OpenAI Faces Backlash, Handwriting Returns, Parents Drive College Choices, and More! (00:00:00)

2. Banning AI boosts student engagement and brings back handwritten assessments (00:00:53)

3. Gallup finds AI use in the workplace has doubled in two years (00:03:56)

4. OpenAI’s college push sparks backlash over trust and cheating concerns (00:06:48)

5. Professors turn to blue books and flipped classrooms to fight AI plagiarism (00:10:03)

6. Meta’s $15B investment in Scale AI reshapes the AI training data market (00:13:53)

7. Poor sleep linked to tech use and lower student performance, says new data (00:22:55)

8. Study finds most students rely on parents for post-high school plans—and parents don’t know the options (00:30:16)

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