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Why Banning AI in Schools Is Like Banning the Internet in 1995 - with Ryan Lufkin, Vice President of Global Academic Strategy, Instructure

Ryan Lufkin, Vice President of Global Academic Strategy · Instructure

Jul 3, 2025 37 min
Why Banning AI in Schools Is Like Banning the Internet in 1995 - with Ryan Lufkin, Vice President of Global Academic Strategy, Instructure

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What this conversation answers

  • 01

    How does Ryan define academic integrity in the age of AI & why traditional definitions are fundamentally changing?

  • 02

    Why is banning AI tools like looking at the internet as a productivity killer in the 1990s?

  • 03

    What can educators learn from Ryan's global travels about different approaches to AI & academic integrity?

  • 04

    How are students in developing nations approaching AI differently than those in North America & Europe?

  • 05

    Why is Ryan predicting a "wave of AI feral children" crashing onto higher education?

  • 06

    The shift from effort-based to outcome-based measures of academic integrity

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In this episode, part of our Academic Integrity Series, sponsored by Pangram Labs,

YOUR guest is Ryan Lufkin, Vice President of Global Academic Strategy, Instructure 

YOUR cohost is Bradley Emi , Cofounder & CTO, Pangram Labs

YOUR host is Elvin Freytes

  • How does Ryan define academic integrity in the age of AI & why traditional definitions are fundamentally changing? 
  • Why is banning AI tools like looking at the internet as a productivity killer in the 1990s? 
  • What can educators learn from Ryan's global travels about different approaches to AI & academic integrity? 
  • How are students in developing nations approaching AI differently than those in North America & Europe? 
  • Why is Ryan predicting a "wave of AI feral children" crashing onto higher education? 

Topics include:

  • The shift from effort-based to outcome-based measures of academic integrity 
  • Why AI literacy must be part of preparing good members of society 
  • The need to redesign assessments that can't be "gamed" by AI 
  • How AI can be both the cause of & solution to academic integrity challenges 
  • The importance of teaching students the "why" behind assignments to prevent shortcuts 
  • Moving from "don't use AI" to "here's how to use AI ethically" 
  • Creating collaborative AI policies involving teachers, students & administrators 
  • The difference between AI as a cheating tool vs. AI as an assistant for learning 
  • Why the focus should be on ensuring learning happens, not blocking technology 
  • The critical need for human expertise as the "human in the loop" with AI tools 

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