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With more choice in how they tackle an assignment, students may be more involved, excited and motivated — and a broader spectrum of abilities are accounted for.
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Are AI-powered learning experiences the future of L&D? This guide explores innovations that will have a lasting impact on eLearning.
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"What will tomorrow bring for AI in learning? Let's look at how you can tap into the power of Artificial Intelligence to enhance immersion and L&D personalization."
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AI in education: The technology isn't going anywhere, and educators realize that it will have a place in their instruction
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"Educators know AI will have a role in education, but still feel uncertain about the technology"
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Some worry that AI will dehumanize the work of teaching, but the time it saves can help deepen relationships and improve student outcomes.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Using generative AI as a TA can create the time and space necessary for supportive, caring relationships between instructors and students to form and develop."
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High school teachers are more likely than elementary and middle school teachers to hold negative views about AI tools in education.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"About a third of high school teachers (35%) say these tools do more harm than good. Roughly a quarter of middle school teachers (24%) and 19% of elementary school teachers say the same."
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A new study found that when students read digital texts for leisure it had almost no impact on their reading comprehension. Here’s everything you need to know.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Digital leisure reading on a phone, tablet, or computer, has many applications... but when it comes to aiding students’ reading comprehension, digital leisure reading appears to fall short of traditional print reading."
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"As AI becomes more embedded in learning, assessments can occur in diverse contexts and students develop practical skills."
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"It’s possible to maintain academic rigor and revise assessments in response to generative AI"
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"Like many of our colleagues, the emergence of ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence sites initially created a mild panic. Out of the panic, an emerging field of practical, practitioner-based research has begun to emerge."
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"While being mindful of the concerns of plagiarism, equity, and access, some have argued educators must not only accept AI in the classroom but must help their students use it effectively as part of their digital literacy (Bender 2024, 9)"
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How does empathy transform eLearning design? Read on to discover 7 empathy-based techniques that elevate the learning experience.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"By putting extra effort into understanding and addressing what learners need to reach maximum learning results, instructors manage to bring a new dimension to learning experiences. Specifically, they offer learners truly personalized learning, as well as a supportive community that helps them overcome any hurdle."
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May 22, 2:37 AM
I never knew empathy based learning could have such a drastic effect on learning outcomes
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Two principals describe their dramatically different policies on cellphones and how they are working.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Developing a workable school cellphone policy is no easy task as major constituents are often at odds: teachers may want them gone while students want unfettered access to them."
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"When a student can show that they completed a virtual job simulation, it signals to the employer that the applicant invested the time to get to know the company and the type of work they’d be doing in the job they’re applying for."
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"The founder of a free job simulation app says it will benefits students who don’t have access to robust career networks and internship opportunities. They can become familiar with the niche vocabulary and specific tasks associated with the jobs they are considering."
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"A new era of AI requires a balance between thoughtfully mitigating and responsibly promoting student use of new tools"
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"It might be tempting to simply ban generative AI use in courses to avoid having to make changes to assessments (and to avoid complicity in the use of dubiously ethical technological tools), but this approach would miss out on opportunities to prepare and empower students, as well as to create more effective ways of assessing student learning."
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Addressing the challenges of new learning spaces requires a new strategic approach to innovative planning, stakeholder engagement, continuous professional development, and a commitment to ongoing evaluation and adjustment.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"The EdTech Navigator (ETN) framework stands out in its ability to effectively address these challenges. It ensures that technology integration is not just a process but a strategic one, aligned with educational goals, inclusive of all stakeholders, and responsive to the educational community's changing needs and expectations." |
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This article highlights the role of generative AI in education, and the benefits it can confer to the field in the future.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"This article highlights how generative AI can revolutionize education by personalizing learning experiences, automating administrative tasks, and creating dynamic content."
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"OpenAI finally launched a new model over a year after GPT-4. It’s still a GPT-4 variant, but with previously unseen multimodal capabilities."
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"[I]t includes powerful features like real-time video processing, a key feature that could finally allow the creation of powerful virtual assistants that support our daily life in real time."
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There is a critical need for institutions of higher education to adopt a framework to guide both AI policy and practice.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Students need to be prepared for a world with AI–and higher-ed must keep pace"
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"When ChatGPT emerged a year and half ago, many professors immediately worried that their students would use it as a substitute for doing their own written assignments — that they’d click a button on a chatbot instead of doing the thinking involved in responding to an essay prompt themselves."
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Can ChatGPT make human writing more efficient, or is writing an inherently time-consuming process best handled without AI tools?"
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"Generative AI will bring innovations, efficiencies, creativity and effectiveness to most who work at our colleges and universities in the coming year."
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Let’s take a look at how AI will facilitate the work of the instructional designers, researchers, administrators and other nonteaching professionals in colleges and universities this fall."
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AI tools can help higher-ed institutions provide individualized support for student success, while also increasing efficiency.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"AI tools are powerful supports for student success–but must be harnessed responsibly"
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Incorporating AR and VR into instruction lets educators promote 21st century skills for students, and also boosts student engagement.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Educators say AR and VR tools greatly increase student engagement"
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This article explores blended learning as the future of education, covering its benefits, best practices, challenges, and much more.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Blended learning leverages the power of technology to create a more personalized and interactive learning experience. By combining real-time classroom teaching with self-paced online modules, students have the flexibility to learn at their own pace while also benefiting from the guidance of their teachers."
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May 22, 2:36 AM
Blended learning is the most equitable way forward in education
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"In addition to the use of AI in education, schools must pay attention to several big tech challenges."
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"In addition to the use of AI in education, schools must pay attention to several big tech challenges."
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The future of higher education lies in effectively meeting learner needs, which means institutions must provide them with a seamless user experience that makes learning as accessible as possible.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"When educational platforms, tools and resources are thoughtfully designed with user experience (UX) principles in mind, students are more likely to engage actively and meaningfully with the content."
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ChatGPT’s essay scores were in “fair” to “moderate” agreement with those of well-trained human evaluators in a study of 1,800 essays.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"AI scoring could spur teachers to assign more writing although there are risks"
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The global pandemic thrust online teaching to the forefront. Online enrollments rose while campus enrollments declined. Is face-to-face teaching doomed? Will virtual campuses be the norm? Is there no middle ground?
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"When done properly, online teaching can be just as effective as on-campus teaching. It can deliver rich and rewarding educational experiences to a more diverse audience of students, particularly those who may — because of work, family responsibilities, or health reasons — can't attend classes on campus. And students appreciate the convenience and flexibility of online classes."
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Regular refreshes help K–12 schools overcome funding and staffing hurdles, improve security and reduce costs.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:
"Despite strict budgets and small IT teams, school districts must keep devices safely and continually refreshed. That task can be overwhelming in the face of such obstacles as reduced federal fundingand constantly evolving security threats."
Banks. R's curator insight,
May 21, 12:03 PM
Regular refreshes of technology in K–12 schools offer a multitude of benefits that significantly enhance the educational environment. By implementing consistent updates, schools can overcome funding and staffing challenges more effectively. These refreshes ensure that the latest technology is in use, which can streamline administrative tasks and reduce the workload on staff, allowing them to focus more on teaching and student support.
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Universal Design for Learning (UDL) shouldn't be reserved just for online courses. We should be employing UDL principles in the development of all instructional resources.