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Educators Have Some Pointed Advice For Tech Companies Building the Metaverse

ED Surge

Even so, some educators are trying to get ahead of the curve to help influence what kinds of education products and services emerge in the metaverse. This week the Brookings Institution released a policy brief titled “ A Whole New World: Education Meets the Metaverse. ” That's not what real learning is about.

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This Is Your Brain on Math: The Science Behind Culturally Responsive Instruction

ED Surge

As a math educator at the high school and middle school levels, I lived for the moments when students’ furrowed brows ever-so-slightly began to unfold and smiles emerged. Culture embodies our deepest collective social norms and beliefs, and provides the reference points for future learning.

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AI in Higher Ed: Using What We Already Know About Good Teaching Practices

ED Surge

How is AI currently utilized in higher education? Next semester, my students will spend time working with prompt writing, reflecting on LLM output and reflecting on when knowledge and learning matter versus when human-AI hybrid writing makes sense. In some classrooms, such as my own, we talk about what AI can and can’t do.

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2024 Spotlight: Women Leading the Way in STEM

STEM Sport

The STEM gender gap can be combated through access to quality STEM education. Alongside this access, it is extremely important and impactful for young girls and female students to have successful STEM role models to look up to and use as mentors throughout their STEM journey.

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How can intelligent systems revolutionise healthcare?

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Published: Access to quality healthcare is a basic human right. These systems can securely store and share patient information, ensuring that healthcare professionals have access to comprehensive and up-to-date data, regardless of geographical location,” says Narges. How can intelligent systems revolutionise healthcare?

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Visions of Education Futures Floating Around in My Head

User Generated Education

Why is there one person standing in front of the room doing all of the talking with students sitting passively at uncomfortable desks when we know that active, social, and experiential learning promotes interest, engagement, and deep learning? The potential for the future of education is limitless.

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What is the 21st Century Lesson Plan?

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Students are digital natives, already in the habit of learning via technology. The ‘college and career’ students are preparing for is different so the education model must be different. This includes online dictionaries and thesauruses, how-to videos, and access to teacher assistance outside of class.