The Voice of Education
Dr Neil Hopkin hosts The Voice of Education podcast, exploring the biggest issues and latest trends impacting education around the world
Episodes
19 episodes
Dystopian Data Destiny? K-12's response to the BCG report
"Dystopian Data Destiny" by Dr. Neil Hopkin, serves as a comprehensive strategic framework for overhauling K-12 education in the age of Artificial Intelligence, with significant reference to a Boston Consulting Group (BCG) report from 20...
How to ChatGPT
Schools are sleepwalking into an AI crisis.ChatGPT isn’t a “cheating tool.” It’s far more significant: it’s rewiring how we think.Students are outsourcing memory because AI will “just remind them.”Writing is b...
The Educational Dead-End
This article, by Dr. Neil Hopkin, critiques the current trajectory of AI in education, specifically large language models, arguing they prioritize fluency over genuine understanding and transfer of knowledge. Dr Hopkin introduces the con...
AI & Moral Ethics
AI's growing role in education is raising significant ethical concerns. This podcast discussion of Dr Neil Hopkin's latest article explores the tensions between the promises of personalised learning and the potential for bias, data exploitation...
Ai and the future of thinking
Dr. Neil Hopkin's paper explores the complex relationship between artificial intelligence and human cognition. It questions whether the increasing reliance on AI tools, such as AI tutors and problem-solving aids, is undermining our ab...
DeepSeek vs OpenAI in Education
This podcast examines the implications of two contrasting AI models—ChatGPT, a generative AI, and DeepSeek, a precision-focused search engine—for education. Discussing Dr Neil Hopkin' latest article, the AI hosts contrast the two platforms capa...
The AI Singularity in Education: Redefining Learning for a Post-Teacher Age?
This video podcast is part of a new series for 2025, in which I examine some of the possible forms of the future of education as a result of Artificial Intelligence. In this episode, I start the series with the consideration of what might happe...
AI Literacy and AI Governance
This podcast examines the crucial intersection of AI governance and AI literacy. In it I argue that effective AI governance, exemplified by initiatives like the EU AI Act, requires widespread AI literacy to ensure understanding and responsible ...
World Class STEAM / STEM Learning #1 Year 5 Coding & Robotics
Fortes Education is an award-winning global centre of excellence for STEM / STEAM Education. In this series of videos, our expert educators explain the philosophy behind our Stanford d.School approach to Design Thinking which underpins our ...
Dangers of AI Chatbots
In this article I focus on the dangers of AI chatbots to children, specifically using the tragic case of Sewell Setzer as an example. It explains how chatbots can exploit the vulnerabilities of children, particularly their developing brains and...
Collective Efficacy and Teacher Professional Development
The podcast explores the relationship between John Hattie's work on visible learning and the Deans for Impact's publication, "The Science of Learning," highlighting areas of agreement and divergence. Dr Neil Hopkin argues that while both source...
Children and AI - what do they really think?
In this article I examine the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) in education, particularly its impact on children. I explore various facets of the recent Barnardo's report which investigates children's experience of AI, including the...
Shifting Boundaries of Academic Integrity
This discussion of a new article, "Shifting Boundaries of Academic Integrity" by Dr. Neil Hopkin, examines the complex ethical and now legal issue surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) in education. The discussion explores the rapidly ...
Size matters, right?
The Cambridge Consultancy Group Leading Education Series 2024 report examines the complex relationship between class size and educational outcomes. In it, Dr Neil Hopkin explores the global debate on class size, delving into modern research suc...
Every teacher needs a coach - now they can have one!
Stanford Universty have launched their new coach for teachers, called Tutor Co-Pilot, an AI-powered tool designed to assist novice tutors. The program aims to enhance teaching effectiveness and democratize access to quality instruction. The pod...
Ai and Education: What really matters is who controls the code!
"Socio-digital Futures," explores the impact of technology on education, particularly emphasizing the potential for digital tools to exacerbate existing inequalities. I argue that education should not become a marketplace for profit-seeking ind...
Extended Reality - the end of education as we know it?
This podcast discusses the current state of extended reality (XR) technologies, especially virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR), and their potential impact on education. The author, Dr Neil Hopkin, explores the history of XR in educa...
AI Literacy - Should it be Mandatory
AIden and jAIdyn's Podcast, with guest human Dr Neil HopkinCalifornia's Bold Bet on AI Literacy: Is this the way forward?🚀 California’s Assembly Bill 2876 isn’t just another piece of legislation—it’s a glimpse into the fu...
The Global Education Leaders' Partnership Conference, 2023, from Tokyo
The education podcast for leaders, by leaders. This episode comes from the Global Education Leaders' Partnership conference 2023, which was held in Tokyo, Japan. Dr Neil Hopkin, Director of Education at Fortes Education in Dubai, i...