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Do Chatbot Tutors Work Better When They're Upbeat — and Female?

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It’s a trend that some observers critique as reinforcing gender biases , especially considering the relative dearth of women involved in creating these kinds of tech tools. But he hopes that such tools are used like textbooks or instructional materials, not as replacements for human instructors. “If

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Remote Learning Begs the Question: Must Lectures Be So Long?

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Insights that derive from dialog between K-12, higher education, and online-learning providers could well shape instructional practices for the better as students return to school, whether in a classroom or over Zoom. Instructors have also experimented with lecture formats that did away with podiums and blackboards.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “Should Online Courses Go Through ‘Beta Testing’?” NPR on MOOC Micromasters. ” Via Education Week : “ New Online Tool Aims to Help K–12 Leaders Choose Instructional Materials.” ” asks Edsurge.