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Today’s AI is Economically Unsustainable for Education
Matched: Agentic
Current AI economics are unsustainable for education. AI companies aren't yet profitable, and usage-based API costs are wildly variable — some firms have accidentally spent hundreds of millions in a month. EdTech SaaS depends on fixed costs to fit institutional budgets; variable AI token pricing breaks that model entirely. Expect constrained AI features in platforms rather than open-ended tools, with true broad adoption likely still years away.
e-Literacy and Changing Times: Emerging Themes for Learning Impact
Matched: AI
1EdTech CSO Michael Feldstein and Claude Opus discuss why standards bodies matter beyond technical specs. Using Conway's Law—that software reflects the communication structures that produced it—they argue EdTech's failures stem from broken collaboration, not bad intentions. They explore how 1EdTech is shifting toward convening broader conversations around AI, competency standards, learner records, and global interoperability, treating community dialogue as upstream of any specification.
The Missing Pieces of the Skills Economy are the Skills and the Economy
Matched: AI
The "skills economy" is gaining momentum due to AI, rising college costs, and shifting labor markets, but lacks a shared definition. Skills aren't fixed widgets in a taxonomy — their value is contextual and changes over time. Three distinct meanings of "skill" (economic value, institutional accountability, and foundational learning components) are routinely conflated. What's missing isn't better skill definitions but infrastructure allowing two parties to assess whether a skills match justifies a transaction, supported by portable, evidence-backed credentials.
Digital Credentials, Workforce, and AI
Matched: AI
Chief Strategy Officer at 1EdTech shares evolving views on digital credentials after a year in the role. Key points: existing standards (Open Badges 3, CLR) already support most workforce credential needs; digital credentials are gaining real traction globally despite skepticism; the "LER" concept remains poorly defined while the downstream LER-RS résumé standard is clearer; and AI will lower costs on both supply and demand sides, shifting credential value from issuer reputation toward verifiable proof of skills.
Blursday Socials Are Reborn! First One on Thursday, July 31st
Matched: AI
Blursday Socials are returning as 1EdTech Learning Impact Labs Live (LIL Live), hosted on Engageli. The first session runs Thursday, July 31st, 11:30 AM–12:30 PM ET. Guest Unizin CEO Bart Pursel will present two proposals: creating cross-platform standards for interleaving teaching practices, and tools to analyze how course design affects students changing majors. No pre-registration required; attendees join via link on the day.
EEP at 1EdTech Learning Impact: Solving the Right Problems
Matched: AI
The Empirical Educator Project (EEP) has joined 1EdTech and is inviting educators, researchers, and EdTech professionals to collaborate at the Learning Impact conference in Indianapolis in early June. An EEP mini-conference on June 2 will feature speakers proposing ideas for high-impact work. EEP will evolve into Learning Impact Labs, a broader initiative for education-focused research and proactive community-driven projects.