SMARTPHONES and the PSYCHOLOGY of LEARNING: A Conversation with LISA GREEN

🔥 Have generative AI tools killed the essay?
🔥 In a world of screens, why are paper books more important than ever?
🔥 How are smartphones changing the ways that students learn, and how should educators respond?
Join me for this conversation with BC educator LISA GREEN as she shares her insights on these and other questions.
About This Guest: Lisa is a teacher, author, and educational consultant in Victoria, Canada. Her master’s degree and ongoing work lead her to explore the connections between work, psychology, coaching, and learning.
Connect with Lisa on Instagram @lisagreen_heretolearn and at her website, https://heretolearn.ca/.
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In This Conversation:
0:29 - Who is Lisa Green?
1:24 - An experience of professional adversity for Lisa
3:25 - Why Lisa wrote Outsmarted, the book
6:55 - Lisa's position on phone bans in schools and districts
11:13 - Why Lisa discourages students from taking phones to bed
15:23 - Why physical books are still important for students to read
20:04 - Is the essay dead in our schools?
23:31 - Teacher assessment in the age of generative AI
29:50 - How to build cultures of reflection and celebration of, for, and as learning
35:23 - Digital tools for student portfolios
38:45 - A learning passion outside of education: travel
41:13 - Productivity hacks for teachers and students
44:16 - Lisa's favorite app right now: Canva
45:11 - Book recommendation: Pat Summit's Reach for the Summit
46:25 - An educator to follow online: Trevor MacKenzie
48:41 - How to connect with Lisa Green online
Mentioned in this conversation: Jonathan Haidt, Johann Hari, Canva, Pat Summit, Trevor MacKenzie
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GO! by Neffex
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