Justin Reich

In November of 2022, a school tech director reads an email from a listserve. "Buckle up, here it comes!". Today we launch "The Homework Machine" a series from TeachLab about the arrival of genAI in K12 education. bit.ly/3J76v37

When OpenAI launched ChatGPT in 2022, schools had just emerged from the challenges of COVID, and teacher morale was at historic lows. Three years later, when unprecedented sums are being invested in AI development, teachers wonder if our priorities are in the right place.

Most ed tech is invited into schools, but GenAI crashed the party. The truth is some teachers have invited AI into schools. Today we visit four classrooms where students and teachers are using AI in ways they say are innovative, fulfilling, and effective. teachlabpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/invit…

A school system in Iowa has gone all-in on GenAI, piloting three AI products and encouraging faculty and students to experiment with AI. They let us visit for a week, and we dive in to see what they’re excited about and what has been challenging. teachlabpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/winte…

Students tell us that they know learning in schools is important, but sometimes turning to ChatGPT to get their work done feels like the best option. For teachers, understanding why students turn to AI can be a helpful starting point. teachlabpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/busted

Thanks to @tricia_fried and for highlighting "The Homework Machine". Check out our interview on Shifting Schools podcast. shiftingschools.com/podcasts

While students have always taken shortcuts, AI has the unique power to quickly and convincingly complete an assignment. How do educators help students make good decisions? In Episode Three teachers share how they navigate school discipline in the AI age. teachlabpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-d…

In Episode 2 of The Homework Machine, we go deep into how generative AI technologies are built, why their performance is inconsistent — or jagged — across similar tasks, and what this means for the world of education. teachlabpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-j…

Oh wow, @ApplePodcasts featured #TheHomeworkMachine for World Teacher's Day.

Love this podcast series for AI in schools, thinking about AI use, & so much more!

ChatGPT in Schools: Ban it? Embrace it? Hosts Jesse Dukes and Justin Reich share stories of teachers and students reacting to the arrival of an exciting, alarming, and strange technology: The Homework Machine. Follow TeachLab at teachlabpodcast.com

At a moment when unprecedented sums are being invested in AI development — including many billions devoted to AI powered education technology — teachers wonder if our priorities are in the right place. teachlabpodcast.com/the-homework-m…

Journalist Morgan Sung shows how easy it is to get AI chatbots to go off the rails in this thougthful episode from Close All Tabs (featured on Teachlab)

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Thanks again to the MIT Music department for the use of the harpsichord.

1A on WAMU/NPR is talking about AI and education right now. If you want to hear more from our interviews of over 100 teachers and students, check out The Homeowkr Machine. teachlabpodcast.com/winterset/

As per usual, if you ask young people to reflect seriously about their experiences in schools, what they share will be heartfelt (sometimes heart wrenching), insightful, and crucial to navigating the challenges of school change.

David hit a wall at midnight, and turned in an AI generated essay and got caught. Leandro did his entire senior year homework with ChatGPT and no one noticed. He wishes he had gotten caught.

bit.ly/45KviC4 This week, we published my favorite #HomeworkMachine episode: five interviews with high school students about how and why they cheat with AI. (thread)

Teachers share stories of dealing with AI cheating on "The Homework Machine" newest episode "The Duplicitous Nature of Humanity". bit.ly/4oBPmPo