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Peer Influence Can Make or Break Your AI Rollout | Check-In 8

From ChatEDU: The AI & Education Podcast · Hosted by Matt Mervis & Dr. Liz Radday

March 17, 2026·0:03:57

Episode summary

In this episode of ChatEDU: The AI & Education Podcast: In this ChatEDU Check-In - Peer Influence and AI Adoption, Matt explores how social capital and colleague-to-colleague sharing drive generative AI integration more effectively than top-down mandates. The episode highlights that because AI requires users to redesign their own unique workflows, traditional formal training often fails to capture the practical, real-time adjustments needed for true mastery. Key Takeaways: A new assessment from ETS, Futurenav Adapt AI, has…

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In this ChatEDU Check-In - Peer Influence and AI Adoption, Matt explores how social capital and colleague-to-colleague sharing drive generative AI integration more effectively than top-down mandates. The episode highlights that because AI requires users to redesign their own unique workflows, traditional formal training often fails to capture the practical, real-time adjustments needed for true mastery. Key Takeaways: A new assessment from ETS, Futurenav Adapt AI, has been launched to create ...