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How AI Will Save Education

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

Can a robot be whimsical? Earlier this fall, Corey Mohn , President and Executive Director of CAPS Network , had recommended to our Deeper Learning Team a book that was just published in 2021 Running with Robots: The American High School's Third Century by Greg Toppo and Jim Tracy. For starters, let's not give them robots' work.

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The Asian Money Fueling US Edtech Investments

Edsurge

The “cultivation of students’ entrepreneurship and innovation capabilities and practical skills” was a priority in China’s 5-Year Plan for 2016-2020. To adapt, many companies are investing domestically, particularly in China, where edtech companies raised more than $1.2 billion in 2016, according to Goldman Sachs. Disrupting Tradition.

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‘Our Technology Is Our Ideology’: George Siemens on the Future of Digital Learning

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While machine learning and automation are obviating the need for learners to memorize content and develop routine skills, current edtech solutions still focus on helping learners develop these capabilities, he says. Rise of the robots Siemens has both an academic and an industry perspective on digital learning.

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COVID-19 Is Accelerating the Digital Blending of Working and Learning

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Retailers such as The Gap are accelerating the adoption of robots in their warehouses. Learning in The Flow of Work—Wherever Work May Be Just as COVID-19 has blurred the work and home lives of many, it is further blurring the boundaries between learning and working.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via Buzzfeed : “ Teachers Unions Think 2020 Is When They Will Defeat The Charter School Democrats.” ” In other learn-to-code news, the press release says that “ Mattel Expands Partnership With Tynker , Setting Goal To Introduce 10 Million Kids To Coding By 2020.” ” More via Wired.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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Imagine Discovering That Your Teaching Assistant Really Is a Robot,” The Wall Street Journal gushed in 2016 , documenting an experiment undertaken at Georgia Tech in which a chatbot called “Jill Watson” answered questions in a course’s online forum. Robot essay graders — they grade just the same as human ones. Chatbot Instructors.

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