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The latest from Rohan Roberts about the evolving role of the teacher.

https://medium.com/awecademy/the-evolving-role-of-the-teacher-bbb362738a95

TED Talk: Why Schools Should Teach for the Real World

“As automation eliminates structured jobs and careers, schools should focus on training students to be bold, creative and entrepreneurial. Instead, argues education advocate Ted Dintersmith, the core purpose of education has been…

Awecademy has been selected to represent the UAE at the world’s largest pitch competition for entrepreneurs happening in October at the annual Misk Global Forum.

https://www.thenational.ae/business/economy/uae-picks-3-finalists-for-world-s-biggest-start-up-pitch-competition-in-saudi-arabia-1.1074111

A few decades ago, wanting to become a ‘cloud architect’ or ‘social media manager’ was completely unheard of; yet today these are some of the most prevalent jobs. Here are a few examples of work can we expect to do in the future. By Tannya…

“The problem cannot be fixed unless politicians and university leaders recognise that the commodification and commercialisation of knowledge is fundamentally flawed. Knowledge needs to be free. Bildung macht frei – education sets you free – was the motto of 19th century German social democrats to…

“Everyone agrees that education is the key to creating a more just and equal world, and that our schools are broken and failing. Proposed reforms variously target incompetent teachers, corrupt union practices, or outdated curricula, but no one acknowledges a scientifically-proven fact that we all…

“This week, Google announced new professional career certificates that can be completed in six months to help Americans obtain high growth job opportunities. They also signalled to jobseekers that they would treat these certificates, which require no prior experience of undergraduate credentials, as the equivalent…