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How will technology change education in the future?

HEPI

There is a long history of people getting their predictions about the future of technology, including the future of technology in education, wrong. Just ten years ago, in the words of Wired magazine, Sebastian Thrun declared that ‘ In 50 years … there will be only ten institutions in the world delivering higher education ’.

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As microcredentials boom, employers' hiring platforms fumble

Inside Higher Ed

“There’s valuable educational and skill information hiding in plain sight with regard to some of these candidates,” said Sean Gallagher, executive professor of educational policy at Northeastern University and a co-author of the study. “Why do these systems not call for more detailed information?

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Arizona State turns to YouTube to reach learners on the margins

Inside Higher Ed

Crash Course, an educational YouTube channel with more than 14 million subscribers, once prompted Wired magazine to ask, “ Why isn’t school this cool? history and human communication. But Americans comprise only a fraction of the audience, as more than 80 percent of YouTubers hail from outside the United States.

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Surviving and thriving in HE professional services

SRHE

by GR Evans This blog was first published in the Oxford Magazine No 475 (Eighth Week, Hilary term, 2025) and is reproduced here with permission of the author and the editor. York University, one of the group of universities founded during the 1960s, also lists Professional Services.

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Microcredentials confuse employers, colleges and learners

Inside Higher Ed

“It has been the desire of many entrepreneurs, foundations and policy leaders that microcredentials will become the substitute for expensive degrees,” Sean Gallagher, executive professor of educational policy at Northeastern University, said. Newsletter Order: 0 Disable left side advertisement?:

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A state's plan to calculate the "economic value" of a degree

Inside Higher Ed

” The Crest of a ‘New Wave’ In the strategic plan, the commission notes the proposal is part of a “new wave” of higher education policy focused on value rather than enrollment or degree attainment. “Humanities majors want jobs, too.” Is this diversity newsletter?:

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A free, online, global university seeks seal of approval

Inside Higher Ed

Still others are climate refugees in search of land that supports human life. “We use bots in serving our students,” Reshef said, adding that this frees human professors to do work that is better suited to human minds. Others have fled wars in Syria or Ukraine. ’ 10,000 times. Some students need lower costs.