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At the Reagan Institute Summit on Education, leaders discussed the evolving value of college degrees versus career skills.
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"The line between work and education is increasingly blurred, according to education leaders, government officials, and other key stakeholders."
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The debate about teens’ mental health and technology needs to be expanded. We should be asking: What and how are children and youth learning? Is technology aiding their learning or getting in the way?
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"People feel forced into binary camps of “ban tech” and “don’t ban tech.” But there is a way to reset the conversation that could help parents, educators and kids themselves make better choices about technology."
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Grading papers is hard work. “I hate it,” a teacher friend confessed to me. And that’s a major reason why middle and high school teachers don’t assign more writing to their students.
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"Could ChatGPT relieve teachers of some of the burden of grading papers? Early research is finding that the new artificial intelligence of large language models, also known as generative AI, is approaching the accuracy of a human in scoring essays and is likely to become even better soon. But we still don’t know whether offloading essay grading to ChatGPT will ultimately improve or harm student writing."
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Western Governors University has announced a partnership with AI writing assistance provider Grammarly, providing access to Grammarly's real-time writing support services — and new Writing Score API — to all faculty and students.
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"The goal of the collaboration is to empower the university's working adult and remote students to build critical communication skills."
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Demonstrative training videos are an excellent way to teach new skills that can be hard to learn from written instructions alone.
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"So, how do you create one? It all starts with a well-planned script! In this article, we'll walk through an example to show you why a detailed script is so important, and more importantly, how to put one together."
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Augmented reality (AR) offers opportunities for immersive learning
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"With manipulable 3D visuals, augmented reality apps and sites inject a wow factor into any subject, increasing kids’ engagement and enthusiasm for learning."
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"The Open Doors Project math and science courses and teacher guides will be available at no cost for Texas students and educators beginning June 30."
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Khan Academy "announced this month that it has partnered with the ExxonMobil Foundation on the Open Doors Project, which aims to bring free high-quality math and science courses and teacher guides to Texas to help inspire the next generation of leaders in STEM"
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More than half of recently-surveyed workers believe they did not receive adequate career readiness training for today's job market,
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"Younger workers feel they’re at a disadvantage when it comes to workforce competitiveness"
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During this recent webinar sponsored by Linewize, the focus was on how to handle critical IT issues that school districts are facing
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"With the rise of innovations such as generative AI, IT leaders face increasingly complex challenges in the effort to protect student safety and digital wellbeing."
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This article provides a practical guide on the metrics required to measure the effectiveness of their eLearning programs.
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"This article highlights the importance of going beyond simply creating and launching an eLearning event, and instead focusing on evaluating its success to ensure it meets educational goals."
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Implementing rapid eLearning in microlearning is highly beneficial. Read on to know about the best practices for the same and put your best foot forward.
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"Given the fast pace of the business world, the next challenge is how can you create these impactful microlearning modules quickly and efficiently? And we have yet another simple but effective answer: rapid eLearning."
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"After more than a year in the generative AI “evolution”, academic integrity continues to be the number one concern teachers bring up to me in my workshops. I know there are already a lot ideas for “AI-Resistant” assessment out there, but I think it takes a multi-faceted approach to solve the AI as a cheat-bot dilemma. Before we dive into solutions, let us first frame the cheating situation in education."
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"Why do students cheat? This to me is the most essential question we as educators should be asking ourselves." |
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Boston University is among the latest higher education institutions to recommend its faculty not outright prohibit generative artificial intelligence tools.
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"In addition to pushing for generative AI’s embrace, Boston University’s task force also made several other recommendations, including that instructors should be free to define policies that are 'suited to the learning goals of their courses.' It says the university should also require that every instructor include an AI policy on each course syllabus."
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Large language models (LLMs) make it possible for faculty to rapidly create a wide range of formative and summative assessments for their students. And, as we hear about so often, students can also use LLMs to write their essays and complete other assignments.
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"[W]hen faculty use AI to create assignments, it’s a 'productivity gain.' But when students use AI to complete assignments, it’s 'cheating.'”
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Have you ever wondered how education is transformed and influenced by Augmented Reality (AR)? Let's review how learning is evolving.
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"Facing the challenge of understanding theories without having a visual or practical implication is difficult. AR with its real-world application technology solves the problem and gives learners a clear view of what they are studying."
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Here's a comprehensive blog post on the exciting future of eLearning, delving into AI, avatars, 3D models, and more.
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"From artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual avatars to 3D models and immersive technologies, eLearning is on the cusp of a major transformation."
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"The latest ChatGPT’s more human-like verbal communication has professors pondering personalized learning, on-demand tutoring and more classroom applications."
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"ChatGPT’s newest version, GPT-4o, aims to converse aloud in a more human way, leading educators to consider new applications for teaching and learning."
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School districts need to look to different intervention strategies, including AI tutor chatbots, that support foundational skill mastering.
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"Newark Public Schools wants to see a districtwide expansion of an artificial intelligence tutoring tool after it was piloted at First Avenue School last year, as the district searches for ways to help students catch up from pandemic learning loss."
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Though that line probably originated with a Canadian novelist called Grant Allen, it's long been popularly attributed to his more colorful nineteenth-century contemporary Mark Twain. Open Culture, openculture.com
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"The trouble was how to get every household a computer, which was still seen by many in 1988 as an extravagant, not necessarily useful purchase. Three and a half decades later, you see a computer in the hand of nearly every man, woman, and child in the developed countries (and many developing ones as well)."
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As some K–12 schools embrace chatbot tutors, others are still weighing the pros and cons.
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"With schools struggling to help students recover from pandemic-related learning loss, artificial intelligence tutoring platforms have emerged as a possible solution — despite the many issues they present. Across the country, several schools are already making AI tutoring a reality."
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Learn how different generations prefer to learn and discover how this information can improve your training programs. Understand the learning preferences of Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and Gen Z. Find out what methods work best for each generation and how to tailor your training to meet their needs.
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"In today’s workforce, as many as 60+ years or 3+ generations may separate the youngest employee from the oldest in any given company. Each new generation experiences unique changes to societal norms, historical events, and technological advancements."
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Ubiquitous learning—the idea that everywhere you go, you’re learning all the time—lets us take advantage of the concept that in every interaction, there may be opportunities for students to engage with our subject matter.
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"Searching the web, talking with others, trial and error—these are good ways to learn things through experimentation and trying things out. But how does one get into this holistic thinking mindset in the classroom?"
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How does empathy humanize online learning and why is that important for effective eLearning? Plus, explore 4 ID models that leverage empathy.
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"As the focus on technology grows and the human element takes the back seat, incorporating empathy into your online learning strategy is becoming increasingly important."
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"OpenAI (developer of ChatGPT) again hit the tech world with the release of GPT-4o (omni) model, the latest and most advanced version of the ChatGPT. Naturally, I couldn’t resist the urge to put this new model to the test. I compared ChatGPT-4o with dedicated GPT from SciSpace and here’s the result."
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"GPT-4o is a new and the most advanced model of ChatGPT as of the writing date of this entry. It comes packed with enhanced capabilities, promising to deliver more accurate and reliable responses."
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We often talk about the need for students to have voice and choice in their learning. We want them to engage in meaningful, productive struggle as they do projects and engage in problem-solving. But where
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Technology does not lead to cheating. But it does change the way that students cheat on their work." |
In the post-PC world, computer labs will have fewer computers and more tablets and laptops.