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How Automated Speech Recognition Could Change Studying Forever

Edsurge

And it’s this service that makes it possible for our system to turn a classroom lecture into a study guide. Of course, this is also essential assistive technology. I believe ASR is now more than just assistive technology; it’s on its way to becoming foundational educational technology for all students.

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How Speech Recognition Could Change Studying Forever

Edsurge

And it’s this service that makes it possible for our system to turn a classroom lecture into a study guide. Of course, this is also essential assistive technology. I believe ASR is now more than just assistive technology; it’s on its way to becoming foundational educational technology for all students.

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How a Blind Student Who Felt Locked Out of STEM Classes Challenged—and Changed—Her University

Edsurge

What has repeatedly snagged her ability to study it, however, has been when homework assignments include charts and graphs that her screen-reading software can’t process. “If The equivalent for me is going to a class and not being able to study the textbook. “It But I can’t do that.”

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To fight teacher shortages, schools turn to custodians, bus drivers and aides 

The Hechinger Report

Noble takes online classes in the evenings and weekends with Reach University as she studies to be a teacher and as part of the agreement, her district allows her 15 hours a week of classroom time. Some states have staffing shortages only in specific areas, like special education, STEM or elementary ed.

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

Second, in response to talent-shortage concerns, schools will place greater emphasis on work-based learning, STEM education, and vocational training programs. As we know, the pandemic led to a proliferation of learning technologies, with districts reporting the use of an average of 2,500 edtech tools in the 2023 EdTech Top 40 research study.

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65 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

Second, in response to talent-shortage concerns, schools will place greater emphasis on work-based learning, STEM education, and vocational training programs. As we know, the pandemic led to a proliferation of learning technologies, with districts reporting the use of an average of 2,500 edtech tools in the 2023 EdTech Top 40 research study.

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Annual Invent It challenge launches, focusing on solving health problems

eSchool News

ePals, a product of Cricket Media, in partnership with the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, opened the call for entries for the Spark!Lab Lab Invent It Challenge.