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A quick guide to deep learning - what is it and how can it be useful?

Robot Lab

Deep learning is a subset of machine learning that uses algorithms built on neural networks modeled after the human brain. In this short guide, we explore how deep learning works in more detail and how it can be useful in our day-to-day lives.

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AI In Education - The Impact of ChatGPT in the Classroom

Accelerate Learning

ChatGPT, a language model that uses deep learning techniques to generate human-like responses, has garnered significant attention for its potential applications in education. Its ability to support personalized learning experiences, facilitate research and knowledge acquisition, and automate testing and assessment.

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5 Metacognitive Tools to Reveal Hidden Learning

Middle Web

Curious about what students may have learned this year that traditional assessment may not uncover? Deep learning expert Dr. Karin Hess shares five activities and explains how two key elements of learning – metacognition and reflection – can team up to reveal hidden understanding.

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Complex Tasks Every Student Can Accomplish

Middle Web

Collaborating on complex tasks builds relationships, a positive classroom culture for learning and a sense of accomplishment for each student. Deep learning expert Karin Hess shares tools to create authentic, time-sensitive projects. When the team wins, everyone is a winner!

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Educators Have Some Pointed Advice For Tech Companies Building the Metaverse

ED Surge

It offers advice to tech companies that are jumping into the metaverse, with principles from learning science for how to shape the development of their products and services. A lot of us who study what we call the science of learning have been very, very interested in the quick rise in technological alternatives for young children.

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Simulations as a Teaching Strategy

Ask a Tech Teacher

Simulations and games have grown from rote drills using a computer to challenging learning experiences for students that hone problem-solving and critical thinking skills. For too long, education has been underpinned by so-called “surface learning”, which requires only memorisation and an ability to recall basic facts or formulas.

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

ED Surge

Culture embodies our deepest collective social norms and beliefs, and provides the reference points for future learning. That kind of increased brain activity has been shown to lead to better performance and higher retention of learning. The brain makes sense of the world, and mathematics, through culture.

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