Across North and South America, automation is transforming the nature of work and is set to replace around a third of roles. Yet at the same time, AI is generating new opportunities and job prospects. More...
Purdue U’s access to adult learners
By the time the ink was dry on Purdue University’s acquisition of for-profit Kaplan University, the higher ed sector was entrenched in two distinct camps: those who thought the deal unfairly let a for-profit college operate under the guise of a nonprofit, and those who argued the move was critical for the public land-grant university to compete in the growing online education realm. For $1, Purdue got Kaplan’s some 30,000 students and 2,500 instructors, forming the basis of its online college, Purdue University Global. More...
Americans want to regulate AI but don’t trust anyone to do it
Americans have mixed support for the continued development of AI and overwhelmingly agree that it should be regulated, according to a new study from the Center for the Governance of AI and Oxford University’s Future of Humanity Institute. More...
8 Steps to Successfully Piloting an Edtech Project
There are many new edtech tools on the market, and each claims it will improve student learning. More...
The Responsibilities of Leading with Technology
The flowering of edtech over the last decade has created an amazing landscape. More...
Overhauling Rules for Higher Ed
The Education Department’s proposals for upcoming negotiated rule-making process would narrow the responsibilities of accreditors and modify federal definitions for credit hour and distance education. More...
Career Success Predictions For 2019
Every January, I share my predictions for personal branding and career success for the coming year. This year’s list has a large dose of technology and self-reliance woven throughout. More...
5 things I’m telling my kids to prepare them for the future
Why? Because skills are changing faster than traditional education is keeping up. There are a few reasons for this. More...
The Future of Learning: Meeting the Needs of All Learners
In the past, most teachers would teach at a level appropriate for a student who was slightly below average. When stated this plainly, that practice can sound like a depressing state of affairs. In recent years, an emphasis has been placed on differentiated instruction. More...
GIS is the most preferred career choice
A recent report published by Devex, USAID, and DAI says that geospatial technology is one of the most preferred career choices amongst youngsters followed by Big Data, Cloud Computing and Artificial Intelligence which are half-finished areas without geospatial technology. More...