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Best Open Access Journals and Scholarly Articles for Research Students

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SpringerOpen SpringerOpen features research a wide variety of peer-reviewed research articles spanning different disciplines including social sciences, humanities, science, technology, medicine, economics, biomedicine, chemistry, computer science, psychology, and many more.

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Is There Still Time to Build Equity into Virtual Reality Edtech?

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That’s a big price tag for the many students who already can’t afford up-to-date computers or internet connections adequate for completing their college coursework. A Digital Divide — Or Bridge? A virtual reality headset costs hundreds of dollars.

EdTech 358
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Educators Team Up to Respond to Sudden Rise of ChatGPT

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The group plans to produce reports and guidelines for using AI in education; make policy recommendations for incorporating AI in school curriculum standards, courses, tools, assessments, and professional learning; and establish a global framework for computer-science curriculum that includes AI.

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Should universities use differential treatment to admit students?

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Differential treatment is an example of how economic theories can shape public policies and individual’s opportunities. Differential treatment refers to economic and social policies (such as positive discrimination and affirmative action) whereby individuals are treated differently based on personal characteristics.

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The power of geographic information systems: bringing data to life with maps

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Make the most of your time at high school to develop skills such as public speaking, teamwork and leadership. I began my career in the technical side of GIS, but I have been wooed to the social sciences. In high school, I focused on math and science as my main interests were in geometry and biology.

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The secret life of fonts

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The term font also refers to the piece of software that allows text to appear and function properly on a computer or smartphone screen. When desktop computers first entered mainstream use in the 90s, many people felt too intimidated to get onboard with the new technology. Keith collecting fonts in public signage. Pinterest.

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I, chatbot: How ‘human’ should chatbots be?

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At the University of East Anglia in the UK, Dr Oli Buckley’s research project is combining computer science and social science to answer these questions. TALK LIKE A COMPUTER SCIENTIST. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE – computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence.