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In a recent article in The Atlantic, Jeffrey Selingo outlines the reality that of today’s workforce like this: Previous shifts in how people work have typically been accompanied in the United States by an expansion in the amount of education required by employers to get a good job … Now a third wave in education and training has … Continue reading Dynamics of Lifelong Learning, Part II: Human and Machine

On the “Reinventing Corporate Education” panel were representatives of a tripartite team offering MIT-based systems engineering training to Boeing engineers on the EdX platform.  Anant Agarwal – CEO of EdX,  TC Haldi – Sr Director of MIT xPRO, and Mark Cousino – Boeing’s Director of Learning Design and Technology each gave their perspective on the program that they had recently rolled out. There’s a … Continue reading Dynamics of Lifelong Learning, Part I: “Reinventing Corporate Education” @ SXSW EDU

This was my second Danah Boyd keynote in less than a year, and the second time I’ve tried to blog about it afterward.  I find them so hard to blog about that last time I gave up and simply quoted a highly abridged version of the speech (here).  This time, I’ll simply recommend that you check out … Continue reading danah boyd Keynote @ SXSW EDU

In many ways, the most powerful emotional, political and civic experience of SXSW EDU was a screening of American Creed, followed by a discussion with Sam Ball, the film’s director, as well as Deidre Prevett and Tegan Griffith, two of the people it profiles, and moderated by Anne Burt from Facing History and Ourselves.  It’s a PBS documentary … Continue reading American Creed @ SXSW EDU

While there were dozens of panels about augmented reality (AR) at SXSW EDU, there were far fewer that actually showed real AR in action.  “Black Gotham: Immersive Storytelling & Technology” was in the latter category, and offered many participants their first glimpse beyond the theory of AR storytelling and into its practice. The panel was led by Kamau … Continue reading Black Gotham AR @ SXSW EDU

There were dozens of panels on VR & AI at SXSW EDU, and I had a hard time choosing between them.  There were several things that drew my attention to this one, but most were things that made me think I would hate it. First among the reasons I thought I’d hate it was that it … Continue reading MindCET @ SXSW EDU: Who Wants to Outsource Relationships? AI, Chatbots, VR

MAYA GEORGIEVA (@MAYAIG): DIRECTOR, DIGITAL LEARNING —THE NEW SCHOOL/DIGITAL BODIES — IMMERSIVE LEARNING. Maya Georgieva framed her presentation as an update on the state of VR, AR and AI.  Given the dozens of other panels at SXSW EDU on these topics, it seemed like a tall order for half an hour, but she was clearly experienced … Continue reading SXSW EDU Panel: The Future of Learning: Convergence of VR, AR, & AI

Left to Right: Jessica Lindl, Unity’s Global Head of Education; Mark Suter, Elida Public High School, Director of Rockettech.org; Rafranz Davis: Executive Director of Professional and Digital Learning for Lufkin, ISD, in Lufkin, TX; Jordan Budisantoso, Washington Leadership Academy, Washington, D.C.; Unity  is a leading VR platform from Unity Technologies.  Unity’s Jessica Linda moderated a panel on VR.  I’m skeptical of sessions … Continue reading SXSW EDU Panel: Students Can Build the VR/AR Worlds of the Future