EdTech

Teaching AI to All Students

[…] in 2017. A high school student used the app for a week and felt positive effects from the experience. Although there are many benefits offered by this technology, it is still important to consider the potential negative impacts or concerns as a result.  Natural language processing (NLP) is being used to work with people […]

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Personalized Learning

5 Personalized Learning Strategies for the Online Learner

[…] years, the need for learning to become more student-centered as opposed to teacher-centered has changed the scenery of teaching and learning. The tasteful blend of education and technology (edtech) has already provided affluent opportunities for young people, especially for students who are in school and college or simply those who take online courses, to […]

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Future of Learning

AI in the World: How can we prepare our students?

[…] about AI in areas such as cybersecurity? Since March of 2020, due to remote work and remote learning, these shifts in our use and the location of technology led to a 20% increase in cyber attacks. We also need to account for the increasing number of devices that are being used on the Internet […]

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Ed3

What Can Decentralized Organizations Accomplish in Education?

[…] remained largely unchanged. Our education systems were created before our digital world was formed, during the industrial era. New discoveries in learning theory, emotional and moral development, technology, socialization, and pedagogy, have not been reflected in most learning institutes. Despite technological and pedagogical advancements, our schools, educators, and learners remain locked into outdated learning […]

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Future of Learning

The Ready Player One Test

Dagan Bernstein explores four guidelines for the implementation of learning that uses immersive technology.

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EdTech

EdSAFE AI Alliance

[…] in AI’s education potential, the industry needs to adopt common benchmarks and standards. To meet that need, Riiid and Dxtera, a nonprofit membership organization that builds open technology solutions to lower barriers in education delivery, have formed a cross-sector alliance of companies and associations to launch an AI in Education benchmark initiative. The initiative, […]

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Future of Learning

Building the Car While We’re Driving It: Lessons Learned and Back-to-School Priorities in Four Districts

[…] communications, and change management domains. Schools partnered with families and community organizations to ensure basic needs were met, including distributing meals and finding shelter for some unhoused families. Technology and data infrastructure was another bright spot, as districts moved to enable remote learning by rapidly procuring and deploying thousands of devices and wifi hotspots. Not surprisingly, […]

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EdTech

Six Steps to Build AI Accountability

[…] own principles for “AI and the Future of Teaching and Learning.” Based on those and on our own research for The AI Dilemma: 7 Principles for Responsible Technology — here are five points that school leaders can use to develop their approach to responsible AI.  In the right context and with the right guardrails, […]

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Future of Learning

A Reliable Hybrid Learning Model: Cedar Rapids Schools Respond to Setbacks

[…] began to emerge, 700 students applied and with that shift in demand for online learning, the district prepared to meet the demand. Such measures included a household technology survey from the Iowa DOE helping make a case for CRCSD’s broadband needs to the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief fund. The survey results showed 2,000 households in […]

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Getting Through

How to Reopen Schools: A 10-Point Plan Putting Equity at the Center

[…] for such offense might contemplate different reopening scenarios and consider investments in extra transportation, student home broadband, new talent models that leverage teacher residency models, facilities modifications, and/or technology to support access. These and other innovations might generate or sustain revenue streams through the downturn. With the oversight and proactive involvement of the school board, leaders […]

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