Classrooms

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The ascendance of large language models like ChatGPT has all but wrought a collective existential crisis among writing instructors. Due to a rise in large language model-assisted plagiarism, student essays are no longer reliable indicators of ability. How then, do writing instructors meaningfully assess their…

Credit: AI-generated image Making visual art with the help of artificial intelligence could be a great way to teach kids about the ethics of the ubiquitous technology, says an education professor at the University of Alberta. Today's K-12 students live in symbiosis with AI more than previous generations could have imagined. Algorithms permeate almost…

Images shown to study participants include four classrooms with features ranging from traditionally masculine to traditionally feminine. Credit: Michael Ralph, study authors The way people interact with the built environment can influence whether they feel comfortable in a space or if they feel they belong among people who gather there. However, the people who design learning spaces and those who use them might not feel the…

While a number of companies and nonprofits are experimenting with AI-powered tutors, Merlyn Mind is rolling out an AI-enabled assistant for teachers to use in the classroom.The new tool can be installed on a teacher’s laptop, where it awaits voice commands to answer in-class questions, pull up lessons on platforms like PowerPoint, or send assignments and other materials to students. Merlyn Mind cofounder and CEO Satya Nitta, who previously worked on AI tools for learning at IBM Research, says the company purposely focused…

Credit: Stanley Morales from Pexels Students achieve better grades in college science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) courses when those classrooms have higher numbers of underrepresented racial-minority and first-generation college students, according to new research published in AERA Open. While this link holds true for…

by Louis-Philippe Beland, Arnold Lewis Glass, Daniel G. Krutka and Sarah Rose, The Conversation Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Should smartphones be allowed in classrooms? A new report from UNESCO, the education arm of the United Nations, raises questions about the practice. Though smartphones can be used for educational purposes, the report says the devices also…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has released a report highlighting the many challenges of the growing presence of technology in education. This report is groundbreaking in its call for corporate responsibility for education technology and in its…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Heavy reliance on technology in education may be unproductive, or even detrimental, if it interferes with the acquisition of basic skills such as reading, the UN warned on Wednesday. The body's education, culture and science agency UNESCO said in a report that while students should learn about…

A new study finds that Japanese schoolteachers have unintentionally modified the concept of critical thinking and practice indigenous versions while adhering to the national curriculum guidelines that strive to align with global education standards. Credit: Tony Cassidy from Flickr Globally, critical thinking (CT) is regarded as a highly desirable cognitive skill that enables a person to question, analyze, and assess an idea…

Parenting kids of the digital age is arduous, indeed. Kids’ love for technology and smartphones is unyielding. They fight tooth and nail to keep their gadgets. Therefore, promoting responsible use of phones (especially inside classrooms) has become the need of the hour. One way to achieve this goal is by using Android parental controls. But should schools even allow kids to bring phones to classrooms? That question has been in the limelight for years now. Use of Phones in Classrooms Many people have been debating over…