{"id":61998,"date":"2017-12-19T16:50:38","date_gmt":"2017-12-19T21:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=61998"},"modified":"2017-12-19T16:50:38","modified_gmt":"2017-12-19T21:50:38","slug":"alexa-how-can-you-improve-teaching-and-learning-roddy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2017\/12\/19\/alexa-how-can-you-improve-teaching-and-learning-roddy\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexa, how can you improve teaching and learning? [Roddy]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alexa, how can you improve teaching and learning?<\/strong><\/a> — from edscoop.com by Kate Roddy with thanks to eduwire for their post on this<\/a>
\nSpecial report:? Voice command platforms from Amazon, Google and Microsoft are creating new models for learning in K-12 and higher education \u2014 and renewed privacy concerns.<\/em><\/p>\n

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We\u2019ve all seen the commercials: \u201cAlexa, is it going to rain today?\u201d \u201cHey, Google, turn up the volume.\u201d Consumers across the globe are finding increased utility in voice command technology in their homes. But dimming lights and reciting weather forecasts aren\u2019t the only ways these devices are being put to work.<\/p>\n

Educators from higher ed powerhouses like Arizona State University to small charter schools like New Mexico’s Taos Academy are experimenting with Amazon Echo, Google Home or Microsoft Invoke and discovering new ways this technology can create a more efficient and creative learning environment.<\/p>\n

The devices are being used to help students with and without disabilities gain a new sense for digital fluency, find library materials more quickly and even promote events on college campuses to foster greater social connection.<\/p>\n

Like many technologies, the emerging presence of voice command devices in classrooms and at universities is also raising concerns about student privacy and unnatural dependence on digital tools. Yet, many educators interviewed for this report said the rise of voice command technology in education is inevitable \u2014 and welcome.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOne example,\u201d he said, \u201cis how voice dictation helped a student with dysgraphia. Putting the pencil and paper in front of him, even typing on a keyboard, created difficulties for him. So, when he\u2019s able to speak to the device and see his words on the screen, the connection becomes that much more real to him.\u201d<\/p>\n

The use of voice dictation has also been beneficial for students without disabilities, Miller added. Through voice recognition technology, students at Taos Academy Charter School are able to perceive communication from a completely new medium.<\/p>\n

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