Competency-Based Learning & Human-Centered Design: A Future-Ready Shift | Camp

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Dr. Lisa Hassler discusses with Camp how competency-based learning and human-centered design can prepare students for a future shaped by automation and innovation.

Send us Fan Mail As automation and artificial intelligence reshape the future of work, educators face a critical question: Are we preparing students for a world defined by automation and innovation? In this episode of The Brighter Side of Education, Dr. Lisa Hassler speaks with Camp, Head of Teaching and Learning at New England Innovation Academy, about how competency-based learning and human-centered design can work together to support meaningful, future-ready education. The conversation exp...

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Host: Dr. Lisa Hassler

Guest: Camp

Topics covered

• competency-based learning
• human-centered design
• future-ready education
• automation
• artificial intelligence
• teaching and learning

Keywords

• competency-based learning
• human-centered design
• future-ready education
• automation
• artificial intelligence
• education

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Organizations: New England Innovation Academy

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