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Edtech Trends 2022

7 Edtech Trends to Watch in 2022: a Startup Guide for Entrepreneurs

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2022-04-18-7-edtech-trends-to-watch-in-2022-a-startup-guide-for-entrepreneurs

1. Data is abundant and the key to today’s edtech solutions

2. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are powering the latest generation of edtechs

3. Game-based learning is transforming how students learn

4. Edtechs are at the forefront of digital transformation in the classroom

5. Workforce upskilling is being supplemented by edtech solutions

6. Edtechs are being called upon to help with student wellbeing

7. Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality are top of mind

Getting the most out of Wikibase4Lib

Getting the most out of Wikibase4Lib


Jim Hahn, Timothy Ryan Mendenhall, Esther Jackson

Monday May 23, 2022 | 9am-12pm EDT | Hayes Hall, University at Buffalo | Conference Website


Workshop Summary

This three hour session will provide an introduction to getting Wikibase, the software that powers Wikidata, configured on your local machine by way of Docker Desktop. The session includes an accessible and newbie friendly introduction to using Docker on your laptop, followed by a necessary (though not overly technical) delineation of the unique technology stack that makes up the Wikibase linked data system.

3 new techologies

Technologies That Are Going To Change Everything

The future is looking bright.

Vanadium Flow Batteries

limited to mostly stationary applications.

The main issue with Lithium batteries is the lack of profitability for recycling. The elements such as cobalt, nickel, and lithium all need to be extracted and separated, and then reassembled into new batterie

Programmable cells

Xenobots” and have essentially become living nanobots.

digital transcripts

The Pandemic Has Increased Interest in Digital Transcripts. Will They Displace Degrees?

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2022-02-15-the-pandemic-has-increased-interest-in-digital-transcripts-will-they-displace-degrees

Proponents of digital credential systems argue that giving students ownership over a digital wallet of what they’ve learned that includes a broader and more reflective range of personal achievements could help them better communicate with future employers, if hiring managers start to take them seriously.

 

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