Dr. Allison Lester is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the School of Public Affairs at the Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions at Arizona State University, and Director of Curriculum Development for ASU’s the Mechanics of Democracy Lab, where she designs participatory, human-centered approaches to AI, civic learning, and digital trust.
AI Ethics | Governance | Democratic Participation
Rated Top 4 AI in Education Podcast on Forbes
Listening to Thinking Through, a podcast that slows the conversation down. Host Dr. Allison Lester sits with educators, researchers, and practitioners to explore AI, technology, and learning through questions of trust, agency, and what it means to stay human in a rapidly changing world.
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