Teenagers and technology. It can be hard for them to feel engaged in learning without it. Most teenagers live in an intensely stimulating environment, constantly distracted by advertising, music, games and social media. Much of their lives are lived online, and it is becoming harder than ever to engage many young learners in traditional schooling. However at the root of all this lies young people who are
This week’s focus is squarely on technology and automation, what the research indicates what’s happening right now, and suggests what might happen in the future.
This week we’re looking at Artificial Intelligence (AI) again. We are starting with some new ways in which AI is being applied, and looking at how humans are starting to interact with AI before moving into the education and learning spheres.
In this article we look at samples of work and trends happening in healthcare and wellbeing with an eye on future learning and opportunities for students. Everything healthcare and wellbeing-related that we are seeing in the research is usually focused around one or both of two mains goals:
We are at the cusp of a wave of transformative societal change, in which traditional social structures and boundaries that bind us (for better or worse) become blurred. Augmented and virtual realities are moving into the mainstream, AI already permeates most aspects of our daily lives, human intelligence is being extended through integration with technology, and the implications for society, work, learning and wellbeing cannot be overstated.
From the research, it’s clear that new and emerging forms of transport are going to transform how we move and live, so today we’re taking a look at where the investment is happening, likely trends that might develop, and what this might mean for us as teachers, parents and school leaders.
Today we’re looking at emerging educational technologies and resources, along with some of the conversations that are happening around learning for the future.
This article takes a look at automation in Industry 4.0, and questions whether education systems are preparing students for a new world of work.
