Emerging Trends in Education
TeachersEducationFutureTeacher Cafe...Today’s classrooms must prepare students for careers and challenges that don’t yet exist. Here’s a look at research-based trends to watch and resources to help your school prepare students for what’s next.
End of Space – Creating a Prison for Humanity
AdultsHumanPhilosophySpace...Space travel is the most exciting adventure for humanity, but in an irony of history we may stop ourselves from going into space the more we do it.
What we're learning from online education
TeachersEducationFutureTeacher Cafe...Daphne Koller is enticing top universities to put their most intriguing courses online for free -- not just as a service, but as a way to research how people learn. With Coursera (cofounded by Andrew Ng), each keystroke, quiz, peer-to-peer discussion and self-graded assignment builds an unprecedented pool of data on how knowledge is processed.
4 Online Education Trends for 2014
TeachersFutureTeacher CafeLearning on the go, learning at the speed of need, gamification and videos are the leaders in new educations trends of 2014.
Write a Letter to the Future
TeachersFutureSelfTeacher Cafe...Students write an email to their future selves and it is delivered in the future.
Significant Decision to Apply New Learning Trends in Education
TeachersFutureTeacher CafeEducationArticle by Claudia Glab-Link
Redefining the Role of the Teacher: it's a Multifaceted Profession
TeachersFutureTeacher CafeEducation...Judith Taack takes a closer look at what being an educator really means. In the article she explains how teaching should be considered a trade rather than a profession and she addresses how culture has changed and so should teaching.
Highlights from Google's First Online Education Conference
TeachersFutureTeacher CafeEducation...Google's first ever online education conference started with the simple question, "How do we prepare the students of today to be the digital leaders of tomorrow?" A series of presenters offered their answers to that very question.
Does The Current Education Model Make The Grade?
TeachersEducationTeacher CafeFutureA panel of experts discuss issues with education and what the future may hold. Watch the debate and have your own discussions with colleagues.
What Does the Next- Generation School Library Look Like?
TeachersFutureReadingTeacher CafeWhat do libraries need to be doing to bring people back through their doors? With so many alternative ways to find information, libraries are now adapting and adding non-traditional elements to expand their offerings.
Robot Tutors
TeachersFutureTeacher CafeTechnology...Virtual teaching, is it here? With robots acting as tutors and class assistants the days of TA's and undergrads answering emails and questions from students may be coming to an end. Meet Watson, a robot that is able to answer emails and questions.
What If The Sun Disappeared For One Month?
AdultsScienceEnvironmentSpace...What if the sun goes out right now?
Hey Buddy, Can You Give Me a Hand?
AdultsFutureMachine LearningTechnologyAre We Doomed? Boston Dynamics' Unsettling Robot Dog SpotMini Can Now Open The Door
Is DNA the future of data storage? - Leo Bear-McGuinness
AdultsGeneticsScienceBiology...In the event of a nuclear fallout, every piece of digital and written information could all be lost. Luckily, there is a way that all of human history could be recorded and safely stored beyond the civilization's end. And the key ingredient is inside all of us: our DNA. Leo Bear-McGuinness explains.