Technology can help teachers reach more students more effectively

According to Zuzana Molcanova, a physics and IT teacher from Slovakia who is currently working at Microsoft: ¡°Technology will not replace teachers, but teachers who do use technology will probably replace those who don¡¯t.¡±

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Meanwhile, mentoring can be done at scale. This powerful and important support tool for learners¡¯ success can be provided through a system that allows mentors to engage with a multitude of learners in a meaningful way. It¡¯s especially important where teachers and faculty deal with large student numbers.

All teachers and faculty are constantly seeking ways to ensure academic integrity and to deter common forms of cheating. There are now automated plagiarism detection systems that have been applied to online programmes. Learners who wish to earn a course certificate online with Coursera are required to verify 바카라사이트ir name. For our courses that confer university credit, learners must submit government-issued IDs through Jumio, a provider that specialises in ID?verification.

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Dil Sidhu is chief content officer at Coursera.

Dil is speaking at 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라 Europe Student Success Forum in Madrid 4-5 July.