From DSC:
Given the above…what are the ramifications of that in our/your work?
Also see:
- Kickstarter campaign: CogniToys: Internet-connected Smart Toys that Learn and Grow
2,003 backers | $243,021 pledged of $50,000 goal - Elementalpath.com
- IBM Watson
- A somewhat-related resource: AlchemyAPI Now a Part of IBM Watson, following acquisition
A related addendum on 3/11/15
Look at the different expectations of the generations found in this article:
- What is work to a Millennial? — from clomedia.com by Ladan Nikravan
A related addendum on 3/17/15:
- MIT’s DragonBot Evolving to Better Teach Kids — from spectrum.ieee.org by Evan Ackerman
Excerpt:
The overall goal for DragonBot (which, as far as I can tell, is a common platform used for many different projects) is to develop “personalized learning companions” for children. In other words, MIT is finding ways in which robots like DragonBot can effectively help kids learn.
DragonBot isn’t intended to work like that IBM Watson-based dinosaur robot; it’s not a primary source of knowledge, and it’s not actively teaching a whole bunch of new facts to kids who use it. Rather, DragonBot is intended to help with the process of learning itself, encouraging kids to be interactively engaged in whatever they happen to be learning about.