Facing the future of technology and learning mizzou jan 2022
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The document discusses how technology and the amount of data and information in the world is rapidly changing. It notes that smartphones have transformed how people live and work in just one decade. It also discusses how artificial intelligence and automation may disrupt many jobs and careers. The document argues that curriculum in higher education needs to change and adapt to better prepare students for this changing environment by focusing less on memorization, allowing for more flexible expertise, and enabling students to upgrade their skills more quickly for new careers.
Facing the future of technology and learning mizzou jan 2022
- 1. Facing the Future of Technology and Learning Maria H. Andersen, Ph.D Core Adjunct Faculty, Westminster College CPO and General Manager, Coursetune Email: [email protected] Twitter: @busynessgirl
- 2. In ONE decade, the world was transformed …
- 3. In ONE decade, the world was transformed …
- 5. U.S. Population 329.5 million 12% below age of 10 (39 million) 16% above age 65 (52 million)
- 6. 85% of U.S. Adults have a Smartphone https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/mobile/
- 9. Most college-age adults in the U.S. have a Smartphone now. https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/mobile/
- 12. In one decade, Smartphones have changed the way we do everything
- 13. How has your curriculum adjusted to the presence of Smartphones in the world? Type your answer in the chat but wait to press enter until I say 3-2-1-GO!
- 14. In 2020, the education and working world transformed a decade.
- 15. We can’t pretend that attending lecture IN PERSON is the only “real” option.
- 16. Professors can’t pretend that there’s NO WAY to “make up” a missed lecture.
- 17. We can’t pretend that there is NO WAY to attend class from home.
- 18. Students can’t pretend that they have NO WAY to do groupwork if they can’t meet in person.
- 19. Faculty can’t pretend there’s NO WAY to teach if they are out of town.
- 20. We can’t pretend that the ONLY options are Online, F2F, and Hybrid.
- 21. In education, everyone now understands how exhausting it is to teach online.
- 22. In the world, ONLINE learning has taken a huge reputation hit.
- 24. How many Americans have worked remotely during the COVID pandemic?
- 25. What is the new “level” of remote work in the U.S.?
- 26. How has your curriculum adjusted to the increase in remote work in the world? Type your answer in the chat but wait to press enter until I say 3-2-1-GO!
- 27. The state of technology is rapidly changing.
- 28. “Getting information” has changed in the last three decades
- 29. When I was an undergraduate...
- 30. When I was a PhD student ...
- 31. Students today
- 33. “Every two days now we create as much information as we did from the dawn of civilization up until 2003.” - Eric Schmidt, quoted in 2003 (CEO of Google)
- 34. “Every two days now we create as much information data as we did from the dawn of civilization up until 2003.” - Eric Schmidt, quoted in 2003 (CEO of Google)
- 35. Source: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ every-minute-internet-2020/ YouTube: 500 hours of content Instagram: 347k stories Facebook: 147k photos
- 36. And where is that data and information coming from?
- 37. 1 billion in 1804 7 billion in 2016 World Population today? 7.8 billion
- 40. 1% growth 2-3% growth 8-9% growth
- 52. Great model, where is the problem?
- 53. The state of technology is rapidly changing. AND The amount of information is rapidly increasing.
- 54. Why does the rise of data and information matter? It is this rapid rise in information that is bringing AI to fruition.
- 55. Two kinds of AI Artificial Narrow Intelligence (ANI) Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)
- 56. Projected Job Disruptions due to AI Studies at Oxford: 47% of American jobs are at high risk of automation, up to 20 million manufacturing jobs worldwide will be lost to robots by 2030 McKinsey Global Institute: Between 40 million and 160 million women worldwide may need to transition between occupations by 2030 WEF: automation will displace 75 million jobs but generate 133 million new ones worldwide by 2022 (prediction in 2018) Forrester predicts job losses of 29% by 2030 with only 13% job creation to compensate Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/gilpress/2019/07/15/is-ai-going-to-be-a-jobs-killer-new-reports-about-the-future-of-work/
- 57. Forrester: 73% of all cubicle-related jobs lost by 2030
- 58. “AI helpers will quietly handle routine processes, like data entry, in the background. And workers, using their voice and gestures, will instruct their AI helpers to perform tasks such as taking notes, conducting web searches or logging on to their computer in the morning.” Jobs and AI Anxiety Report, Robert Half Talent Solutions
- 59. We will all be retraining … all the time.
- 60. Drivers of Change Climate Change (WEF) Middle Class in Emerging Markets (WEF) Rapid Urbanization (WEF) Extreme Longevity, Aging Society (IFF, WEF) Computational World (IFF) Superstructured Organizations (IFF) Globally Connected World (IFF) New Media Ecology (IFF) Rise of Smart Machines and Systems (IFF) Mobile Internet and Cloud Technology (WEF) Processing Power, Big Data (WEF) New energy supplies and technology (WEF) Internet of Things (WEF) Sharing Economy, Crowdsourcing (WEF) Robotics, autonomous transport (WEF) Artificial intelligence (WEF) Advanced Manufacturing, 3D printing (WEF) Adv materials, biotechnology (WEF)
- 61. Drivers of Change Climate Change (WEF) Middle Class in Emerging Markets (WEF) Rapid Urbanization (WEF) Extreme Longevity, Aging Society (IFF, WEF) Computational World (IFF) Superstructured Organizations (IFF) Globally Connected World (IFF) New Media Ecology (IFF) Rise of Smart Machines and Systems (IFF) Mobile Internet and Cloud Technology (WEF) Processing Power, Big Data (WEF) New energy supplies and technology (WEF) Internet of Things (WEF) Sharing Economy, Crowdsourcing (WEF) Robotics, autonomous transport (WEF) Artificial intelligence (WEF) Advanced Manufacturing, 3D printing (WEF) Adv materials, biotechnology (WEF) GLOBAL PANDEMIC!!!!
- 62. The state of technology is rapidly changing. The amount of data is rapidly increasing. AND Careers are rapidly changing.
- 63. (deep breaths and kittens)
- 64. Curriculum in Higher Education has got to change.
- 65. 1. People should be able to attend college for one year and be able to upgrade their job.
- 68. Ask Students: What skills will help you move up in your job or move to a different job?
- 69. Use a set of workplace standards
- 71. Search and Application over Memorization You couldn’t memorize all the information in your field even if you wanted to.
- 72. ESIL LENS
- 73. Strictly deals with the level of information or skill depth, not the ability to perform higher cognitive level activities. EXISTENCE SUPPORTED INDEPENDENT LIFETIME
- 75. 3. Expertise is a moving target. Make the courses themselves more flexible by splitting the credits into fixed and variable.
- 77. Core of English Composition with Business Theme
- 78. Core of English Composition with Medical Theme
- 79. Core of English Composition with Science Theme
- 81. We simultaneously live in awe of technology and in fear of it.
- 82. "In 50 years there will be only 10 institutions in the world delivering higher education" - Sebastian Thrun, founder Udacity, 2012
- 83. Curriculum can’t keep hiding from the existence of technology in the world.
- 84. Education might be slow to move, but we carry the world when we do.
- 85. Questions? Maria H. Andersen, Ph.D [email protected] [email protected] Twitter: @busynessgirl Insta, FB, Twitter: graphsintheworld busynessgirl.com
Editor's Notes
- #3: St Peters Basilica when Pope Benedict XVI was elected, 15 May 2005
- #4: Pope Francis, 13 March 2013 Did you know that the average American now looks at their phone 80 times a day?
- #6: 327 million, approx. 12% below age of 10 and 16% above age of 65. Maybe 277 million who will use a smartphone.
- #34: Information is now wisdom
- #35: Information is now wisdom
- #38: In 1804, the world population hit 1 billion people. In 2016 it hit 7 billion (212 years later).
- #41: Era 1: Growth rates in science 1% Era 2: Growth rates in science 2-3% Era 3: Growth rates in science 8-9%
- #59: Forrester projects that 73% of all cubicle-related jobs—think clerical tasks like data entry—will be automated by 2030, equating to over 20 million jobs eliminated.
- #62: How much of this is in your curriculum, and I don’t just mean high level curriculum?
- #63: How much of this is in your curriculum, and I don’t just mean high level curriculum?
- #65: I thought you might need some cheering up.
- #69: Maybe we should begin by asking new students where they currently work and what job they think they could move into the quickest? Then plan their schedule.
- #73: First, we can’t even memorize it all if we tried. Is it even possible to become an expert in a field with the amount of information and research rising so quickly?
- #84: Travel agents, journalists law clerks, proofreaders, lecturers?