Favorite Parts of Working in the Education Industry as a Principal Educator
Jack, Co-Founder and Chief Education Officer of Lost Abroad, finds the education industry's potential for positive change through emerging technologies most rewarding. The "profound impact" on society, coupled with the potential of gamification and AI to create a "humanistic" and "addictive" learning experience, excites Jack and fuels their vision for a revolution in teaching and learning.
Education Technology, Gamification, Artificial Intelligence, Educational Innovation, EdTech
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Jack (Xinkang) Du
Co-Founder, Principal Educator/Chief Education Officer, CMO
Lost Abroad (lostabroadgame.com)
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. 2009
Bachelor of Science with Honors (Master's equivalent in commonwealth countries): marine biology and quantitative genetics/marine biology, 2012; Graduate Diploma of Teaching, 2015, both are from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management, 2022
Business Management & Admin
Education
Entrepreneurship and Business Owner
International Student, Honors Student, Scholarship Recipient, Took Out Loans, Immigrant
Video Highlights
1. The education industry has a profound impact on society and is experiencing rapid development with emerging technologies.
2. Gamification, AI, and tools like ChatGPT have the potential to revolutionize teaching and learning.
3. The industry is moving toward more humanistic and engaging approaches, focusing on making learning fun and accessible for everyone
Transcript
What do you enjoy the most about being in your industry?
Education is one of the few industries that has a profound impact on almost everyone in our society. With emerging technologies in recent decades, we are seeing very rapid development and a lot of disruption in the industry.
There is potential to change the way we teach and learn forever, for the better. Things like gamification, AI, and ChatGPT are all promising for the future of education. It's an exciting time to be in that tech.
We will probably see the industry finally change from its hundred-year-old model to something more humanistic. We will be able to meet learners where they are. It's not going to be a chore anymore; it's going to be addictive and fun.
Everyone just having fun while learning—that's my ultimate vision. I think we probably already have the right tools, technology, and the opportunity to do that now.