Archive of ‘educational technology’ category

India privacy

https://www.cnet.com/news/privacy/india-orders-vpn-companies-to-collect-and-hand-over-user-data/

A new government order will force virtual private networks to store user data for five years or longer.

The directive isn’t limited to VPN providers. Data centers and cloud service providers are both listed under the same provision. The companies will have to keep customer information even after the customer has canceled their subscription or account.

India has a history of applying a heavy hand to online activity.

In April, India banned 22 YouTube channels. In 2021, Facebook, Google Twitter ended a tense stand-off with the Indian government when they largely complied with the government’s expanded control over social media content in the country. In 2020, the country banned over 200 Chinese apps, including TikTok, and ultimately banned 9,849 social media URLs.

deep fakes trusted more the real pictures

People trust AI fake faces more than real ones, research suggests

Researchers behind the study are calling for safeguards to prevent deep fakes.

https://www.freethink.com/technology/ai-fake-faces-trustwortiness

Ethical AI tools

Using AI responsibly is the “immediate challenge” facing the field of AI governance, the World Economic Forum says.

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more on deep fakes in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=deep+fakes

personalized learning and achievement gap

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2022-03-28-can-personalized-learning-be-scaled-to-ease-teacher-burdens-and-close-achievement-gaps

McGraw Hill Plus, a new tool, Focusing first on math and then expanding to ELA and science, its objective is to make personalized learning scalable.

Smith: The modern classroom sits at the intersection of blended learning, competency-based learning and personalized learning.

reimagine instructional time and use technology to scale personalized learning.

First, pulling data into one place is the key fundamental driver that will change the teacher workflow. Second, we need to manipulate that data into some advanced data visualization tools, so it’s easy for teachers to understand and use. Third, we need to be able to visualize student performance and take action on it.
Using these data analytics, we can drive personalized learning based on student performance. And the last thing is the automation of teacher workflow.

eachers get data visualization from different sources, such as an adaptive software solution like our ALEKS program, our Redbird Mathematics, or our recently acquired Achieve3000 Literacy.

DJI drones

DJI suspends sales in Ukraine and Russia

The company, which became a favorite target of the Trump administration, has been working to avoid accusations that it’s been favoring any one side in the conflict. Ukraine officials have, however, previously implied that the company might have intentionally sabotaged its products. For its part, DJI has insisted that its products are not sold for military purposes.

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