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onto Educational Technology News March 11, 12:25 PM
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The idea that AI ‘learns’ like humans do is one of many misconceptions about the technology.
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Watch this video to learn more about the fully online, accelerated, project-based Master of Education in Educational Technology at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. For more information, visit: https://www.utrgv.edu/edtech/index.htm
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This 30-hour accelerated program designed to prepare persons in K-12, higher education, corporate, and military settings to develop the skills and knowledge necessary for the classrooms and boardrooms of tomorrow. Students in this program have the opportunity to earn one or more graduate certificates in E-Learning, Technology Leadership, and Online Instructional Design.
harrietwatkins's curator insight,
August 24, 2024 10:34 PM
This is a fantastic program! Its practical, real-world based and applicable to many areas of industry where teaching and learning, training and development are used.
Katlego Mofokeng's curator insight,
May 19, 3:46 PM
Using technology in education proves affective in helping students/ learners accelerate their learning progress.
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R&D has been getting more difficult and more expensive. We look at how AI can accelerate the process and usher in a new era of growth across industries.
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"[T]he rate of progress enabled by innovation now faces an under-recognized threat: Innovation is getting more difficult and more expensive."
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Explore how AI, microlearning, and learning analytics transform the flipped classroom into a future-ready model that boosts engagement, critical thinking, and self-directed learning.
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The flipped classroom has evolved into a personalized, immersive learning model enhanced by AI, microlearning, and learning analytics to improve student preparation and in-class engagement.
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July 1, 10:51 AM
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Ninety-three percent of students across the United States have used AI at least once or twice for school-related purposes, according to the latest AI in Education report from Microsoft.
The report shows a significant increase in student AI use for school, with 42% using it weekly and 30% daily, while the number of students who have never used AI dropped by 20 percentage points from last year.
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July 1, 10:47 AM
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"A new book details how edtech started with the aim of making learning accessible to everyone but did a better job of making a few professors, investors and institutions very rich."
"[W]e should use technology... quite deliberately and to amplify what’s human. But amplifying what’s human is not as sure a way to profit as replacing what’s human."
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July 1, 10:41 AM
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AI reskilling can be a powerful tool for ensuring every member of an organization has a shared vision for their company’s future.
"Once employees and leadership align on AI and its potential, entire businesses–and even entire industries–can begin to fully capitalize on this technology and its ability to shape the future."
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June 30, 11:35 AM
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Organizational leaders must develop a strong foundational understanding of how technology influences strategic and operational decisions
"Strong leadership is data-informed and not data-driven."
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June 30, 11:31 AM
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Learn About, a Google Labs experiment, lets you explore topics in depth through interactive, conversational responses.
"With Learn About, you can submit a text prompt, a PDF, or an image file to kick off your query. In response, Google's AI provides details on the topic at hand."
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June 30, 11:29 AM
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Creating guidelines, room for experimentation and low stakes meetings can help teachers keep up with fast-moving artificial intelligence tools.
“Experimentation [with AI] can be useful and fun, particularly if the teacher is intellectually engaged in that process and is paying close attention because AI makes a lot of mistakes,”
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June 27, 11:24 AM
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A new framework outlines eight ethical principles to guide higher education’s implementation of artificial intelligence.
"The question before us is not whether we will use AI but whether we will guide its use with purpose, clarity, and care."
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June 27, 11:17 AM
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"What are the assumptions about learning embodied in the algorithms? When I was a junior in high school, my English teacher asked our class to read Hamlet and to write an essay on the line, 'There’s a special providence in the fall of a sparrow.' Not surprisingly, given that he was the school’s minister, he believed this line was the “most significant” in the play. Unfortunately, its significance—how, in my teacher’s words, it was “central to making sense of the play”—was lost on me. I wrote a wretched essay, most of which made no sense to me or him."
"The one thing we ought not to do is bake outdated and flawed assumptions about learning into the new technology."
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June 27, 11:06 AM
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"Jobright.ai, a recruiting startup co-founded by Ethan (Yudian) Zheng and Eric (Yuan) Cheng in 2023, released Jobright Agent, a software-based service that can apply for jobs on your behalf."
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As the urgency to capture game-changing AI value intensifies, now is the time to be bold, fast and responsible in realizing its full potential. There are many paths to take to unlock the power of AI to shape your future. Your choices and priorities now will influence your journey.
"[W]e believe AI will bolster—not replace—humans, significantly enhancing their capabilities and everyday work experiences. While AI can process and analyze data at an unprecedented scale, it is human insight, creativity, discernment and decision-making that will unlock its true value."
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Google will give teachers the ability to create interactive study guides using the AI research tool Notebook LM, along with their classroom materials.
"Google is charging ahead with AI tools, saying it thinks that 'responsible AI' can help drive 'more engaging and personalized learning experiences,' when used in conjunction with human-led teaching."
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Today, 10:28 AM
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Use for work, to learn something new, or for entertainment has risen since March 2023. Adults under 30 are especially likely to use the chatbot in these ways.
"58% of adults under 30 say they have used it, up from 43% in 2024 and 33% in 2023. While use is rising in older age groups as well, they remain less likely to have used ChatGPT"
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July 1, 10:54 AM
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In this contributed Op-Ed, Emelia Probasco argues that to understand the strengths and weaknesses of AI, kids need to get their hands on AI in low-stakes settings.
"It is up to each of us to learn about AI’s strengths and weaknesses. And there may be no better way to learn than by trying them out in repercussion-free ways. Reading and knowing about hallucinations is not the same as experiencing them."
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July 1, 10:49 AM
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If your institution hasn't started developing an AI strategy, you are likely putting yourself and your stakeholders at risk, particularly when it comes to ethical use, responsible pedagogical and data practices, and innovative exploration.
"AI is advancing daily, and by establishing a strategic foundation now, your institution can stay agile and aligned with its mission, vision, and goals to serve learners as the education sector continues to evolve its usage of AI globally."
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July 1, 10:43 AM
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Digital innovation is sparking an evolution from learning as a content delivery solution to a broader enabler of connection and insight.
"Five years after the pandemic drove a move toward online learning and three years into the transformative, widespread use of generative AI tools, the higher education teaching and learning ecosystem continues to adjust and evolve."
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July 1, 10:35 AM
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Educator Christine Anne Royce makes the case for changing the teaching paradigm for the future with less memorization and more learning.
Royce shared ideas from Futuristic Insights on Education and stressed that building future-ready classrooms starts with how we train teachers and support these practices in school culture.
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June 30, 11:33 AM
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In an age of AI, educators and students need ways to ensure the technology complements learning rather than detracts from or homogenises it
"Ultimately, AI tools can open the door to a more responsive, practical, skills-based approach to learning."
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June 30, 11:30 AM
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As Amazon, OpenAI and Anthropic bosses warn, entry-level corporate jobs are about to get cut, experts say Gen Z don’t need to panic—yet.
"Billionaire OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warns that AI is rivaling the capabilities of entry-level talent, from interns to PhDs."
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June 30, 11:25 AM
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Change has always made people nervous. From the steam engine to AI — it’s the same story. So, how do you stay relevant as an Instructional Designer in the age of AI?
"From the industrial age to today’s digital evolution, those who embraced new tools and learned new skills didn’t just survive… they led the way."
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June 27, 11:23 AM
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"Schools must ensure that students are prepared to confront the ethical dilemmas that Artificial Intelligence (AI), like all new technologies, will inevitably present. Humans have created AI and are learning from it. Consequently, AI will have flaws that require skillful interaction to uphold the basic tenets of right and wrong."
"Schools can enhance ethics education by evaluating AI-enabled support regarding levels of acceptability. Districts should strengthen professional development to return to effective pedagogy, and teachers must demonstrate appropriate behaviors and elucidate challenging ethical concepts, which will create an environment for students to learn collaboratively with AI."
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June 27, 11:10 AM
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"It's difficult to imagine education ever returning to its previous state since the arrival of Generative AI in classrooms. It was around two years ago in Monterrey, Mexico, I began exploring how artificial intelligence might reshape project-based learning. What started as experimental teaching has evolved into a significant approach now frequently referred to as “PBL 2.0.” I truly believe that rather than some kind of revolution, the evolution of PBL represents a sometimes untidy yet powerful transformation of educational practice."
"Traditional education often presents learning linearly: master the fundamentals, apply them, and eventually, achieve creativity. But what if this sequence is backward for some learners? Could starting with creative applications actually motivate the mastery of fundamentals?"
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June 27, 11:05 AM
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"Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab and OpenAI are at odds over a contractual provision related to artificial general intelligence, The Information reported on Wednesday. Under the current terms, when OpenAI achieves AGI, Microsoft's access to such a technology would be void. Microsoft wants OpenAI to remove that clause but so far OpenAI has refused, the report said."
"Microsoft partnered with OpenAI in 2019, investing $1 billion to support the startup's development of AI technologies on its Azure cloud platform."
AI systems like ChatGPT don’t truly “learn” but operate based on predefined training, and understanding this distinction helps users engage with AI more effectively.