Join Utah’s First Lady Abby Cox and her friends for timely and candid conversations with fascinating people with unique perspectives in an effort to unite us all through our common humanity. Each week, Abby dives into discussions on topics ranging from education to motherhood to mental health and beyond.
Abby is an outspoken advocate for “getting proximate” with people who have different viewpoints, and using her platform as Utah’s First Lady to combat the empathy crisis our country is facing.
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Learning in the Digital Age: Transparency, Trust, and Technology in Schools with Rich Nye
Rich Nye (Senior Advisor of Education to Governor Cox) joins Utah's First Lady, Abby Cox, to talk about how his education experience growing up helped shape his passion for pursuing education as a career, the profound impact that teachers can have on students and their academic goals, and how the Information Age is evolving education at a quicker rate than we could have expected.
Then we talk about how transparency in the classroom is rebuilding trust between educators and parents, different ways parents can become better partners with educators to help support the needs of our children, as well as the positive research we see from schools that have placed restrictions on smartphone use in the classroom to improve academic outcome.
Lastly, we dive into how Artificial Intelligence can safely and effectively be used in the classroom to help promote a positive learning ecosystem for the student without replacing the role of the teacher.
Related Links
Sen. Fillmore, Rep. Welton and The Policy Project Announce Legislation to Limit Cellphone Use in Schools: https://senate.utah.gov/sen-fillmore-rep-welton-and-the-policy-project-announce-legislation-to-limit-cellphone-use-in-schools/#:~:text=Lincoln%20Fillmore%2C%20Rep.,opts%20to%20allow%20phone%20use (https://senate.utah.gov/sen-fillmore-rep-welton-and-the-policy-project-announce-legislation-to-limit-cellphone-use-in-schools/#:~:text=Lincoln%20Fillmore%2C%20Rep.,opts%20to%20allow%20phone%20use).
22 Nov 2024TRANSCRIPT
Responsibility, Connection, and Community with Stephen Cohen
Utah's First Lady Abby Cox shares her journey from ranch life to championing community connection and responsibility, highlighting the importance of modeling positive behavior for the next generation.
6 Nov 2024TRANSCRIPT
Regaining Control of Our Digital Lives and Taking Back Our Data with Dr. Tomicah Tillemann
Dr. Tomicah Tillemann (President of Project Liberty) joins Utah's First Lady, Abby Cox, to discuss the breakdown of institutions in our society, fears that the United States won’t be a trusted global partner due to conflicts within the country, and how Project Liberty is focused on helping people regain control of their digital lives.
We also dive into the root of society's dysfunction that stems from conflicts caused by social media, how Frank McCourt Jr.’s latest book, Our Biggest Fight, aims to combat corporate algorithms, and why the business model surrounding our data needs to change to create a better and safer internet.
Then, we discuss how Facebook has become a hub of anger, outrage, and misinformation targeting an older generation and realistic steps at the state level that can be taken to help us regain our personhood.
Related Links
Project Liberty: https://www.projectliberty.io/ (https://www.projectliberty.io/)
Our Biggest Fight by Frank H. McCourt, Jr.: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/743398/our-biggest-fight-by-frank-h-mccourt-jr-with-michael-j-casey/ (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/743398/our-biggest-fight-by-frank-h-mccourt-jr-with-michael-j-casey/)
People’s Bid For TikTok: https://www.projectliberty.io/peoples-bid-for-tiktok/ (https://www.projectliberty.io/peoples-bid-for-tiktok/)
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Learning in the Digital Age: Transparency, Trust, and Technology in Schools with Rich Nye
Published 12 Dec 2024 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But the national research and peer -reviewed research has just strong correlations around the amount of use that a student engages with a device. And the negative effect on other outcomes, the data academic or their mental or behavioral health seem to be compromised with an increased use of these devices. And what's on them? And this is factored into that equation, right? So if I'm on my device and I'm looking up, you know, something, an educational resource, that's a beautiful thing, right? And we're going to be, that's an appropriate use of that. If it's something that I'm using to complement my learning, fantastic. […]
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