I'm a Ph.D. candidate at the School of Education at the University of California, Irvine. My work explores the intersections of AI, speculative design, and interdisciplinary STEM and arts (STEAM) education. I focus on empowering youth to participate not just as users of AI systems, but as active creators who can shape technological landscapes in ways that promote civic engagement. I take an interdisciplinary approach, blending learning-through-design and participatory research methodologies to rethink how we teach and learn with AI.
Rashmi Pal is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in the Department of Education at the University of Delhi. She has obtained a Bachelor of Elementary Education degree from the Institute of Home Economics, University of Delhi. She holds a Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree and a Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) degree, with her M.Phil. thesis focusing on the topic of Gender, Media, and Education through an exploratory study. These degrees were obtained from the Department of Education at the University of Delhi.
Kate Arnold is a practicing teacher and PhD student in Teaching and Learning. Her research examines how media, politics, and education intersect in contemporary classrooms, with particular attention to propaganda, ideological messaging, and media literacy pedagogy. Drawing on sixteen years of teaching experience in schools across the United States and internationally, she studies how educators can support students in critically interpreting political media and contested information.
By Aurra Kawanzaruwa
Most of us remember where we were when ChatGPT arrived. It went public in late November
In the weeks before the 2026 midterms, TV ads featuring President Trump began airing during NFL games and on cable news. Each one ends with the words "Paid for by the U.S. Government." The White House calls them public service announcements. Critics in both parties call them taxpayer-funded propaganda. Who's right?