In the past decade, the Internet and digital innovation disrupted the education landscape across the world. Technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), e-learning tools and virtual reality (VR) are already giving impetus to newer concepts like immersive and experiential learning. More...
The survey found respondents have overwhelmingly shifted their belief that online education will materially impact the nature and number of higher education institutions in the U.S. More...
L'Open University de Grande-Bretagne (l’institution d’enseignement à distance) vient de publier sur les 10 grandes tendances en matière de technologies ou d'approches pédagogiques pour cette année. Plus...
There are signs that parts of the American higher education establishment would like to construct a barrier on the northern border to separate the U.S. from Canada. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. 10 Future Web Trends
I am inclined to agree with George Siemens when he says that these are not 'future' trends but technologies that are well under way and to some degree here today. Semantic web, artificial intelligence, virtual worlds... these, and related technologies, fill the pages of this newsletter every day. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. 6 Tech Trends for the Next Five Years
I had to check twice to make sure this wasn't just a cribe of the NMC's Horizon Report, but it wasn't. It's close, though - a set of predictions for the next five years of technology in learning that includes the 3D web, wireless, user-generated content, and more. Probably the most interesting section is the one on "revolutionizing high school" which describes the 'Classrooms of the Future' initiative in Pennsylvania. More...
By Madeline St. Amour. Bucking the national trend, CUNY freshman enrollment continues to increase. Experts say it reflects a larger trend of urban versus rural colleges. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Machine Consciousness - Trends and Issues
Good overview of links and resources related to the phenomenon of consciousness and especially machine consciousness. Some glaring omissions, though, including Dennett's Consciousness Explained and Nagel's What Is It Like To Be A Bat. More...
Les résultats de la 5ème édition de ce cette étude publiée par L’AMF, le CNFPT, la FNCDG, l’ADF et Régions de France permettent de mesurer l’évolution de la gestion des 1,9 million d’agents publics territoriaux, dans un contexte de réformes ayant des effets sur les missions, les organisations ou les budgets des collectivités. HoRHizons 2019 s’appuie sur une enquête CNFPT réalisée par l’institut CSA entre le 3 et le 28 juin 2019 auprès d’un échantillon représentatif de 811 collectivités et établissements publics territoriaux (5 régions, 35 départements, 614 communes, 36 communautés d'agglomération, 119 communautés de communes, 1 communauté urbaine et 1 métropole). Plus...
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