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AI Tools Like ChatGPT May Reshape Teaching Materials — And Possibly Substitute Teach

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“It’s almost like the teacher is programming the robot to do their job for them.” A Booming Sector The edtech industry is eager to build on ideas like that one. Lots of surveys out there show that the latest generation prefer to learn through video, through YouTube and TikTok.” He’s not the only person thinking this way.

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eLearning Brothers Expands Family with Two Corporate Training Acquisitions

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The United States may not have had robot invaders from space in mind when drafting federal cybersecurity standards for the utility industry. And yet, a robot invasion is the very premise for a game that aims to teach utilities employees those standards and why they’re important. This is a big leap for us,” says Scivally.

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CoSN 2018: K–12 Innovators Explore the New Age of Tech

EdTech Magazine

With the theme of exponential change, thought leaders and presenters at the conference will focus on how to design learning for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. “We The CoSN 2018 Annual Conference will dive deeply into the issues as we seek answers to these questions and design learning in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.”.

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

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A researcher, theorist, educator, Siemens is the digital learning guy. He’s credited with co-teaching the first MOOC in 2008, introduced the theory of “connectivism”—the idea that knowledge is distributed across digital networks—and spearheaded research projects about the role of data and analytics in education.

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25 digital tools and edtech resources from FETC

eSchool News

ClassVR, the company’s solution, is a full turnkey VR and AR offering for classrooms, teachers, and education. Kami demonstrated its all-in-one digital learning platform. Teachers can turn static documents into rich learning resources, enhance learning and drive student engagement, and promote student choice.

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How ‘Learning Engineering’ Hopes to Speed Up Education

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Newkirk calls his company Acuitus , in hopes of encouraging sharpness of thought. He co-founded the company in 1999 with Maria Machado, who also got her start in the semiconductor industry before turning her attention to education. That kind of feedback would be perfect if you had a robot learner on the other end,” he says.

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Why Your School Should Stick to Core Principles Instead of Market Trends

EdNews Daily

In 2017, EdTech industry investments rose to a record-breaking $9.5 For example, say robots and drones will be the hot-ticket item of the year (according to a recent study – they will be ). And when you do decide to work with an EdTech company, be sure to seek out a partner that aligns with your vision and goals.

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