Week in Edtech 11/15/2023: OpenAI's Agents "GPTs", Edtech Trends, Acquisitions and Special Guest: Johann Zimmern, Zoom One for Education

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In this episode of Week in Edtech, Ben and Alex discuss:

Artificial Intelligence:

• Executive Order on AI includes mandate that Education Department roll out guidance on the way schools should use AI technologies
• OpenAI launches Agents (“GPTs”)
• OpenAI introduces custom AI assistants called “GPTs” that play different roles
• My North Star for the Future of AI
• Forget ChatGPT — Extractive AI Is the Real Game-Changer for Teachers, Students
• Rosalyn Launches StableSight, an Exam Proctoring AI That Counters Generative AI Use and Cheating Rings

K-12:

• Home Schooling’s rise from fringe to fastest growing form of education
• Instructure acquires Parchment for ~$800M
• Byju’s in Talks to Sell US Unit Epic for $400 Million to Joffre
• Teachers and K-12 Education

Higher Ed:

• The False Binary in Higher Ed
• Changes to university research Carnegie ratings
• Universities can’t accommodate all the computer science majors
• Facing Pressure on Enrollment, Will Colleges Support More Transfer Students
• This Obscure College Major Commands $100K Within Four Years

Workforce:

• Udemy 2024 workforce trends report

Special Guest:
Johann Zimmern, Education Strategy Lead at Zoom featuring Zoom One for Education