Month: January 2023

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Dr. David Perkins

On November 2, 2022, the Next Level Lab hosted a presentation by David Perkins, Professor Emeritus at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a founding member of Harvard Project Zero, entitled SURFING ON QUICKSAND: Navigating a World of Information, Opinion, and Spin. Dr. Perkins conducts research on creativity in the arts and sciences, informal reasoning, problem solving, understanding, individual…Continue Reading Dr. David Perkins

Human Occupational Skills in the Era of Generative AI

In early December, NLL Senior Researcher Dr. Chris Dede gave a keynote speech at Empowering Learners in AI 2022, the third year of this international conference. ELAI 22 focused on the theory, models, and practical impact of artificial intelligence (AI). The keynotes and panels addressed questions such as: Chris Dede’s keynote is entitled “Intelligence Augmentation via…Continue Reading Human Occupational Skills in the Era of Generative AI

The Future of Work: A Superintendents’ Convening

On December 13th, 2022, our Faculty Director Dr. Tina Grotzer had the opportunity to share ideas and research from the lab at the Museum of Science in Boston’s inaugural gathering of education and industry leaders, entitled The Future of Work: A Superintendents’ Convening. The Museum of Science seeks to act as a catalyst through which…Continue Reading The Future of Work: A Superintendents’ Convening