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Robot Teachers, Racist Algorithms, and Disaster Pedagogy

Hack Education

I spoke tonight in Dorothy Kim's class "Race Before Race: Premodern Critical Race Studies." Well-known names in the industry include ProctorU, Proctorio, and Examity. That robot grading is degrading. Who has a teacher or peer read their paper, and who gets a robot?) Here's a bit of what I said. I believe that firmly.

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Pushback Is Growing Against Automated Proctoring Services. But So Is Their Use

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It may be the biggest question in college edtech during the pandemic: Should tests be allowed to robotically watch students? Companies including ProctorU have long offered human test-watchers who sit in call centers and look in on test-takers through their webcams. The issue involves so-called automated proctoring services.

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WHAT’S NEW: NEW TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS

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The courses will be provided through Pathways, a new enhancement to Hoonuit’s online professional development solution, which groups similar modules together to provide a well-rounded study of a topic. Learners will also study zSpace interactions, including how a user can manipulate objects in stereoscopic 3D. TCI BRING SCIENCE ALIVE!

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Speaking of b t , the Calling B t course challenges a study that’s been in the news recently claiming that AI can identify sexual orientation based on people’s faces. More on this study in IHE. ” Via TeacherCast : “Why Teachers Will Never Be Replaced By Robots.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via Campus Technology : “One of the founders and former CEO of online proctoring company ProctorU , Don Kassner, is launching a new venture: MonitorEDU , an online proctoring service powered by technology from ProctorExam. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. A new study says yes.”