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Should Robots Replace Teachers?

Edsurge

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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10 edtech experts you should follow

Hapara

After helping teachers transition to online learning during the pandemic, she began writing about her experiences, including a chapter on online learning in Like No Other School Year. She also wrote a full guide to online and digital learning, A Teacher’s Guide to Online Learning. .

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Paper vs. Screens by Christine McDonnell, CEO at Codelicious

Teacher Reboot Camp

Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning or The 30 Goals Challenge or take a fully accredited online course for graduate credit ( Online Learning Best Practices , Connected Educators or TESOL Methodologies )! The robot is mimicking how a computer takes directions from code.

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

Edsurge

It’s almost like the teacher is programming the robot to do their job for them.” He pointed to a buyer’s guide for generative tools , noting that “institutions will need to have their needs and priorities clear … before buying marking machines or teaching robots or any other such thing.” Chocolate-Covered Broccoli’?

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eLearning Brothers Expands Family with Two Corporate Training Acquisitions

Edsurge

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. Companies are looking at digital learning and saying.

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Can Online Education Lower Costs and Improve Quality?

Edsurge

Inspired by the breakout podcast Serial, four years ago two digital learning leaders at the University of Central Florida created their own podcast—focused on online learning instead of true crime. If there's one thing we've learned, it's that people are interested. EdSurge: So what’s the mission of your podcast?

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How AI can teach kids to write – not just cheat

The Hechinger Report

Or ‘like a robot,’” Levine said. Like Levine, Warschauer, director of the university’s Digital Learning Lab, said he believes ChatGPT can help students who struggle with writing to organize their ideas, and edit and revise their writing. They thought it was ‘too perfect.’

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