The Opposite of Cheating Podcast (Season 2) Episode 51: Lew Ludwig & Todd Zakrajsek

“We didn't ask for this, right? We didn't ask for this unregulated, unchecked technology just keep pouring on us every two weeks"“Learning is hard. Learning is work.”In the 51st episode of the podcast, Tricia reconnects with Lew Ludwig (from Episode 27) and welcomes Todd Zakrajsek to discuss their forthcoming book The Science of Learning Meets AI. Instead of spending time chasing tools, Lew and Todd talk about how instructors can ground AI use in learning science—metacognition, memory, spacing, and “desirable difficulties". The episode, and the book, offer a practical, put-into-immediate-action, approach for instructors, instructional designers and teaching and learning centers. They also tackle the realities of rapid AI change (like agents and embedded AI in search), what we risk losing when learning gets too easy, and what gives them hope: smarter assessment design, alternative grading, and a renewed focus on productive struggle and equity.Lew Ludwig is a Professor of Math and previous director of the Center for Learning & Teaching at Denison University. You can learn more about Lew at https://www.lewludwig.com/ and you can follow him on linkedin at https://www.linkedin.com/in/lew-ludwig/.Todd Zakrajšek is Director of the International Teaching Learning Cooperative and you can learn more about Todd at https://www.toddzakrajsek.com/ and follow him on linked in at https://www.linkedin.com/in/todd-zakrajsek-4b3654/(Disclaimer: episode quotes and summary were created using Youtube's Transcript and ChatGPT and edited by a human. Any errors are the responsibility of the human).