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ChatEDU: AI in Education

Flipped Out: How AI Might Save the Flipped Classroom | Ep. 52

Apr 4, 2025
55:10

Overview:


In this episode of ChatEDU (Flipped Out: How AI Might Save the Flipped Classroom), Matt and Liz explore three views of AI intelligence, spotlight student-led projects using AI in real-world STEM challenges, and revisit the flipped classroom model through the lens of AI support. Plus, a new AI weather tool could make forecasting more accessible than ever.




In the News: Three Views on AI Intelligence


A recent meme study found AI consistently created humorous, shareable content—but lacked standout originality. Meanwhile, GPT-4.5 produced a metafictional short story about AI and grief with surprising emotional depth. In contrast, Anthropic’s Claude struggled to play Pokémon, repeatedly getting stuck and failing to learn from mistakes. Together, the stories highlight AI’s jagged abilities: poetic in one context, directionless in another.


AI in the Wild: Samsung’s Student Innovators

This year’s Samsung Solve for Tomorrow competition saw 60% of finalists use AI to solve real-world problems. Highlights include:


- Arkansas: AI-powered oral cancer screening for rural dental gaps


  • - Delaware: Smart bandage tracking wound healing


    - Connecticut: Real-time heat maps using solar sensors


    - Alaska: Laser road markers for snow-covered highways


    - Louisiana: Carbon leak monitoring with IoT sensors


    - Indiana & Colorado: Accessibility tools, including a game controller for kids with disabilities


  • These students are building the skills—creativity, empathy, tech fluency—highlighted in the World Economic Forum’s future jobs report.




    Beneath the Surface: Can AI Save the Flipped Classroom?


    Student Megan Adelman argues the flipped classroom often leaves learners behind when they can’t engage with content on their own. Matt and Liz explore how AI might help:


    - AI tutors like Cogniti can serve as just-in-time help before class


    - Harvard research showed AI boosted engagement and performance


  • - Tools like Gemini can summarize lecture videos, answer questions, and build study aids


    Rather than replacing the model, AI could make flipped learning more equitable and effective.




  • Bright Byte: Forecasting for All


    Aardvark Weather, a new AI model from Cambridge and Microsoft, brings hyperlocal forecasts to any desktop computer—without the need for expensive supercomputers. It opens up accurate, fast forecasting for underserved areas and developing regions.


    Our Episode Sponsor

    This episode of ChatEDU is sponsored by the National Center for Next Generation Manufacturing. Learn more at: https://www.nextgenmfg.org




    Links Referenced in This Episode


    Meme Study via Ethan

    Mollickhttps://www.linkedin.com/posts/emollick_i-regret-to-announce-that-the-meme-turing-activity-7307199008630816769-uHdp?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&rcm=ACoAAAE6BUsBQZUD9qMfCOj_0jiGbY_HNE-ZgaU


    ChatGPT 4.5 Metafiction Story – TechRadar

    https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-just-wrote-the-most-beautiful-short-story-and-i-wonder-what-im-even-doing-here


    Claude & Pokémon – Ars Technica

    https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/why-anthropics-claude-still-hasnt-beaten-pokemon/#:~:text=But%20despite%20recent%20advances%20in,at%20all%2C%E2%80%9D%20he%20said.


    Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Finalists – BusinessWire

    https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250318875587/en/Samsung-Names-10-National-Finalists-in-Solve-for-Tomorrow-STEM-Competition-for-Community-Changing-Ideas-with-AI-3D-Printing-IoT-Robotics



    Harvard’s Generative AI in Student Projects

    https://creativecomputing.gse.harvard.edu/genai/GenAI_StudentProjects_Dec2024.pdf


    Aardvark Weather – The Guardian

    https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/20/ai-aardvark-weather-prediction-forecasting-artificial-intelligence#:~:text=A%20single%20researcher%20with%20a,computing%20power%20than%20conventional%20systems.




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    Email Matt and Liz at chatedu@edadvance.org. Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe to ChatEDU on your favorite podcast platform.

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