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Libraries add streaming services to bridge digital divide 

Libraries add streaming services to bridge digital divide  | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
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UTRGV Summer Incentive: Get Up To $2,000 For Your Graduate Education

UTRGV Summer Incentive: Get Up To $2,000 For Your Graduate Education | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it

Summer 2024 at UTRGV just got better! Grad students can be eligible for up to $2,000!

If you've been waiting to start your Master's degree in Educational Technology, here's a great reason for starting this summer. Visit: http://utrgv.edu/edtech


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Here are 2,000 reasons for earning your Master's degree in Educational Technology this summer. Learn more about UTRGV's Educational Technology program here: http://utrgv.edu/edtech

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New ChatGPT Version Aiming at Higher Ed

New ChatGPT Version Aiming at Higher Ed | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
ChatGPT Edu, emerging after initial partnerships with several universities, is prompting both cautious optimism and worries. OpenAI unveiled a new version of ChatGPT focused on universities on Thursday, building on work with a handful of higher education institutions that partnered with the tech giant.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"ChatGPT Edu, emerging after initial partnerships with several universities, is prompting both cautious optimism and worries."

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5 Ways Teachers Can Harness the Power of ChatGPT Voice Assistants

5 Ways Teachers Can Harness the Power of ChatGPT Voice Assistants | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Unlock the potential of ChatGPT's new AI voice assistant. Discover 5 powerful ways teachers can streamline tasks with an innovative AI teaching assistant.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"The ChatGPT voice assistant offers a myriad of benefits for teachers, from streamlining administrative tasks to enhancing classroom engagement and supporting professional development."

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What Educators Know About Artificial Intelligence, in 3 Charts

What Educators Know About Artificial Intelligence, in 3 Charts | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it

Most educators say they have not received any professional development on artificial intelligence.

EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"Most educators say that teaching students on how to use tech tools powered by artificial intelligence—and understanding the potential pitfalls of the technology—should be a priority."

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Students Are Likely Writing Millions of Papers With AI

Students Are Likely Writing Millions of Papers With AI | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Turnitin, a service that checks papers for plagiarism, says its detection tool found millions of papers that may have a significant amount of AI-generated content.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"Students have submitted more than 22 million papers that may have used generative AI in the past year, new data released by plagiarism detection company Turnitin shows."

 

Note how Turnitin says "may have" not "did"

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Here are the companies OpenAI has made deals with to train ChatGPT

"In the past month, OpenAI has partnered with Reddit, News Corp., Vox Media, and the Atlantic as it looks for data to train ChatGPT. Here are the deals announced so far."

EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"OpenAI’s chatbots scored a big new data source following the company’s deal with News Corp. in May. With the stroke of a pen, ChatGPT and the company’s other services added the Wall Street Journal, New York Post, MarketWatch, Barron’s, and other publications to its database."

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How to transition nontechnical teams to use GenAI

"Generative AI can be scary to some, so use these tips to help employees understand and adopt it."

EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"According to the World Economic Forum, 23% of positions will be added or eliminated as a result of technology changes, including AI adoption, in the coming five years."

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Ethics and AI

Ethics and AI | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it

Have you ever wondered what ethics has to do with artificial intelligence? Let’s look into this intriguing question.

EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"Ethical AI ensures trust and delivers fair and just answers for questions."

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Report: AI Skills Boost Wages for Some, Redefine In-Demand Occupations

Report: AI Skills Boost Wages for Some, Redefine In-Demand Occupations | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Artificial intelligence is providing a boon for many occupations, with AI skills often bumping up paychecks, according to the PwC 2024 AI Jobs Barometer report, analyzing over half a billion job ads to reveal the transformative impact of AI on job growth, skills demand, wage premiums and productivity across various sectors.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"Jobs requiring AI skills carry up to a 25% average wage premium in some markets."

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Upgrading The Curriculum: What's The Need With The Rise Of AI?

Upgrading The Curriculum: What's The Need With The Rise Of AI? | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Here's why the rise of AI necessitates upgrading the curriculum to prepare students for an AI-driven world.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"Existing curriculums must integrate AI concepts. As AI is revolutionizing job markets and technology, schools should introduce AI early, integrate it across subjects, and promote project-based learning."

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What’s More Important to Students and Employers: Skills or Credentials?

What’s More Important to Students and Employers: Skills or Credentials? | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
At the Reagan Institute Summit on Education, leaders discussed the evolving value of college degrees versus career skills.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"The line between work and education is increasingly blurred, according to education leaders, government officials, and other key stakeholders."

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OPINION: It’s not just about tech and anxiety. What are kids learning?

OPINION: It’s not just about tech and anxiety. What are kids learning? | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
The debate about teens’ mental health and technology needs to be expanded. We should be asking: What and how are children and youth learning? Is technology aiding their learning or getting in the way?
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"People feel forced into binary camps of “ban tech” and “don’t ban tech.” But there is a way to reset the conversation that could help parents, educators and kids themselves make better choices about technology."

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Can Artificial Intelligence Grade Student Essays?

Grading papers is hard work. “I hate it,” a teacher friend confessed to me. And that’s a major reason why middle and high school teachers don’t assign more writing to their students.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"Could ChatGPT relieve teachers of some of the burden of grading papers? Early research is finding that the new artificial intelligence of large language models, also known as generative AI, is approaching the accuracy of a human in scoring essays and is likely to become even better soon. But we still don’t know whether offloading essay grading to ChatGPT will ultimately improve or harm student writing."

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New tool empowers users to fight online misinformation

New tool empowers users to fight online misinformation | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
The Trustnet browser extension lets individuals assess the accuracy of any content and fight online misinformation on any website.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"As many colleges implement digital literacy requirements for graduation, a browser extension helps combat online misinformation"

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The higher education revolution will be digitised – but the technology needs to meet the needs of the people universities serve

The higher education revolution will be digitised – but the technology needs to meet the needs of the people universities serve | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Covid accelerated the digital revolution in education – now it’s time to harness what we’ve learned to make university work better for everyone, says Catherine Friday, global education leader at EY
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"Students increasingly want to study at a time that suits them, due to work or family commitments"

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AI won’t replace teachers — but a classroom revolution is coming

AI won’t replace teachers — but a classroom revolution is coming | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Teachers must remain in charge, but for that, they too will need to evolve. Here’s how.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"At the moment, AI still lags behind humans in most disciplines, especially complex tasks that require a blend of technical competencies and socio-emotional skills. In fact, many experts agree that in the near term, AI will mostly complement rather than replace humans."

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Don’t use GenAI to grade student work

Don’t use GenAI to grade student work | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
As a former secondary English teacher, senior examination assessor, and lecturer for initial teacher education, I understand the allure of using Generative AI (GenAI) for grading student work. We're all familiar with the workload of assessment and reporting. The idea of a tool that could save time and streamline the grading process is undeniably appealing.…
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"At its core, GenAI generates probabilistic outputs based on patterns in training data, lacking true understanding and the ability to make qualitative judgments. This leads to inconsistency and bias in grading, raising serious concerns about fairness and reliability."

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Teach students to use GenAI to create characters for stories

Teach students to use GenAI to create characters for stories | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Over time, students will learn to perfect their prompts and work side by side with AI to enhance their creativity, write Gloria Anahí Molina Barrón and Pamela Inés Marroquin Alanis
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"AI, and specifically LLMs (large language models), can help our students enhance their creative work. This is one of several reasons their use has become increasingly prevalent in education over the past few months."

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Why Some Tech Implementations Fail

"Follow this three-pillar blueprint for successful tech adoption."

EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"In the current B2B technology landscape, the difference between a transformative tool and an expensive decoration is not the technology itself—it’s how you use it."

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University of Kentucky publishes AI policies for research

University of Kentucky publishes AI policies for research | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
The University of Kentucky has published policies governing the use of generative artificial intelligence for research purposes.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"'Generative AI cannot be designated authorship as it cannot be held accountable for issues such as research misconduct/plagiarism or intellectual property misuse,' the guidelines state."

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Tech Giants Agree to Put Limits on Gen AI Systems

Tech Giants Agree to Put Limits on Gen AI Systems | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Sixteen generative AI leaders — including OpenAI, Microsoft, Google and Anthropic — have agreed to pull the plug on their own AI technologies if they're deemed too dangerous.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"The companies are signatories of the "Frontier AI Safety Commitments" document unveiled last week at the AI Seoul Summit. The document, which lays out guidelines for limiting AI misuse"

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Refreshing Your Devices? Here’s What You Need to Know!

Refreshing Your Devices? Here’s What You Need to Know! | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
An educational technology leader shares five considerations for school districts evaluating the device lifecycle.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"If you’re embarking on a device refresh, here are five factors to consider"

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Boston University calls for 'critical embrace' of generative AI in new report

Boston University calls for 'critical embrace' of generative AI in new report | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Boston University is among the latest higher education institutions to recommend its faculty not outright prohibit generative artificial intelligence tools.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"In addition to pushing for generative AI’s embrace, Boston University’s task force also made several other recommendations, including that instructors should be free to define policies that are 'suited to the learning goals of their courses.' It says the university should also require that every instructor include an AI policy on each course syllabus."

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The Symmetrical Power of AI in Assessments

The Symmetrical Power of AI in Assessments | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Large language models (LLMs) make it possible for faculty to rapidly create a wide range of formative and summative assessments for their students. And, as we hear about so often, students can also use LLMs to write their essays and complete other assignments.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"[W]hen faculty use AI to create assignments, it’s a 'productivity gain.' But when students use AI to complete assignments, it’s 'cheating.'”

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Beyond The Screen: Exploring Augmented Reality In Education

Beyond The Screen: Exploring Augmented Reality In Education | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Have you ever wondered how education is transformed and influenced by Augmented Reality (AR)? Let's review how learning is evolving.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"Facing the challenge of understanding theories without having a visual or practical implication is difficult. AR with its real-world application technology solves the problem and gives learners a clear view of what they are studying."

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What's Next in eLearning? AI, Avatars, 3D models, and More

What's Next in eLearning? AI, Avatars, 3D models, and More | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Here's a comprehensive blog post on the exciting future of eLearning, delving into AI, avatars, 3D models, and more.
EDTECH@UTRGV's insight:

"From artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual avatars to 3D models and immersive technologies, eLearning is on the cusp of a major transformation."

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