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Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Systems and the Learning Brain
New ideas about artificial intelligence and cognitive computing systems in education have been advanced this year by major computing and educational businesses, including Pearson and IBM. Pearson’s promotion of AI reflects its...
Categories: Edtech, New TrendsExploring Virtual Reality in Education
When looking at the state of digital media and learning today, virtual reality (VR) is barely a blip in many of the broader conversations. Much of the work being done focuses on...
Categories: Edtech, New TrendsMaking Education as Machine-readable as Digital Data
Data have long been used to manage education. Data appear to make the messy complexity of schools and schooling more easy to understand, and help policymakers in their decision making. Now, with...
Categories: Edtech, New TrendsAugmented Wearables and the Future of Museums
Wired’s recent cover article, “Microsoft in the Age of Satya Nadella,” is a fascinating piece about how the software giant is aiming to reposition itself to remain dominant in the next operating...
Categories: Edtech, New TrendsComputing Brains: Neuroscience, Machine Intelligence and Big Data in the Cognitive Classroom
The human brain has become a major topic in education. The field of educational neuroscience, or neuroeducation, is flourishing. At the same time, a number of initiatives based in computer science departments...
Categories: Edtech, New TrendsSmart Schools in Sentient Cities
What makes a city “smart?” And, in a “smart city,” what makes a “smart school?” Designers, researchers and commercial technology companies are increasingly concerned with the development of "smarter cities," "programmable cities" ...
Categories: Edtech, New Trends
