Dr. Joseph South
Dr. Joseph South is an internationally-recognized education leader focused on evidence-based learning transformation. He leads global professional learning programs, including GenerationAI, which is focused on helping over 200,000 educators become leaders in the safe, ethical, and transformational use of AI for learning. He also works across sectors to help schools make more impactful ed tech purchasing decisions. He formerly served as director of the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. Department of Education.
Recent Insights from Joseph
Is AI helping students learn — or just helping them look like they are?
Schools are seeing students use artificial intelligence more than ever. Their grades are going up when AI is allowed, but how much they’re actually learning appears to be going down.
Is AI coming for our brains?
There is a significant and meaningful debate unfolding around the degree to which AI will lead to "cognitive laziness" in our students.
AI in Learning: Productive Support or Cognitive Crutch?
Not all struggle leads to learning. AI's greatest promise may be in helping us finally sort out the difference.
Harnessing the Power of AI in the Classroom
Artificial Intelligence is now widely embedded in industry from workforce recruitment and healthcare to business operations and design, transforming how people work and solve problems.
The Great Career Convergence: Why Economic Success Now Requires Human Flourishing
In the age of AI, the skills that make a person economically valuable are the same ones that lead to human flourishing.