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Teachers Are Turning to AI Solutions for Assistance

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Understandably, there is still some hesitation at the idea of using this technology, as education professionals fear the day robots will replace teachers. Small and mid-sized districts tend to be the most facile and can move forward quicker,” says Alex Kaplan, global sales leader of IBM Watson Education. “A

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The Past Decade Forecasts a New Wave of Economic Opportunity in Education

Edsurge

Maia Sharpley’s career in education includes serving in executive positions with the New York City Department of Education, Kaplan and Charter Schools USA. Some call it “The Rise of the Machines” for the convergence of multiple technologies: artificial intelligence, big data, data science, robotics plus virtual and augmented reality.

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Digital Equity: It’s More Than Just Student Access

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Palmer High School calibrates the VR system. Digital inequity is the thoughtful and intentional result of many interlocking systems of oppression. Wybrant and Amouzou are both concerned that “teaching coding to all” is sometimes seen as the soundbite solution to deep-seated systemic issues. A student at William J.

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The Case for Learning Engineers in Education

Edsurge

This has profound implications for our education and training systems—we will need to be much more systematic and efficient to help many more learners succeed in the long haul. Now, robotic manufacturing systems are ever-shifting relationships between tools, people, tasks, and outcomes, and skills must rapidly evolve to keep up.

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(This Is Not a Morphology of) The Monsters of Education Technology

Hack Education

A bit of history: Around the turn of the twentieth century, folklorists – many most academics at the time – became particularly enthralled with creating classification systems. Not a list of titles; a classification system of tale types. The Clever Fox. The Quest for a Lost Bride. The Magic Ring. The Golden Goose.

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

CZI hired Bror Saxberg , whose previous work was with the for-profit online charter school K12 Inc and the for-profit college Kaplan, as its learning scientist. Absorb (learning management system) – $59 million. Wonder Workshop (robotics) – $41 million. D2L (learning management system) – $165 million.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via NPR : “Preschools In Ghana ’s Capital Challenge Call-And-Response System.” ” Wait, so Purdue is gonna run Kaplan and a nuclear lab? ” News from Egypt in University World News : “ Mandatory electronic marking system draws mixed response.” ” Immigration and Education.