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A Technologist Spent Years Building an AI Chatbot Tutor. He Decided It Can’t Be Done.

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That AI tool had pulled off some big wins, including beating humans on the Jeopardy quiz show in 2011. He’s a longtime edtech consultant and blogger, and in the past he wasn’t shy about calling out what he saw as excessive hype by companies selling edtech tools. It’s like being a therapist or like being a nurse.”

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Going to School, Running a Startup: When Students Build Their Own Edtech

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So how did a San Francisco Bay Area high school sophomore create one of the most popular edtech products of all time? Sutherland, now Quizlet’s chief technology officer, says he didn’t think too much about a business plan back when he started. Andrew Sutherland (circa 2011), Quizlet founder and chief technology officer.

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In Successful Edtech, Pedagogy Comes First—Devices Second

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Educational technology (edtech for short) can play a significant role in mitigating and solving this growing dilemma. Many school districts -- including mine in Middletown, NY-- are leveraging the power of technology with adaptive assessments and instructional software.

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Osmo From BYJU’s Names Kar-Han Tan, Ph.D., Head of Computer Vision and Machine Learning

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With three decades leading teams in robotics and AI research and development, Tan will further thedevelopment of a world-class computer vision and AI platform that aids in the creation of new products, games, and devices incorporating gains made in deep learning technology.

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Why Your School Should Stick to Core Principles Instead of Market Trends

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What’s hot in education technology? A better question might be, what’s hot in EdTech this year ? In 2017, EdTech industry investments rose to a record-breaking $9.5 Just the first half of this year alone, the United States neared one billion in EdTech funding. By Steve Halliwell and Cheryl Miller.

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When Education Giants Stumbled and Data Ruled

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This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. On the other hand, companies like Curriculum Associates took the path of blended learning and have seen significant growth driven by a technology-first model. EdSurge: What technology has actually delivered on its promise?

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Online Learning's 'Greatest Hits'

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More than two decades ago, when I was hired at Stevens Institute of Technology, as dean of web-based distance learning—a quaint title for what is now known as online learning—few tools were available to help faculty migrate their on-campus courses online. Online learning is not just another edtech product, but an innovative teaching practice."