Is AI Killing Creativity or Unlocking It?
AI is everywhere in education right now — but is it making us more creative, or quietly flattening everything into sameness? Rick and Tisha dig into the question with real, honest experiences from their own lives.
They start with feedback from past episodes before diving into AI in the classroom — why critical thinking and digital citizenship matter more than ever, and why asking the right questions is the real skill worth teaching. Rick then walks through his personal journey building a website with AI, from the importance of having a clear vision before you start, to what he calls the sea of sameness in AI-generated design.
The conversation gets practical fast — prompting, generating variants, why you should never accept the first result, and how AI works best as a creative partner, not a shortcut. Honest, curious, and genuinely useful for anyone still figuring out where AI fits in their classroom or their life.
00:00 Introduction and Feedback on Previous Episodes
09:02 Exploring AI in Education
22:06 Critical Thinking and AI Literacy
26:55 Human vs. Technology in Information Access
27:55 The Teacher's Journey: Embracing Knowledge and Technology
29:15 Learning Together: Sharing Experiences with AI
31:10 Building with AI: A Designer's Perspective
34:46 The Sea of Sameness: AI's Impact on Creativity
45:13 Crafting a Unique Process: Building a Website with AI
53:48 Exploring AI Prompting Techniques
56:20 The Importance of Variants in AI Responses
1:00:04 Navigating AI Processing Times
1:01:40 Critical Thinking in AI Results
1:04:01 Iterating on AI Outputs
1:09:34 Feedback and Reflection in AI Usage
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