What happens when learners reach for AI before they reach for understanding?

In this episode of Empowered by AI, Michelle sits down with Devika Toprani, creator of the IP-protected Sonographic Learning framework, to explore what might be missing in today’s AI-integrated education landscape.

With a background in psychology and quantitative sciences from the University of Illinois, and global academic experience across Oman, Dubai, India, and the United States, Devika brings both data and lived insight to a pressing question:

Are we moving too fast for real learning to happen?

Together, they unpack what it means to slow down thinking before refining with AI — and why that sequence matters more than ever.

● Mode: 60 min Zoom session/Podcast featured on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and shared on LinkedIn.
● Audience: Educators, lifelong learners, and academic professionals seeking to balance the speed of AI integration with the preservation of deep cognitive understanding and human-centered learning frameworks.

Link to Podcast:
YouTube: https://youtu.be/tnvKipYrOI0?si=ybxjNPK9PB16mVNG
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6CN3iW798yj5RX4bWHsf53
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/learning-is-not-ai-made-its-soul-made-with-devika-toprani/id1786474112?i=1000750496896