A weekly collection of education-related news from around the web.

“Why AI Literacy Is Now A Core Competency In Education”

“AI’s most significant influence lies in how we access, process and apply information, fundamentally redefining education and the way we acquire knowledge. From this perspective, AI literacy isn’t just a “nice to have” for IT professionals; it’s essential for developing human intelligence itself and has key implications for the education sector.”

More Data On Why Having Books At Home Helps Learning

“The paper’s authors studied 160,000 adults between 2011 and 2015 and found that just having 80 or more books in a home results in adults with significantly higher levels of literacy, numeracy, and information communication technology (ICT) skills… Children from such homes who ended up attaining just a high-school-level education become as literate, numerate and […]

World Economic Forum Surveys Tipping Points In Global Tech

The World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council… aims to help the broader society navigate the transition to the future digital and hyperconnected world by explaining the societal impacts generated by major technology trends and the new business models in plain language, and through engaging, accessible media. This report is the first of its kind – […]

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Every week I send out articles I encounter from around the web. Subject matter ranges from hard knowledge about teaching to research about creativity and cognitive science to stories from other industries that, by analogy, inform what we do as educators. This breadth helps us see our work in new ways.

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Peter Nilsson

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