Digital Learning Lab and PBS are considering whether the PBS program, "Elinor Wonders Why," which uses artificial intelligence to tailor a character's responses to what children say, can improve learning. So far, researchers say, the AI capabilities - similar to virtual assistants such as Alexa and Siri - have helped children learn, improve engagement and…
Online learning efforts may remain even when the pandemic fades away. Teachers’ confidence wavers in using edtech for instruction. Perhaps (not) coincidentally, there is more spending forecast for education technology. All in this Edtech Reports Recap.
Kan AI förbättra resultaten i matematikundervisningen? Det försöker man just nu ta reda på i ett Vinnovaprojekt lett av Norrköpings kommun i samarbete med Linköpings universitet och NE.
En förutsättning för att kunna hålla digitala bibliotekslektioner är att det finns ett väl fungerande samarbete med lärare, skriver skolbibliotekarie Jana Nylén.
Children who had high touch-screen technology use were quicker to look at objects when they appeared and were less able to ignore distractions, compared with those who were considered to be low users, researchers reported in Scientific Reports. The findings were based on data involving 38 children.
Megan Kelly, a teacher in Singapore, used games to teach her students about ancient civilizations. In this blog post, Kelly describes how she modified the game Apples to Apples to show students how their own daily lives were affected by the past, and used an Institute of Play game called Galactic Mappers to teach lessons…
Teachers are becoming stars these days on TikTok, that social media platform for sharing short videos. And some of them say the platform serves as a kind of virtual teaching lounge during COVID. But is it a good thing for the teaching profession that classroom instructors are part of a site known for dance crazes,…
Lärarstudenter blir mer digitalt kreativa och har bättre förutsättningar för att använda digital teknik i sitt pedagogiska arbete. Därför genomför Swedish Edtest tester på förskollärarutbildningen tillsammans med Högskolan i Halmstad, Region Halland och flera edtechbolag. Nu finns erfarenheterna samlade i en handbok.