We live in a world driven by automation.They call it the 4th industrial revolution. Education system needs a transformation.Schools want to teach empathy & collaboration. China and Japan, once leaders in memorisation,Have now reversed this to skills in innovation. We live in a knowledge economy with AI adoption & data proliferation. The irony is that […]
Read More UK Finally Acts to Prevent a Lost GenerationExam results days ought to be days of celebration. The culmination of countless hours of hard work, excitement over the future and congratulatory Tweets from MP’s that no one getting their results will read. For those of us working on improving diversity in technology, results day has become a significantly less joyous occasion. In large […]
Read More Gender Diversity in Computer Science Education
It was a privilege to be invited to the APPG AI evidence meeting, chaired by Stephen Metcalfe and Lord Tim Clement-Jones, this week at the House of Lords. Sir Anthony Seldon, Professor Rose Luckin, Priya Lakhani, and I gave evidence on how artificial intelligence (AI) tools can be used to improve learner experience, teaching practice and education system design. Commonly referred to […]
Read More How artificial intelligence tools can be used to improve education
In 2018, I submitted written evidence by Nesta to the Education Select Committee on the fourth industrial revolution inquiry. The evidence was on how best to prepare young people for future opportunities brought about by technological change and ensure lifelong learning. I was excited about my first appearance in UK Parliament for an oral evidence, along with Prof. Rose Luckin and Brian […]
Read More Reflections on AI in Education and looking forward to 2019
In the business world, we often hear these false dichotomies: Profit vs sustainability Work vs life Machine vs human Similarly in the education sector, we hear these debates: Knowledge vs skills Attainment vs character Consistency vs creativity These false dilemmas lead to polarisation. We need to move away from black and white thinking […]
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Last week, I was at Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship (XIME) in Bangalore and Chennai. It was inspiring to meet Prof. J Philip, founder and President of XIME, former Dean of XLRI Xavier School of Management and ex-Director of Indian Institute of Management Bangalore. He shared his story of why and how he became […]
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Education has remained the same over the centuries. Formal structures in schools and universities have followed the “sage on a stage” and “assembly line” models. We see industries like transportation, e-commerce, media, consumer electronics, and healthcare being disrupted by Artificial Intelligence (AI). Would Education be the next big opportunity? Given that education is the foundation that […]
Read More AI in Education – Digital Revolution Still Needs Humans
“Why do some people and organizations succeed with so little while others fail with so much?” Scott Sonenshein, a professor of management at Rice University discusses the above question in his new book, Stretch: Unlock the Power of Less –and Achieve More than You Ever Imagined. Most of us are used to “chasing” – focusing […]
Read More Happiness is letting go of what you don’t need and using what you have
Research shows that the way sciences are communicated to young people is not gender inclusive. What’s more, young Europeans, both boys and girls, still have very little idea of the diversity of careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and the skills that are relevant for those paths. These two factors have a significant […]
Read More Bringing Diversity to STEM Education
As a teacher or parent if you are looking to teach kids computational thinking and coding then there are lots of free resources available. I was blown away by the myriad resources, books, games, toys, gadgets and robots available to teach kids coding at BETT2017. There are a number of free resources available and here […]
Read More Free Resources to Teach Kids Computational Thinking