2020 November

Giving credit to Whom credit is due. Thank you LORD!

On 11/08/2020, in Daniel S. Christian, hearts -- matters of the heart, relationships, by Daniel Christian

From DSC:
Giving credit to Whom credit is due.

Thank you LORD for my vision — help me to “see” more fully.
Thank you LORD for my sense of smell — especially for the coffee beans in the morning!
Thank you LORD for my sense of taste — and the variety of foods and drinks that are available to savor.
Thank you LORD for my sense of touch.
Thank you LORD that I can hear.
Thank you LORD for music.
Thanks LORD for the creation you gave to us — it’s absolutely amazing, beautiful, gorgeous, intricate, and creative.
Thanks LORD for your patience, forgiveness, love, grace, mercy, and for caring for me/us — in spite all of the failures, mishaps, and times of disobedience.
Thanks LORD for being active, caring, and good.
Thanks for all of the things that I don’t even recognize and know about to thank you for.
And most of all LORD, thank you for YOU!

We are fearfully and wonderfully made, indeed (Psalm 139:14). It’s absolutely mind-blowing to me.

New Resource for Inclusive and Equitable Teaching [ACUE]

On 11/07/2020, in education, education reform, engagement / engaging students, ideas, K-12 related, society, special needs, student teaching/teacher education, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning, teaching online, United States, youth, by Daniel Christian

New Resource for Inclusive and Equitable Teaching — from community.acue.org

Excerpt:

Achieving equity requires that we teach with practices that embrace the diversity of our students’ backgrounds. We must also thoughtfully review our instructional approaches to identify—and change—any unintended practices that might limit student expectations and achievements. Just as we approach our disciplines with prior assumptions and theoretical orientations, we must ensure that we approach our teaching, and our students, with equitable beliefs about their ability to learn and the opportunity gaps that we have the ability to close. As ACUE research shows, doing so leads to stronger levels of academic achievement indistinguishable by race, ethnicity and income level.

Some serious fodder for thought in this article entitled, “Who am I to decide when algorithms should make important decisions?” [Meredith Whittaker]

On 11/07/2020, in Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Deep Learning / Algorithms, computer science, engineering, ethics, programming, society, by Daniel Christian

DC: Finally some humility.

“Technical know-how, whether in gov’t or in the technology industry, cannot substitute for contextual understanding & lived experiences in determining whether it’s appropriate to apply #AI systems in sensitive social domains.
https://t.co/NPjzGGwo11

— Daniel Christian (he/him/his) (@dchristian5) November 5, 2020

“Especially given that these systems replicate and amplify the harms of structural racism and historical discrimination, which fall predominantly on Black, brown, and poor communities.”

From DSC:
Some serious fodder for thought in this article. I’d like to see #computerscience students and faculty members debate and/or weigh in on this type of topic.

After the Pandemic, a Revolution in Education and Work Awaits [Friedman]

On 11/06/2020, in 21st century, Alternatives, business side of he, change, changing business models, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, dangers of the status quo, digital learning, education, future, future of higher education, game-changing environment, generational differences, higher education, ideas, innovation, instructional design, K-12 related, law schools, leadership, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning Experience Design, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning hubs & pods & microschooling, learning preferences, lifelong learning, more voice more choice more control, online learning, pace of change, passions, platforms, reinvent, society, sociology, staying relevant, surviving, training / L&D, United States, universities, by Daniel Christian

After the Pandemic, a Revolution in Education and Work Awaits — from nytimes.com by Thomas Friedman
Providing more Americans with portable health care, portable pensions and opportunities for lifelong learning is what politics needs to be about post-Nov. 3.

No job, no K-12 school, no university, no factory, no office will be spared.

Excerpt:

Your children can expect to change jobs and professions multiple times in their lifetimes, which means their career path will no longer follow a simple “learn-to-work’’ trajectory, as Heather E. McGowan, co-author of “The Adaptation Advantage,” likes to say, but rather a path of “work-learn-work-learn-work-learn.”

“Learning is the new pension,” Ms. McGowan said. “It’s how you create your future value every day.”

The most critical role for K-12 educators, therefore, will be to equip young people with the curiosity and passion to be lifelong learners who feel ownership over their education.

The Gap Between What C-Suite Leaders Think And What HR Executives And Employees Know About Their Workplaces [Caprino]

On 11/05/2020, in business, career development, change, changing business models, health, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, lifelong learning, new business models, society, using teams, workplace, by Daniel Christian

The Gap Between What C-Suite Leaders Think And What HR Executives And Employees Know About Their Workplaces — from forbes.com by Kathy Caprino

Excerpt:

C-suite executives now rank organizational complexity, inadequate skills and employee burnout as the top 3 greatest challenges their businesses will face in the next 2 years, and 84% of CHROs say over the next two years they will prioritize agility and flexibility in the workforce. Yet only 19% of HR executives say their HR function has the proper business acumen or capabilities to do so
74% of executives believe they’re helping their employees learn new skills needed to work during the pandemic yet only 38% of their employees believe the same
Despite nearly 80% of C-suite executives say they’re supporting the physical and emotional health of their workers right now, only 46_% of employees agree

How to Work Remotely as a Lawyer: A Guide [Matich]

On 11/05/2020, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, Access to Justice (A2J), law schools, Legal operations, legal reform, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal, technologies for your home, telelegal, tools, vendors, videoconferencing, web-based collaboration, by Daniel Christian

How to Work Remotely as a Lawyer: A Guide — from clio.com by Teresa Matich; with thanks to Nelson Miller for this resource

Excerpt:

Whether you’ve looked at working remotely as a lawyer in the past (or as a paralegal, legal assistant, legal professional) with dreams of traveling the world, or whether you’re looking into it for the first time now, this guide contains clear, practical tips for opening a remote legal practice without interruption. We’ll cover:

10 steps to follow for successful remote work
What to do if you still need to meet clients in person
Tips for how larger legal teams can succeed when transitioning to remote work
A basic list of tools to use for remote lawyering
Examples of law firms that have worked remotely in some capacity (or are currently doing so)

Engagement = acquiring and keeping your learners’ attentions. Attention is the gatekeeper to further learning. [Christian]

On 11/05/2020, in A/V -- audio/visual, adjunct faculty, adult learning, animation, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Deep Learning / Algorithms, attention, colleges, community colleges, corporate universities / corporate training, Daniel S. Christian, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, distance education, education, engagement / engaging students, faculty, graphics, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, ideas, instructional design, K-12 related, law schools, learning, Learning Experience Design, learning preferences, learning theories, liberal arts, love of learning, media/film, memory, metacognition / metacognitive skills, more voice more choice more control, motivation, online learning, online tutoring, participation, passions, platforms, remote teaching and learning, simulations, student teaching/teacher education, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning, teaching online, training / L&D, universities, by Daniel Christian

From DSC:
Many people talk about engagement when they discuss learning, and with good reason. It seems to me that what they are really getting at is the topic of getting and maintaining someone’s *attention.* Attention is the gatekeeper to further learning. I wonder if some of the next generation learning platforms that employ some level of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled features, will look to a learner’s preferences (as stored in their cloud-based learner’s profile) in order to help gain/maintain such attention.

And this also helps explain why allowing more learner agency — i.e., more choice, more control — in pursuing their own interests and passions really helps: A motivated learner is paying closer attention to what’s going on.

Attention is the gatekeeper to further learning.

From DSC:
And along these lines, that’s one of the key reasons I’d like to see more involvement from the Theatre Departments, Computer Science Departments, and from those involved with creative writing across the land — in terms of helping develop content for remote and online-based education. Actors, actresses, set designers, costumer designers, audio/video editors, programmers/software developers, and more who could collaborate on these kinds of ideas.

Last comment on this. I don’t mean that we should present our classes like many advertisements do (i.e., running a thousand images by me within 30 seconds). But changing things up periodically — both visually and audibly — can help regain/reset your students’ attentions.

Virtual Reality: Realizing the Power of Experience, Excursion & Immersion in the Classroom [nytimes.com]

On 11/03/2020, in A/V -- audio/visual, attention, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, distance education, education, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, experimentation, geography / geology, graphics, homeschooling/homeschoolers, human-computer interaction (HCI), ideas, immersion, innovation, instructional design, interaction design, interactivity, K-12 related, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning Experience Design, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning hubs & pods & microschooling, learning spaces, physics, student-related, United States, user experience (UX), vendors, XR - extended reality, by Daniel Christian

Virtual Reality: Realizing the Power of Experience, Excursion and Immersion in the Classroom — from nytimes.com
A framework for teaching with New York Times 360 V.R. videos, plus eight lesson plans for STEM and the humanities.

A Guide for Using NYT VR With Students

Getting Started With V.R. in the Classroom
Lesson 1: A Mission to Pluto
Lesson 2: Meet Three Children Displaced by War and Persecution
Lesson 3: Four Antarctic Expeditions
Lesson 4: Time Travel Through Olympic History
Lesson 5: Decode the Secret Language of Dolphins and Whales
Lesson 6: Memorials and Justice
Lesson 7: The World’s Biggest Physics Experiment
Lesson 8: Journey to the Hottest Place on Earth

Important New Report on Essential Lawyering Skills [Lande]

On 11/02/2020, in 21st century, career development, change, competency-based learning/education, ideas, law schools, leadership, Legal operations, legislatures / government / legal, strategy, United States, universities, by Daniel Christian

Important New Report on Essential Lawyering Skills — from bestpracticeslegaled.com by John Lande

Excerpt:

Ohio State Professor Deborah Jones Merritt and Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System Research Director Logan Cornett just published an important report, Building a Better Bar: The Twelve Building Blocks of Minimum Competence, based on insights from 50 focus groups.

They found that minimum competence consists of 12 interlocking “building blocks,” including the ability to interact effectively with clients, communicate as a lawyer, and see the “big picture” of client matters.

They propose 10 recommendations that courts, law schools, bar associations, bar examiners, and other stakeholders should consider in their efforts to move towards better, evidence-based lawyer licensing.

Sand Art on Californian Beaches [Amador]

On 11/02/2020, in art, creativity, design, by Daniel Christian

Sand Art on Californian Beaches — from fubiz.net by Andres Amador

Top IT Issues, 2021: Emerging from the Pandemic — from educause.edu

Excerpt:

The EDUCAUSE Top IT Issues list has been refactored for 2021 to help higher education shape the role technology will play in the recovery from the pandemic. What different directions might institutional leaders take in their recovery strategy? How can technology help our ecosystem emerge stronger and fitter for the future?

The 2021 EDUCAUSE IT Issues project explores these questions using a very different approach from previous years. Anticipating potential ways institutions might emerge from the pandemic, this year we offer three Top IT Issues lists and examine the top 5 issues within three scenarios that may guide institutional leaders’ use of technology: restore, evolve, and transform.

Also see:

Educause Identifies Top IT Issues for an Uncertain Future — from campustechnology.com by Dian Schaffhauser

Learning Ecosystems

Giving credit to Whom credit is due. Thank you LORD!

Some serious fodder for thought in this article entitled, “Who am I to decide when algorithms should make important decisions?” [Meredith Whittaker]

The Gap Between What C-Suite Leaders Think And What HR Executives And Employees Know About Their Workplaces [Caprino]

How to Work Remotely as a Lawyer: A Guide [Matich]

Important New Report on Essential Lawyering Skills [Lande]

Sand Art on Californian Beaches [Amador]

Top IT Issues, 2021: Emerging from the Pandemic [educause.edu]

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