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A virtual reality, AI-boosted system helps students with autism improve social skills

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All avatar voices that iKNOW users encounter are provided by real middle school students, educators and administrators. Her study, which also found the system to be acceptable, appropriate and feasible, was published in high-impact journals Computers & Education and Issues and Trends in Learning Technologies.

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How Online Learning Research Can Improve Remote Instruction

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There’s nothing wrong with formal professional development, especially if it’s meted out in manageable, bite-sized chunks, adds Torrey Trust, an associate professor of learning technology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst who has studied professional learning networks and social media.