The Future of Edtech: AI, Interoperability & Trust with Michael Feldstein of 1EdTech

Michael Feldstein is Chief Strategy Officer at 1EdTech, where he helps shape an open, trusted, and interoperable edtech ecosystem. With more than 30 years in educational technology, he has also led the Empirical Educator Project, co-founded Argos Education, and founded the eLiterate blog.

💡 5 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode:

1. Why AI, interoperability, and cybersecurity are increasingly connected in edtech.
2. How interoperability standards can help reduce security risks.
3. What AI should and shouldn’t know about a learner.
4. Why trusted, portable learning context could shape the future of AI in education.
5. How the edtech community can work together to build greater trust and better systems.

✨ Episode Highlights:
[00:05:51] Why interoperability creates potential cybersecurity attack surfaces.
[00:13:26] AI, human vulnerabilities, and the challenge of securing connected edtech systems.
[00:26:31] Michael introduces the idea of Trusted Portable Learning Context.
[00:32:35] How policies and verifiable credentials could govern what AI can access.
[00:41:35] Michael on “cognitive surrender” and finding the right balance between AI’s benefits and risks.
[00:46:48] Why better interoperability starts with better collaboration across the edtech ecosystem.
[00:51:53] Keeping the human side of education at the center of technology.

Michael referenced 1EdTech’s webinar, “LMS Security: This Is What Shared Responsibility Looks Like,” featuring Blackboard, D2L, and Instructure. Watch the replay here.

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This season of Edtech Insiders is brought to you by Cooley LLP. Cooley is the go-to law firm for education and edtech innovators, offering industry-informed counsel across the 'pre-K to gray' spectrum. With a multidisciplinary approach and a powerful edtech ecosystem, Cooley helps shape the future of education.

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