Place Based Education
Future of work
Future of Work
The Future of Work Fits Some Employees and Students to a ‘T’
Employees with T-shaped skill sets are in demand. Schools and colleges can evolve instructional practices and course design to help graduates develop T-shaped skill sets.
Future of Learning
4 Ways Project-Based Learning Prepares Students For the Future of Work
By: Michael Niehoff. Michael demonstrates how high-quality project-based learning effectively advances students’ core skills for the future of work.
Future of Work
You Can’t Spell Humanities Without Human
Remember working on book reports? Reading approximately 150-200 pages and praying to encounter another student’s previous annotations; anything to indicate what is important: a theme, an essential detail, anything. This level of comprehension and these sifting skills undulate and change through life, eventually manifesting in countless ways—a proclivity for storytelling,…
Future of Learning
Education in the Age of Agility
Driven by the rise of AI, automation, and big data, the Age of Agility Alliance brings attention to education through supporting the development of agile learners, educators and systems.
The Future of Tech and Work
You’ve Been Augmented: 7 Tips for Working with AI
Algorithms and innovations in AI can be empowering and a valuable and dynamic part of our work if we follow guidelines in key areas such as transparency, boundaries and trust.
EdTech
Amplify Storytelling in the Classroom with 3 Tech-Enabled Projects
By: Robert Sevilla. Middle school teacher Robert Sevilla suggests three EdTech projects to ensure students are not merely consuming technology, but instead learning to leverage digital tools in a variety of ways to amplify their ideas.
Future of Learning
Leadership and Design Skills Chart the Future of Work
By Emily Liebtag and Tom Vander Ark. Taliq Tillman (above) is an outspoken sophomore at an Ivy League college and the co-founder of Diversity Talks, a nonprofit that gives voice to marginalized students. Tillman described to an audience at the University of Pennsylvania how traditional education—including the best known colleges—often…
Future of Learning
Preparing Young People for Tomorrow’s World of Work Today
By: Cate Swinburn. The growth of automation and AI is changing the job market but Cate is optimistic about the experiences young adults can have to prepare them for the workforce.
Future of Work
Does College Still Pay? Seven New Rules for Making a Good College Choice
In the last post of this series, Tom Vander Ark and the Getting Smart team identify seven new rules for choosing college (or not).
Future of Learning
Developing Skills for School, Work and Life Requires a Systematic Approach
Current research demonstrates that all learners develop college and career skills in a wave pattern that ebbs and flows, but constantly pushes forward to higher levels of expertise. David Ross explores this and other skill development models.