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Will Teachers Listen to Feedback From AI? Researchers Are Betting on It

ED Surge

Students should be equal participants in their learning,” says Phipps. All teachers should have equal access to tools that can improve their teaching. Keara Phipps, an elementary school teacher from Atlanta, says that TeachFX showed her she “talked too much” in her classes. We did a study of 100,000 hours of audio of non-TeachFX users.

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Dogs of Science: Discoveries & Companionship

STEMe

However, dogs have played a separate but equally important role in science as well. STEM·E Talks: Data Science Sat, Oct 9, 2021 11:00 AM CST. — New York, NY Throughout history, dogs have been remembered for their loyal and hardworking nature. Check out some of STEM · E's paw-some upcoming events, podcasts, and videos!

Science 52
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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

ED Surge

Revenue models and profitability by sector is coming into focus — and not all segments are created equal. Next week’s attendees should take note of these market adjustments, and pay close attention to which sectors and sub-sectors are in ascendance or decline. Altogether, 30 public (or recently public) companies make up the Index.

EdTech 301
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Hard vs Soft Skills in STEM Education

STEM Sport

Hard skills directly apply in various STEM fields, from physics to computer science. Students equipped with hard skills can excel in STEM professions, such as data science, software development, engineering, and scientific research. Soft skills are equally essential in STEM education and careers.

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Should universities use differential treatment to admit students?

Futurum

The idea that exam results should be assessed differently based on a student’s socio-economic background is known as differential treatment, and Emil is investigating whether such policies can improve equality and efficiency in education and labour markets.

Economics 111
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Three things I learned about teaching by taking a short course

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

So I’ll just say I’m thankful for what I’ve learned in the minicourse and equally thankful for the reminders about learning as I head back into the classroom next week. Right now I'm using it to work through a data science program on Codecademy. How about you?

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Wolfram|Alpha as the Way to Bring Computational Knowledge Superpowers to ChatGPT

Stephen Wolfram

It’s equally, if not more, important for human-like AIs as well—immediately giving them what we can think of as computational knowledge superpowers, that leverage the non-human-like power of structured computation and structured knowledge. It extends to things like doing data science or other forms of computational work (or programming).

Computer 145