ChatEDU: AI in Education

From Solo to System - Elevating AI Across Our Schools | Ep. 26


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In this episode of ChatEDU (From Solo to System - Elevating AI Across Our Schools), Matt and Liz explore how schools need to move beyond focusing just on teacher AI professional learning to realize the full potential of AI and benefits of generative AI.

Getting Started: 

Matt and Liz discuss if they’d pay extra $ for grad school to keep their kids out of the basement and how that might be related to AI “training” runs. You have to listen to understand! 

Then in the News:

  • Ideogram 2.0: Matt and Liz discuss Ideogram 2.0 and how this new release addresses (sort of) the challenge of rendering accurate text along with images. They explore its potential applications in education and test it live during the podcast.

  • Executive Functioning and AI: Liz shares insights from a recent study showing that students who struggle with executive functioning find generative AI significantly more useful for schoolwork than their peers.

  • Beneath the Surface:

    Matt and Liz examine how schools and organizations can move from individual AI use cases to more cohesive, systemic, strategic uses of AI:

    • Discussion of McKinsey's report on organizational transformation through generative AI

    • Exploration of Yale University's $150 million investment in AI initiatives

    • Analysis of how generative AI can drive innovation in schools, from ideation to project completion

    • Examination of AI's role in upskilling educators and administrators as part of strategic systems efforts

    • Short Stack Chat Back:

      G.K. Chesterton analyzes the analogy between parents investing in their children's education to prevent basement-dwelling and AI companies investing in longer training runs to reduce hallucinations.

      Have a question or comment? Please email Matt and Liz at [email protected]

      Related Links:

      • EdAdvance AI Resources: skills21.org/AI

      • McKinsey Report: "Gen AI's next inflection point: From employee experimentation to organizational transformation" https://mck.co/3LXQN8K

      • Yale University AI Initiative: https://news.yale.edu/2024/08/28/yale-announces-150-million-support-leadership-ai 

      • Study on Executive Functioning and AI: https://www.psypost.org/students-with-concentration-issues-turn-to-chatgpt-and-similar-ai-tools-study-finds/

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