From DSC:
Using AI to catch cheating…something to keep an eye on.
AI in the perennial problem of authorship verification: From Shakespeare to contract cheating — from lmspulse.com
On 02/22/2020,
in adjunct faculty, analytics, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Deep Learning / Algorithms, colleges, community colleges, Daniel S. Christian, education technology, faculty, higher education, ideas, teachers, teaching & learning, teaching online,
by Daniel Christian
On 02/22/2020,
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by Daniel Christian
It is high time to reform the rules that govern the practice of law — from legalservicestoday.com by Ralph Baxter
Excerpt:
Current regulations create a closed system
The current regulatory model has created a closed legal services system. It limits who can participate in legal services in two fundamental ways.
First, only those who undergo the time and expense of law school and become licensed as “lawyers” are permitted to deliver legal services. It is a crime for anyone to do work that falls within the deliberately vague definition of “the practice of law” unless they have a lawyer license.
Second, only lawyers are permitted to participate in the financial rewards of a law firm. Investment by others is forbidden, as is sharing profits within a law firm with personnel who are not lawyers.
The consequences of these limitations are clear and profound. The first limitation causes the cost of legal service to be much higher than it otherwise would be; it also causes the law firm workforce to have less diverse backgrounds (as other businesses have) resulting in less creativity and agility.
The second limitation limits the capital law firms can raise, which, in turn, makes it harder for them to invest in new processes and technologies. The most successful firms in this closed system command high enough fees that they can generate their own capital. The majority of firms, however, would benefit from greater access to capital. This is particularly acute for firms which serve individuals and small businesses; in these practices the economic stakes of matters are relatively small, warranting lower fees, making the need for outside capital even greater.
Also see:
- To increase access to justice, regulatory innovation should be considered, ABA House says — from abajournal.com by Matt Reynolds
- How a new program connects Utahns to lower-cost legal advice — from deseret.com by Annie Knox
Utah becomes 2nd state to create more affordable alternative to attorneys - ABA passes access to justice measure after opposition fades — from news.bloomberglaw.com by Sam Skolnick
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by Daniel Christian
From DSC — and with a shout out to Brad Sousa for this resource:
For those involved with creating/enhancing learning spaces as they relate to pedagogies:
How Has Technology Impacted Higher Education?
In part one of this three-part series, AVI Systems CTO Brad Sousa talks with Jeff Day, Founder of North of 10 Advisors, to discuss the key ways education and, specifically, pedagogy differs from 10, 5, even 3 years ago.
Discussion Topics
- The impact of active learning and the introduction of the internet of things (IoT) in the classroom
- Recommendations for deploying modern learning environments with technology partners
- Classroom systems design, then and now
Some timestamps (roughly speaking)
- 5:15 — changes in pedagogy
- 7:15 or so — active learning
- 15:30 design needs around active learning
- 17:15 DE rooms and active learning — software-controlled platform
- 21:30 — advice; look to outcomes & expectations that want to achieve/meet; uses cases
Media controller w/ intuitive interface to mimic the way someone teaches / way a classroom goes:
- “Class start” — chaotic; mics on everywhere
- “Lecture” — gates /mics closed and focus shifts to the professor
- “Class interaction” — presents roster of who’s there (20:00 mark roughly)
Also see this introductory posting re: the implications of active learning in the higher ed market.
On 02/21/2020,
in faith, global / globalization, hearts -- matters of the heart, relationships, society,
by Daniel Christian
Psalm 34:18 New International Version (NIV) — from biblegateway.com
18 The Lord is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
Proverbs 17:9 New International Version (NIV) — from biblegateway.com
9 Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,
but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
On 02/21/2020,
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by Daniel Christian
Legal technology, today and tomorrow: Don’t get left behind — from law.com by Jenn Betts
Staying on top of these developments is no longer enough to “future proof” your practice or your firm. It is imperative to look forward to avoid falling behind.
Excerpt:
Among other kinds of disruptive AI-powered tools already on the market are:
- Artificial intelligence-enabled document review tools and platforms (which make review of discovery materials quicker and cheaper);
- Artificial intelligence-enabled tools assisting organizations with selecting outside counsel (which promise more data-driven assessments of “fit” between the firm, client and case);
- Artificial intelligence patent search engines (which make patent searching easier and more accurate); and
- Artificial intelligence-powered systems delivering early-stage litigation services, such as drafting answers to complaints, discovery requests and responses, and litigation timelines (which decreases client costs and delivers greater efficiencies).
These tools raise interesting (and largely unanswered) practical and ethical issues relating to the scope of the practice of law, AI disclosure obligations to clients, confidentiality issues regarding client data and the necessity of independent judgment by attorneys.
The pace of development of AI and other advanced technologies is moving at an unprecedented pace.
From DSC:
I agree. The pace of change has changed. It’s now an exponential pace of change. This new pace is having an increasing impact on the legal industry.
On 02/20/2020,
in 24x7x365 access, 3D, accessibility / UDL, colleges, community colleges, design, immersion, innovation, intelligent systems, interactivity, interface design, learning hubs & pods & microschooling, learning spaces, platforms, special needs, tools, universities, usability, user experience (UX), vendors,
by Daniel Christian
Concept3D introduces wheelchair wayfinding feature to support campus accessibility — from concept3d.echoscomm.com with thanks to Delaney Lanker for this resource
System makes wheelchair friendly campus routes easy to find and follow
Excerpt:
Concept3D, a leader in creating immersive online experiences with 3D modeling, interactive maps and virtual tour software, today announced the launch of a new wheelchair wayfinding feature that adds a new level of accessibility to the company’s interactive map and tour platform.
With the new wheelchair accessible route functionality, Concept3D clients are able to offer a separate set of wayfinding routes specifically designed to identify the most efficient and easiest routes.
Concept3D’s wayfinding system uses a weighted algorithm to determine the most efficient route between start and end points, and the new system was enhanced to factor in routing variables like stairs, curb cuts, steep inclines, and other areas that may impact accessibility.
Also see:
Wayfinding :: Wheelchair Accessible Routes — from concept3d.com
On 02/19/2020,
in 21st century, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Deep Learning / Algorithms, bots, telecommunications, tools, trends, UK, United States,
by Daniel Christian
Four Artificial Intelligence (AI) trends in 2020 — from consultancy.uk; though this is from the U.K., it’s also likely very true for the U.S. and for other nations as well
Excerpts:
- Enter the AI ethicist
- Catalyst – the 5G effect
- Introducing AI-as-a-Service
- Putting solutions at the centre
On 02/18/2020,
in assessment, business side of he, colleges, community colleges, education, learning, learning ecosystem, learning hubs & pods & microschooling, learning spaces, love of learning, universities,
by Daniel Christian
Measure for assessing how investing in spaces for learning results in a robust return for students, for the institution, & for the community beyond the campus — from pkallsc.org
Excerpts:
How do you make the case that the investment in institutional investment in the physical environment for learning makes a difference? How will you know? What evidence makes that case? From the LSC spaces that work collection II, some potential measures of success can be distilled. These stories about recent projects embrace but go beyond attention to impact of learners while students and alumni; they set forth project goals that are measurable, returns that will be benefit the institution in the future—in regard to increased enrollments and graduate rates, of collaborative research between campus and community and more.
On 02/18/2020,
in Access to Justice (A2J), law schools, leadership, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal, policy, United States, using teams,
by Daniel Christian
ABA passes access to justice measure after opposition fades — from news.bloomberglaw.com by Sam Skolnik
- New York State Bar Association president lauds “powerfully important moment”
- Vote followed several days of sometimes tense negotiations
Excerpt:
The American Bar Association passed a resolution encouraging state bars to explore innovative approaches to access to justice by voice vote on Monday, after several days of behind-the-scenes negotiations during which its passage seemed unclear.
Proponents of Resolution 115 prevailed in the House of Delegates vote during the ABA midyear meeting in Austin, Texas, in part because they were willing to adjust the proposal’s language to make it more palatable to detractors who had been concerned about its possible impact on legal industry independence. The House of Delegates is the policy-making arm of the ABA, composed of nearly 600 members, two-thirds of whom represent state, local, and specialty-focused bar groups.
Also see:
- To increase access to justice, regulatory innovation should be considered, ABA House says (Links to an external site.) — from abajournal.com by Matt Reynolds
Excerpt:
The ABA House of Delegates passed a controversial resolution Monday to address the crisis of access to civil justice, encouraging states to adopt regulatory innovations to expand legal services to more Americans. The House adopted Resolution 115 (Links to an external site.) with broad support, even though it had spurred intense debate during the 2020 ABA Midyear Meeting in Austin, Texas. The ABA Center for Innovation and four of the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility’s standing committees sponsored the resolution. It will encourage U.S. jurisdictions to consider regulatory innovations that expand legal services. - How a new program connects Utahns to lower-cost legal advice — from deseret.com by Annie Knox
Utah becomes 2nd state to create more affordable alternative to attorneys
On 02/18/2020,
in adjunct faculty, colleges, community colleges, faculty, higher education, ideas, innovation, law schools, pedagogy, teaching & learning, universities, using teams,
by Daniel Christian
Overcoming the challenges of large courses — from teachingprofessor.com by Maryellen Weimer
Excerpt:
The course redesign promotes students’ engagement with a student response system, peer instruction, and active learning strategies that get all students present involved in each day’s planned activity. The learning assistants tackle problems of anonymity. Each are assigned a group of students, and various means are used to connect students with their respective learning assistant. Learning assistants offer study sessions. Students also get email feedback on their exam scores, and those who are struggling are invited to meet with an instructor to develop improvement goals.
…
Large courses require special teaching skills; not every teacher has them. Those who do should be supported and rewarded for using them in this most challenging teaching situation. Students at the front end of a college experience deserve the best we can deliver, and often that’s not what they get.
On 02/18/2020,
in Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Deep Learning / Algorithms, Blockchain, career development, change, changing business models, emerging technologies, engineering, innovation, law schools, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal, platforms, programming, UK, universities, using teams, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
Deloitte Legal to work with academic tech venture group — from artificiallawyer.com
Excerpt:
Deloitte Legal is to collaborate with Conception X, a nine-month programme designed to train PhD students in technology entrepreneurship and to support them in building ventures based on their original research during their degree.
Conception X accepts applications across several research areas including artificial intelligence, machine learning, genetic engineering, blockchain and quantum computing. The first two cohorts, prior to the link-up with Deloitte, have seen the start-ups incorporated by PhD teams collectively raising a total of £5m and generating revenues of £2m.
On 02/15/2020,
in biology, Daniel S. Christian, faith, hearts -- matters of the heart, learning, learning theories, parents/guardians, psychology, relationships,
by Daniel Christian
An Existential Crisis in Neuroscience — from by Grigori Guitchounts
We’re mapping the brain in amazing detail—but our brain can’t understand the picture.
Excerpt:
Neuroscientists have made considerable progress toward understanding brain architecture and aspects of brain function. We can identify brain regions that respond to the environment, activate our senses, generate movements and emotions. But we don’t know how different parts of the brain interact with and depend on each other. We don’t understand how their interactions contribute to behavior, perception, or memory. Technology has made it easy for us to gather behemoth datasets, but I’m not sure understanding the brain has kept pace with the size of the datasets.
From DSC:
The word “mystery” comes to my mind when I read parts of this thought-provoking article — as does the phrase “Glory to God!“.
As I’ve watched my mom slowly leave us due to Alzheimer’s (as did my grandma on her side) and as I’ve watched my good friend prepare to leave us due to cancer, I’m also reminded to be grateful for the people in my life when they’re still there. Plus, I’m reminded to be thankful for good health when I have it. It may be cliche, but it’s true. And I’ll end this posting with another one:
“One doesn’t know the worth of water until the well’s run dry.”