Should Robots Replace Teachers?. Neil Selwyn

Should Robots Replace Teachers? - Neil Selwyn


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      Milton Mueller, Will the Internet Fragment?

      Neil Selwyn, Is Technology Good for Education?

      Neil Selwyn, Should Robots Replace Teachers?

      Axel Bruns, Are Filter Bubbles Real?

      AI and the Future of Education

      NEIL SELWYN

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      Copyright © Neil Selwyn 2019

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      First published in 2019 by Polity Press

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      ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-2898-1

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      Names: Selwyn, Neil, author.

      Title: Should robots replace teachers? : AI and the future of education / Neil Selwyn.

      Description: Cambridge, UK : Medford, MA, USA : Polity Press, [2019] | Series: Digital futures | Includes bibliographical references and index.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2019001774 (print) | LCCN 2019011944 (ebook) | ISBN 9781509528981 (Epub) | ISBN 9781509528950 | ISBN 9781509528967 (pb)

      Subjects: LCSH: Artificial intelligence--Educational applications. | Intelligent tutoring systems.

      Classification: LCC LB1028.43 (ebook) | LCC LB1028.43 .S45 2019 (print) | DDC 371.33--dc23

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      The digital automation of teaching is set to be one of the defining educational challenges of the next twenty years. While the deployment of human-looking robots in classrooms remains more of a publicity stunt than a serious educational trend, many other forms of digital automation are being implemented across schools and universities around the world. Teachers are not being replaced by physical robots per se, but are increasingly surrounded by software, apps, platforms and other forms of artificial intelligence designed to carry out pedagogical tasks.

      These are no longer frivolous or far-fetched questions. Powerful technologies are now being designed to autonomously support various types of learning – from infants picking up their first words through to physicians honing their surgical skills. A billion-dollar ‘EdTech’ market continues to grow as investors, developers and self-styled ‘edu-preneurs’ strive to overturn traditional modes of education, while also making tidy profits. The matter of how people learn (and, it follows, how people are supported in their learning) continues to be an area that is widely considered ready for innovation, reform and ‘disruption’. The long-held professional status of school teachers and university lecturers is definitely under threat.


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