Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

This report (46 page PDF) has two major sections: trends, which can be summarized as AI, Trump, and environment; and "signals of change", which are not trends, and includes "emerging practice", which again, are not trends. The Signals of Change section can be summarized as: AI, Trump ( recast as 'improving ROI) and environment (aka 'water'), with one notable exception, a section on 'the changing landscape of education systems', which postulates two-hour school days, inverted and flexible pedagogy, and athletics as a risk (obviously this report is very U.S.-focused). The 'emerging practices' section is the most forward looking, with sections (sometimes with examples) on administration (ie., admin+AI), learning pathways (with AI and VR), and community engagement (with AI). I get the emphasis on these three themes; they are dominating the discussion. But I wish they had looked maybe just a little beyond that limited horizon.

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Stephen Downes Stephen Downes, Casselman, Canada
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