scholarly journals REFLECTION ON 21ST CENTURY COMPETENCES, SMART LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, AND DIGITALIZATION IN EDUCATION

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-93
Author(s):  
Ebba Ossiannilsson
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
New Normal ◽  
Smart Learning ◽  
Smart Learning Environments ◽  
The Future ◽  
Future Of Education ◽  
The Way

We are facing unprecedented social, economic, and environmental challenges due to accelerating globalization and the rapid pace of technological development. Nonetheless, these forces offer us countless new opportunities for human progress. The future is uncertain, and we cannot predict it, but we must be open and ready for it. After Covid-19, the “new normal” will be characterized by change, reorientation, and sustainability. Both studying and working have quickly changed in form, requiring digitalization and digital competence in both individuals and organizations. It has become evident that the digital revolution concerns people and their habits, behaviors, and attitudes in using the new technology. Moreover, there is a need for innovative pedagogy, and a move to curricula 4.0, which are aligned with the 4th Industrial revolution, which change the way we live, work, communicate, perform, relate, and also the way we learn, and new perspectives on quality and its effects. Online innovative education will be a strategic priority at every institution. This conceptual article is based on the current discourse on the reflection and rethinking of 21st century competences, smart learning environments, and digitalization in education. The author has provided examples of the ongoing debate. The article’s focus on the future of education is based on her own research and perspectives. The discussion is centered on the OECD report on the future of education and skills, Education 2030, and the UNESCO initiatives in the OER Recommendation and the Futures of Education - Learning to Become. Keywords: Covid-19, ecosystem, futures of education, OER Recommendation, new normal

scholarly journals Developing Smart Learning Environments in Line with the Future Requirements of Artificial Intelligence: Saudi Universities

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Salim Alanazy
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Educational Technology ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Smart Learning ◽  
Smart Learning Environments ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Future ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
E Learning

The current study aims to develop smart learning environments in Saudi universities in line with the future requirements of artificial intelligence. To achieve this goal, a systematic review was conducted on studies published on Scopus and Google Scholar databases from 1990 until 2021 on the development of e-learning in the light of artificial intelligence (in addition to the relevant Arab studies). First, a list of challenges and opportunities for developing smart learning environments according to the future requirements of artificial intelligence was composed. Then, a questionnaire was prepared and reviewed by several academic experts in educational technology in Saudi universities. The study results include many challenges expected to be encountered in the smart learning environments in Saudi universities concerning the future preconditions for artificial intelligence. It also presented a number of opportunities and procedures for facing such challenges and exploiting the opportunities. Finally, some recommendations and suggestions were presented.

Building Futures

2019 ◽  
pp. 17-33
Author(s):  
Megan Hastie
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Stem Fields ◽  
Lifelong Learners ◽  
Smart Learning ◽  
Smart Learning Environments ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
The Future ◽  
Worthy Goal ◽  
Stem Fields Of Study

As momentum builds around the fourth industrial revolution, it is imperative that schools equip the youth of today to succeed in the workforce of tomorrow. The use of smart learning environments (SLE) is an optimal way to prepare students for the future because the use of innovative technologies and elements allow for greater flexibility, effectiveness and adaption, engagement, motivation, and feedback for the learner. It is envisioned that the “smart” learners of the future will operate in SLE that are contextual, personalized, and seamless. The learning process in the SLE will facilitate their problem solving and promote their intellectual growth as lifelong learners. This study, then, demonstrates how educational robotics can be used by educators to equip students in the UAE for futures in STEM fields of study and work. It is claimed that students who build robots build futures for themselves and their communities: a worthy goal for Emirati students in 2018, The Year of Zayed.

scholarly journals Sociology on the Way to New Social Analytics: The Crisis in Sociology and the Problem of Artificial Intelligence

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 280-301
Author(s):  
Andrey Rezaev ◽  
Natalia Tregubova
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Contemporary Sociology ◽  
Social Analytics ◽  
The Future ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
The Way

At the turn of the 21st century, sociology as a science has become an object of criticism both from inside and outside the discipline. At the same time, the late-20th and early 21st centuries endorse an unprecedented splash of technological development, specifically the advancement of artificial intelligence technologies. The paper tries to show a relation between these two tendencies. For the authors, two questions are in the spotlight: (1) how have evaluations of the professional sociologists on what is happening to the discipline changed over the last 20 years? and (2) how could these evaluations be related to the research questions that the development of AI technologies brings to social sciences? In the first part of the paper, the authors examine and compare the participants' positions in the discussion about the future of sociology organized by the journal Contemporary Sociology in 2000. The second part of the paper examines two articles published in 2019 where it was proclaimed “the end of sociology.” The paper discusses why the debates about the crisis of sociology have shifted towards radical criticism during these years and how new arguments refine and supplement the previous discussions. In conclusion, the authors propose one way out of the crisis in sociology. They suggest the radical renewal of sociological science into a-typical and anti-disciplinary social analytics with the central orientation into “artificial sociality” inquiries.

scholarly journals Assessment of the impact of using Augmented Reality to support learning

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brunnel Eduardo Guzmán Ortiz
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Educational Strategies ◽  
New Techniques ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Future Of Education ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Way

Augmented Reality (AR) is changing the perception of education in the way of learning, therefore, in the way of teaching, consolidating AR as part of the future of education, but not only in this field, but in general in the medicine, industry, transportation, marketing, architecture, entertainment and tourism. Currently, education seeks new techniques that help and facilitate students to improve compression. The present work makes a study of the use of Augmented Reality for the improvement of learning, from an analysis of the technological development of this technology, the types of software on the market to create augmented models, and an analysis of the use of this technology in the education, then an application, for the Logistics course of the Master's Degree in Organisational and Logistics Engineering of the Universitat Politècnica de València, with this application we intend to innovate in traditional educational strategies. Once this tool was created, we evaluated the use of Augmented Reality with the students of the subject, in which users determined that AR facilitates the learning process and motivates their participation in the subject.

Towards Creative Smart Learning Environments

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-71
Author(s):  
Alejandro Catala ◽  
Javier Jaen ◽  
Patricia Pons ◽  
Fernando Garcia-Sanjuan
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
Active Participation ◽  
Smart Learning ◽  
Smart Learning Environments ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Creative Tasks

The creation of artefacts and entities to be used in simulated worlds and games has been used in practice to foster creativity in informal activities. Motivational issues and entertainment have therefore been combined along with creative tasks. The systems with higher complexity and more creative capabilities are usually based on WIMP interfaces, which negatively impact on the role of collaboration and active participation. This paper summarizes the main findings and the authors' experiences in the project CreateWorlds, which relies on an interactive tabletop interface in order to support the creation of 2D games. Finally, the paper discusses some key challenges that will have to be addressed to support creative smart learning environments in the future.

scholarly journals Redefining Doctrine Concepts in Modern Military Actions

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-33
Author(s):  
Mihai-Marcel Neag
Keyword(s):  
National Security ◽  
Theoretical Approach ◽  
Reference Point ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
The State ◽  
The Future ◽  
National Power ◽  
Mosaic Approach ◽  
The Way

Abstract The mosaic approach to conflict requires redefinition of some doctrinal concepts that can influence the way in which the response to the risks and threats to the state of security, the future of military actions and the acceptance that the technological development will be a factor for the success of the wars future. The issues addressed could be important elements in the architecture of a possible future strategic concept of integrated use of the basic elements of national power - diplomatic, informational, military and economic. At the same time, the results of this theoretical approach can contribute, as a reference point, to proposing viable and innovative doctrinal and operational solutions to counteract aggressions to national security, regardless of their nature or origin.

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