eSchool News

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The report is a comprehensive guide for educators, district leaders, and policymakers as it offers insights into the benefits and challenges of AI in education and offers practical strategies for effective and ethical AI implementation, with a focus on enabling accessibility. Key findings in the report include: 1.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Yet, in the educational space, AI often stirs fear and skepticism among educators. Misconceptions about AI in education 1. Instead of banning AI, educators can design assignments that leverage these tools. Educators can explore how AI can create a more equitable learning environment.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Key points: It’s key to remember that AI isn’t foolproof—it can make mistakes Equity, transparency, and effectiveness should be goals when using AI in education See related article: More students are seeking an AI-powered school year The November 2022 release of ChatGTP by OpenAI was an inflection point for AI technology.

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eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2023

In a recent report by Populace (2022), 55 percent of American parents expressed their desire for educators to rethink how today’s K-12 schools are educating our children. 8), and moral character traits such as “honesty, kindness, integrity, [and] ethics” (p. In 1954, the landmark U.S.

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eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2015

stating that both universities violated antidiscrimination laws by failing to provide closed captioning in their online lectures, courses, podcasts, and other educational materials. Applying ADA to Online Education. In February, advocates for the deaf filed federal lawsuits against Harvard and M.I.T., In Harvard and M.I.T.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

CoSN and CAST last released a comprehensive report entitled “ AI and Accessibility in Education.” As AI technologies like Generative AI (GenAI) and assistive tools become increasingly prevalent in educational settings, it is crucial to understand both their benefits and limitations.

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eSchool News

JULY 15, 2015

Can playing a game help students—especially those with disabilities or special needs—improve their behavior, learn empathy, and increase academic performance? The founder of gaming monolith Electronic Arts thinks so, and he’s not alone. “A

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Typically, educational professionals focus on how to help students better access what is considered ‘typical’ learning (Ong-Dean, 2005). This is considered ‘deficit thinking,’ or thinking that defines a diagnosis by its challenges, in order to treat, fix, or minimize specific features of a student’s disability. Positionality statement.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Key points : Today’s students will undoubtedly encounter generative AI in their careers Two higher-ed instructors have designed a guide for using generative AI in life design and career education See related article: A scholar’s embrace of ChatGPT-4 Innovations that have transformed education have often been met with skepticism.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

This article briefly synthesizes responses from instructional coaches regarding their experiences, challenges, and recommendations for integrating AI into K-12 education. Ten instructional coaches, all with advanced degrees, had the following insights into the instructional use of AI in K12 education.

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Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2021

Yet, many social, political and ethical concerns have emerged as the application of technology has grown in daily life. Undergraduate education offers a key opportunity for recruiting students from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic, gender, and disability groups into computing.

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Edsurge

JULY 19, 2024

Like Jacob, many students with disabilities are forced to work extra, advocates argue. The article cites Jacob’s story, though the author declined to provide further details to EdSurge, citing ethical concerns.) Some disability advocates say they appreciate that the Justice Department shifted the burden away from students.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2020

Reactions have never been best practice in education. Educators and administrators across the country took the blank slate created by the absence of a playbook as an opportunity to lean into their social and emotional learning (SEL) training, think flexibly and evolve their practice—in the interest of all their students.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Typically, educational professionals focus on how to help students better access what is considered ‘typical’ learning (Ong-Dean, 2005). This is considered ‘deficit thinking,’ or thinking that defines a diagnosis by its challenges, in order to treat, fix, or minimize specific features of a student’s disability. Positionality statement.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Key points: AI holds much promise for the future of education AI tools can offer personalization and targeted interventions Discover more about what AI in education holds for teaching and learning Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing education with innovative approaches to teaching and learning.

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Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2018

Some educators tout the immersive power of VR technology, pointing to examples like an app that simulates what it was like to walk on either side of Germany’s Berlin Wall in the 1980s. We've been talking about how to get [VR tools] into education, but they haven't made their way to education.

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Edsurge

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. One group of students used AI in education, which helps children get personalized learning experiences such as through a Universal Design for Learning approach.

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Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2023

There has also been an outlash of criticism on curriculum , coursework and materials, with efforts to restrict what educators teach, that has put racial, cultural and historical identities under attack. America’s young people are feeling the weight of it all. high school students. Civic behaviors and attitudes support the broader community.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Students relying on your software to further their education have put a great deal of trust in you to reserve their privacy. This is the latest Senate inquiry into the data collection practices of education technology companies. You must be able to demonstrate that you are respecting students’ privacy,” the letter reads.

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2024

Education has had a wobbly relationship with the still-evolving presence of generative AI in schools — with some school districts banning it only to reverse course. So how much work would it take to come up with guidelines to help educators manage the challenges of using generative AI tools for their work? AI is everywhere.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Keisha Ray and Susan Gentz, co-founders of k20 connects, tackle two of the most popular, but sometimes confusing, topics in the world of education and technology. Hello and welcome to another episode of Innovations and Education. The podcast where we dive deep into the intersection of education and technology. Public education.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. This begs the question: What’s next for education? What are the projections for edtech?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Once upon a time, educators worried about the dangers of CliffsNotes — study guides that rendered great works of literature as a series of bullet points that many students used as a replacement for actually doing the reading. Peirce Caudell, of Indiana University, says her students have raised ethical issues with using AI tools as well.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Chatbots are increasingly common in customer service, healthcare, and education; however, in education, chatbots have been used to generate false or misleading information called “hallucinations” and create fake students. This is different from generic applications where chatbots may only handle customer service inquiries.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

There are plenty of things students complain about, but no other educational technology has drawn as much organized protest in recent months. Ethics and Surveillance Ironically, Olsen says he created Proctorio because he felt that the remote proctoring services employing humans were too creepy and invasive.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 8, 2025

With the release of AI on a broad scale and the evolving procedural policies for policing and supporting its use in online higher education classrooms, instructor hesitancy to implement AI in ethical and effectual ways is shared by many. Transcriptions ease and enable learning for many students with disabilities.

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Edsurge

APRIL 22, 2020

Alternatively, the Windows app store sells a program called Webcam System Settings that you can use to disable autofocus and adjust other camera parameters. Select the following configuration options in Zoom: Disable join before host. On Windows: See if the manufacturer of your webcam has free software.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 8, 2025

With the release of AI on a broad scale and the evolving procedural policies for policing and supporting its use in online higher education classrooms, instructor hesitancy to implement AI in ethical and effectual ways is shared by many. Transcriptions ease and enable learning for many students with disabilities.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Chatbots are increasingly common in customer service, healthcare, and education; however, in education, chatbots have been used to generate false or misleading information called “hallucinations” and create fake students. This is different from generic applications where chatbots may only handle customer service inquiries.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2019

Some online multiplayer games have become so ridden with profanity that many players disable chat functions. (I And some educators and researchers are optimistic that, with the right guidance and oversight, kids can pick up healthy habits even as they engross themselves in yet another Fortnite battle royale.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

But, banning AI chatbots “risks widening the gap between those who can harness the power of this technology and those who cannot, ultimately harming students’ education and career prospects” (Canales, 2023, para. The nature of AI-generated content is changing constantly. Redesigning academic integrity statements is essential.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

But, banning AI chatbots “risks widening the gap between those who can harness the power of this technology and those who cannot, ultimately harming students’ education and career prospects” (Canales, 2023, para. The nature of AI-generated content is changing constantly. Redesigning academic integrity statements is essential.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2017

BrainCo just scored $15 million in venture funding from Chinese investors, and has welcomed a prominent Harvard education dean, who will serve as an adviser. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is among Neurocore’s investors.) What’s more, there’s scant evidence that neurofeedback can be used to treat learning disabilities, say scientists.

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Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2018

But it wasn’t until her current gig, serving as an instructor for a course on water supply and demand in California, that she got her feet wet with open educational resources. Coming from educational publishing, there was a strict division between writing and editing and graphic-design work,” says Anagnoson. Now it’s my job.”

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Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

This article includes a free, open-access resource for educators: What Your Students Arent Telling You: Listening, Learning, and Leading with Empathy. Download it here: [link] In higher education, we often track student success through grades, credit hours, and retention rates. These were not standard end-of-semester evaluations.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 16, 2024

Empathy, in course development, refers to an educator’s ability to understand the problems, needs, and desires a group of learners faces through research and inquisition. The first domain is associated with taking a team approach to maintain shared values, engage in ethical conduct, and engage in respect for each other.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 16, 2024

Empathy, in course development, refers to an educator’s ability to understand the problems, needs, and desires a group of learners faces through research and inquisition. The first domain is associated with taking a team approach to maintain shared values, engage in ethical conduct, and engage in respect for each other.

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