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K–12 Educators Embrace Ingenuity and Adaptation to Prepare Students for the Future

EdTech Magazine

Tue, 07/02/2019 - 13:59. The evolution of society and technology places tremendous demands on K–12 leaders , and yet this same challenge can yield immense satisfaction. The extent of change that we’ll see from robotics, artificial intelligence and the like is both incredible and unsettling. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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The Past Decade Forecasts a New Wave of Economic Opportunity in Education

Edsurge

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. Some call it “The Rise of the Machines” for the convergence of multiple technologies: artificial intelligence, big data, data science, robotics plus virtual and augmented reality. We see an explosion of startups.

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Community Colleges Have Long Powered the Economy. To Sustain That Role, They Must Innovate.

Edsurge

This need is urgent due to the demographic, economic and technological changes shaping the workforce. Compare that to companies today, like the e-commerce giant Amazon, which in 2019 reportedly employed 798,000 persons and is currently projected to employ more than 1 million by the end of 2020.

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How China is Trying to Outpace the World in AI

Evelyn Learning

When a new idea or technology becomes available and shows promising usage, powerful governments run to grasp the technology and take advantage of being early adopters. The more resources and technological advancement a country has, the more influential and rich it becomes. And why not? World economics works that way.

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The changing geography of work: a new report

Bryan Alexander

McKinsey just published a new report, “The future of work in America: People and places, today and tomorrow” ( summary ; longer document ), looking ahead to 2030 after new technologies have had some impact. Let me identify what I see as the key bits for the future of higher education and technology.

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Digital K-12 Classroom Online Summit | Feb 21-23, 2020

EdTechnocation.com

REGISTER HERE Includes everything PLUS lifetime access to video recordings of AR/VR in K-12 Education Summit 2019. ** EXCLUSIVE All-Access Pass | Sales ends January 31, 2020 ** Get it for €69.90 (Euro) / $77.78 Only 100 tickets available! All-Access Pass (regular) | Sales ends February 21, 2020 Get it for €59.90 (Euro) / $66.66

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Impatient for workers, businesses help students take college shortcuts

The Hechinger Report

It’s part of an accelerating movement of noncredit, short-term training programs, not just in technology, but in many fields for which students are impatient for jobs and employers for workers who want to leapfrog their way to careers — and do it without necessarily spending the years and money it takes to earn a university degree.

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