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A Guide to Choosing an Interactive Learning Platform

ViewSonic Education

These platforms enrich learning outcomes by offering diverse features, like multimedia content, quizzes, real-time feedback, and collaboration tools. But what is common amongst interactive learning platforms is that they make learning more engaging, accessible, and effective. And what about user permission management?

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Using EdTech to Support Healthy Habits in Kids and Teens

EmergingEdTech

As most students can attest, one of the largest ways technology has taken over their lives is through the advent and evolution of e-learning. More students have learned to adapt to remote digital learning, which for many students, has opened the door for their own potential. Gamification in Health and Learning.

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Georgia Tech Is Trying to Keep a ChatGPT-Powered Teaching Assistant From ‘Hallucinating’

Edsurge

The experimental chatbot is in use this summer in three online courses — Introduction to Cognitive Science (taught by Goel), Human-Computer Interaction, and Knowledge-Based AI. “It can detect when ‘this doesn’t smell right,’ and it can basically stop [wrong answers] from going forward.” Nothing changes in the role of the professor.”

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What to Know About Miguel Cardona, Biden’s Pick for Education Secretary

Edsurge

While Cardona has “not only the knowledge base, but the experience” for the job, one of his greatest attributes, according to Robles-Rivas, is his ability to find and surround himself with smart, capable people who can help him push his agenda forward. Ned Lamont. President-elect Joe Biden’s plans may split the difference.

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Technology’s Role in Putting Learning Science Research To Work

Digital Promise

When used appropriately, these tools can help educators create learning environments that incorporate key research-backed principles shown to underlie effective learning in the following ways: Supporting personalized, differentiated and self-paced learning.

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The case for ChatGPT as the ultimate educator’s toolkit

eSchool News

ChatGPT does have major limitations: its limited knowledge base only pulls from data prior to September 2021; it has no personal experiences or emotions to draw from; it may generate inaccurate information; and it does not have the ability to critically think and/or analyze information.

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Technology Tools Used in Teaching and Learning

eSchool News

The ubiquitous presence of digital devices and technology tools in education, including laptops, tablets, and smartphones, allows students to access a wealth of educational resources and multimedia content. E-books, online libraries, and educational software like Rosetta Stone support literacy and language learning in digital formats.