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Adapting to the ChatGPT era in education

eSchool News

The propensity for students to use ChatGPT to cheat has raised concern amongst educators and even prompted several school districts, ranging from New York City Public Schools to the Los Angeles Unified School District, to issue a ban of the chatbot.

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With No Study Buddies, More College Students Turn to Cheating

Edsurge

Joseph Ching, a junior at Purdue University, says many of his professors have warned students not to use sites like Chegg, where students are posting homework and quiz questions and getting answers from tutors. I reached out to Chegg, and sure enough, business there is booming. Students pay for a subscription of $14.99

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Top Trends Higher Education Textbook Publishers Must Follow

Kitaboo on EdTech

The state of the US higher education market looks slightly subdued on account of the fact that the government has reduced funding for higher education. billion cut in funding for the education department, compared to a 10% decrease in 2019. In order to offer the latest and updated course material to higher education students.

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Some Professors Fight Study-Help Sites. Other Professors Now Use Them.

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Soon someone from the company reached out to her to offer her full access to the site for free, which costs students either $39.95 She followed Course Hero on Twitter, where its feed is full of advice and inspirational quotes for educators. Or, as she put it, “It gave me an idea that at least I was on track.” per month, or $119.40

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Duolingo IPO Shows Investors Think Edtech Is Still Growing.

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It’s got an effective mobile app that really changes the context in how people access language, a critical mass in consumer interest in learning applications and since the pandemic hit, it put edtech into the minds of investors as a real investable category,” says Trace Urdan, an edtech analyst and managing director at Tyton Partners.

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Course Hero Adds $70 Million to Series B Fundraise

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And as college campuses closed and instructors scrambled to facilitate online instruction, digital education providers like Course Hero saw a surge in usage of its services. So far there are 45,000 verified educators on the platform, up from 20,000 in August 2019, according to Grauer. According to the EdSurge database, U.S.

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How Merger of Two Textbook Giants Could Impact Course Materials

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Both companies have also made deals with colleges to buy digital licenses to courseware in bulk, and then add that cost into a course fee or tuition. But educators and industry watchers have plenty of questions about the marriage of these long-time rivals, and about what it will mean for professors and students.

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