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How ‘Learning Engineering’ Hopes to Speed Up Education

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He also knew that the notion of introducing what he called “learning engineers” would face resistance from faculty convinced they already knew perfectly well what they were doing in their classrooms. “A A substantial part of the nation’s resources are being devoted to higher education,” Simon said.

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Real Questions About Artificial Intelligence in Education

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It can also come in handy for teachers: We had a hackathon at MIT and all the classrooms have cameras (and students know that). What does this look like in the classroom? Can adaptive platforms (such as ALEKS or Knewton) help students learn the facts and enable the teachers to guides? Will it free up the day? from Shivon Zillis.

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Ed Tech News, a New Podcast, and the Hack Education Roundup!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The Classroom 2.0 The recordings of recent FutureofEducation.com shows are posted: David Loertscher on Library 2.0 , Gina Bianchini on Mightybell , Tim Wilson on Redirect , Peter Cookson on a Children''s Education Bill of Rights , and an iPads in the Classroom report. Details and log-in links here.

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October 24 - Ed Tech News, Our Weekly Podcast, and the Hack Education Roundup!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The Classroom 2.0 The online study tool StudyBlue has launched a new Facebook app called " Friends with Brainefits." A newly released report from Georgetown University''s Center on Education and the Workforce looks at the future of STEM-related jobs. show is back! See PDF for more details.)

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” That’s Dallas Dance , who was the subject of another story the NYT’s Natasha Singer wrote last year , “ How Silicon Valley Plans to Conquer the Classroom.” Via Campus Technology : “ Knewton Releases $44 Adaptive Digital Textbooks.” The Flexibility They Enjoy, a Study Argues.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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The New York Times on The Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow , an online charter school: “Online School Enriches Affiliated Companies if Not Its Students.” “ OpenStax , Knewton introduce adaptive learning into OER.” ” Via The Atlantic : “The Complex Data on Girls in STEM.” million total.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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The Flipped Classroom". It was probably Sal Khan’s 2011 TED Talk “Let’s Use Video to Reinvent Education” and the flurry of media he received over the course of the following year or so that introduced the idea of the “flipped classroom” to most people. Students don’t pay attention to lectures, they would argue. They’re distracted.

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