Emerging technologies like generative artificial intelligence tools make a big impact on teachers, students and schools. This week, Associate Professor Nathan Holbert joins Teachers College President Thomas Bailey to discuss how they could help make schools and other learning environments and experiences more playful. “Play” might not be the first thing that comes to mind on the topic of schools and technology, but Professor Holbert makes the case for why we should stop separating our images of what it looks like to learn from what it looks like to play. How could schools be different, better, if we embraced playfulness, and how might technologies support our ability to create playful learning spaces? Listen to hear more about play-based learning and technologies in and out of schools.

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Credits: Pursuing the Public Good is produced by The Office of the President, The Digital Futures Institute, and the Office of Institutional Advancement at Teachers College, Columbia University. This episode was edited by Jen Lee and Billy Collins. Audio recording by Moira McCavana. Producers Joe Riina-Ferrie and Amy Hawley Alvarez. Script writing by Robin Willig. Outreach by Morgan Gilbard and Jackie Teschon.

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