Techno-News Blog. When it comes to student return on investment, differences in marketplace value among fields of study means that students are often able to earn higher salaries with significantly less education. More...
Making The Learning Experience Student-Centered To Combat The Skills Gap From College To Career
Techno-News Blog. When students are cognizant of the relevance between their education and their desired career, 63% are more likely to agree that their education was worth the cost and 50% are more likely to agree that they received a high-quality education. More...
Augmented reality could rule the classrooms of the future
Techno-News Blog. An analysis of research study papers pertaining to the use of AR for learning found that: ….most of the studies reported that AR in educational settings lead to better learning performance and promoting learning motivation, which was because AR supplies the authenticity graphical content and interaction. More...
Georgia Tech Envisions ‘Deliberate Innovation, Lifetime Education’ in New Report
Techno-News Blog. The Georgia Institute of Technology announces the official release of Deliberate Innovation, Lifetime Education, a report based on input and recommendations from the Commission on Creating the Next in Education, an Institute-wide commission of more than 50 faculty, staff, and students. More...
Going beyond the hype: How AI can be used to make a difference
Techno-News Blog. Artificial intelligence’s potential to reduce human error and to scale human expertise is worth understanding. We can also measure inspired ideas and expertise by administration, faculty, advisors, coaches, and others for correlation to individual success and evidence of performance at scale. More...
Show What You Know: The Shift To Competency
Techno-News Blog. Some professions have gone a step beyond to require demonstrated competence (e.g., doctors and pilots are required to pass tests, endure simulations, and perform in a variety of live settings). More...
Giving a Voice to Thoughts: New MIT Technology has Important Implications for Education
Techno-News Blog. MIT, once again, has taken a huge step toward further embedding technology into our lives. In this case, it is giving voice to thoughts, speech to the speechless and opening the door to telepathy. The technology, named “AlterEgo,” generates digital signals to unvoiced thoughts. More...
Will Blockchains Revolutionize Education?
Techno-News Blog. Researchers, educators, and developers have envisioned various roles for blockchains in education and training, including their use for storing standards and issuing credentials. Several possibilities arise based on ideas from blockchains that provide trustworthy intellectual property records. More...
Women are less likely to be replaced by robots and might even benefit from automation
Techno-News Blog. Research shows women are better positioned than men to resist the automation of work and possibly even benefit from it. Women are overrepresented in industries that require high levels of social skills and empathy (such as nursing, teaching and care work), where it would be difficult to replace a human worker with automation. More...
College Textbooks in New York State Becoming More Affordable
Techno-News Blog. Textbooks can cost hundreds of dollars each with some classes requiring more than one, then multiplied by several classes, and that’s in addition to the cost of classes! It really is cost prohibitive for many hoping to attend college. More...