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How AI can transform lesson planning and assessment

eSchool News

Key points: With the right AI tools, teachers can enhance their classroom instruction Tracking AI in education Enhancing learning through AI and human educators For more on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Teaching is an uphill battle that grows harder and more exacting as the years roll by.

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The Next Frontier of Learning Engineering: AI That Teaches Other AI

Edsurge

A thousand hours is about how long it took Goel and his team to create Jill Watson, an AI teaching assistant chatbot that can answer student questions. Called Agent Smith , it’s an artificially intelligent system that absorbs information from a course syllabus and uses it to build a Jill Watson customized to that class.

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Can a ‘Family of Bots' Reshape College Teaching?

Edsurge

Can college students tell the difference between a human teaching assistant and a chatbot? And the answer has profound implications for the future of college teaching. Goel, a professor of computer science and cognitive science, and his team have refined perhaps the first robot teaching assistant, dubbed Jill Watson. “If

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Ace Your Semester: Harnessing AI for a Head Start

Faculty Focus

Whether it’s whipping up dazzling PowerPoint slides, rewording a syllabus, or designing a new and exciting lesson, AI has you covered. It’s like having a teaching assistant that never sleeps! It’s like having a teaching assistant that never sleeps! Need a YouTube video summarized or some awesome questions?

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Strategies for Increasing Instructor Presence

Faculty Focus

You could include personal information and/or a photo, in addition to the course syllabus and other course-related information. If they have not opened the course syllabus or were not in class on the first day, this could be addressed in the email. Shanda Hood is a teaching assistant professor at the University of Arkansas.

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Ace Your Semester: Harnessing AI for a Head Start

Faculty Focus

Whether it’s whipping up dazzling PowerPoint slides, rewording a syllabus, or designing a new and exciting lesson, AI has you covered. It’s like having a teaching assistant that never sleeps! It’s like having a teaching assistant that never sleeps! Need a YouTube video summarized or some awesome questions?

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Strategies for Increasing Instructor Presence

Faculty Focus

You could include personal information and/or a photo, in addition to the course syllabus and other course-related information. If they have not opened the course syllabus or were not in class on the first day, this could be addressed in the email. Shanda Hood is a teaching assistant professor at the University of Arkansas.