Register: Summer Design Sprint 👉 Enroll Here: Designing AI‑Resilient Learning Experiences Design Sprint Enrollment is now open for our new AI for Educators Design Sprint, focusing on Designing AI‑Resilient Learning Experiences. When AI can complete a high‑stakes assignment in minutes, that’s not student misconduct. It’s a design challenge. From June 15–18, 2026, you’ll work through a…
Listen: AI for Educators Design Lab Podcast S1E5 👉 nextpathdesign.com/podcast | Spotify | Apple | YouTube Who’s responsible for data privacy and security in AI-integrated learning? In Episode 5 of the AI for Educators Design Lab podcast, Jennifer Maddrell, PhD, argues that these issues aren’t just IT and compliance concerns, or problems tech vendors should monitor and control. They’re core design responsibilities for educators,…
Listen: AI for Educators Design Lab Podcast S1E4 👉 nextpathdesign.com/podcast | Spotify | Apple | YouTube As AI is integrated into learning experiences, where is human presence essential? In this episode of the AI for Educators Design Lab podcast, Jennifer Maddrell, PhD, considers the interactions that make learning possible, and makes the case that in an AI-integrated environment, learning is shaped not just by how students…
Listen: AI for Educators Design Lab Podcast S1E3 👉 nextpathdesign.com/podcast | Spotify | Apple | YouTube Are your students using AI without really understanding it? This episode of the AI for Educators Design Lab podcast, Jennifer Maddrell, PhD, makes the case that AI literacy needs to be a consistent design intention running through the full learning experience. A one-time tutorial, a first-week policy…
Listen: AI for Educators Design Lab Podcast S1E1 👉 nextpathdesign.com/podcast | Spotify | Apple | YouTube As an educator, what do you do when AI can now complete your prior assignments? In this episode, Jennifer Maddrell, PhD, shares how testing and redesigning her own assignment changed her approach to academic integrity in the age of AI. She frames it as a design…
Listen: Podcast S1E1 👉 nextpathdesign.com/podcast | Spotify | Apple | YouTube As an educator, what do you do when AI can now complete your prior assignments? In this episode, Jennifer Maddrell, PhD, shares how testing and redesigning her own assignment changed her approach to academic integrity in the age of AI. She frames it as a design challenge that educators have professional…
Listen: Podcast Trailer 👉 nextpathdesign.com/podcast | Spotify | Apple | YouTube In the trailer of the AI for Educators Design Lab podcast, Jennifer Maddrell, a learning experience designer with a PhD in Instructional Design and Technology, introduces the show’s mission to help educators navigate the complexities of AI integration in teaching. Focusing on the balance between the exciting potentials and significant concerns…
As I begin working on my 2026 programming that will focus on teaching and learning in an age of AI (join our email list for updates), I’ve been doing deep dives into AI topics of the greatest interest to educators and instructional designers across sectors. One exploration approach I’ve been trying is to engage ChatGPT,…
After six months of research, testing, and refinement, I’m excited to share that AI Pathfinder Foundations is officially open for enrollment! This self-paced online course and private online community help you build the skills to explore five popular AI Assistants, including ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, and Perplexity, using frameworks for evaluating, using, and verifying the…
I’m in the final stretch of refining the Next Path Design AI Pathfinder Foundations course for a November launch, and I ran some numbers. The course clocks in at around 60,000 words, including the transcripts for all the videos. I knew it was a big project, but I hadn’t realized that I’d essentially written a…