Next Period, Calmly: A Teacher Builds What 'Smart Campus' Wouldn't

A junior-high IT teacher in China lost his favorite timetable app, found nothing on the shelf that understood how schools actually run, and spent one summer using AI to build his own. Daniel and Emily dig into why software bought to empower teachers so often exhausts them instead — and who it was really built for. ## Hosts ### Daniel Altman Daniel Altman is a computer scientist and AI strategist with a background in engineering, quantitative research, and emerging technologies. He studies how technological breakthroughs reshape industries, markets, work, and human capabilities. ### Emily Carter Emily Carter is a business strategist and former technology product leader with experience building digital products and studying how innovation reaches millions of users. She focuses on AI adoption, business transformation, work, education, entrepreneurship, and leadership. ## Sources - https://sspai.com/post/114384 ## Episode Information Language: en Published: 2026-09-11T20:31:52.714975+00:00