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AI and connectivity: Pillars of the new education revolution

eSchool News

Key points: AI will be key for transforming learning and preparing students for the workforce Still, many countries face equity and accessibility challenges See related article: Is generative AI a beacon for more accessible education? This means not only transforming the contents and dynamics of pedagogic practice, but also the means.

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Discovery Education and Leading Corporate and Nonprofit Partners Launch First-of-Its-Kind Initiative Supporting Sustainability

eSchool News

Research and Impact Framework : Launching impact studies to measure trends and progression of sustainability attitudes. Charlotte, NC — Discovery Education, the worldwide leader in education solutions, today announced it has partnered with Subaru of America, Inc. Subaru of America, Inc.,

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To Improve Education, We Need to Look at the Last 50 Years, Not Just the Last 18 Months

Edsurge

The pandemic has accelerated existing trends in remote work, e-commerce and automation. As a result, more than one in 16 workers—25 percent more than before the pandemic—will need to find a new job by 2030. Students entering kindergarten today will graduate high school in 2034. Several efforts are underway.

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Colleges sign on for a 15-step program to “erase equity gaps” in completion

The Hechinger Report

These efforts are two of the 15 recommendations in a project called the Moon Shot for Equity, a plan that seeks to eliminate college graduation equity gaps by 2030. The Moon Shot program is specifically designed to close gaps for Black, Latino, Native American, first generation and other historically underserved students by 2030.

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The Still-Evolving Future of University Credentials

Edsurge

And as anticipated, badging, embedding certificates into degrees and the idea of offering small credentials on the way to a larger one are emerging as key trends, and are ways that new types of credentials are augmenting and supplementing (rather than supplanting) degrees. This trend, too, has seen a jump forward due to the pandemic.

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

Edsurge

This information abundance amplifies shortfalls in the current system, including limited access to high-quality learning experiences from early childhood to adult learning, the increased need to reskill workers throughout a lifetime and broken models of education that do not deliver equal access to underserved populations.

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Pearson’s Former Product Chief Reflects on the 4 Megatrends Shaping Global Education

Edsurge

Yet at the same time, I was also dismayed by the enormous challenges many learners face just trying to gain access to affordable, basic, high-quality education. This trend is likely to continue; experts at IBM have hypothesized that knowledge could double every 12 hours as the internet of things grows. Which brings me to.

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