A lot has changed in the world of Eliot Masie’s huge annual Learning Trends seminar/ conferences. They were canceled during peak Covid years, as were most in-person large gatherings. Here’s some PR about the latest conference now planned which clearly is attempting to respond to the challenge of “What does AI look like in the world of Learning Institutions?”
A few years ago, the big buzz was AR and VR, and the huge impacts they were projected to make in learning environments. This was reinforced by the LearnFromHome pandemic response. That challenge for education is still with us, and there’s a great deal of current and planned activity supported by Federal dollars to enable affordable access.
Now we need to emphasize that AI also requires affordable access for students. Rapidly advancing AI presents dangers of a rapid deepening of the digital divide. AI creates the opportunity for learning to “jump ahead”, but those who don’t have a seat on that bus will be left out.
