Teaching in Higher Ed· Folge 601

The AI Grief Cycle, with Christopher Ostro

Donnerstag, 18. Dezember 2025 · 45 min

MP3

Shownotes

Christopher Ostro discusses the AI grief cycle on episode 601 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

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Quotes from the episode

The fact is there are things we’re grieving. Our job has profoundly changed in huge ways in a very short period of time.

-Christopher Ostro

Our traditional assessments suddenly are not working effectively like we used to think that they did.

-Christopher Ostro

I want my students to view me as a resource and as someone that they can trust.

-Christopher Ostro

When something makes me uncomfortable, I want to lean in and understand it better.

-Christopher Ostro

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Resources

• AI Grief Cycle Talk for CU, by Christoper Ostro (vimeo.com/1081921893)

• Slides for Chris’ AI Grief Cycle Talk (docs.google.com/presentation/d/1O5ZJME5Sg4rsro…)

• Mosaic Approach Docs from Christopher Ostro (drive.google.com/drive/folders/1lEHRQv8b3DEF9B…)

• Swiss Cheese (or Roumy Cheese) Model for Assessment/Assignments (linkedin.com/posts/philldawson_theres-been-a-h…)

• Swiss Cheese Analogy for COVID-19 – Rumi Cheese Analogy for Inclusive Education, by Maha Bali (blog.mahabali.me/educational-technology-2/swis…)

• Daniel Stanford’s LinkedIn Post (linkedin.com/posts/dstanford_facultydevelopmen…)

• Kristen Howerton (kristenhowerton.com)

• Bonni’s Go Somewhere AI Resources and Episodes (teachinginhighered.com/ai)

• Chris’ AI Literacy Assignments (drive.google.com/drive/folders/1lEHRQv8b3DEF9B…)

• Goblin.Tools (goblin.tools)

• Long Shadow: Breaking the Internet – The End of the World as We Know It (play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_6760_e586ab17-b724-…)

• What AI Companions Are Missing, by Adam Grant (adamgrant.substack.com/p/what-ai-companions-ar…)

• Chris’ CU AI Reading Group Reading List (docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gsbftZcJyCUKrH…)

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