ED Surge

JUNE 4, 2024

But not everyone thinks this is a good idea, since the tech is prone to “hallucinations,” where chatbots make up facts, and there’s the bigger issue of whether any machine can fill in for a human in something as deeply personal as one-on-one tutoring. A lot of folks probably saw the recent OpenAI demo of me and my son.

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ED Surge

MAY 2, 2024

More than 26 members of local and national media were on hand for the splashy announcement (a detail that Carvalho noted in his remarks), and the event also featured a human dressed in a costume of the shiny animated character of Ed, which has also long been a mascot of the school district, for attendees to take selfies with.

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ED Surge

JULY 2, 2024

But these days, when it comes to AI, another concern has come into the spotlight: That the technology could lead to less human interaction in schools and colleges — and that school administrators could one day try to use it to replace teachers. And it's not just educators who are worried, this is becoming an education policy issue.

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ED Surge

JULY 15, 2024

But it was the chatbot that was touted as the key innovation — which relied on human moderators at AllHere to monitor some of the chatbot’s output who are no longer actively working on the project. This is the well-known hard part of edtech.” He said he is waiting for the district to share more information about what happened. “I

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Edthena

MARCH 18, 2022

AI Coach Platform: When Edtech Concepts Become Practical Classroom Realities. Kevin Hogan: So, really cool demo of the new AI coach. One other thing that popped into my head during the demo was the use of video. Listen to the conversation above (beginning at 6:25) or find the podcast episode at eSchool News. Have a listen.

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ED Surge

JUNE 6, 2024

Meanwhile, educators also have scores of new edtech products to review that promise to save them time on lesson planning and administrative tasks thanks to AI. Several demos last month by OpenAI , Google, and other companies honed in on educational uses of their latest chatbots.

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Edthena

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

Use these questions to cultivate a strong human connection even while employing tech. For example, record a PD session you’re leading or record a demo lesson as ways to show how you use video to get better at your own practice. What is your vision for yourself and for your work? How do you best receive and process feedback?

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