Myths and Metaphors in the Age of Generative AI, with Leon Furze
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Today on episode number 572 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast, Myths and Metaphors in the Age of Generative AI, with Leon Furs. Produced by Innovate Learning, Maximizing Human Potential. Welcome to this episode of Teaching in Higher Ed. I'm Bonnie Stahoviak and this is the space where we explore the art and science of being more effective at facilitating learning. We also share ways to improve our productivity approaches so we can have more peace in our lives and be even.
more present for our students. It's a joy to be welcoming back to the show today Leon Furs. He's an international consultant, author, and speaker with over 15 years of experience in secondary and tertiary education and leadership. He is studying his PhD in the implications of generative artificial intelligence on writing instruction and education. Leon has held roles at multiple levels of school and board leadership, including Director of Teaching and Learning, Head of English, and eLearning.
Leon is a non executive director on the Board of Young Change Agents and Reframing Autism, and a member of Council for the Victorian Association for the Teaching of English. Leon completed his Master of Education at the University of Melbourne in 2016 with a focus on student well-being, leading schools through change, and linking education systems and communities. He's published dozens of books, articles, and courses, presents at state and national conferences, and runs online and face-to-face professional learning for schools, individuals and businesses. Before I welcome Leon to the show, or I should say welcome him back to the show, I do want to mention that I don't want to go into a lot of detail with the particulars, but behind the scenes, Leon was having one of those days where
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