Education in a Pandemic

Amy Liu is an instructor in the computer science department at Stanford University as well as a software engineer at LinkedIn. Our conversation focuses on the unexpected experience of rapidly transitioning to online learning as the pandemic hit during the Spring of 2020, and we also discuss the unique challenges and opportunities of teaching computer science online.

In this episode John Nolt and I talk about how having a daughter inspired his commitment to environmental ethics and the variety of challenges faced by educators teaching remotely.

I love chatting with David both for his insightful perspective and as his relaxed presence, two valuable ingredients for thoughtful conversations. We talk about education in philosophy, the philosophy of education, and the challenge of teaching students how to construct more defensible belief systems.