Will schools and colleges survive the coming wave of technological advancements in education? We’ll discuss how new tools may unleash new methods of learning, foster more independent instruction, and upend schools as we known them. Artificial intelligence, Virtual Learning, brain stimulation and more. ----more---- Topics: The impact of emerging educational technologies on the institutions of learning AI in the classroom https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2018/01/23/the-future-of-education-is-virtual/?noredirect=on AI for student instruction https://emerj.com/ai-sector-overviews/artificial-intelligence-tutor-current-possibilities-smart-virtual-learning/?utm_campaign=elearningindustry.com&utm_source=%2Fartificial-intelligence-in-the-classroom-role&utm_medium=link AI and student evaluation The future of independent learning Bill Gates on education’s future https://www.theverge.com/2016/4/25/11492102/bill-gates-interview-education-software-artificial-intelligence Goodbye to the SAT and ACT? AR and VR for leaning https://www.studyinternational.com/news/vr-medicine-student/#fiquIyhAFWmQZKAm.97 VR and students social and emotional needs https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/virtual-reality-may-be-a-help-to-autistic-children-in-the-classroom-a7676391.html Dr Nigel Newbutt, VR, and students on the autism spectrum Transcranial direct-current stimulation of the brain Potential for cognitive boosting https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-diy-brain-booster-devices-work/ Potential dangers of brain stimulation https://www.bbc.com/news/health-27343047 Costs and Security https://www.lexialearning.com/blog/4-emerging-trends-educational-technology-2018 Technological impacts on academic diversity Will colleges and universities become irrelevant? https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2013/0602/How-online-learning-is-reinventing-college https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelhorn/2018/12/13/will-half-of-all-colleges-really-close-in-the-next-decade/#6f14690d52e5 MOOC: Massive Open Online Courses Denominational colleges and religious private schools Access to resources for home and private schooling Financial impacts on denominations Looking Ahead: Keeping Moore’s Law going with carbon nanotubes https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614247/the-worlds-most-advanced-nanotube-computer-may-keep-moores-law-alive/   Facebook: fb.me/SGSTPodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/SGSTPodcast   Intro and outro music: Cosmic Pluck from Vycroft. ( https://freesound.org/people/vykroft/ ) “For the Church Segment” transition music: Marketing from Skibka Music. ( https://freesound.org/people/SkibkaMusic/ )