Tryggvi Thayer, Ph.D.
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Singapore moving toward future with artificial intelligence in schools
Authorities in Singapore have announced plans to start developing artificial intelligence (AI) tools for use in schools as part of their FutureSchools@Singapore project. The tools are intended to engage learners in evolving discussions on specific school subjects – in particular … Continue reading
Getting from foresight to policy: The critical role of organizations and social entities
I recently posted an article where I was looking to identify gaps in our knowledge about how foresight programs inform policy and decision-making. Since then, I’ve come across recent research which looks at these gaps in more detail. In particular, … Continue reading
What does Klout measure: social influence or size of ego?
Early this past summer I read about someone who had flunked out of a job interview because his Klout.com score wasn’t high enough (and here’s one about a teacher using Klout in a course). It was the first that I had … Continue reading
Strategic ambiguity in Finnish policy on technology in education
I teleported (or “jaunted” as Alfred Bester would have it) to Iceland yesterday morning to deliver a presentation at the University of Iceland’s yearly conference on educational research and development. In my presentation I described some of my research on … Continue reading
“Booksprints” – fast track to rigorous open educational resources
A group of Finnish mathematics researchers, teachers and students got together this past weekend (Sept. 28-30, 2012) to produce a mathematics textbook in three days. They’re not quite done, but at almost 130 pages so far, they’re pretty darn close! … Continue reading
Posted in Education, ICTs, Information Society, Knowledge development, Technology foresight
Tagged OER, Open Education Resources
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Shhh… My environment is talking to me
One of the ways that I like to describe augmented reality (AR) technologies is with the somewhat metaphorical, “AR makes it possible for your environment to tell you about itself.” Well, I guess it’s not a metaphor anymore! Google has … Continue reading
Posted in Education, ICTs, Information Society, Internet, Technology foresight
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