This post explores the current landscape of education through a variety of articles and reports. From the development of AI tools by Google and Microsoft to international efforts like the UNESCO report and the Finnish-Rwandan collaboration project, innovation and collaboration are shaping the future of learning. The articles also touch upon crucial topics like fostering empathy in students, navigating the data revolution, and the importance of critical skills in an automated world.
This diverse collection offers insights into the multifaceted world of education, highlighting both the challenges and opportunities we face today.
Google is about to release new AI features for educators that will help them tackle some of the biggest challenges they face today.
Microsoft's Reading Coach now personalizes learning for any reading level.
UNESCO, Feb 08, 2024 Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) number 4 is widely known as the 'education' goal. This document (103 page PDF) reports on progress toward that goal, as defined by assessments against a defining set of key performance indicators (KPI) (see the illustration). It's important to note that the...
Imagine a world where empathy and compassion are at the centre of our interactions with one another. This world is available to us, but only if we work to build these traits within ourselves and others. Of course, this is work educators aim to do every day - instilling students with foundational skills to better serve themselves, their peers and their...
Ben Williamson, Dimitra Kotouza, Martyn Pickersgill, Jessica Pykett, Postdigital Science and Education, Feb 09, 2024 You don't want to miss this article (30 page PDF). "Technoscientific developments in genomic methodologies have been promoted as a 'genomic revolution' for educational research and policy...
A water filtration system for rural farmers in India. A vertical underground parking system that charges electric vehicles and generates power through solar panels. A lightweight multi-functional prosthetic leg that allows the wearer to walk, climb stairs, sit and do basic movements in a way that is natural and cost effective. What do all of these...
The relentless pace of digital technology development, the rapid expansion of generated data, and the advent of artificial intelligence tools are changing the education monitoring landscape and have potential implications that are yet to be mapped or discussed at a global scale. The UNESCO Conference on Education Data and Statistics concluded last...
8.2.2024 / Sanna Brauer, Íris Santos, Elias Pekkola and Elina Harju The Higher Education Pedagogies for Teacher Education (HEP-TED) project has been granted 1.1 million euros in funding from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. The project, launched in January 2024, aims to develop, and strengthen the capacity of Rwandan higher education...
Alizey Usman, TaughtUp, Feb 23, 2024 Think this is a bit of a misrepresentation of cooperative learning, though I admit that it is my own view that might be idiosyncratic. What I think the article gets right is that it depicts collaborative learning as students working in a group to accomplish a task together,...
Imagine a world where empathy and compassion are at the centre of our interactions with one another. This world is available to us, but only if we work to build these traits within ourselves and others. Of course, this is work educators aim to do every day - instilling students with foundational skills to better serve themselves, their peers and their...
Aina, T. A. (2010). Beyond reforms: The politics of higher education transformation in Africa. African Studies Review, 53(1), 21–40.Article Google Scholar Bailey, T., & Cloete, N. (2011). Universities and economic development in Africa: Pact, academic core and coordination. African Minds.Balogun, T., & Kalusopa, T. (2022). Web archiving of...
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If you don’t use it, you will lose it. Automate what was once a skill-developed process and those skills will decline. “Cognitive automation powered by advanced intelligent technologies is increasingly enabling organizations to automate more of their knowledge work tasks. Although this often offers higher efficiency and lower costs, cognitive automation...
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