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Making Sense of the Metaverse in Education

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One example is Knewton , an AI-powered platform that tailors personalized lesson plans to students. Neon, the world’s first “Artificial Human,” was introduced by Samsung-funded Star Labs in 2020. For example, AV1 is a distance-learning robot in the UK that allows children suffering from long-term illness to attend school.

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The Asian Money Fueling US Edtech Investments

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The “cultivation of students’ entrepreneurship and innovation capabilities and practical skills” was a priority in China’s 5-Year Plan for 2016-2020. 9 million (A) 2016 Fosun Group Kaymbu $2 million (Seed) 2016 Sinovation Ventures Knewton $52 million (F) 2016 TAL Education KnowRe $6.8 billion in 2016, according to Goldman Sachs.

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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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Hack Education Weekly News

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Jose Ferreira is stepping down as the CEO of Knewton. “Could robots be marking your homework ?” ” – “ China’s STEM learning industry may reach $15 billion by 2020.” ” – “ China’s STEM learning industry may reach $15 billion by 2020.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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science and student exchange programs through the end of the current budget cycle in 2020.” ” Inside Higher Ed on Knewton ’s “pivot.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. “ Robots will replace teachers by 2027 ,” Futurism predicts. Robots are coming for your children.

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