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How edtech can worsen racial inequality

The Hechinger Report

But what seems to be missing from the conversation is how technologies — especially those powered by AI and machine learning — can worsen racial inequality, if we’re not careful. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter The post How edtech can worsen racial inequality appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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2021 Reflections: Looking Back and Harnessing Powerful Possibilities

Digital Promise

This year, we celebrated our 10-year anniversary —a milestone that speaks to a decade of improving educational outcomes through powerful and innovative learning experiences ??grounded grounded in learning sciences research. The relationship between edtech and learning is now deeply and permanently interwoven.

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Vote for Digital Promise’s SXSW and SXSW EDU 2018 Session Ideas

Digital Promise

Through this work, we see powerful examples of innovation across education — from students creating their own virtual reality (VR) films, to researchers working with technology developers to improve edtech efficacy, to educators rethinking their own professional development with the use of micro-credentials.

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How Research-Based Tools Provide Impactful Learning Outcomes

ED Surge

What defines an exemplary edtech company that serves K-12 needs? While the edtech market continues to grow with innovative ways to engage students, not many companies provide products rooted in three decades of cognitive research that continue to provide solid returns on investment. We take this very seriously.

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2018 Education Innovation Clusters Convening: Looking to the Future

Digital Promise

Which strategies and tools can ground our work in equity, increase edtech efficacy, and develop stronger networks? Excited to learn from other #EdClusters18 it is awesome to know hear about how so many people are working to unite people and find common ground to improve our world in this age of polarizing every subject.

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