Spread the loveThis article was written by Chris Berdik Avatars, robots, elves are being invented to become virtual pupils, to help students learn by teaching What do a precocious computer elf, a math-loving avatar and a robot with terrible handwriting have in common? They’re all digital spins on the educational theory of learning-by-teaching. Decades of studies have shown that students learn a subject better when asked to help another learner. Traditionally, this meant taking the time to pair off students into peer-tutoring arrangements. Now, education researchers at about a dozen universities around the world are trying to supercharge the idea … Continue reading Kids teaching robots: Is this the future of education?