Adult learning outside the workplace
As the nature of work changes, some workers are caught in the crosshairs of ongoing disruptions in the skills required. As economies rejig to provide the human capital of the…
Technology Generates Jobs. Lucubrate Magazine Issue 54, 2019
Technology Generates Jobs They’re always polite, they always upsell, they never take a vacation, they never show up late, there’s never a slip-and-fall, or age, sex, or race discrimination case,”…
Education for Sustainable Development.
Education for Sustainable Development is commonly understood as education that encourages changes in knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to enable a more sustainable and just society for all. Education for…
Digital Education is a Way of Providing Education Through Technology.
The digital world is increasingly penetrating the education and skills domain. The technology has gradually being used to deliver education, knowledge and skills in new and innovative ways. However, technology…
Education and Information Revolution.
Twenty years back, a Minister of Education in Singapore said: “Just as the Industrial Revolution transformed the world two centuries ago, the Information Revolution will transform our lives in the…
How green is solar power?
Solar panels glimmering in the sun are an icon of all that is green. But while generating electricity through photovoltaics is indeed better for the environment than burning fossil fuels,…
The Demand for Advanced Cognitive Skills and Sociobehavioral Skills is Increasing.*
Nelson Mandela, the first president of postapartheid South Africa, once said, “Education is the great engine of personal development. It is through education that the daughter of a peasant can…
Technology Generates Jobs
“They’re always polite, they always upsell, they never take a vacation, they never show up late, there’s never a slip-and-fall, or an age, sex, or race discrimination case,” said Andrew…
Community, Connection, Online: Lucubrate Magazine, Issue 53, March 1st, 2019
The Importance of Community and Connection in the Online Environment in Developing Countries There is much written about online education’s huge, unlimited potential for outreach in developed and more so…
Who Will Lead In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence?
Accelerating trends in artificial intelligence (AI) point to significant geopolitical disruption in the years ahead. Much as mass electrification enabled the rise of the United States and other advanced economies,…