Tag: online classes
AI in the classroom – WATCH OUT FOR THE SLAP!
OUCH! What the hell was that kid doing?
Have you ever wondered how you could track your student’s engagement? Well look no further than France. Apparently there is a business school there that is doing just that. Now before you imagine a classroom filled with cameras pointed right at students in a lecture hall, think again. Apparently this is a business school called Nestor in France that is offering online classes.
I saw this in an article from The Verge where it is stated that they are using AI to monitor when students are engaged and distracted. If a student is distracted a robot does not reach through the screen to slap the day dreaming student (though that would be crazy). Instead it lets students (and teachers I suppose) of if the student is engaged or not.
I wonder how this handles students who are pondering new concepts – would it count those students as engaged or not? The article doesn’t say nor does it mention much about the data it collects.
At any rate, it sounds like a good idea, but the more I think about it, the more I am not sure how this will work.
What do you think?
Podcast episode 30 – April 19, 2012
This is our longest episode yet but man it is probably our best. We do have a little technical difficulties with our mics (odd as we’re IT people) but stick with it as we talk about a lot of very relevant topics. Including Chemas big night out. Be sure to subscribe to us on iTunes here.
1) Tony’s 2 posts “It’s 2012 Stop Using Attachments” & “Operation Overlord”
2) Omar’s post “Symbaloo missed the mark with my students”
3) iPhone app of the week “Sketch Nation Studio”
4) Patrick’s post “Cyber Awareness”
5) Acceptable use policies for a 1:1 environment
6) Omar’s post “Virgina wants kids to learn online”
Technology in the Classroom 