The Singularity Saints Podcast

019: The Future of Education


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Will schools and colleges survive the coming wave of technological advancements in education? We’ll discuss how new tools may unleash new methods of learning, foster more independent instruction, and upend schools as we known them. Artificial intelligence, Virtual Learning, brain stimulation and more.

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Topics:

  • The impact of emerging educational technologies on the institutions of learning
  • AI in the classroom
    • https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2018/01/23/the-future-of-education-is-virtual/?noredirect=on
  • AI for student instruction
    • https://emerj.com/ai-sector-overviews/artificial-intelligence-tutor-current-possibilities-smart-virtual-learning/?utm_campaign=elearningindustry.com&utm_source=%2Fartificial-intelligence-in-the-classroom-role&utm_medium=link
  • AI and student evaluation
  • The future of independent learning
  • Bill Gates on education’s future
    • https://www.theverge.com/2016/4/25/11492102/bill-gates-interview-education-software-artificial-intelligence
  • Goodbye to the SAT and ACT?
  • AR and VR for leaning
    • https://www.studyinternational.com/news/vr-medicine-student/#fiquIyhAFWmQZKAm.97
  • VR and students social and emotional needs
    • https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/virtual-reality-may-be-a-help-to-autistic-children-in-the-classroom-a7676391.html
  • Dr Nigel Newbutt, VR, and students on the autism spectrum
  • Transcranial direct-current stimulation of the brain
  • Potential for cognitive boosting
    • https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-diy-brain-booster-devices-work/
  • Potential dangers of brain stimulation
    • https://www.bbc.com/news/health-27343047
  • Costs and Security
    • https://www.lexialearning.com/blog/4-emerging-trends-educational-technology-2018
  • Technological impacts on academic diversity
  • Will colleges and universities become irrelevant?
    • https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2013/0602/How-online-learning-is-reinventing-college
  • https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelhorn/2018/12/13/will-half-of-all-colleges-really-close-in-the-next-decade/#6f14690d52e5
  • MOOC: Massive Open Online Courses
  • Denominational colleges and religious private schools
  • Access to resources for home and private schooling
  • Financial impacts on denominations
  • Looking Ahead: Keeping Moore’s Law going with carbon nanotubes
    • https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614247/the-worlds-most-advanced-nanotube-computer-may-keep-moores-law-alive/

     

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