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Who You Gonna Call? A Harvard Lecturer's Quest for Equitable Class Participation

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So in 2014, the senior lecturer in public policy at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government decided to test that assumption. Today, Teachly has been used by over 75 faculty members in 100 classrooms at Harvard’s Kennedy School. It’s easy to complain about a problem but not have the data to back it up,” says Gregor.

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8 questions every student should ask before choosing a college 

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Every student has different needs, priorities, and goals, and finding the right school requires looking beyond name recognition. A schools overall reputation matters, but whats more important is whether it has strong programs in your field of interest. Does this college offer the right programs for my career goals?

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A Siri for Higher Ed Aims to Boost Student Engagement

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When third-year students in strategy classes at BI Norwegian Business School have a question about their assignments next semester, odds are a robot will provide their answer. Assisting the Teaching Assistants. That’s why he’s betting on the marriage of the LMS and these digital teaching assistants.

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How This Famed Chinese Venture Capitalist Thinks AI Will Reshape Teaching

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or middle China, you will see one teacher and 50 students, or 20 students, each behind a desk, raising their hands, and the teacher lecturing. But the lecturing should be done by the masters. It should be getting a physics lecturer from the Nobel prize winner, who also is a great teacher. Lectures should be given by masters.

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Blending in Technology Boosts K–12 Instruction

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Technology is an ideal vehicle for teachers to better blend classroom instruction with learning opportunities occuring outside of the traditional school day — and outside of the brick-and-mortar school building. . MORE FROM EDTECH: CSee how schools use virtual reality to improve assistive learning programs.

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Big Deals—Khan Academy Boosts National Civics Bee, AI Tackles Campus Safety, and Stanford Offers Online Math

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The competition is expanding to 27 states for the 2023-2024 school year, tripling its reach from nine states last year. Middle school students in grades 6-8 flex their civics knowledge for a chance to win recognition and cash prizes. Students may apply for the competition here. The deadline to enter is January 8, 2024.

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Students Dive Deep Into COVID-19 in Free Open Study Course

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I feel like learning about it in the open study dives deeper into what’s actually happening” with the pandemic, says Mosana, who attends a local public school in Brooklyn, N.Y. “We You spend almost your whole life in school, and then when you come face-to-face with the real world, there isn’t really a world for you to face anymore.”

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