ED Surge

MARCH 11, 2024

But they still like print, and they still like to go to the library, according to a survey of Gen Z and Millennial public library use and media consumption released by the American Library Association last fall. They also did ethnographic research at two Ohio public library branches. Ninety-two percent check social media daily.

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Cool Cat Teacher

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Lidia Gonzalez is a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at York College of the City University of New York. 00:05:45 – 00:09:44 : Math is Not Neutral Dr. Lidia Gonzalez talks about the importance of inclusive and equitable math education, touching on issues of access and representation.

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Computing Education Research Blog

MAY 17, 2022

Barb Ericson has been gathering data on the Advanced Placement exams in Computer Science for a decade. Researchers can request the data. She was told that they would sign an agreement with the University of Michigan to give her access to the data — but not to her personally. Barb did several months ago.

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ED Surge

APRIL 10, 2024

A coalition of 14 education organizations, helmed by the nonprofit Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute, released sample guidelines earlier this month that walk teachers and administrators through potential pitfalls to consider before using an AI tool in the classroom or for other tasks. In Michigan, it was a team effort.

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ED Surge

MAY 23, 2023

When it comes to getting access to the latest scholarly articles, there’s a stark digital divide. Students and professors affiliated with most colleges have unlimited access to large collections of scholarship such as JSTOR and HeinOnline, because their institutions subscribe to site licenses.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

As a lecturer at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, where I teach econometrics and research methods, I spend a lot of time thinking about the intersection between data, education and social justice — and how generative AI will reshape the experience of gathering, analyzing and using data for change.

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ED Surge

JULY 19, 2023

public schools raise questions about whether curricula and edtech are staying culturally relevant. Between 2010 and 2021, the share of white non-Hispanic children fell to 45 percent of public school students, while the share of Hispanic children grew to comprise 28 percent. Meanwhile, changing demographics of students in U.S.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 20, 2022

Usually, that meant desktop computers, iPads, and laptops, either in small groups or 1:1. Good intentions to give all students access to the world’s knowledge were derailed by the cost of the websites and webtools that made that happen. Access this catalog via the website. Access this collection via the website.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 19, 2023

Gutenberg Project This site provides thousands of digitized books, audio recordings, DVDs/CDs from the public domain (or out-of-copyright). These are great for all ages to not only read but research topics that might have been well-covered years ago but not so much now (like primitive tribes). Access this catalog via the website.

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ED Surge

JUNE 22, 2023

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology think they may have a way to keep the chatbots honest. ChatGPT doesn’t care about facts, it just cares about what’s the next most-probable word in a string of words,” explains Sandeep Kakar, a research scientist at Georgia Tech. It has problems saying, ‘I don’t know.’” So Ashok K.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 25, 2023

Computers & Mobile Devices Computers and mobile devices like smartphones and tablets are the primary way learners access the internet. Through these devices, students access web-based study tools, simulation tools, and apps where they can interact with their teachers and fellow students.

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STEMe

DECEMBER 3, 2023

The efforts of the researchers who use it to improve the stock market cannot go understated, yet their real work remains shrouded in obscurity. However, with the development of computers, quantitative analysis became particularly striking as computers could perform calculations millions of times faster than any human.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

My student stood next to my desk, computer resting on both hands, his eyes wide with a mixture of fear and excitement. We accessed the bot through Character.AI, a platform that provides user-generated bots that imitate famous historical and fictional characters, among others. Screenshot of conversation with "HoldenAI."

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Computing Education Research Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Both Barb and the Lifetime Service to the Computer Science Education Community awardee, Simon, earned their PhD’s later in life, both within the last 10 years. The work I’m doing these days is computing education, but it’s not in the mainstream of CS education — I focus on computing education for people who don’t want to study CS.

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ED Surge

APRIL 24, 2023

This project was guided by Anni Kumar, a seasoned educator and head of the computer science department at Vikas Bharati Public School. Students researched and chose an AI model that was appropriate for the problem they were trying to solve. EdSurge: How did you get students started in using AI to design solutions?

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Cool Cat Teacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Many similar features are also built into the Generative AI cloud features that can be accessed by application from Google. So, we must continue to make the presumption that all students have access to generative AI. For example, I've loaded my AP Computer Science Principles textbook into Bing Chat Enterprise.

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STEM Next

DECEMBER 19, 2022

From a Week of Computer Science to A Year of Possibilities: Five Ideas to Take into 2023. We celebrate the incredible effort that made Computer Science Education Week 2022 a resounding success. Deaf Kids Code facilitated a project-based learning opportunity in a deaf program in Chicago Public schools hosted by Cook Biotech.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Rashawn Ray That’s the question a team of researchers at the think tank Brookings Institution are asking, through a new project that will probe the opportunities and barriers virtual reality offers in higher education. The universities that get on board with this quickest are going to have some of the biggest payoffs.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 19, 2022

Ray Salazar has been teaching high school Journalism and English in Chicago Public Schools for over twenty years. Maxey has spent over two decades in public education, both in the classroom and at the administrative level. They cite homework’s impact on the achievement gap between students of differing socioeconomic backgrounds.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 2, 2023

How about: to preserve old recordings that are degrading with time to make them more accessible to potential viewers and researchers to increase their lifespan But what’s the best way to do this? But you’ll need a few devices, like an old video player (like VCR or camcorder), a computer, and a video capture device.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 14, 2021

Usually, that meant desktop computers, iPads, and laptops, either in small groups or 1:1. Good intentions to give all students access to the world’s knowledge were derailed by the cost of the websites and webtools that made that happen. Access this catalog via the website. Access this collection via the website.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

. — Richard Culatta The urgency of such educational initiatives is underscored by a Pew Research Survey revealing that 44 percent of adults aged 18 to 49 report they are online almost constantly. Even our youngest students do some activities on the computer. Being informed was a big part of my class when I was an English teacher.

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Futurum

OCTOBER 31, 2023

There is still much we do not know about the disease, and researchers are working hard to learn more about what causes it. Researchers, medical professionals, and scientists all over the world are trying to understand what triggers the disease so that new treatments can be developed.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 1, 2023

If you’re researching something online, consider the source. You don’t really know these people, why are you giving them access to your private life? Sometimes the best thing you can do is turn off your computer Why would you want to avoid drama at school, but come home, go online to take part in more drama?

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STEMe

MARCH 31, 2024

Predicting someone’s life seems like an unrealistic idea to the general public. But as it happens, Danish academics have been working over the past few years to figure out how to apply computational science to forecast when a person will die. Asking the question, "Is the human life predictable?"

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Futurum

JULY 20, 2023

Published: In a world where so much information is stored digitally, cyber attacks that hold computers hostage can be incredibly damaging. A cyber criminal installs malware on a computer system, which blocks access to the computer and all the data contained on it. Can cyber insurance combat cyber crime?

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National Science Foundation

JULY 5, 2022

Though women were once at the forefront of developing the disciplines of computer programming and software engineering (Berkeley School of Information, 2021), the computer science (CS) workforce in the US for the past three decades has become a field of mostly White and Asian men.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 1, 2022

If you’re researching something online, consider the source. You don’t really know these people, why are you giving them access to your private life? Sometimes the best thing you can do is turn off your computer. Turn off your computer and do something less stressful. Even Wikipedia isn’t necessarily a reliable source.

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Futurum

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Differential treatment is an example of how economic theories can shape public policies and individual’s opportunities. Regardless of whether differential treatment is considered fair, the efficiency rationale gives researchers and policymakers another way to look at how and why public policies should consider socio-economic factors.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 8, 2021

If you’re researching something online, consider the source. You don’t really know these people, why are you giving them access to your private life? Sometimes the best thing you can do is turn off your computer. Turn off your computer and do something less stressful. Even Wikipedia isn’t necessarily a reliable source.

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Ellipsis Education

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

To get computer science into the classroom, you need resources, community support, and a plan. CodeVA , a nonprofit dedicated to building computer science infrastructure, is are experts at this. As the original Code.org partner, they have led the charge in establishing computer science programs across the state of Virginia.

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STEM Sport

MAY 9, 2024

This diversity in the workforce is what allows this workforce to continue thinking innovatively and in the best interest of the public as a whole. The STEM gender gap can be combated through access to quality STEM education. Aside from her successful research and studies, Karikó founded a small company RNARx.

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Ellipsis Education

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

To get computer science into the classroom, you need resources, community support, and a plan. Read on for inspiration as you plan your computer science implementation! CodeVA , a nonprofit dedicated to building computer science education, has led the charge in establishing computer science programs across the state of Virginia.We

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ED Surge

JUNE 1, 2022

have signed up to create digital versions of themselves that look 3D and feel immersive when accessed by students wearing VR headsets. Still, the metaversities effort raises questions about cost, accessibility and privacy. They’re on the hook for paying licensing fees to give students access to the software that runs them.

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ED Surge

JULY 11, 2023

That’s the question posed by a group of researchers who developed a free tool they call the Adaptive Experimentation Accelerator. Bier and others involved in the project say that they are testing the approach in a variety of educational settings, including public and private K-12 schools, community colleges and four-year colleges.

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Futurum

APRIL 18, 2023

How machine learning is revolutionising materials science Published: Research in materials science and engineering is crucial for developing materials that can help solve some of society’s biggest challenges. A digital abundance All areas of science have benefited from the rise of computation and the internet. “We

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Futurum

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Published: Access to quality healthcare is a basic human right. Dr Narges Armanfard from McGill University and Mila Quebec AI Institute in Montreal, Canada, has set up iSMART Lab to develop intelligent computer systems that can support medical professionals. How can intelligent systems revolutionise healthcare?

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