Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Can a robot be whimsical? Earlier this fall, Corey Mohn , President and Executive Director of CAPS Network , had recommended to our Deeper Learning Team a book that was just published in 2021 Running with Robots: The American High School's Third Century by Greg Toppo and Jim Tracy. For starters, let's not give them robots' work.

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Hack Education

JUNE 15, 2017

Perhaps we might recognize, as we wait to see if Mattel’s or Clayton Christensen’s predictions about the future come true, that this fantasy of the robot companion or caretaker has its own, long history – stories that elicit fear as often as comfort. Maybe they’ll change how we think about robots.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 11, 2019

Whether it’s an interactive board, robotics resource, parent communications app or a school LMS , ensure that all staff are clued up and understand the benefits to ensure that processes – both in the class and behind the scenes – run as efficiently as possible. Read more: What every adaptive learning system should have.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 20, 2018

Emerging technologies such as augmented reality, virtual reality, open education resources (OER), coding, and adaptive learning tools are moving more into the mainstream in some schools. Automation and robotics are already disrupting the world of work, as we know it. The Internet of Things (IoT) impacts virtually all of us.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2016

(He claims to be among the first to coin this approach as “adaptive learning.” What’s all the buzz about adaptive learning really about? Learn more about its different definitions and applications in our special report on adaptive learning. Not everyone bought into his vision at first.

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2020

Retailers such as The Gap are accelerating the adoption of robots in their warehouses. Learning in The Flow of Work—Wherever Work May Be Just as COVID-19 has blurred the work and home lives of many, it is further blurring the boundaries between learning and working.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Kibby also criticized Ferreira’s highly abstract and “complex” public statements about Knewton’s technology (referencing one NPR interview in which the former CEO called Knewton “ a robot tutor in the sky ”). Knewton’s pitch is that its mix of OER and an adaptive-learning system will set it apart.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

I shared the stage that day in Iceland with a person who gave their talk on how, in the future, robots will love us -- how they will take care of us in our old age; how they will teach our classes; how they will raise our children. Robots aren't coming for your jobs, but management may well be. Why do you? Why the rush to mechanize?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Online learning is not just another edtech product, but an innovative teaching practice." Designed to adjust in real-time to each student's prior knowledge and skill attainment, adaptive systems respond to variations in ability and diverse student backgrounds, sensitive to the the unique needs of each learner.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Thomas Cavanagh, vice provost for digital learning at the University of Central Florida You're talking about enhancing human conversations with software robots. Like using adaptive learning, for example, to personalize the experience for students at scale. But we've got 68,000 students here.". How does that work?

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Adaptive learning technology is the new go-to for personalized learning. Diagnostic products and software systems that target specific areas of learning for improvement can help students find success, freeing educators to help every learner reach their personal best within one classroom.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

The technologies built by these companies span a wide gamut of buzzwords (adaptive learning, artificial intelligence, gamification) but will be integrated with TAL’s online offerings. Sinovation also funds companies in other technology sectors including robotics and Big Data.) TAL has already directly funded a handful of U.S.

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Bryan Alexander

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

Learning Analytics & Adaptive Learning. Time-to-Adoption Horizon: One Year or Less. Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). Time-to-Adoption Horizon: Two to Three Years. Augmented Reality. Makerspaces. Time-to-Adoption Horizon: Four to Five Years. Affective computing.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2017

Using a completely adaptive learning engine and technology-enhanced assessments, UpSmart provides the right level of instruction and practice on each topic for each student. Reading Horizons announced its upcoming webcast, Dyslexia: Best Practices for Instruction and Intervention.

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Bryan Alexander

AUGUST 17, 2018

A little farther out (2-3 years) are “Adaptive Learning Technologies” and AI, which makes sense given the state of play in those fields. Further along (4-5 years) are mixed reality and robotics. But are makerspaces still growing in higher ed, or have they plateaued?

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Bryan Alexander

AUGUST 17, 2018

A little farther out (2-3 years) are “Adaptive Learning Technologies” and AI, which makes sense given the state of play in those fields. Further along (4-5 years) are mixed reality and robotics. But are makerspaces still growing in higher ed, or have they plateaued?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Companies include an AI robot, student incubator and a startup called Pie for Providers. Progress and Challenges for AI in Education : Artificial intelligence has moved beyond a pitch deck buzzword, and into reality as it shapes how adaptive learning and assessment tools operate. Join us for a slice of the action! 12:30 p.m.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2016

While machine learning and automation are obviating the need for learners to memorize content and develop routine skills, current edtech solutions still focus on helping learners develop these capabilities, he says. Rise of the robots Siemens has both an academic and an industry perspective on digital learning.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

Amplify Fractions covers math standards in grades 3–6 and uses adaptive learning, interactive storytelling, and a personalized digital tutor to help students conquer fractions. KinderLab Robotics ( kinderlabrobotics.com ) announced Free Throw , a throwing-arm attachment that lets the KIBO robot toss ping pong-sized balls.

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Kathy Schrock

APRIL 15, 2023

It certainly read like a robot had written in, IMHO. I especially disagreed with the section below because online tools should not be supplemental, but infused into the curriculum in a meaningful way to support teaching and learning. These tools can be used to create quizzes, polls, and surveys to assess student understanding.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

ALEKS PPL is an adaptive placement solution that assesses what students already know, what they are ready to learn next, and provides students with the opportunity to improve their placement scores through an individualized, adaptive learning path in the ALEKS Prep and Learning Module.

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MindShift

AUGUST 11, 2016

It looked at college courses that are using so-called “adaptive learning” software as an enhancement to blended courses. NPR Ed has covered adaptive learning before. In April, the research firm SRI published a report at the behest of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (which is a supporter of NPR Ed).

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

The integration will enable teachers to use Renaissance Star 360 assessment data to accurately place students into FuelEd’s Stride adaptive learning solution. Wonder Workshop ( www.makewonder.com ) previewed a middle school solution that brings coding and applied robotics into the classroom.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

.” More on ed-tech funding via Education Week’s Market Brief : “Self-Paced E-Learning Market Evaporating, Report Finds.” ” Via Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill : “Marketing Claims From Adaptive Learning Vendors As Barrier To Adoption.” Robots probably won’t take your jobs.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

The topic names have been modified “for consistency,” the report’s authors say (although I’m a little unclear about some of these choices – how are “mobile learning,” “tablet computing,” and “bring your own device” separate technological developments? Mobile Learning.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

“Fake news,” “robots coming for our jobs,” “the new economy,” “surveillance capitalism,” “personalization,” “the cult of innovation,” and so on – these are all narratives intertwined in the power of major technology companies, platforms, data, and algorithms.

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Hack Education

MARCH 30, 2018

Here’s Edsurge : “Udacity VP of Learning: ‘We Never Start Anything Out of Academic Interest’ ” Here’s Techcrunch : “Udacity introduces real robots and virtual words to help students build skills.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” asks Edsurge.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JULY 8, 2015

Adaptive learning platforms and learning algorithms. Robotics in the classroom. Falling cost of mobile devices, which impacts what’s affordable, who shows up to school with what on their own, school budgets, etc. Rapid change in the demands for media forms (e.g., text to infographics to eCards to podcasts).

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Hack Education

JANUARY 19, 2018

From the press release : “ Knewton Launches Alta, Fully Integrated Adaptive Learning Courseware for Higher Education, Putting Achievement in Reach for Everyone.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Geek Dad : “Little Robot Friends Teach Kids to Code With Empathy.” ” Empathy?!

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

.” Note the significant difference in language in this headline from The Verge , for example – “ Harvard’s Root robot teaches kids how to code ” – and the way in which Seymour would describe the LOGO Turtle – that students would using programming to teach the robot. This is ed-tech!).

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

” According to WCET , “Developing Effective Courses Using Adaptive Learning Begins with Proper Alignment.” ” Via Getting Smart : “ Virtual and Augmented Reality in Personalized Learning.” ” Tom Vander Ark lists “ 15 Dimensions of Personalized Learning.”

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Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

“Can robotics teach problem solving to students?” “Learning technology once reserved for special needs students is now in everyone’s hands. ” “Of OER and Platforms: Five Years Later” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” asks eSchool News.

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Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” IHE blogger Joshua Kim predicts there is “1 technology, 2 futures” as he writes about “ Robot Burger Makers and Adaptive Learning Platforms.” ” S.c.r.e.a.m.i.n.g. ” (Venture) Philanthropy and the Business of Education Reform.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Via The Verge : “ Aflac ’s toy robot for kids facing cancer is the smartest toy of all.” Via The Verge : “ Aflac ’s toy robot for kids facing cancer is the smartest toy of all.” “Is Personalized Learning the Next Big Thing in K–12 Philanthropy?

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Parla.ai – “No need to spend money on teachers – I’ll help you learn English effectively and for free!” “This Machine Learning-Powered Software Teaches Kids To Be Better Writers,” Fast Company claims. ” Exclusive!

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Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. “ AI Learns Gender and Racial Biases from Language” says Jeremy Hsu in IEEE Spectrum. The adaptive learning company has raised $16 million total. Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “The Cost That Holds Back Ed-Tech Innovation.”

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Education E-rate MOOC EdTech 44

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

.” Gotta love a quote like this, from a story in Edsurge profiling McComb, Mississippi ’s Summit Elementary School: “We are learning how to mitigate between policy and trying to be as innovative as possible without breaking state laws.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Oh. No neoliberalism here. Move along.

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