Maria Anderson: Facing the Future of Technology and Learning
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The presentation by Maria H. Andersen discusses the rapid transformation of technology and its implications for education, highlighting the exponential increase in data and the rise of artificial intelligence. It emphasizes the need for curriculum in higher education to adapt continuously to keep up with changing demands and emerging skills. As automation threatens many jobs, the importance of retraining and innovative learning approaches is underscored to better prepare students for the future workforce.
Maria Anderson: Facing the Future of Technology and Learning
- 1. Facing the Future of Technology and Learning Maria H. Andersen, Ph.D CEO, Coursetune Faculty, Westminster College Presentation at: http://bit.ly/FTFofTL Email: maria@Coursetune.com Twitter: @busynessgirl
- 2. In ONE decade, the world has been transformed …
- 3. In ONE decade, the world was transformed …
- 5. What IS the current population of the United States? 327 million 12% below age of 10 (39 million) 16% above age 65 (52 million)
- 10. 18-29, 88% 65+, 37% 50-64, 64% 30-49, 78%
- 11. The state of technology is rapidly changing.
- 12. When I was an undergraduate...
- 13. When I was a PhD student ...
- 14. Students today
- 15. 1 billion in 1804 7 billion in 2016
- 16. “Every two days now we create as much information as we did from the dawn of civilization up until 2003.” - Eric Schmidt, quoted in 2003 (CEO of Google)
- 23. The state of technology is rapidly changing. AND The amount of data is rapidly increasing.
- 24. Search and Application over Memorization You couldn’t memorize all the information in your field even if you wanted to.
- 25. ESIL LENS
- 26. Strictly deals with the level of information or skill depth, not the ability to perform higher cognitive level activities. EXISTENCE SUPPORTED INDEPENDENT LIFETIME
- 28. Why does the rise of information matter? It is this rapid rise in information that is bringing AI to fruition.
- 29. Two kinds of AI Artificial Narrow Intelligence (ANI) Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)
- 30. How many jobs have been lost in the world due to automation?
- 31. Projected Job Disruptions due to AI Studies at Oxford: 47% of American jobs are at high risk of automation, up to 20 million manufacturing jobs worldwide will be lost to robots by 2030 McKinsey Global Institute: Between 40 million and 160 million women worldwide may need to transition between occupations by 2030 WEF: automation will displace 75 million jobs but generate 133 million new ones worldwide by 2022 (prediction in 2018) Forrester predicts job losses of 29% by 2030 with only 13% job creation to compensate Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/gilpress/2019/07/15/is-ai-going-to-be-a-jobs-killer-new-reports-about-the-future-of-work/
- 33. “100% Automatable Jobs” Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors Dredge Operators Foundry Mold and Coremakers Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products Logging Equipment Operators Machine Feeders and Offbearers Medical Appliance Technicians Motion Picture Projectionists Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Plasterers and Stucco Masons Slaughterers and Meat Packers Source: https://features.marketplace.org/robotproof/
- 34. “The vast majority of jobs consist of some portion of tasks that can be automated and some portion of tasks that can’t.”
- 35. We will all be retraining … all the time.
- 36. That wasn’t the only driver of change.
- 37. Drivers of Change Climate Change (WEF) Middle Class in Emerging Markets (WEF) Rapid Urbanization (WEF) Extreme Longevity, Aging Society (IFF, WEF) Computational World (IFF) Superstructured Organizations (IFF) Globally Connected World (IFF) New Media Ecology (IFF) Rise of Smart Machines and Systems (IFF) Mobile Internet and Cloud Technology (WEF) Processing Power, Big Data (WEF) New energy supplies and technology (WEF) Internet of Things (WEF) Sharing Economy, Crowdsourcing (WEF) Robotics, autonomous transport (WEF) Artificial intelligence (WEF) Advanced Manufacturing, 3D printing (WEF) Adv materials, biotechnology (WEF)
- 38. What have you had to learn since leaving school?
- 39. Things I’ve learned in the last three years Customer Relationship Management Software Project Management and PM Software Accounting Management Software SaaS accounting Virtual Meeting and Webinar software Software ticket management software Social media management software UI/UX design and management software Contractor management software Customer Service management software How to write a term sheet How to make a pitch deck Software to manage the cap tables for our stock Work with a lawyer to write a patent Determine sales tax nexus in any state we do business in Determine the best cloud server platform for us Figure out GDPR and how it applies to us Documentation management software and processes
- 40. The state of technology is rapidly changing. The amount of data is rapidly increasing. AND Careers are rapidly changing.
- 41. Curriculum in Higher Education has got to change.
- 42. Curriculum Drift New skills and fields emerge that need to be learned for a discipline.
- 43. Curriculum Bloat New knowledge, research, and desires from other schools bloat the curriculum from within.
- 44. Curriculum Reality Most curriculum contains both drift and bloat.
- 45. Curriculum needs continual tuning If there is no space to do innovative things, innovative things don’t happen.
- 46. Expertise is a Moving Target Curriculum is going to need the agility to morph midstream to the changing world around our learners.
- 48. Core of English Composition with Business Theme
- 49. Core of English Composition with Medical Theme
- 50. Core of English Composition with Science Theme
- 52. Suppose a student wants to do English Comp with an Entertainment theme?
- 53. Learning Structures to Support the Multi-disciplinarian Modular Learning Pods centered on themes
- 54. BEING HUMAN SCIENCE OF BEING HUMAN MEANING OF CONSCIOUSNESS STAGES OF LIFE PSYCHOLOGY OF HUMAN INTERACTIONS INTERACTION BETWEEN HUMANS AND TECHNOLOGY
- 55. PLANET EARTH ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CONSCIOUS CAPITALISM WASTE AND RECYCLING MANAGEMENT TREND ANALYSIS ENERGY CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES
- 56. Curriculum in Higher Education has got to change. • Make space for innovation in all curriculum • Carve out room in standard courses for online specialization co-requisites • Theme-organized learning to support generalists • Quick paths to certificates and degrees • Retraining, retraining, retraining
- 57. We simultaneously live in awe of technology and in fear of it.
- 58. "In 50 years there will be only 10 institutions in the world delivering higher education" - Sebastian Thrun, founder Udacity, 2012
- 59. "We think of it like a robot tutor in the sky that can semi-read your mind and figure out what your strengths and weaknesses are, down to the percentile" - Jose Ferreira, founder Knewton, 2015
- 60. “Anyone that can be replaced by a computer should be.” - Arthur C. Clarke
- 62. Face the Future of Technology and Learning FACE
- 63. Questions? Maria H. Andersen, Ph.D maria@coursetune.com busynessgirl@gmail.com Twitter: @busynessgirl Insta, FB, Twitter: graphsintheworld busynessgirl.com
- 64. (shameless plug)