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The Education Department Outlines What It Wants From AI

ED Surge

For edtech firms, this partly means figuring out how to prevent their bottom line from being hurt, as students swap some edtech services with AI-powered DIY alternatives , like tutoring replacements. Primarily, for instance, it stresses that humans should be placed “firmly at the center” of AI-enabled edtech.

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Los Angeles School District Launched a Splashy AI Chatbot. What Exactly Does It Do?

ED Surge

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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OPINION: America should learn from Europe and adopt tougher regulations on artificial intelligence

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When it comes to AI, we can’t afford the same wait-and-see approach many governments took to regulating social media. Policy always lags innovation, but when it comes to AI, we can’t afford the same wait-and-see approach many governments took to regulating social media, for example. I now also chair Ireland’s first A.I.

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Unlocking Skills: What Learners and Employers Need to Know About Microcredentials

ED Surge

Credentials that adhere to the Open Badges or CLR [Comprehensive Learner Record] standards have a specific way of packaging that data to be both human-readable and machine-readable. In the higher education setting, a lot goes into the governance structure around creating course content. That's where the credential value comes in.

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After Transforming a College With Online Offerings, a President Steps Down to Tackle AI

ED Surge

But LeBlanc, who was enthusiastic about technology and had worked in edtech, made a bet that was unusual at the time: He decided to grow the university’s online offerings. And what we're really working on is what would a human-centered, a relationally centered version of education look like if it could be empowered by and supported by AI?

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Higher Ed Should Pay Attention to the Corporate World’s Growing Use of Skills Data

ED Surge

And government leaders are also pushing the trend: many state governors , for instance, have adopted skills-based hiring for state positions, and the U.S. However, the human resources function has historically lagged behind other business areas in adopting data-driven approaches. Department of Labor reported a near-record 9.5

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What Could Web3 Mean for Education?

ED Surge

It’s a digital world where internet users retain ownership of their online activities—their intellectual property, or IP—which are tracked by blockchains, which help everyone make money without having to rely on governments, institutions or corporations. Some edtech entrepreneurs are eager for Web3 to arrive and change education.

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