Notes on the 'Internet of things' This report may have interest for FLL network members: Recently made available from: Link to report here. As the Internet of Things (IoT) becomes more popular on campuses across the country, leading colleges and universities are preparing for the increase in data coming from sensors, smart devices and other technologies, and the resulting demand on their networks. The "connected" or "smart" campus, as it has become known, leverages a combination of sensors, big data and analytics, and other IoT technologies for better decision-making in myriad ways. In June 2017, the Center for Digital Education (CDE) surveyed 138 higher education officials to determine the status of connected campus projects. CDE also queried leaders about their understanding of terms like “connected” and “smart” and the perceived benefits of such projects. The questions targeted several areas, including education and …
Education for Development – Parliament White Paper
"Education is the post powerful weapon which you can use to change the world", said Nelson Mandela. And he is quoted at the beginning of Stortingsmelding 25 2013, from June 13th Parliament Whitepaper 2013-2014 Education for Development. Find the report enclosed here, as it is of high relevance to potential proposal for for the upcoming Norglobal Call at the Norwegian research Council -- RCN. The way to development is via knowledge genera- tion, information and skills. Education lays the groundwork for individuals’ and societies’ devel- opment and is essential for development and growth. A renewed global effort to achieve good quality, relevant education for all will give a signifi- cant boost to the work to fight poverty, create jobs, foster business development, improve health and nutrition, and promote gender equality, peace and democracy. It is high time that we renew our efforts in the field of education, and …
New research group member
Happy to announce a new research group member -- Renée Schulz, a colleague and friend to many of us for years. Renée is currently working as Assistant Professor for the Department of ICT at the University of Agder, mainly involved in gamification and serious games as well as the digitalization of courses (a master course in multimedia, a MOOC, and courses in (e-)health sciences). Her main research areas are Human-Computer Interaction and Interaction Design. She recently handed in her PhD thesis with the title “Listening to Teacher’s Needs: Human-centred Design for Mobile Technology in Higher Education”. During the period of her PhD, she was an exchange researcher at Osaka University (大阪大学) at the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology. …
World Learning Summit ´17 a Great Success!
Our annual Future Learning Lab event – World Learning Summit – brought together 150 attendees on June 7th this year for an full-day open dialog with three keynoters as well as a dozen panelists expanding on the keynotes on roundtable dialogs. The first keynote was given by Cathy Casserly, a former CEO of Creative Commons, an associate of Institute for the Future as well as a former consultant to a range of thought-leading companies. Cathy stepped in on short notice also last year, replacing Karl Mehta from the online learning company EdCast. Cathy is now a consultant for the National Science Foundation in the United States. The next two keynotes are long-time senior staff at UNESCO, with a focus on Open Education Resources: Sir John Daniel and Stamenka Uvalic-Trumbic. Open Education Resources (OER) was the key theme on the first day of the summit for all three keynotes. You can read more about it here: www.worldlearningsummit.com On …
Workshop; video for student driven learning
On October 20th, Future Learning Lab offers a full day workshop on uses of video in student driven learning. CEO at WeVideo in Oslo, Erik Ræstad, is here to pilot us through som key issues relating both to uses of video as technology and more profoundly; how to tell an enganging story? Video is clearly one aspect of 21st Century literacy skills -- so how do we master it, as lecturers, as tutors? And as students? The workshop is based on discussions held during our June 2016 World Learning Summit. We´ll present one DDU-financed project on uses of video in social science courses -- we have one BA course in English going and one MA course in Norwegian, both exploring uses of video to collaborate and reflect together on course material. Lots of good tips and conversations. More info on this page. …
Brief note on World Learning Summit 2016
Our summit in June 2016 was a great success, with close to 300 people visiting the first open day, and about 200 following up on day 2, about 100 on day 3. Visit our testimonials page to see comments as they come in. A main feature was of course Peter Norvig, head researcher at Google in Mountain View, California. We were fortunate to have the collaboration of Aftenposten, BI Norwegian Business School, NHO/Abelia, and Oslo EdTech cluster. More will be posted as we process the presentation videos and upload some of the key presentations. The program for our 2017 version of the summit is under way. We can already announce a keynote featured talk by Catherine Casserley -- former CEO of Creative Commons. And there is lots more to come. …
Derek Woodgate joins FLL
Happy to announce Derek Woodgate as our newest FLL member. Read more about him: Derek Woodgate is a consulting futurist, author, university lecturer and curator. He is President of The Futures Lab, Inc. an international futures-based consultancy, founded in 1996, which specializes in creating future potential for major corporations and institutions, He is also Vice-President and Director of Learning at the company's non-profit arm LIFE (Learning Innovations in Future Education and Chief Creative Office at TFL's "living the future" events company, FEEL (Future Entertainment and Events Lab). Derek is co-creator of the highly successful “living the future” event STEAM3 – The Future of Learning. Derek is also an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Information and Communications Technologies at the University of Adger in Norway; and Adjunct Professor in the Learning Technologies Division of the College of Education and …
Imagine future learning
Our modes and ways of learning have changed dramatically over the past few decades. Take a look a little further – say, 200 years back – and the beginning of the information revolution introduced newspapers with, until then, unheard of information speeds. The enlightenment brought new ideas. Time of travel decreased. Imaginations of the world and its many variations, increased. Cities were formed, nation-states were formed, international alliances were forged, as was our common understanding of education. We may take it for granted, but perhaps we should not take the future of education for granted at all? Educational institutions, perhaps especially Higher Education, are among the most resilient and long-lasting institutions of the West. The only institution that bears comparison in the English-speaking world, is the Catholic church. Oxford University dates back to the 1200´s. And yet, the movement that began with the …
UiA forsker om kunstig intelligens
Hvordan påvirker digitaliseringen hverdagslivet vårt? Les UiA forsker Morten Goodwins kronikk på www.forskning.no – her er åpningen: / "Da minibanker ble innført på slutten av 70-tallet, var de både billigere og bedre enn bankansatte. Ingen med vettet i behold vil i dag kreve minibanker fjernet for å få flere funksjonærer i arbeid. Det minibanken gjorde for bankfunksjonærene, vil den kunstige intelligensen gjøre for minst halvparten av dagens yrker. Forskningen innen den kunstige intelligensen har gjort enorme fremskritt de siste årene og månedene. Den blir stadig bedre enn oss mennesker på flere og flere områder. Snart lærer den oss noe vi aldri vil glemme: Vi er alle utkonkurrert av kunstig intelligens. "/ Mer om Morten Goodwin her. Kontakt: morten.goodwin@uia.no …
A teacher, a learner; do you have a story to tell?
Future Learning Lab Partners with EdCast to Launch Global Educator Teach‐A‐Thon Competition to award grand prize of $100,000 to inspire educators to share their knowledge in 10 min. SAN DIEGO, April 19, 2016 – Future Learning Lab has partnered with EdCast to announce the launch of the Global Educator Teach‐A‐Thon, a new annual competition for educators to showcase the impact and power of social learning technology. Designed to challenge professional and independent educators to embrace the sharing economy, The Global Educator Teach‐A‐Thon is the first ever open‐knowledge viral challenge to help students and adults worldwide to learn from free open content. Educators and those with a passion for a specific subject or discipline are invited to demonstrate their teaching acumen by recording and uploading short video lessons from their smartphone. The educator(s) who garner the highest user engagement will win the grand prize of …