Ongoing falls in Australian postgraduate recruitment suggest a trend away from structured education for people in mid-career, says Andrew Norton. For years, future of work reports have warned of major disruption. More...
7 higher education trends to watch in 2020
College consolidation, partnerships with employers and the effects of deregulation are among the topics we’ll have our eye on this year. More...
Living AI: From Potential To Practice
Artificial intelligence (AI) is ubiquitous. Whether we are consciously aware of it or unknowingly using it, AI is present at work, at home and in our everyday transactions. More...
China ramps up tech education in bid to become artificial intelligence leader
China has a lot of ground to make up on AI, with the number of top researchers in the field standing at one-fifth of that in the United States in 2017, according to research by the Washington-based Center for Data Innovation. More...
5 Easy Ways to Engage in Lifelong Learning Every Day
Lifelong learning is defined as the “ongoing, voluntary, and self-motivated pursuit of knowledge for either personal or professional reasons.” Engaging in lifelong learning is important if you want to keep your mind in shape, improve your skills, and boost your confidence. More...
20 edtech predictions for higher ed in 2020
We asked educators, edtech executives and stakeholders to look to the future and share their thoughts and predictions about what trends will be most prominent in 2020. More...
3 Major Theories of Motivation That Massively Boost Engagement In eLearning Courses
In order to create an eLearning framework that truly engages learners on a multiplicity of levels, LMS designers and theorists must look to the innate factors within learners to both capture their attention and push them to truly engage in the courses offered to them. More...
Report: Shrinking share of adults thinks college is ‘important’
About half of U.S. adults (51%) think having a college education is “very important,” according to a recent poll from Gallup that solicited responses from around 2,000 people. More...
How the Next Decade’s Technological Tsunami Will Change Life as We Know it
And yet a decade from now, on the eve of 2030, we’ll look back at today in astonishment at how primitive life was in 2019. By then, it’s likely that cars will drive themselves. More...
China has started a grand experiment in AI education. It could reshape how the world learns.
As machines become better at rote tasks, humans will need to focus on the skills that remain unique to them: creativity, collaboration, communication, and problem-solving. They will also need to adapt quickly as more and more skills fall prey to automation. More...