And if so, are you inspired or disturbed by it? And why?
2 thoughts on “Is this what the future of teaching and learning will look like?”
Jason May says:
The video makes it look like the product is targeted at high-school students. But from the company’s web site (http://empoweredu.com/) it’s clear that their target market is colleges.
I find the suggestion disturbing that our teenagers might spend *all* their time (that’s the implication of the video) staring at screens for the entirety of their education. At the college level I’m not so bothered by it – but I don’t think we’ll see that future either.
Anyway, the company was bought by Qualcomm 2 months ago. Big-company acquisitions generally mean that the product will die a quiet death.
Valentina says:
Honestly, I fail to see the differences with the existing school system, except that everyone is using tablets and smartphones instead of books and school registers.
Do we really need a specific software to create “needs based grouping”? And to tell us whether a topic has “real-world relevance”?
This is just a tool, and whether it is used to promote independent, personalised learning or strict top-bottom control – as the video creepily suggests towards the end – is up to user.
Jason May says:
The video makes it look like the product is targeted at high-school students. But from the company’s web site (http://empoweredu.com/) it’s clear that their target market is colleges.
I find the suggestion disturbing that our teenagers might spend *all* their time (that’s the implication of the video) staring at screens for the entirety of their education. At the college level I’m not so bothered by it – but I don’t think we’ll see that future either.
Anyway, the company was bought by Qualcomm 2 months ago. Big-company acquisitions generally mean that the product will die a quiet death.
Valentina says:
Honestly, I fail to see the differences with the existing school system, except that everyone is using tablets and smartphones instead of books and school registers.
Do we really need a specific software to create “needs based grouping”? And to tell us whether a topic has “real-world relevance”?
This is just a tool, and whether it is used to promote independent, personalised learning or strict top-bottom control – as the video creepily suggests towards the end – is up to user.