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By: An Education Timeline: Brave New World! « Purdue IDC Blog

An Education Timeline: Brave New World! « Purdue IDC Blog — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 19:26:02 +0000

[...] by Robert French in IT Administration, Musings on Technology. Tagged: futurism. Leave a Comment Education Futures has published a very interesting timeline of education encompassing the years 1657 through 2045. [...]

By: De la utopía al futuro del aprendizaje en la Web: diversas propuestas / Dolors Reig « SOCIOLOGÍA CRÍTICA

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:37:11 +0000

[...] muchos los futuros que se adivinan en el gráfico. También la timeline prospectiva de Moravec (hasta 2045) nos invita a reflexionar sobre [...]

By: De la utopía al futuro del aprendizaje en la web: diversas propuestas | El caparazon

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:50:55 +0000

[...] muchos los futuros que se adivinan en el gráfico. También la timeline de Moravec nos invita a reflexionar sobre [...]

By: Things I learned this week – #6 | dougbelshaw.com/blog

Things I learned this week – #6 | dougbelshaw.com/blog — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 07:00:56 +0000

[...] out this Education futures timeline. Nothing happened between 1657 and [...]

By: John Moravec

John Moravec — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:16:52 +0000

Carmen, I think we’ll see all sorts of drivers emerge that will promote the development of human-machine neural connectivity. As the elections in Iran showed us, new technologies (i.e. Twitter) can be used for both good and bad purposes. Whereas we may see some well-intentioned parents opt to provide their children with the best mind-enhancing tools possible, might we also see oppressive states, religious zealots and other extremists use these technologies to control or pre-program their target population?

One blogger responded to this timeline: “Imagine having, say, an entire biblical library implanted in your brain, always available just for the thinking of it.”

That scares the bejesus out of me. We need to use these technologies to help us think more creatively and innovatively. We should not use these technologies to embed somebody else’s dogma or constructed reality.

By: Carmen Tschofen

Carmen Tschofen — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:56:20 +0000

Hi John,

Quick thought– I do wonder if it won’t be the wealthiest parents willing to experiment with brain implants/augmentation, but those who feel they have the most to gain/lose; those who perceive their kids to be suffering from some form of (perceived) disability like dyslexia or ADD. (I believe Ritalin went from a prescription to a concentration enhancer sought after by desperate students, for example.)

Overall, I think what I question most is whether the desire to increase cognitive/computational capacity is really going to be as much a driver for change as it’s outlined here. Last I checked, it’s (mostly) not the smartest kids in the sandbox (begging the question of the definition of smart, of course) who are getting elected and being showered with fame and fortune:-). This might raise the question as to whether someone is going to come up with some sort of brain modification for increased empathy– coming out of a solution to difficult concerns like Aspergers? The ethical challenges of this are huge… (Oh wait, I think there’s already software designed to improve recognition of human emotion by facial expression…add nanotech and mix well..?) I know you referenced the Turing test, but as I understand it, this tests the ability to appear human, not the actual condition of having (enhanced?) emotion…I’m gonna loose sleep over this one:)

By: Education Futures – Timeline « LTSG

Education Futures – Timeline « LTSG — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:49:18 +0000

[...] Education Futures – Timeline By mgvh@ltsg Education Futures – Timeline [...]

By: Derek's Blog » Plotting education Futures

Derek's Blog » Plotting education Futures — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:41:04 +0000

[...] the future predictions made by various commentators. So it was with interest that I browsed the Education Futures Timeline today. According to the blurb, this timeline… “provides not only a glimpse into the past [...]

By: Thierry de Wijn

Thierry de Wijn — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:06:01 +0000

Hi,

Why on earth talk about the future of Human capital? Think we have passed the age of the industrial society and have to move into a wisdom society, into the age of Conscious Evolution. So why not talk about education, human development, talent development etc.

cheers,
Thierry

By: Chief

Chief — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:38:58 +0000

The gov is using sophisticated AI already, China has replaced some university teachers with canned DVD lectures and will add AI soon. Don’t be fooled, anything this powerful and capable is already developed and in use…the question is when does it replace the ordinary adjunct?

Seven years ago, I went to a Nanotechnology conference at LSU and found cancer has been cured with Nanotechnology. Where is it? Put that question in the same box with why does Japan have 100Mbs Internet as standard (and going to 200Mbs soon) and why did the Japanese have wide screen HD TV 15 years before we did? I’m guessing it is nothing new…..greed gets my vote for many such questions.

Tech/AI will replace adjuncts in ten years or less…that’s is a guess with some education behind it.

Chief