What might the global landscape of learning and education look like in 2030? We dive into a recent dynamic report from HolonIq.com on five key trends to watch for over the next 10 plus years. In a global market place that is set to reach over 10 trillion dollars in the year 2030, how might…
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It’s that time of year again! Join us as we dive into the 2019 Meeker Internet Trends Report. Mike and Brandon take a high level look at the report in its entirety and explore what trends Mary Meeker thinks are most important. For the first time, over 50% of the world has access to the…
A recent “click-bait” story out of the Washington Post describes a study in Italy that explores using Twitter to study a novel. The study, done at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan, split students into two groups: one group used more standard classroom approaches to reading and understanding a novel while the…
A recent study out of Stanford University shows that a new creation, Quizbot, proves to be more effective in students’ knowledge retention than old school flashcards. We dive into how the Quizbot works and why it appears to be a welcomed addition to a student’s studying tool box. How can the Quizbot’s interactivity help students…
Happy Father’s Day! On this extra, we tackle a news story out of Canada about the implementation of robot babies as a study tool for onboarding and training medical professionals. How might robot babies better prepare healthcare professionals for everything that could happen during the early days of life? Where might screen-based simulations be a…
As IQ has been thrust into the mainstream news with folks measuring each other based on obscure psychometric quotients, we take some time to look at what it’s supposed to represent and what exactly can be understood by this number. We touch on Howard Gardner’s work on multiple intelligences and raise some questions about whether…
As we’ve said on numerous occasions, you need 21st Century skills to pay those 21st Century bills. To that end, Coursera, the online learning platform, recently released its inaugural Global Skills Index, billed as “data-driven insights into the world’s top career skills.”. Dan and Mike are once again joined by Melissa Griffith as we dive…
Amazon announced they’ll be investing over 700 million dollars in upskilling and reskilling a large portion of their current workforce between now and 2025. Over the next six years, the retail giant will be providing training in AWS, machine learning, and other areas of work within the organization. Mike and Dan are joined by Melissa…
This week, we dive into the learning myth of “summer learning loss.” Based on a recent article from EducationNext.org, we discuss the history of summer learning loss, where the current mythology stands, and how we might move forward with a better understanding of school calendars, summer assignments and more. If you’re in search of summer…
Have you ever felt like you don’t have one true calling? When asked what you wanted to be when you grew up, did multiple answers spring to mind? On today’s extra, we dive into the idea of multipotentiality, spurred by a recent TED talk by Emilie Wapnick. In a world where much of the discussion…