futurelearning – Working At The Edge

futurelearning – Working At The Edge episodes:

• 04.09.2017

  #FutureLearning Podcast – Episode 007 – What will future jobs look like?

  In this episode we take a look at economist Andrew McAfee’s TED talk on the future of jobs and how this talk provides urgency for change in our education system. After reviewing the key points in the talk, I ask, How will...

  
• 04.02.2017

  #FutureLearning Podcast – Episode 006: #AskAboutAI

  In this episode I share the #AskAboutAI initiative and it’s four focus areas: jobs, civics, skills and impact. I use the Getting Smart article #AskAboutAI: Informing Educators, Parents and Policymakers About Life With Smart Machines as this episode’s main resource. During the podcast...

  
• 03.27.2017

  #FutureLearning Podcast – Episode 005: What if school leaders had a plan for future forecasting?

  In today’s episode I’m sharing an article by futurist Amy Webb titled The Flare and Focus of Successful Futurists and thoughts on the question, What if school leaders had a plan for future forecasting? Here are some of the additional...

  
• 03.19.2017

  #FutureLearning Podcast – Episode 004: Will robots and AI replace teachers?

  In this episode I’m sharing some thoughts around the question, Will robots and AI replace teachers. We look at a video on the topic shared by the World Economic Forum, talk about advancements in IBMs Watson in the area of medicine and education, and...

  
• 03.12.2017

  #FutureLearning Podcast – Episode 003: How Automation is Going to Redefine What it Means to Work

  In this episode I’m sharing some key takeaways from an article in Futurism by Scott Santens titled How Automation is Going to Redefine What it Means to Work. We look at how these ideas impact education and the way we lead...