educationtoday blog It is generally acknowledged that the quality of an educational system depends upon the quality of its teachers. Teachers are responsible for preparing young people to meet new challenges in a fast-changing world; and that is why innovation in...
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Rediseñar la Universidad, Alex Usher (II)
[space height="HEIGHT"] DESIGNING A UNIVERSITY FROM SCRATCH (II) APRIL 5, 2018 | ALEX USHER Following on from yesterday’s discussion of the Minerva model (you might want to refresh your memory by re-reading yesterday’s entry, as detailed in the book Building the...
Rediseñar la Universidad, Alex Usher (I)
DESIGNING A UNIVERSITY FROM SCRATCH (I) APRIL 4, 2018 | ALEX USHER I’ve recently been reading a fascinating book entitled Building the Intentional University: Minerva and the Future of Higher Education which essentially is an operating manual for the Minerva Schools...
La erosión de la democracia
La erosión de la democracia Gobernar en democracia se torna cuesta arriba. Hay que disputar la atención de masas individualizadas con armas tan toscas como discursos, votaciones,... Gobernar en medio, y por medio, de la democracia se torna cuesta arriba. Hay que...
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Usher sobre robots y educación superior
Robot-Proof March 1st, 2018 - Alex Usher If you're looking for a book that is not too heavy, analyzes how changing technologies impacts skills, and does a great job of sketching out some possible attractive responses from higher education institutions: have I got a...
El efecto a Bill Gates en la educación superior
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¿Innovación disruptiva en la educación superior?
When Will Tech Disrupt Higher Education? KENNETH ROGOFF, 5 February 2018 Universities pride themselves on producing creative ideas that disrupt the rest of society, yet higher-education teaching techniques continue to evolve at a glacial pace. Given education’s...
OECD: Educación y competencias siglo XXI
education today blog How to prepare students for the complexity of a global society Posted: 22 Jan 2018 02:30 AM PST by Anthony Jackson, Director, Center for Global Education at Asia Society Andreas Schleicher, Director, Directorate for Education and Skills In...
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