{"id":56289,"date":"2016-08-01T10:25:31","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T14:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=56289"},"modified":"2016-08-01T10:25:31","modified_gmt":"2016-08-01T14:25:31","slug":"take-a-step-inside-the-classroom-of-tomorrow-fearn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2016\/08\/01\/take-a-step-inside-the-classroom-of-tomorrow-fearn\/","title":{"rendered":"Take a step inside the classroom of tomorrow [Fearn]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/world-of-tech\/take-a-step-inside-the-classroom-of-tomorrow-1325737\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Take a step inside the classroom of tomorrow<\/strong> <\/a>&#8212; from techradar.com by Nicholas Fearn<br \/>\n<em>Making learning fun<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.mos.techradar.com\/art\/Features%202\/Classroom%20of%20tomorrow\/DiscovrLabs-970-80.jpg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">But the classroom of tomorrow will look very different. The latest advancements in technology and innovation are paving the way for an educational space that&#8217;s interactive, engaging and fun.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The conventions of learning are changing. It&#8217;s becoming normal for youngsters to use games like Minecraft to develop skills such as team working and problem solving, and for teachers to turn to artificial intelligence to get a better understanding of how their pupils are progressing in lessons.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Virtual reality is also introducing new possibilities in the classroom. Gone are the days of imagining what an Ancient Egyptian tomb might look like &#8211; now you can just strap on a headset and transport yourself there in a heartbeat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The potential for using VR to teach history, geography and other subjects is incredible when you really think about it &#8211; and it&#8217;s not the only tech that&#8217;s going to shake things up.<br \/>\n&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Artificial intelligence is already doing groundbreaking things in areas like robotics, computer science, neuroscience and linguistics, but now they&#8217;re now entering the world of education too.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">London-based edtech firm Digital Assess has been working on an AI app that has the potential to revolutionise the way youngsters learn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">With the backing of the UK Government, the company has been trialing its web-based application Formative Assess in schools in England.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Using semantic indexing and natural language processing in a similar way to social networking sites, an on-screen avatar &#8211; which can be a rubber duck or robot &#8211; quizzes students on their knowledge and provides them with individual feedback on their work.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take a step inside the classroom of tomorrow &#8212; from techradar.com by Nicholas Fearn Making learning fun &nbsp; &nbsp; Excerpt: But the classroom of tomorrow will look very different. The latest advancements in technology and innovation are paving the way for an educational space that&#8217;s interactive, engaging and fun. The conventions of learning are changing. 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