The debate on whether skills training could emerge as a viable and scalable future alternative to college is long standing and heated. There appears to be, however, a mounting consensus that ... Read more >
Over 11.000 students aged 13 to 19 took part in Cambridge International's first ever "Global Perspectives" survey. The results, announced on March 2, reveal that students are keener than ever ... Read more >
The 2018 "Digital Education Action Plan" is the last in a long series of initiatives taken by the EU in the field of digital education. It warns of the persistent ... Read more >
UNICEF released today the results of an online poll it conducted in February 2020 on 40.000 young people in over 150 countries. The poll revealed the major limitations of current ... Read more >
Much has been said and written about the so called "21st century skills" but there is no real consensus on what is meant by this term and ... Read more >
by Pisana Ferrari - cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village
If today's youth aren't adequately educated about the reality of climate change, its effects and the ways the planet can prevent it, how can impactful solutions be implemented? Climate change is an education priority, ... Read more >
by Pisana Ferrari – cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village
The assessment framework of the OECD Study on Social and Emotional Skills (SEL) has just been published. (1) Together with the previously published conceptual framework, the Study now has complete framework documentation explaining all of ... Read more >
Online, remote, on-demand, self-paced, informal, diverse, flexible, practical, life-long, augmented, gamified, automated ... these are some of the buzzwords related to the future of education, as seen by some of the most innovative players in the field. An interesting overview.
Source: https://www.disruptordaily.com/what-is-the-future-of-education-11-experts-share-their-insights/
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by Pisana Ferrari – cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village
In a recent interview for "EdSurge" Sean Gallagher, Ed.D. (1) discusses the rapidly changing field of graduate education. The offer is booming and increasingly diversified, he says. Degrees now come in all shapes and ... Read more >
by Pisana Ferrari - cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village
In a recent Helchinger report post, Jeremy Taylor and Laura Hamilton give educators/teachers/school principals precious tips on how to look for (and choose) assessments that measure Social and Emotional Learning (SEL). (1)
The "SEL Assessment ... Read more >