
What the EdTech?
Schools were built for predictability. The future was not.
Rob Dickson reflects on Salim Ismail's Ad Astra Technology Summit keynote and what exponential change means for schools, AI, student agency, and the future of learning.

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Hosted by Rob Dickson · education · EN-US · 16 episodes
Listen to Mrs. Smoke (@mrs_smoke) and Rob (@showmerob) as they dive through today's dialogue of education, storytelling the impact of technology in our culture, community, and our learners.
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What the EdTech?
Rob Dickson reflects on Salim Ismail's Ad Astra Technology Summit keynote and what exponential change means for schools, AI, student agency, and the future of learning.

What the EdTech?
<p>More than half of U.S. school districts were hit by cyber incidents in 2025. Student MFA coverage is 13% nationally. Vendor breaches now account for 32% of all school data compromises. This is an equity story — and here's what underfunded districts can actually do about it. Making Learning Human in an AI World.</p>

What the EdTech?
<p>Most people open ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini and start from scratch every single time. In this episode, Rob breaks down why that's a trap — and how custom instructions, memory, and a simple AI hack can transform your results in minutes. The bridge between learning AI and living with AI.</p>

What the EdTech?
<p>Think prompt engineering is the hardest part of AI? Think again. In this episode, we dive into the 'compound effect' of AI usage and the secret feature changing how we interact with chatbots: persistent memory. Discover why the learning curve is temporary and how tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini actually start learning *you* over time, turning exhausting data entry into seamless collaboration.<br/><br/><b>Key Takeaways:</b></p>The Learning Curve is Front-Loaded: Prompt engineering matters most on day one.Memory is the Game Changer: Major platforms carry context across sessions.The Compound Effect: Consistent use builds...

What the EdTech?
A deep dive into AI context windows for educators and administrators. We compare Google Gemini 3 Pro (1-2M tokens), OpenAI GPT-5.2 (16K-196K tokens), and Anthropic Claude Opus/Sonnet 4.6 (200K-1M tokens). Learn what context windows mean for your workflow, how to match the model to your task, and why bigger isn't always better. Show Notes: What is a context window and why it matters; Token math: 200K tokens = ~150,000 words; Model comparison: Gemini 3 Pro, GPT-5.2, Claude Opus 4.6, Claude Sonnet 4.6; Practical advice for educators working with long documents; Context compaction and effective vs advertised windows
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Founder of Open ExO, GP at Exponential Venture Capital/The Organizational Singularity Fund, Singularity University
structures project manager, San Diego County Office of Education
Assistant Professor, California State University, Long Beach
educator, author, TEDx speaker
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