Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

Herbert Simon, a pioneer in artificial intelligence and learning engineering who died in 2001, is immersed in his office at Carnegie Mellon University. If few students answer the question correctly, the software can flag the professor, or the textbook author, to consider revising the content to make it clearer.

Education 216

Education Learning Software Knewton 216

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2021

When we’re working on group projects, they’ll say things like, ‘You can do the typing,’ as opposed to getting into the nitty-gritty of how to build this robot,” she said. If people of color aren’t involved in the development of facial recognition, for instance, the software may misidentify Black people, Womack said.

STEM 140

STEM Report Trends Study 140

Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2016

Many school districts -- including mine in Middletown, NY-- are leveraging the power of technology with adaptive assessments and instructional software. Most analysts -- and the school district itself -- blamed the failure on buggy software. Too many edtech initiatives treat teachers as robotic implementers of a higher plan.

EdTech 120

EdTech Blended Learning Khan Academy iPad 120

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

Bush and Obama administrations, with initiatives such as No Child Left Behind (2001) and Race to the Top (2009), spurred what’s been called a “ nationalization of education politics ” and, many teachers say, a relentless cycle of shiny fads promising to revolutionize the field. The George W.

Personalized Learning 98

Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 98

Hack Education

MARCH 30, 2017

We can speculate, I suppose, about what the analogous battles might be in education – which corporation will sue which corporation, claiming they “own” learning data and learning roadmaps and learning algorithms and learning software IP. “Robots are coming for your job.” Robots don’t apply for jobs.

Education 40

Education Robotics MOOC Company 40

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Jose is 21-years-old, a junior studying software engineering. Jose is majoring in software engineering because he’s always loved computers and math, and he wants a career that can provide for himself and his mom financially. In middle and high school, Jose enrolled in a technology magnet school and competed in robotics tournaments.

Study 43

Study Software Robotics Groups 43