💓The Story
Brian Carlson, founder of Storytime AI, and Erin Lamb, CEO of HASA discuss the learning impact of "social stories."
Social stories are short, personalized stories that describe a specific social situation, skill, or concept in a structured and straightforward manner. They aim to break down complex social interactions into easily understandable steps, providing individuals with a framework for understanding social cues, expectations, and appropriate behaviors.
🎯Story Takeaways
1️⃣ Social stories using AI has the potential to personalize meaningful learning experiences tailored to individual students' needs, promoting engagement, retention and generalization across diverse backgrounds.
2️⃣ Integrating AI tools like social stories requires educator control and continuous capability expansions through cross-disciplinary collaboration.
3️⃣ Safeguards and human elements like empathy are essential when using AI for educational content, driven by purpose and joy.
4️⃣ Brian & Erin’s MAGIC?
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🍀Conversation Outline
03:27 How Brian and Erin Met
05:30 Storytime AI and Adaptive Learning
07:25 The power of personalized learning plan inspired by special ed
13:22 How Storytime AI Works
16:02 The Power of Social Stories to Human Skills
24:41 How do we define effective personalized learning?
35:43 Safety Guardrails for Storytime AI
37:45 Brian's MAGIC
38:41 Erin's MAGIC
☕ Connect with Our Guest Here
With over 20 years of experience in the education technology sector, Brian Carlson is a passionate and visionary entrepreneur who believes in the power of technology to transform learning and empower people. He co-founded and led two successful edtech companies: eThink Education, a fully-managed eLearning solutions provider that was acquired by Learning Technologies Group in 2020, and now Storytime AI, a subscription-based book app and platform that allows anyone to create books and read-along videos using AI to help promote literacy and make reading more accessible to everyone. Brian is also an active advisor and mentor for several other technology startups in the edtech, AI, and social impact domains. https://www.linkedin.com/in/briancarlson2020/
Erin Lamb, Ph.D., M.S. CCC/SLP is a licensed speech-language pathologist who holds a Ph.D. in educational public policy, allowing her to use evidence from the fields of economics, sociology, education, and political science to serve HASA. Erin received both her master's and bachelor's degrees in speech-language pathology from Loyola College in Maryland and her doctorate from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Erin worked in special education schools, early intervention settings, and in acute care pediatric settings (including the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) and was a clinical faculty member at both Loyola University Maryland and Towson University before becoming the CEO of HASA. Erin has been recognized as one of Maryland's Top 100 Women by The Daily Record and one of the Top 10 Leaders in Diversity by the Baltimore Business Journal, among other honors. https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-lamb44/
📚Reference
Reynhout, G., & Carter, M. (2006). Social Stories™ for Children with Disabilities. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 36, 445-469.
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