In a first for education, Vector is exploring the use of “digital human” technology in its energy education programmes in primary schools.
In conjunction with New Zealand’s leading AI company Soul Machines, Vector has created Will, a “digital teacher” being trialed in its award-winning ‘Be Sustainable with Energy’ schools programme, which is offered free of charge to schools within Vector’s Auckland electricity network. The schools programme was launched in 2005 and has since educated more than 125,000 children about energy.
In a first for education, Vector is exploring the use of “digital human” technology in its energy education programmes in primary schools. In conjunction with New Zealand’s leading AI company Soul Machines, Vector has created Will, a “digital teacher” being trialed in its award-winning ‘Be Sustainable with Energy’ schools programme, which is offered free of charge to schools within Vector’s Auckland electricity network. The schools programme was launched in 2005 and has since educated more than 125,000 children about energy.
Remember those days of being in school struggling to concentrate in class? Well, a school in France is hoping to tackle those wandering minds by using technology.
ESG Business School in Paris is starting an artificial intelligence program which will identify whether students are paying attention in class.
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It is a public school with no classrooms, school bells, year levels or exams — as we know them.
Opening next week in Sydney, Lindfield Learning Village promises to break the mould and "change the measures of success", according to its principal.
"The education system we currently have in place was developed over 100 years ago to produce factory workers, and obviously that's not what we need to be producing in this era," said principal Stephanie McConnell, one of the architects of the new education model.
Ms McConnell gave 7.30 an exclusive first look inside the new school, which will open its doors to students from kindergarten to year 10 next week. Eventually it will host students up to year 12.
It is a public school with no classrooms, school bells, year levels or exams — as we know them. Opening next week in Sydney, Lindfield Learning Village promises to break the mould and "change the measures of success", according to its principal. "The education system we currently have in place was developed over 100 years ago to produce factory workers, and obviously that's not what we need to be producing in this era," said principal Stephanie McConnell, one of the architects of the new education model. Ms McConnell gave 7.30 an exclusive first look inside the new school, which will open its doors to students from kindergarten to year 10 next week. Eventually it will host students up to year 12.
A well-designed chatbot can deliver a game-changing learning experience to sustain interest, maintain engagement, and drive better outcomes in knowledge and skills retention.
In a first for education, Vector is exploring the use of “digital human” technology in its energy education programmes in primary schools.
In conjunction with New Zealand’s leading AI company Soul Machines, Vector has created Will, a “digital teacher” being trialed in its award-winning ‘Be Sustainable with Energy’ schools programme, which is offered free of charge to schools within Vector’s Auckland electricity network. The schools programme was launched in 2005 and has since educated more than 125,000 children about energy.
In a first for education, Vector is exploring the use of “digital human” technology in its energy education programmes in primary schools. In conjunction with New Zealand’s leading AI company Soul Machines, Vector has created Will, a “digital teacher” being trialed in its award-winning ‘Be Sustainable with Energy’ schools programme, which is offered free of charge to schools within Vector’s Auckland electricity network. The schools programme was launched in 2005 and has since educated more than 125,000 children about energy.
In April 2018, the Online Learning Consortium published The State of Innovation in Higher Education: A Survey of Academic Administrators. The report surveyed over 100 college and university administrators to gain insight into the drivers of and barriers to innovation in American institutes of higher education. In this interview, Jill Buban provides insight into the study’s findings, and outlines how colleges and university can define and employ innovation on campus, today and in the future.
In April 2018, the Online Learning Consortium published The State of Innovation in Higher Education: A Survey of Academic Administrators. The report surveyed over 100 college and university administrators to gain insight into the drivers of and barriers to innovation in American institutes of higher education. In this interview, Jill Buban provides insight into the study’s findings, and outlines how colleges and university can define and employ innovation on campus, today and in the future.
"If you look at schools and districts around the world, the term “innovation” is everywhere, with organizations and individuals clamoring to be deemed as such. If you have read my book or this blog for any length of time, you would know that I believe innovation, as not only a process but a way of thinking, is crucial to the work that we do in schools."
Better education for generations to come means a brighter future for us all. These TED speakers have some great ideas for how we can solve our current education crisis.
Better education for generations to come means a brighter future for us all. These TED speakers have some great ideas for how we can solve our current education crisis.
Download free innovation tools and templates to use in your corporate team. You can use these to find new revenue models or business model innovations.
There are steps that you can take today to prepare your organization for a future of continuous change. Obviously, it’s not about some magical ingredients…
The future of work will bring new challenges and cause us to shift how we think about jobs and employability—so what does this mean for teaching and learning? In our exploration of the #FutureOfWork, sponsored by eduInnovation and powered by Getting Smart, we dive into what’s happening, what’s coming and how schools might prepare. We are interested in helping communities engage deeply in shaping learning opportunities for students, helping education systems shift their graduate profiles to prepare for the future, and shifting the national conversation around the future of work.
"The future of work will bring new challenges and cause us to shift how we think about jobs and employability—so what does this mean for teaching and learning? In our exploration of the #FutureOfWork, sponsored by eduInnovation and powered by Getting Smart, we dive into what’s happening, what’s coming and how schools might prepare. We are interested in helping communities engage deeply in shaping learning opportunities for students, helping education systems shift their graduate profiles to prepare for the future, and shifting the national conversation around the future of work."
“I think it is likely in the next 200 years or so Homo sapiens will upgrade themselves into some idea of a divine being, either through biological manipulation or genetic engineering of by the creation of cyborgs, part organic part non-organic. It will be the greatest evolution in biology since the appearance of life. Nothing really has changed in four billion years biologically speaking. But we will be as different from today’s humans as chimps are now from us.”
“I think it is likely in the next 200 years or so Homo sapiens will upgrade themselves into some idea of a divine being, either through biological manipulation or genetic engineering of by the creation of cyborgs, part organic part non-organic. It will be the greatest evolution in biology since the appearance of life. Nothing really has changed in four billion years biologically speaking. But we will be as different from today’s humans as chimps are now from us.”
From chatbots to content writing assistance, machine learning and artificial intelligence have ways of making brand communications more accessible and streamlined.
‘C’ is for collaboration and commercialisation: two things Australia is miserably failing in, even though our science and research is top notch, according to the OECD. So, where are we going wrong?
According to CSIRO’s likeable chief executive Larry Marshall, Australia’s current collaboration and commercialisation levels can be blamed on the lack of alignment between scientists, universities, businesses, and government.
‘C’ is for collaboration and commercialisation: two things Australia is miserably failing in, even though our science and research is top notch, according to the OECD. So, where are we going wrong?
Gather ‘round! Let me tell you the story of Droney Appleseed.
You see, in the 21st century, bee populations were dying off because everyone was using too many toxic pesticides. Farmers were starting to notice that the fuzzy little workers were starting to vanish because their crops weren’t getting pollinated. Boy, was everyone in a real pickle then! Thankfully, Droney Appleseed came to the rescue, flying over the farmland and spraying pollen wherever it went.
OK, so, we’re probably not ready to make children’s books about this stuff quite yet. But! An apple orchard was just pollinated by a drone for the first time.
One of the most common questions I get asked by senior managers is “How can we find more innovative people?” I know the type they have in mind — someone energetic and dynamic, full of ideas and able to present them powerfully. It seems like everybody these days is looking for an early version of Steve Jobs.
Yet in researching my book, Mapping Innovation, I found that most great innovators were nothing like the mercurial stereotype. In fact, almost all of them were kind, generous, and interested in what I was doing. Many were soft-spoken and modest. You would notice very few of them in a crowded room.
So the simplest answer is that you need to start by empowering the people already in your organization. But to do that, you need to take responsibility for creating an environment in which your people can thrive. That’s no simple task, and most managers have difficulty with it. Nevertheless, by following a few simple principles you can make a huge difference.
“The reuse of the space will also help honour the industrial heritage of this site while injecting new life into it.” The site already attracts more than 2000 students from the Flinders University and TAFE, but a new housing project, which will start to take shape next year, is likely to attract more than 1000 residents into a 850-dwellings development.
Innovation in Adelaide: Tonsley precinct a collaborative space for creative thinking
“The reuse of the space will also help honour the industrial heritage of this site while injecting new life into it.” The site already attracts more than 2000 students from the Flinders University and TAFE, but a new housing project, which will start to take shape next year, is likely to attract more than 1000 residents into a 850-dwellings development.
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