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The education sector is constantly evolving, and technology has played a significant role in shaping the way we learn. From the adoption of the printing press in the Renaissance to the widespread use of the internet in the twenty-first century, advances in technology have had a profound impact on education, in the form of eLearning.

Today, technology continues to transform the way we access and deliver education, and it has the potential to significantly improve the learning experience for students and teachers alike. In this article, we will explore some of the ways in which technology is transforming education and the potential benefits and challenges it presents.

The rigid structure of the traditional K-12 education system leaves little room for students to engage in real-world problem-solving scenarios. In many cases it stifles creativity and curiosity, discouraging students from questioning established norms or exploring alternative perspectives.

While curriculums vary across different regions and educational systems, in most cases a heavy emphasis on grades and standardized test scores prioritizes rote memorization over developing students’ capacity to analyze, synthesize and evaluate information critically and independently.

Si le preguntamos a cualquier transeúnte qué significa “enseñar”, la respuesta más probable hará referencia al esquema clásico de la instrucción directa, también conocida como lección magistral: un docente de pie, delante de una pizarra (digital o tradicional), explica una lección a un grupo de estudiantes que atienden, más o menos en silencio, a sus palabras, probablemente tomando notas que después serán memorizadas y utilizadas para estudiar de cara a un futuro examen. O bien, ese mismo docente plantea algún tipo de actividad práctica (ejercicios matemáticos, preguntas cortas, etc.) a los estudiantes para corregirla posteriormente.

Este concepto, acuñado por el diccionario Collins y que es definido como un largo periodo de inestabilidad e inseguridad como consecuencia de respuestas y conflictos que surgen permanentemente, subraya la importancia de estar siempre listos para abordar los desafíos cambiantes. Para evitar vernos sobrepasados por este contexto, tengamos en cuenta aspectos la importancia de saber cambiar nuestra perspectiva, fortalecer nuestras redes de apoyo y fomentar la innovación entre otros, pero, sobre todo es esencial considerar la formación constante.

PISA 2022 assesses reading, science, and, as its main subject, mathematics. Being proficient in mathematics today is more than the mere reproduction of routine mathematical procedures. Rather, PISA considers a mathematically proficient person to be someone who can mathematically reason their way through complex real-life problems and find solutions by formulating, employing and interpreting mathematics.

Generative AI’s rapid disruption of the classroom is undeniable, perhaps second only to the pivot to remote learning during the pandemic. Yet many instructors remain uncertain on how or whether to use it. Recently I attended Accelerate 2023, a conference sponsored by the Online Learning Consortium, to find the most practical applications of generative AI for teaching. Here are several strategies you can try.

Today is ChatGPT’s first birthday, and already this novel application has had a profound impact.

One domain where this is particularly pronounced—and perhaps most discussed—is higher education. As a humanities professor who teaches the skills of critical thinking and analytic writing, I have witnessed firsthand the effects of ChatGPT on student writing and learning. I’ve seen everything from students relying on it for idea generation and content summaries to feeding it essay prompts and blatantly copying its outputs. I’m currently managing a tenfold increase in suspected academic integrity violations this semester—all due to ChatGPT.

Experts in artificial intelligence, policy and education have warned that generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, which create human-like text, are being incorporated into education systems without adequate consideration of the ramifications for education equality, learning outcomes, national sovereignty and culture.

Los profesores han de estar siempre en el centro de cualquier proceso de innovación; me parece la clave del éxito”, defiende Paz Prendes, catedrática de Tecnología Educativa en la Universidad de Murcia y directora del grupo de investigación de Tecnología Educativa; para ellos pide un voto de confianza, apoyos y una formación adecuada. “La IA está impactando a todos los sectores pero es verdad que, en el caso de la educación, ha venido a sumarse a otros retos que venían de antes”.

En el contexto de la educación disruptiva, se reconoce la necesidad de crear espacios y escenarios de aprendizaje más diversos y adaptados a las necesidades y deseos de los estudiantes. Esto implica la incorporación de perspectivas diferentes y la valoración del aprendizaje de manera abierta, inclusiva y ubicua. Además, se destaca la importancia de la evaluación como una base fundamental para el aprendizaje.

Si pretendemos crear escenarios de aprendizaje no predecibles, es decir, abiertos, y si son masivos, las proporciones de complejidad irán aumentando ya que el “control” deja de estar en manos de la “organización” para pasar a formar parte de la ecología de los aprendices…

Sabiendo que las «aulas virtuales» son un medio en que los educadores y educandos se encuentran para realizar actividades que conducen al aprendizaje, y que el concepto de conocimiento es la capacidad para transformar datos e informaciones en acciones efectivas y eficaces, en la siguiente ponencia trataremos el tema las «Aulas Virtuales como Modelo de Gestión de Conocimiento», y trataremos algunos conceptos sobre estas: factores influyentes, clasificación, usos y otros elementos que tienen alguna relación con tan innovador tema.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not new. The rise of ChatGPT, Google Bard, New Bing, and others in the academic space, however, is skyrocketing. My initial encounters with this rising AI were biased. As I scanned topics like academic integrity, academic dishonesty, and plagiarism, I quickly adopted others’ persuasive opinions based on limited information.  

A few months ago, however, I attended a presentation that gave me a more complete view. Students were already using it as a tool, so I opened my mind to understanding what purpose AI served in the higher education classroom. Most tools are not innately good or bad; what we do with tools creates the perception and interpretation. I became curious. What were the pros, what were the cons, and how could I embrace the already organic shift disrupting higher education?  

I created this article not to discuss potential legal and ethical issues surrounding AI, but rather to share my observations from a broad perspective.  

The COVID-19 pandemic has left us with a changed world. As we look ahead, the future appears even more challenging than the one we once foresaw.

Unfortunately, the pandemic isn't the only problem we need to worry about. Higher education may have returned from the unpredictable and always evolving pandemic land of Oz, but the hard truths back in Kansas, our current reality, have progressed. We're afloat in an ever-shifting sea of challenges: the public's lack of confidence in higher education, the ongoing student debt crisis, climate change and weather disasters, cybersecurity breaches, deep fakes, culture polarization, mental health crises, the campus demographic cliff, AI overlords, hate crimes, global instability, or, yes, the next pandemic. We can no longer assume that business as usual is punctuated by the occasional unforeseen bad event. Anomaly is the new normal.

We must adapt and evolve to thrive in a world of ongoing change and unpredictability. Today's leadership agenda must expand beyond growth and innovation to address risk and to prepare for what may be ahead. In 2024, institutional and technology leaders will focus their efforts on developing institutional resilience. Institutional resilience is the ability to anticipate, respond to, and adapt to rapidly changing circumstances in ways that maximize opportunities and minimize consequences of unforeseen events. The 2024 EDUCAUSE Top 10 describes the contributions that technology, data, and the workforce will make to advance three dimensions of institutional resilience: mission resilience, operational resilience, and financial resilience.

The COVID-19 pandemic was a stress test for education systems. It revealed whether schools and students around the globe were able to adapt to sudden and profound changes in how instruction is provided and how students learn. Now that the crisis phase has passed, policy makers and schools need to know where students stand in their learning and well-being to be able to provide remedial measures for those students who fell behind in their learning or suffered emotionally or physically from the pandemic. Updated information on the resources available and the general climate in schools after the pandemic can also help education systems prepare for the future.

Results from PISA 2022 show that some education systems coped better than others during and after pandemic-related school closures – and even learned from the experience. These resilient education systems have a few policies in common: they kept schools open for longer for more students; students encountered fewer obstacles to remote learning; and they worked to strengthen parent-school partnerships, among others.

Insights drawn from PISA 2022 data can help education systems bolster their resilience to disruption, and rethink learning and teaching. Given that it is all but inevitable that education will continue to be affected by natural and man-made shocks and disturbances, both global, such as pandemics and climate change, and local, including earthquakes, floods and war, education systems need to build their capacity to withstand adversity.

New figures show that, following five years of gains, overall higher education completion rates in the United States have stalled for three consecutive years. Experts say it could be the result of a decline in student success initiatives owing to COVID or student uncertainty about the value of degrees.

Generation Alpha will be researching university options and applying in the next five years. They have lived their entire lives supported by the internet and report feeling as comfortable online as they do in real life.