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Robot Teachers, Racist Algorithms, and Disaster Pedagogy

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TurnItIn became a huge business, bought and sold several times over by private equity firms since 2008: first by Warburg Pincus, then by GIC, and then, in 2014, by Insight Partners — the price tag for that sale: $754 million. That robot grading is degrading. Who has a teacher or peer read their paper, and who gets a robot?)

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5 Signs It’s Time to Go Back to School

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This is down from 73 percent in 2008. College graduates, on the other hand, tanked by only 1 percent from 84 percent to 83 percent during the Great Recession of 2008. The Robots Are Taking Your Job. AI and robotics degrees are becoming more popular than ever. They are fast replacing cashier jobs at those outlets.

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How Teacher Prep Programs Are Stepping Up Efforts to Recruit Students

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They visit our creative learning studio and work with robots, so we show what we do and what future teachers learn at our school,” Harward says, adding that there are even “prizes and drawings” for the prospective students. In fact, many experts say a major cause was the 2008 financial crisis. “It

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Infographic: Robotics And The Future Of STEM

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Infographic: Robotics And The Future Of STEM. The report also predicts growth in STEM related jobs to almost double that of non-STEM occupations between 2008 and 2018. The report also predicts growth in STEM related jobs to almost double that of non-STEM occupations between 2008 and 2018. by KUKA KORE Staff. In a 2011 U.S.

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Matching funds pair robots, underserved classrooms

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Dollar-for-dollar match brings robots to classrooms teaching computational thinking. Wonder Workshop will match one dollar for every dollar donated towards funding projects that bring the Dash & Dot robots to schools in need. Dash & Dot are robots with personality and capability.

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Why coding needs a stronger emphasis in every school

eSchool News

If you have been to an educational technology conference in the last 5 years, you have seen more and more emphasis placed on coding and robotics with robots making an appearance in conference sessions, at after hour gatherings, and certainly in the vendor hall. This is simply a reflection of what is happening in the private sector.

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?Making A New Era: How A High-Tech Facility Is Shifting Students’ Mindset Around Manufacturing

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The multi-million-dollar facility is stocked with today’s most advanced manufacturing equipment ranging from steel 3D printers to precision cutters to collaborative robotics that work alongside humans on the factory floor. You can go in as a robot programmer or a computer technician. We are fighting that perception,” he explains.