AI CAFE
by Accretive Media Ventures
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We’re Doing Better: The AI Problems We’ve Resolved and the Questions…
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About this podcast
The first school year in the age of generative AI is historic and is raising many big questions. AI Café is where active classroom teachers meet to share what we've learned about managing generative AI in the classroom this week? Grab a cup of coffee with a middle school teacher, a university professor, an early childhood educator-technology specialist, and an education researcher as we meet to share our weekly discoveries. We cover it all from the aha moments to mistakes we’ve made, and the lessons we learned. We cap the meet-up by sharing the AI tools we found most helpful and effective.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 27 episodes
- We’re Doing Better: The AI Problems We’ve Resolved and the Questions That Linger · 28 minIn this episode, Caroline, Dan, Juli, and Jon update each other on the AI problems they’ve resolved in their classrooms, from creating Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) to…
- The County Banned Gen AI in My School, I’m a K12 Teacher, What Should I Do? · 21 minThe conversation explores the challenges and opportunities presented by AI in education, and the varying policies across institutions. Participants discuss the importance of AI…
- We Need Time to Play Before We Teach: The Key to A Supportive AI Culture · 22 minThe conversation explores the overwhelming number of AI tools available to educators and our challenges in finding time to learn and implement them effectively. Participants…
- We Found A Way to Increase Passionate, Meaningful and Joyful Learning with Gen AI · 22 minThis week, we discussed the critical role of intrinsic motivation and passion in education, discussing how traditional educational systems often rely on extrinsic motivators. The…
- How Much Student Struggle Is Productive, How Much Gen AI Is Too Much? · 26 minThis week, we discussed the balance between utilizing technology and maintaining foundational skills. The speakers discuss the importance of struggle in the learning process, the…
- Going From Toy to Tool: Finding Your Path to Using Gen AI Effectively In The Classroom · 34 minThe conversation explores the journey of embracing AI as a tool rather than a toy. The participants discuss the importance of vetting AI apps and the need for critical thinking…
- It Takes Time to Save Time With Gen AI: How to Spend the Least and Get the Most · 32 minWe began by exploring whether we're just using generative AI because it's the shiny new thing. We quickly agreed that Gen AI is definitely a massive time saver. But how much time…
- Show Me Your Work: How Can We Assess Students’ AI Supported Assignments? · 21 minThis week, we discuss the need and practical challenges of tracking and assessing student assignments when generative AI is an approved tool. What reliable strategies can we use…
- Creating Stimulating, Safe Learning Experiences with AI-Powered Teaching · 28 minThis week, we talk about an AI tool that enables teachers to create custom chatbots for specific units, provide real-time insights into student progress, level reading material…
- 3 Frameworks for Managing the Growing Wave of Generative AI Tools: The Missing Link · 14 minThe number of new artificial intelligence tools available to educators is expanding faster than most of us can follow. This generative AI wave is introducing technologies into…
- Our Most Useful AI Lessons From 2023, How We'll Use Them in 2024 · 28 minWe start the new year by reflecting on our experiences with generative artificial intelligence in 2023 and the lessons we learned. We close by sharing our most useful discoveries…
- 10 Creative Ways to Teach with AI Image Generators · 30 minThis week, we dove into AI image generators and how they can be used to engage students in higher-order thinking. We explored and shared the results of testing and comparing…
- From Clippy to Copilot: Classroom-Tested AI Add-Ons That Save Time and Enhance Learning · 13 minThis week, we shared our experiences with AI-driven add-ons that enhance teaching and learning — from Clippy to Copilot. We explored ways to share grades with parents, simplify…
- It’s Not Cheating: Working Less, Teaching Better Is The Future — How To Get Used To It Now · 25 minIs using AI chatbots to provide feedback to students cheating, cutting corners, or failing to do our best for students? This week, we discovered a hidden barrier to embracing AI…
- Three Acronyms That Help Students Think Clearly and Get Better Results from AI Tools · 24 minThe results students get from AI tools like ChatGPT and Bard depend on how well they’ve learned to communicate with these resources. In this session, we explore effective ways to…
- Too Engaging: 16 New Ways You Can Use Voice to Engage, Teach and Support Students · 25 minEvery week, we explore new and helpful ways generative artificial intelligence can support teaching and learning. This week we unwrapped a surprisingly engaging new resource that…
- How We Prepared to Head Back to School With Generative Artificial Intelligence · 23 minHow We Prepared to Head Back to School With Generative Artificial Intelligence Caroline Fell Kurban, Dan Jones, Juli Ross-Kleinmann, and Thomas Mennella It’s fascinating; this…
- Reducing the Workload of Grading Papers: A Few Ways Artificial Intelligence Can Help · 23 minWe all agree that grading papers, providing detailed feedback, and maintaining consistency across 100 or more papers are some of the most taxing tasks on a teacher’s to-do list…
- Safely Uploading Student Work to ChatGPT: A Teacher’s Checklist · 26 minEvery week, we discover new and helpful ways generative artificial intelligence can support teaching and learning. We’ve also found a new world of student privacy discussions we…
- Why the Three R's May Take a Backseat to the Three F's During the Summer of AI · 7 minEvery teacher is familiar with the three Rs, but this week we all got a sample of why learning more about the three Fs may be just as crucial in the age of AI. Identifying what's…
