by Thomas Thompson
The Learning Stack captures the layered elements involved in learning. It draws inspiration from the concept of technology stacks—combinations of tools and frameworks—but applies this idea to the intersections of education, cognitive science, and technology. New episodes every other week. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
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August 26, 2025
<p><strong>Lance Eaton </strong>is a writer, educator, and researcher behind AI+Education Simplified and a long-time advocate for open education, technology equity, and rethinking academic publishing.</p><p><br></p><p>For essays and expanded show notes, subscribe to the <a href="https://learningstack.substack.com/">Learning Stack on Substack</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Episode Chapters</strong></p><p>00:00 Introduction</p><p>01:06 Defining Big I and Small i Innovations</p><p>04:25 Tracing AI's effects in Education</p><p>06:15 Evaluating Innovations in Education</p><p>08:05 On scaling Small i Innovations Responsibly</p><p>12:08 Guardrails for Evaluating New Tools</p><p>15:43 On Assessments in Higher Education</p><p>19:58 Building Trust and Relationships in Education</p><p>23:54 The Role of AI in Student Assessment</p><p>27:51 Concerns About AI Detectors and Predictive Analytics</p><p>31:13 Minimum Viable AI Policy Architecture</p><p>34:44 Defining Success for AI Policies in Education</p><p>37:08 Implementing AI Policies in Education</p><p>38:22 Crowdsourcing AI Policies: Insights and Trends</p><p>40:15 Norms in AI Syllabi: Verification and Attribution</p><p>41:26 The Serials Crisis in Academic Publishing</p><p>42:30 The Rise of For-Profit Publishers</p><p>44:44 The Impact of Subscription Models on Access</p><p>46:43 The Ethics of Academic Piracy</p><p>49:29 The Role of Academic Pirate Networks</p><p>50:37 Rethinking Copyright in the Age of AI</p><p>52:40 The Future of Open Access and AI</p><p>59:33 Access Disparities in Global Academia</p><p>01:01:50 The Interplay of Open Licensing and AI</p><p>01:06:19 Lance Eaton's Vision for the Future</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Resources and Links</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.lanceeaton.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Lance's Blog</a></p><p><a href="https://aiedusimplified.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Lance's Substack AI + Education = Simplified</a></p><p><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lM6g4yveQMyWeUbEwBM6FZVxEWCLfvWDh1aWUErWWbQ/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Lance's Syllabi Policies for Generative AI Repository </a></p><p>Peter Suber, Open Access (<a href="https://direct.mit.edu/books/book/3754/Open-Access" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Free Access</a>)</p><li><p>Matt Beane, The Skills Code</p></li><li><p>Sci-Hub, Library Genesis, Anna’s Archive (discussed in context of academic access)</p></li><p>***</p><p>The Learning Stack Podcast is produced by the team at <a href="https://www.eduaide.ai/">Eduaide.Ai</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
July 22, 2025
<p><strong>Michael Lubelfeld</strong> is a veteran superintendent, author, and outspoken advocate for public education as a cornerstone of democratic society<strong>.</strong> Since 2010, he has led Illinois’s North Shore School District 112, overseeing nine schools and serving thousands of students in the communities of Highland Park and Highwood. With decades of experience in school leadership, Lubelfeld has become a national voice on the challenges facing public schools—both visible and invisible.</p><p>In this conversation, Michael joins Thomas to demystify what it actually takes to run a public school system. He explains why the superintendent’s job is more “orchestra director” than instructional leader, what most people get wrong about school governance, and why political noise is one of the least glamorous but most consequential parts of the job. He also shares candid reflections on the future of teacher retention, the importance of school culture over salary, and why professional development is the most underrated line item in a school budget.</p><p>Along the way, they discuss the importance of student voice, what metrics really define educational success, how school systems can evolve beyond outdated age-based structures, and why collaboration across school types—public, private, charter, and micro—is essential. If you want to understand how schools really function and what it means to lead with humility, purpose, and clarity, this episode offers valuable insights from a true practitioner.</p><p>“Public education is the great equalizer. That doesn’t mean it’s perfect. It means it’s necessary.”</p><p>Read an enhanced transcript with helpful links at <a href="https://eduaide.ai" target="_new" rel="noopener">Eduaide.Ai</a>.</p><p><strong>Recorded 18 July 2025</strong></p>
April 30, 2025
<p><strong>Brandon Hendrickson</strong> is the creator of Science is Weird, a homeschooling program that aims to restore wonder and depth to science education. Blending the insights of philosopher Kieran Egan with his own experiences as a curriculum architect, classroom teacher, and autodidact, Brandon brings a rare clarity to debates about what learning is, and what it could be.</p><p>In this wide-ranging conversation, Brandon joins Thomas to explore why curiosity is not enough, what most people get wrong about progressive and classical education, and how stories, songs, riddles, and emotion shape cognition. They discuss why the trivium isn’t built for children, how literacy rewires the brain, and what’s missing in the way we teach science, history, and language.</p><p>The conversation also touches on Brandon’s experiences teaching from his apartment, his evolving view of homeschooling, his critiques of Montessori and Sayers, and his ambitious effort to build a new, Egan-inspired curriculum that reconnects students with the “shiny” richness of reality. </p><p>Read an enhanced transcript with helpful links at Eduaide.Ai.<br><strong>Recorded</strong> 25 March 2025</p>
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The Learning Stack captures the layered elements involved in learning. It draws inspiration from the concept of technology stacks—combinations of tools and frameworks—but applies this idea to the intersections of education, cognitive science, and technology.
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