MENLO PARK, California (Newswire.com) – rotary, a future-ready edtech company with a suite of reflective tools, today announced the addition of its newest tool, Mirror, an ai-enabled hardware and software platform that automates reflection and delivers valuable metacognitive insights for educators. . The Mirror aims to partner with teachers and help them develop the metacognition and even higher-order skills that students need to thrive with ai.
Reflection has untapped potential to revolutionize education and prepare students for life in an ai-driven world. Automated reflection can help solve the challenge of intrinsic motivation by fostering goal alignment at both the individual and community levels, accelerating learning processes, and establishing new assessment benchmarks. Gone are the days of grading exclusively based on results; Assessing reflection is now crucial to advancing education.
In today’s classrooms, there is not enough time for students to reflect accurately and for teachers to obtain this data. According to a study Conducted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, on average, American teachers only have three minutes per instructional hour to devote to activities that allow students to reflect on their learning. The Mirror makes it easy to apply reflection to more learning scenarios and will allow teachers to gather reflection ideas quickly.
“After observing classrooms for more than a decade, we believe that implementing ai in student learning must be done intentionally, and one of the biggest opportunities is to help students reflect,” said Brian Lamb, CEO and co-founder of Swivl. “Reflection is incredibly powerful, but it has lagged behind other advances in educational technology. Fortunately, Mirror allows educators and students to easily and regularly reflect throughout the learning experience and develop skills, generating short- and long-term benefits.”
The Mirror requires minimal setup by the teacher and can serve as a self-service kiosk, allowing students to reflect at their convenience. Teachers have the flexibility to define recording objectives and organize activities for both individuals and small groups. These simple or multi-step activities cover a wide range of tools for recording skills, discussions, visual thinking, and even mindful breaks. Designed for versatility, the device is rugged and portable to adapt to various usage scenarios.
“With the Mirror, teachers can spend less time preparing and collecting reflections and more time focusing on applying their knowledge,” Lamb continued. “This brings the benefit of a more goal-aligned classroom and develops stronger metacognitive skills than ever before, an essential skill for thriving in an ai-driven world.”
The Mirror is available today and is expected to ship within 30 days. Swivl is kicking off the launch with The Innovator’s Program, a limited-time campaign for schools to partner with them on software features that will be seamlessly delivered wirelessly with each month of use. As part of this partnership, participants can purchase the Mirror at a reduced cost and, in exchange, contribute a second Mirror to the school of their choice.
To learn more about Swivl and Mirror, visit swivl.com/mirrocampaign and watch this video: https://vimeo.com/880856866/21e3d80e2b.
ABOUT THE SWIVEL
rotary is a future-ready educational technology company with a thoughtful toolset. The company built its foundation in education with tools to support the development of classroom management skills. In operation for over a decade, Swivl has expanded to cover a full range of reflection apps for students and teachers.
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