Building To Learn, Learning to build by Vishal Sachdev

About this session

Building to Learn & Learning to build| Future World Conversations

In this session of Future World Conversations, we explore what it truly means to learn by building and build to learn in the age of AI.

Our guest, Vishal Sachdev, shares practical insights from his work at Gies College of Business and the Illinois MakerLab, where experimentation, prototyping, and hands-on learning are at the core of education.

Rather than treating AI as a shortcut, this conversation reframes it as a thinking partner, one that accelerates curiosity, creativity, and real-world problem solving.

What you’ll learn in this session:
Why building artifacts leads to deeper learning than passive consumption
How AI can support experimentation, iteration, and sense-making
What educators and learners often get wrong about “using AI”
How to design learning experiences that are portfolio-ready and future-focused
Practical examples of learning through making, prototyping, and reflection

This session is especially valuable for:
Educators
Builders & creators
Students preparing for an AI-shaped future
Anyone rethinking how learning should work today

About Future World Conversations

Future World Conversations is a weekly speaker series by Future World Alliance, a mission-driven nonprofit focused on helping educators, students, and builders become future-ready through practical, responsible AI.

Live every Friday at 8 am PT
Learn more: futureworldalliance.org

Here is the link to the session slides: vishalsachdev.github.io/build-to-l...

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