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Online Learning's 'Greatest Hits'

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From the very start of digital education, the big question has always been: ”How can students learn effectively, if they’re not face-to-face with their instructors?” Some of the systems also offer video editing, recording and screen downloading options. The term MOOC was coined by others in 2008.)

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Check out… Robotical!

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I’ve researched and tested a lot of EdTech tools and for me Marty the Robot is an integrated STEM solution that covers all bases. What you might not think is that children, even these days, are pretty traditional in their views of how a robot should look. Robotical’s quick-start guide explains the set-up process in clear, easy steps.

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Video Assignments Are the New Term Paper. How Does That Change Teaching and Learning?

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More colleges are using it for online learning, since it can make students and instructors more present to each other than most other media. For example, telepresence robots could give remote students more options for expression in class when they can’t be there in person. Video can interact with other technologies, too.

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Maximize Reach with Top eReader Platforms for Publishers

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Digital publishing platforms such as KITABOO, for example, expand digitally by combining technologies such as cloud computing, optical character recognition (OCR), robotic automation, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) to expand digital reach. This is where eReader platforms are playing an important role.

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Why Convenience Boosts Student Campus Life

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Many colleges, aware of the changing needs of the student population today, are installing collaborative maker spaces, student-run print shops, convenience stores, and in a science-fiction departure at UC Berkeley, robot-run food delivery to busy students. A food delivering KiwiBot at UC Berkeley. Photo Credit: Sydney Johnson).colleges

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Enabling schools to fight COVID-19 with 3D printable respirator masks

eSchool News

Schools around the world use pi-top to teach core STEAM skills in coding, robotics and AI. Detailed lesson plans on the fundamentals of 3D printing and how to 3D print the Maker Mask can be found on Further , pi-top’s online learning space.

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How computer science education bridges the digital divide

eSchool News

At the beginning of the pandemic, an estimated 15 million public school students in the US lacked the connectivity needed for online learning. As nearly every school adopted some form of online learning, students without computers and connectivity suffered.