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Classroom 2050: Unleashing AI, XR, Gaming
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With students learning in more places and different ways than we have ever seen, the pace of change in education is dizzying. Can this progress narrow learning gaps exacerbated by COVID-19 or will it fuel divides? How can we make the most of this once-in-a-generation opportunity?
Join our panelists from Khan Academy, PrismsVR, and Minecraft Education as we discuss the classroom of the future, and how important technologies including AI, XR, and gaming should play a role in it.
Topics Covered:
– The classroom of 2023
– Data on the current classroom
– Developing the next gen of STEM talent
– AI in the classroom
– The role of gaming in the classroom
– Misconceptions of technology in classroom
– The ways teachers and students use AI
The future role of a teacher
– Personalization and ownership in education
– Getting hardware into the classroom
Misconceptions of teacher’s abilities and appetite for tech
– Why implement these changes now?
– Call to action for the classroom of 2050
Resources:
Find Sal Khan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/salkhanacademy
Find Romy Drucker on Twitter: https://twitter.com/romydrucker
Find Allison Matthews on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allison-matthews-4050677/
Find Anurupa on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anurupa-ganguly-92790379/
Learn more about Khan Academy: https://www.khanacademy.org/
Learn more about The Walton Family Foundation: https://www.waltonfamilyfoundation.org/
Learn more about Minecraft Education: https://education.minecraft.net/en-us
Learn more about Prisms VR: https://www.prismsvr.com/
Watch more panel discussions from The Aspen Ideas Festival 2023: https://www.aspenideas.org/
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