Next Generation Education 4.0 Systems - Part 2

You may have already run across the terms Industry 4.0, Work 4.0, Health 4.0 … It's now time to start talking about emerging efforts to collaborate on designing and building next generation Education 4.0 solutions. This has become even more important given the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

The U.S. is in the process of developing and implementing Education 3.0, which is an umbrella term used to describe a variety of ways we have been moving over the past decade to better integrate digital technologies into learning using web-based and mobile technologies. It involves moving away from tradition classes and lectures, focusing instead on more innovative interactive learning systems customized to needs of individual students. These current efforts will continue well into the next decade.

Focus of Next Generation Education Some selected excerpts from “A Model for the Future of Education” The 3R’s - Reading, ‘Riting’ & ‘Rithmetic’ Literature & Communication Skills Creative Expression & Improvisation Foreign Language & Culture Logic & Analytical Thinking Ethics , Morality & Empathy Technology Exposure & Coding Innovation & Scientific Experimentation Entrepreneurship & Marketing Persistence & Passion Collaboration & Sharing

The recommended focus of ‘next gen’ educational systems listed above doesn’t seem to differ much from existing approaches and content already employed in our schools. So what have we missed? What else needs to be added to further enhance our educational system?

Focus of Next Generation Education

Looking beyond the coming decade, Education 4.0 is a term starting to be used to describe changing technologies, focus, and systems that need to be put into place by 2050. Additional changes in our education system are needed to further complement and support the global shift to Manufacturing 4.0, Health 4.0, and other ‘next gen’ advances in every industry and aspect of society. These changes will be characterized by use of ever more advanced and innovative systems utilizing artificial intelligence (AI), invisible user interfaces (IUI), and the convergence of many other new and emerging technologies - coupled with 'open access' to knowledge, science, and other data resources.

The following is a brief brainstormed list of new technologies, educational needs, processes, projections, and predictions about the field of Education & Training in 2050. Some of the many steadily converging technologies will have a tremendous impact on the future of Education & Training in the 2030-2050 timeframe. These technologies and solutions will include:

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Augmented Reality Brain Interface Technologies Free & Open Source Software Free & Open Access Textbooks Implantable Systems Invisible User Interface (IUI) Language Translation Technology Multimedia Educational Materials Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC)

Mobile Technology & Apps Personal Learning Assistant Robotics Social Media Telepathy Televideo Virtual Reality Virtual Classrooms Wearable systems 3D Printing Technology

How to best employ these many new technologies I leave in the hands of our many tremendous educational professionals and our free market system. I expect there will be a lot of trial and error before we get it right. I look forward to seeing our ‘next gen’ educational system of the future.

What will our Education 4.0 system look like by the time we complete the transition from a Type 0 Civilization into a Type 1 Civilization – see previous blog on the Kardashev scale.

Selected Links Building the Future of Schools 4.0 Education 4.0 Images Education 4.0 Videos Education & Training in 2050 Forecast 4.0 – Education & KnowledgeWorks Google 'Cardboard' VR for Schools Higher Education 4.0 – Trends and Future Stanford 2025 * Also check out previous Summerton SC Blogs on Education 4.0 and Type 1 Civilization.