Tag Archives for Future of Learning
How Real-World Learning Could Help People Compete With Machines
When machines come for our jobs, we will need skills in communication, creativity, collaboration, and complex thinking to compete, says Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern University. It will take a completely different kind of education system, he says — … Continue reading
How Technology Is Leading Us Into the Imagination Age
In many ways, the future is unpredictable. A report by the World Economic Forum reveals that almost 65 percent of the jobs elementary school students will be doing in the future do not even exist yet. Combined with technological automation … Continue reading
Discovery Services: Libraries and Beyond
This reexamination of the roles of libraries within the community creates or develops a shared context which impacts both professional identity and advocacy efforts. While it is not clear the exact shape and scope of this crisis in the library … Continue reading
Lehigh Invests $4 Million in 2017-18 Academic Infrastructure Buildout
Led by a working group chaired by Jack Lule, Professor and Chair in Journalism and Communication, and Bruce Taggart, Vice Provost for Library and Technology Services, the plan includes the redesign and upgrade of advanced technology large lecture halls, next-generation … Continue reading
NTU medical students could get customised help from ‘virtual tutor’ in future
SINGAPORE – Students at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine may, in the future, be assisted by a “virtual tutor” that can adapt learning to each individual, said Nanyang Technological University (NTU) on Wednesday (Oct 25). Read More
Library Opens New Research, Technology Spaces
Walls have been taken down on the first floor of the Hawthorne-Longfellow Library, opening up two new spaces — one focused on research, the other on academic technology. Read More
Artificial intelligence will transform universities. Here’s how
The most innovative AI breakthroughs, and the companies that promote them – such as DeepMind, Magic Pony, Aysadi, Wolfram Alpha and Improbable – have their origins in universities. Now AI will transform universities. We believe AI is a new scientific … Continue reading
To Enable Powerful Learning, Put Pedagogy Before Tech
There was an emphasis on describing in detail what effective use of technology meant to them. As the results poured in there were a few consistent responses that stood out. Most attendees flat out stated that they or their schools/districts … Continue reading
How universities are defining the future of VR
While VR software and hardware innovation have been, to date, largely the domain of startups and large tech companies, it’s colleges and universities that are using the technology in some of the most interesting ways. Professors and students alike are … Continue reading
What the 21st-Century Library Looks Like
In the internet age, librarians are focusing less on books and more on teaching. Is something getting lost in the transition? Read More