Week in Edtech 10/14/26: New York EDTECH WEEK Takeaways, Students Speak Out on AI, Higher Ed Transformation, and More! Feat. Abhijeet Sethi of LearningMate, Dr. Garikai Campbell of Jaali.ai, Rahim Rajan of AQL Labs & Dr. Lance Ford of Zoom

Join hosts Ben Kornell and Alex Sarlin on Edtech Week at Columbia Teachers College in New York City as they explore how AI is reshaping teaching, learning, student success, and higher education operations.

✨ Episode Highlights:
[00:02:04] AI implementation and student perspectives
[00:06:52] Rethinking AI in education from productivity to pedagogy and student creation
[00:09:51] AI-powered assessment and personalized feedback

Plus, special guests:
[00:13:29] Abhijeet Sethi, SVP of Sales and Strategic Business Head of Edtech at LearningMate on 25 years of education technology and AI-powered transformation
[00:37:37] Dr. Garikai Campbell, CEO of Jaali.ai and Rahim Rajan, CEO of AQL Labs on secure, human-centered AI for higher education
[01:03:22] Dr. Lance Ford, Specialist Sales Strategy Lead for Education at Zoom on AI-powered classrooms and Zoom’s expanding education tools

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