LTEC Connect

The talk-story podcast for LTEC students, alumni, faculty, & friends.

LATEST EPISODE

[7] Spiritual Callings & AI Policy in Schools (ft. Jon Pennington)

Join special guest host Dr. Mike Menchaca for a heartfelt Talk Story with LTEC alumnus Dr. Jon Pennington (PhD 2020), Educational Technologist at Mid-Pacific Institute. Jon shares his journey from a vivid dream of Hawaiʻi leading him to UH Mānoa, pioneering a three-paper dissertation on speech recognition for writers, and collaborating digital teacher projects. The conversation dives into today’s AI landscape and the intentional design for school-wide ChatGPT adoption, ethical considerations, and the exciting (and uncertain) future of learning. Perfect for current students, alumni, faculty, and anyone curious about LTEC’s ʻohana spirit and AI’s role in education.

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OTHER EPISODES

[1] Petroglyphs to Pixels: Teaching Coding Through Culture (ft. Dan Hoffman)

In this episode of COE Stories, we sit down with Associate Professor Dan Hoffman from the Learning Design and Technology department at UH Mānoa. We get to know Dan better and discuss his culturally relevant computing project. The NSF-funded project is working with Hawaii K12 teachers to integrate culturally relevant pedagogy and computer science education into classrooms.

For more information about the culturally relevant computing project and access to their free teacher resources see the aCRC website