Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology

"Educators are having a very different experience with
generative artificial intelligence (AI) since the 2022-23 school
year came to a close. K-12 schools have now had the opportunity
to take a breath and regroup to determine how to get a grip on the
explosion of generative AI in the classroom – after the education
sector was caught off guard when ChatGPT burst abruptly onto the scene during the last school year."

Via EDTECH@UTRGV

An increasing number of students are turning to ChatGPT to supplement and replace their human tutors. | An increasing number of students are turning to ChatGPT to supplement and replace their human tutors. New research illustrates how AI technologies are causing a paradigm shift in higher education.

Via EDTECH@UTRGV

Higher education technology association Educause recently released the 2023 Teaching and Learning Edition of its annual Horizon Report, forecasting the trends, technologies, and practices that will shape the future of postsecondary education. AI is a significant theme throughout the report, both appearing in the top technological trends for 2023 as well as factoring into the key technologies and practices impacting colleges and universities going forward.

Via EDTECH@UTRGV

The people who build and fund edtech tools occupy different professional worlds than the educators who use those tools. And those worlds can sometimes collide.

Via EDTECH@UTRGV

"As COVID-19 shut down colleges in March 2020, we observed that the ones that successfully transitioned to remote service did not replace their existing student service model with a completely new one. Rather, they found ways to augment their staff and traditional processes with new technology."

Via EDTECH@UTRGV, Johanne Hernandez

Both industry and higher ed experts see opportunities and risk, hype and reality with AI for teaching and learning.

Via EDTECH@UTRGV, Johanne Hernandez

"To help improve my own teaching and that of my fellow faculty members in Duke’s AI for Product Innovation masters program, we set out to develop a system that could, given a set of class quiz and homework results and a set of learning topics, identify each student’s learning state at any time and present that information to both instructor and learner. This would facilitate more effective personalized guidance by the instructor and better awareness on the part of the student as to where they need to put additional focus in their study."

Via EDTECH@UTRGV

Gartner has identified six critical areas where the use of large language models such as ChatGPT can present legal or compliance risks that enterprise organizations must be aware of — or face potentially dire consequences. Organizations should consider what guardrails to put in place in order to ensure responsible use of these tools, the research firm advised.

Via EDTECH@UTRGV

As online education continues to gain popularity, ensuring academic integrity in online courses has become a critical concern for educators and institutions. This article explores effective strategies for promoting academic integrity in the online learning environment.

Via EDTECH@UTRGV

Artificial intelligence tech brings a lot of benefits to different fields, including education. Many researchers claim that artificial intelligence can lead to positive student outcomes in education.

Current innovations allow developers to train a computer to do complicated tasks. This can help to improve the teaching and learning processes; however, it’s not intended to replace the teacher or professor. Artificial intelligence provides some surprising benefits for learners and educators.

Via EDTECH@UTRGV

How can automated grading help both teachers and students? Read this informative article to learn more about AI paper graders.

Via EDTECH@UTRGV, Johanne Hernandez

In this article, learn how Artificial Intelligence can supplement live proctoring as well as discover what AI does and does not do.

Via EDTECH@UTRGV

"Artificial Intelligence is everywhere. It forms the core of how the majority of media has consumed for years already. It is also the latest buzzword of the Learning and Development industry. Here are a few useful things to know about it, along with long-held misconceptions and its untapped potential."

Via EDTECH@UTRGV