How automation will impact education

There has been a lot of hype around how new technologies like automation will impact our way of life. Some live in fear that their jobs will be lost to humanoid robots, while others excitedly welcome bots like Amazon Alexa into their home. The impact of 'robots' -- itself an ill-defined category -- is widely discussed and hotly contested. In the business world, most industries have much to gain from automation and robotics, but what this looks like in practice is a far cry from the wider speculation. Education in particular is ripe for automation -- but we won’t be… [Continue Reading]