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Microsoft’s Productivity Future Vision
On 02/26/2015,
in accreditation, career development, collaboration, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, cost of getting a degree, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, disruption, future of higher education, game-changing environment, Google, higher education, learning ecosystem, liberal arts, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, new business models, professional development, traditional / tradition, training / L&D, vendors, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
How Google and Coursera may upend the traditional college degree — from brookings.edu by
Excerpt:
Recently, the online education firm Coursera announced a new arrangement with Google, Instagram and other tech firms to launch what some are calling “microdegrees” – a set of online courses plus a hands-on capstone project designed in conjunction with top universities and leading high-tech firms. Coursera is one of America’s leading MOOC developers (Massive Open Online Courses).
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Why does this announcement suggest such a shakeup is likely? Several reasons. Here are just four:
- MOOCs are moving from novel sideshow to serious competition.
- The partnership between online education and employers is likely a game-changer.
- Accreditation as a restriction on competition is eroding.
- Microdegrees are likely the pathway to customized degree programs.
Also see:
Top companies work with university partners to help create capstone projects with real world applications — from blog.coursera.org
Excerpt:
Experts at top companies like Google and Instagram have joined Coursera to help develop the final projects — called “Capstones” — for Coursera Specializations.
Combining a curated series of courses with a final Capstone Project, Specializations help you master new skills with the best of university teaching and the real-time market perspective of top industry partners. Hundreds of thousands of learners have enrolled in Specializations since their launch in January 2014.
But partnerships like Coursera’s include employers actually certifying groups of courses as meeting industry’s standards for skills and knowledge – essentially an end-run around traditional accreditation as a measure of quality.
Also see:
- Udacity’s nanodegree program”
Credentials built and recognized by industry leaders to advance your career
From DSC:
First of all, that piece about the end-around traditional accreditation should make those of us working within higher ed veeeeerrrrry nervous — and much more responsive — as accreditation has been what’s kept traditional institutions of higher ed in the game. If that goes, well…hmmm…things could get very interesting.
Secondly, those who talk of the demise of MOOCs are waaayyy too premature in their assessment/conclusion. Technologies and vendors such as IBM (Watson), Apple (Siri), Google (Deepmind), and Microsoft (Cortana and Azure Machine Learning) could bake their products into MOOCs. Also, what happens if vendors involved with developing personalized learning platforms and/or those vendors specializing with big data start approaching MOOC providers? (See Will micro-credentialing be an example of the use of big data in education and training?) The resulting offerings could have an enormous impact on how people learn and make a living in the future. Again, if those types of technologies get baked into MOOCs, I’m pretty sure that people won’t be discounting MOOCs any longer.
Also, it’s because of items like those mentioned above that sometimes make me wonder if online education and digitally-related delivery mechanisms are what will save the liberal arts. People could pick up courses in the liberal arts throughout their lifetimes — obtaining degrees…or not. (As a brief aside, I wonder to what extent faculty members will develop their own brands.) Anyway, it’s getting to the point that many people can’t afford the campus experience. But could they afford something online…? It could be…depending upon the pricing and associated business models involved. My guess is that those institutions who practice a team-based approach will survive and thrive — if they keep a steady eye on their pricing.
On 02/26/2015,
in career development, collaboration, communications, communities of practice, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, creativity, education reform, entrepreneurship, innovation, new media literacies, play, professional development, social learning / networks, training / L&D, trends, web-based collaboration, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
digital workforce skills — from jarche.com by Harold Jarche
Excerpt:
Behaviour change comes through small, but consistent, changes in practice. So how do we move from responsibility, to creativity, and potentially to innovation? Play, explore, and converse. But first we need to build a space to practice. This is where management plays a key role: providing the space to ‘Do it Yourself’.
Our employer-employee marriages need counseling — from forbes.com by Dov Seidman
Excerpt (emphasis DSC):
Our Big Asks of employees have become so pervasive that they’re transforming into competencies. A report by Palo Alto-based non-profit research firm Institute for the Future identifies 10 increasingly important work skills. These include talents like: The ability to critically assess and develop content that uses new media forms, and to leverage these media for persuasive communication; cross-cultural competency; proficiency at thinking and coming up with solutions and responses beyond that which is rote or rules-based; and the ability to translate vast amounts of data into abstract concepts and to understand data-based reasoning.
Andrew McAfee: The Second Machine Age is approaching. Here’s how we can prepare. — from huffingtonpost.com by Dawn Nakagawa , EVP, Berggruen Institute
Excerpt:
Nakagawa: Inequality is already a problem. How much worse will inequality get in this new future?
McAfee: The stratospheric wealth of the 1 percent presents some challenges. But I think it’s largely a distraction from the more important challenge, which is not about the people at the top pulling away. It is about the 50th-percentile worker or the 25th-percentile worker. It is about the stagnation in the prospects and earnings of the middle class. We need to focus on how to improve the prospects for the middle and the bottom, people who are finding themselves stagnating or sliding backwards. It could well be that higher marginal tax rates on top levels of income and wealth are part of the solution, but we need to broaden the conversation to look for comprehensive solutions to a complex problem.
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Nakagawa: How do we need to change the education system, not to address the labor force skills gap we see today but to prepare our younger generation for the economy that is coming?
McAfee: Our education system is in need of an overhaul. It is frustrating that our primary education system is doing a pretty good job at turning out the kinds of workers we needed 50 years ago. Basic skills, the ability to follow instructions, execute defined tasks with some level of consistency and reliability. Machines can do all those things better than we can. What they can’t do, at least not yet, are things like negotiate, provide loving and compassionate care, motivate a team of people, design a great experience, realize what people want or need, figure out the next problem to work on and how to solve it and so on. And not all the items on that list require advanced degrees. We’re going to need people with all kinds of skills and training for some time to come, so let’s rethink our education system so that it provides the required variety.
On 02/16/2015,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, business, collaboration, communications, communities of practice, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, Daniel S. Christian, distance education, education technology, elearning, emerging technologies, future, game-changing environment, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, human-computer interaction (HCI), hybrid learning, ideas, innovation, interactivity, internet, K-12 related, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning hubs & pods & microschooling, learning spaces, mirroring and/or multiple devices, mobile learning, multi-touch, multimedia, online learning, online media, participation, platforms, productivity / tips and tricks, project-based learning, second screen apps, smart classrooms, streams of content, teaching online, technologies for your home, telepresence, television, training / L&D, TVs, web-based collaboration, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
Check out some of the functionality in these solutions. Then imagine if these solutions were in the size of an entire wall in a classroom or in a corporate L&D facility. Whew!
- Some serious opportunities for collaboration would arise for remote learners –as well as those located in the face-to-face setting
- What new affordances would be present for those teaching in K-12, higher ed, or trainers working within the training/learning and development fields? Conversations/discussions would be recorded — to be picked up at the next session. In the meantime, learners could review the discussions at their own pace.
- What if all of this were possible in your future Smart/Connected TV?
- I’m also talking here about a vendor that could offer solutions that K-12 systems and institutions of higher ed could afford; some of the solutions below have much of what I’m envisioning here, but are out of the price range. Or the product is multitouch and fairly large, but it doesn’t offer the collaborative features of some of the other products here.
Ideum’s touch walls come close to what I’m talking about in this posting. If they could add some functionality for seeing/bringing in/collaborating with remote learners — as found in Mezzanine — then that would be great!
Also see:
Also see bluescape — but these excellent, innovative solutions are out of the price range for most K-12 and higher ed institutions:
On 01/12/2015,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, Apple, corporate universities / corporate training, Daniel S. Christian, digital learning, education technology, emerging technologies, game-changing environment, higher education, human-computer interaction (HCI), ideas, innovation, instructional design, interactivity, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, learning spaces, lifelong learning, machine-to-machine communications, mobile learning, Near Field Communication (NFC), smart classrooms, technology (general), UK, user experience (UX), vendors, wearables,
by Daniel Christian
On 01/12/2015,
in 21st century, business, change, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, learning ecosystem, organizational change, training / L&D,
by Daniel Christian
Predictions for 2015: Redesigning the organization for a rapidly changing world — from by Josh Bersin
This year our Predictions for 2015 has some hard-hitting new ideas to consider – in this article I will give you some highlights, and you can download the report here.
Excerpts:
As we look at 2015, we see five fundamental shifts which dramatically impact corporate talent, leadership, and HR strategies.
1. Technology has removed the barrier between work and life.
2. Employee engagement, culture, and leadership are lifeline issues.
…ultimately employee engagement is all a business has.
3. Learning, capabilities, and skills are the currency of success.
and once you attract these people you must give them a compelling learning environment to stay current, as technology advances at an accelerating rate. L&D organizations and strategies have not kept up, and we are in an era where corporate learning is going through as much change is we witnessed in the early 2000s when e-learning hit the scene.
4. HR as a function is at a crossroads and must reinvent itself.
5. Data is now integral to all decisions HR must make.
On 01/07/2015,
in 21st century, Apple, art, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, blended learning, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, Daniel S. Christian, education technology, human-computer interaction (HCI), hybrid learning, innovation, instructional design, intelligent systems, interaction design, interactivity, interface design, IT in HE, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, learning spaces, machine-to-machine communications, mobile learning, mobile technologies, Near Field Communication (NFC), personalized/customized learning, productivity / tips and tricks, programming, smart classrooms, tablets, training / L&D, trends, usability, user experience (UX), user interface design, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
We continue to see more articles and innovations that involve the Internet of Things (IoT) or the Internet of Everything (IoE). This trend has made me reflect upon what I think will be a future, required subset of needed expertise within the fields of Instructional Design, User Experience Design, User Interface Design, Product Development, Programming, Human Computer Interaction (HCI), and likely other fields such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Augmented Reality (AR), and Virtual Reality(VR) as well.
And that is, we will need people who can craft learning experiences from the presence of beacons/sensors and that integrate such concepts as found in “If This Then That” (ifttt.com) whereby one is putting the Internet and cloud/mobile-based applications to work for you. Certainly, those involved in retail are already busy working on these types of projects. But those of us involved with learning, human computer interaction (HCI), and interface design need to get involved as well.
For example, this potential scenario of a K-12 field trip might be fodder for such a learning experience.
So for those individuals who are involved with the aforementioned disciplines…we need to pulse check what new affordances are coming from the rollout and further development of the IoT/IoE.
On 01/06/2015,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, attention, communications, communities of practice, convergence, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, Daniel S. Christian, digital learning, digital storytelling, education, education technology, engagement / engaging students, future, future of higher education, game-changing environment, global / globalization, Google, heutagogy, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, ideas, internet, K-12 related, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning hubs & pods & microschooling, lifelong learning, media/film, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, multimedia, new business models, online learning, online media, social learning / networks, telepresence, television, training / L&D, transmedia, trends, TVs, web-based collaboration, youth,
by Daniel Christian
YouTube’s Chief, Hitting a New ‘Play’ Button — from nytimes.com by Jonathan Mahler
Excerpt (emphasis DSC):
At one point, the moderator asked Ms. Wojcicki if she thought cable television would still be around in 10 years. She paused for a moment before answering, with a bit of a sly smile, “Maybe.” The crowd laughed, even though just about everyone in the packed auditorium knew she was only half-joking.
If cable TV is gone in a decade, Ms. Wojcicki and the global digital video empire over which she presides will be one of the main causes. YouTube, founded in 2005 as a do-it-yourself platform for video hobbyists — its original motto was “Broadcast Yourself” — now produces more hit programming than any Hollywood studio.
Smosh, a pair of 20-something lip-syncing comedians, have roughly 30 million subscribers to their various YouTube channels. PewDiePie, a 24-year-old Swede who provides humorous commentary while he plays video games, has a following of similar size. The list goes on and on. For the sake of perspective, successful network television shows like “NCIS: New Orleans” or “The Big Bang Theory” average a little more than half that in weekly viewership. The 46-year-old Ms. Wojcicki — who will soon give birth to her fifth child — has quietly become one of the most powerful media executives in the world.
![The Living [Class] Room -- by Daniel Christian -- July 2012 -- a second device used in conjunction with a Smart/Connected TV](http://danielschristian.com/learning-ecosystems/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/The-Living-Class-Room-Daniel-S-Christian-July-2012.jpg)
Also see:
- Smart TV Alliance serves 58 million TV sets — from broadbandtvnews.com by The Smart TV Alliance development platform is now compatible with one-third of the global smart TV market. App developers who use the Alliance’s common developer portal can reach 58 million smart TVs in a single, integrated process. The brands served include LG Electronics, Panasonic, TP Vision and Toshiba
- Roku-Connected Televisions And The Future Of The Smart TV Wars — from fastcompany.com by Chris Gayomali
At CES, Roku announced new partnerships that will cram its platform inside more televisions. Built-in is the new box.
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- Netflix Launches Smart TV Seal of Approval Program — from variety.com by Todd Spangler
Sony, LG, Sharp, Vizo and makers of Roku TVs are expected to be first certified under ‘Netflix Recommended TV’ program
Excerpt:
Netflix — in a smart bid to get its brand affixed onto smart TVs — has announced the “Netflix Recommended TV” certification program under which it will give the thumbs up to Internet-connected television sets that deliver the best possible video-streaming experience for its service.
From DSC:
As you can see, BBBBBIIIIIGGGGG players are getting into this game. And there will be BBBBBIIIIIGGGGG opportunities that open up via what occurs in our living rooms. Such affordances won’t be limited to the future of entertainment only.
On 12/09/2014,
in Australia, business, collaboration, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, Europe, generational differences, higher education, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, research, training / L&D, web-based collaboration, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
Business and Education: Collaborating for success — from hrzone.com
Excerpt:
Our latest report explores the relationship between the corporate learning experience and the education system.‘Business and education’ addresses such issues as engaging Gen Y, MOOCs and corporate learning, academic research for learning strategy, and learning analytics and puts the commercial partner right at the heart of some of today’s most crucial conversations around learning.
Contents:
Introduction
Rebecca Stromeyer, Managing Director, ICWE GmbH
Jon Kennard, Editor, TrainingZone.co.uk
Ian Myson , Director of Partnerships and Product Management, CMI
Making the link between academia and corporate learning
Anita Pincas, Visiting Fellow, Institute of Education
Digital Higher Education through partnership
Gilly Salmon, Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of Western Australia
Ben Mackenzie, Director, Learning Transformations at Swinburne
University of Technology
Big Data and Analytics in Education and Corporate Learning
Ger Driesen, Consultant, Challenge Leadership Development Academy
How to engage Generation Y in the workplace
Martin Couzins, Founder, LearnPatch
Ten ways MOOCs can underpin your corporate learning strategy
Donald Clark, Founder, Epic Group Ltd
From DSC:
I’m posting this item in support of such collaborations. As I mentioned the other day, we need stronger, more well-thought out spectrums of growth/scaffolding and collaborations amongst the worlds of K-12, higher ed, and the corporate world.
On 12/04/2014,
in change, changing business models, corporate universities / corporate training, higher education, innovation, organizational change, training / L&D,
by Daniel Christian
Barriers to innovation and change in higher education — from changinghighereducation.com by Lloyd Armstrong
Excerpt:
I recently wrote an article entitled Barriers to Innovation and Change in Higher Education for the TIAA-CREF Institute. In it, I used a business model perspective to analyze obstacles to change in higher education. This approach facilitates drawing in insights from research on change across a broad spectrum of organizations and industries. I won’t try to reproduce the analysis presented in that article, but will just indicate a few my conclusions:
Six ways innovation is stifled in the learning field — from by Karl Kapp
Excerpt:
To have break through innovation in the field of learning and development, we must first think about how innovation is stifled in the field. I think is is stifled in many ways:
On 12/01/2014,
in A/V -- audio/visual, adult learning, communications, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, Daniel S. Christian, digital learning, digital storytelling, education technology, emerging technologies, future, game-changing environment, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, human-computer interaction (HCI), ideas, innovation, instructional design, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, interactivity, internet, learning agents, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning hubs & pods & microschooling, learning spaces, lifelong learning, media/film, mobile learning, more voice more choice more control, multimedia, online learning, online media, personalized/customized learning, platforms, professional development, second screen apps, social learning / networks, streams of content, tablets, teaching & learning, technologies for your home, telepresence, television, training / L&D, transmedia, TVs, UK, using teams, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
From their website: (emphasis DSC)
LEARNING NOW tv is a live-streamed internet tv channel bringing you inspirational interviews, debates and round tables, and advice and guidance on real world issues to keep you up-to date in the world of learning and development.
Membership to the channel is FREE. You will be able to interact with us on our social channel during the live stream as well as having a resource of the recorded programmes to refer to throughout the year.
Learning Now tv is run and produced by some of the L&D world’s leading experts who have many years’ experience of reporting the real-world issues for today’s learning and development professionals.
I originally saw this at Clive Sheperd’s posting:
TV very much alive for learning professionals
Also see:
This new service makes me think of some related graphics:
Addendum on 12/2/14 — from Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie – December 2, 2014 | #857
Idea – Courses in the Air:
There were representatives from airlines, Aviation Authorities and even Panasonic – which makes the interactive movie and TV systems on long distance airplanes. So, I rolled out one of my “aha ideas” that I would love to see invented sometime: Courses in the Air.
What if a passenger could choose to take a mini-course on a 4 to 14 hour flight. It would be a MOOC in the Sky – with video, reading and interactive elements – and someday might even include a real time video chat function as well. The learner could strive to earn a “badge” or roll them up into a certificate or degree program – that they pursued over several years of flights. It would be an intriguing element to add to international travel.
On 11/24/2014,
in business, corporate universities / corporate training, economics, education technology, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, student-related, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning,
by Daniel Christian
Financial planning gets virtual reality — from by Michael Liedtke
Also see:
This teacher taught his class a powerful lesson about privilege — from buzzfeed.com by Nathan Pyle
With a recycling bin and some scrap paper.
Nathan W. Pyle / Via buzzfeed.com
From DSC:
This teacher taught an important lesson using materials already in the room; a great idea/approach/illustration here.
Looking at the recent piece entitled, “The Faces of American Debt,” such financial training would be very helpful — for individuals in their financial planning, and for us in higher ed to see the very real implications of the high cost of college.