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Should Robots Replace Teachers?

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Last week brought one of those surprising new gadget announcements from a tech giant, with Amazon unveiling a home robot it calls Astro, a rolling contraption about the size of a small dog with a screen for a head and a cup holder so it can bring its owner a drink. He’s the author of the book, “Should Robots Replace Teachers?”

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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.” For example, the tool used by Paragon Prep came from Prof Jim, a software company that can turn existing written materials—like textbooks, Wikipedia pages or a teacher’s notes—into these animated videos at the push of a button. “We

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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. “We

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25 digital tools and edtech resources from FETC

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ClassVR, the company’s solution, is a full turnkey VR and AR offering for classrooms, teachers, and education. Galaxy Next Generation introduced G2 LINK , a classroom audio system that enhances teacher communication and student engagement in the classroom and throughout the school community.

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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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The 4 C’s of Learning in a Connected Classroom

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Companies continue to explore the possibilities of education through robotics , like IBM’s Project Debater , which recently held its own against established human debaters over complex topics including income tax and antibiotics in food. public sector director of education, in the report.

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How ‘Learning Engineering’ Hopes to Speed Up Education

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It’s a major pain point in the education system: Between 40 percent to 60 percent of college students now need some form of remedial math, or English, or both, and the United States ranks 36th out of a comparison group of 79 countries in math proficiency, according to the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment.

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