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The Dangers of AI (and it’s not cheating) – SULS0190

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Right now, tech companies own AI. AI in Schools and Classrooms Edweek shared in a 2020 article , In education, AI can be found in learning analytic platforms, online courseware, voice assistants, and support structures within other apps. These companies have HUGE data mines, which will only make AI more powerful.

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

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He’s worried that, rather than advancing our human potential, many edtech companies and universities are perpetuating the status quo. Rise of the robots Siemens has both an academic and an industry perspective on digital learning. He points to the learning management system as an example.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

For example, this story from the School Library Journal : “ Charter Schools , Segregation , and School Library Access.” ” There’s more on legal battles involving student loan companies in the business of financial aid section below. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. million total. million total.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. The company has raised some $77.5 Okay, okay.

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A 140-Year-Old School Partnered With a 10-Year-Old School. Here’s What Happened.

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Around the same time, I arrived at Kelvinside to take on the role of head of languages after six years as chief learning architect at Kuato Studios, an educational games company based in London. NuVu first came on KA’s radar in 2017 when Ian Munro, the Scottish school’s rector, was studying at Harvard. In the U.S.,

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Ed-Tech in a Time of Trump

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The networks of canals, for example, were built along rivers. And the word “intelligence” is now used – oh so casually – to describe so-called “thinking machines”: algorithms, robots, AI. You can’t opt out of the learning management system. Railroads followed the canals.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

.” From the press release (which explains why there’d be an article on the company this week): “ YouTube joins forces with Britannica to provide easier access to credible and authoritative information.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. The company has raised $20.4 million total.