learning science
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Why does Anthropic’s S-1 say almost nothing about the future of education?
Anthropic runs its own molecular biology lab, bought a biotech company and tells investors that Claude will transform drug discovery. Its prospectus offers schools and universities a learning mode, time back for teachers and a credential of its own. For anyone who either hopes or fears that AI companies will transform education, the filing is…
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Future of education: what is missing from Anthropic’s S1 initial public offering prospectus
Anthropic’s prospectus describes AI in education as tutoring for students and paperwork help for teachers. The research and debate of the past two years point to bigger questions: whether students learn or only perform, what a degree certifies when AI can produce the coursework, how professions will train their next experts, and who will own…
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Are courses obsolete?
The most criticised container in education is also the most durable. Here is what we learned from health workers participating in The Geneva Learning Foundation’s courses about why that is so difficult to change. The obituary that keeps being written In 2013, Sebastian Thrun looked at the completion rates for the massive open online courses…
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Why does cascade training fail?
Cascade training remains widely used in global health. Cascade training can look great on paper: an expert trains a small group who, in turn, train others, thereby theoretically scaling the knowledge across an organization. It attempts to combine the advantages of expert coaching and peer learning by passing knowledge down a hierarchy. However, despite its…
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How do we shift our capacity to embrace a volatile, complex world?
This week, the Geneva Learning Foundation (TGLF) is Devex’s “Presenting Partner”. We are proud to be sharing with Devex’s 170,000 NewsWire subscribers the remarkable progress and the results, outcomes, and impact we have achieved since the pandemic hit. Discover how we connect people, organizations, and communities to achieve collective impact better and faster… Get in…
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