2 Corinthians 12:9 — from biblegateway.com
9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
On 02/27/2022,
in Daniel S. Christian, faith, hearts -- matters of the heart, relationships,
by Daniel Christian
On 02/19/2022,
in Augmented Reality (AR), Daniel S. Christian, emerging technologies, engineering, platforms, play, vision/possibilities, visualizing information, XR - extended reality,
by Daniel Christian
AR object recognition can give you superpowers — from by Janko Roettgers and Nick Statt
Excerpt:
Making sense of AR, one Lego brick at a time
Singulos Research CEO and CTO Brad Quinton poured a bunch of Lego bricks onto his desk during a recent Zoom call. Then, he picked up an iPad, fired up a demo app and opened the app’s camera mode. Immediately, the app began to identify individual bricks, counting and cataloging them by shape and color, and then suggesting different animals he could build with those specific bricks.
The playful and fun demo was meant to show off the capabilities of the Perceptus Platform, an AR object-recognition technology Singulos has been building in stealth over the past three years. The platform could soon help developers build smarter AR apps and services. “It gives AR applications the visual context of what’s around them,” Quinton said, and that could be key to building AR glasses people will actually want to wear.
From DSC:
This is a great use of Augmented Reality (AR)! Very slick! It’s beneficial, practical, and likely an example of what is to come.
On 02/14/2022,
in 21st century, budgets, business, Daniel S. Christian, economics, faith, global / globalization, parents/guardians, productivity / tips and tricks, society,
by Daniel Christian
Ecclesiastes 11:1-2 and 6 — Invest in Many Ventures; as written by King Solomon
11 Ship your grain across the sea;
after many days you may receive a return.
2 Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight;
you do not know what disaster may come upon the land.
…
6 Sow your seed in the morning,
and at evening let your hands not be idle,
for you do not know which will succeed,
whether this or that,
or whether both will do equally well.
From DSC:
Perhaps Solomon should get more credit as one of the first wise investment advisors. If he lived today, he would likely support diversification and support the concepts behind using index funds!
On 02/12/2022,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, Blockchain, business, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, credentialing, Daniel S. Christian, education, education technology, emerging technologies, entrepreneurship, experimentation, future, higher education, ideas, innovation, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, IT in HE, K-12 related, learner profiles, learning agents, learning ecosystem, Learning Experience Design, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning hubs & pods & microschooling, learning preferences, learning spaces, lifelong learning, personalized/customized learning, platforms, privacy, society, student-related, training / L&D, United States, universities, vendors, vision/possibilities, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
Technology We Need: Documenting the complete Learner Record — from gettingsmart.com by Nate McClennen and Rebecca Midles
Key Points
- Most innovative schools and a number of states have built Graduate Profiles/Learner Profiles and a handful have created K12 competency progressions that articulate pathways towards meeting the profile.
- These learning organizations are using a learning management system (LMS) that does not accommodate comprehensive Learner Records, does not capture or report transparent growth to learners or their families and does not capture out-of-course learning experiences.
- We issue a challenge to those building and creating solutions.
From DSC:
The above posting reminds me of the following graphic:
On 02/08/2022,
in 21st century, Alternatives, colleges, cost of getting a degree, Daniel S. Christian, future of higher education, game-changing environment, higher education, United States, universities,
by Daniel Christian
DC: Will this be the straw that breaks the camel’s back?#highereducation #future #alternatives #costofhighereducation https://t.co/3wm8j5gpIe
— Daniel Christian (he/him/his) (@dchristian5) February 7, 2022
Addendum on 2/12/22:
- Tuition, fees continues to rise as pandemic inflation woes hit colleges — from nbcnews.com by Jon Marcus
Inflation is pushing up college tuition and fees while staff shortages are forcing wages and benefits higher. The squeeze comes at the worst possible time for higher education.
On 02/05/2022,
in Daniel S. Christian, Emotion, faith, hearts -- matters of the heart,
by Daniel Christian
Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV) — from biblegateway.com
28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
On 02/05/2022,
in Alternatives, assessment, business, career development, collaboration, colleges, communications, communities of practice, content development, aggregation, repositories, corporate / business world, cost of getting a degree, curriculum, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, education reform, expectations, faculty/staff, future of higher education, game-changing environment, higher education, ideas, instructional design, law schools, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning Experience Design, liberal arts, skills, teaching & learning, trends, United States, universities, workplace, writing,
by Daniel Christian
Rethinking the Faculty Role in Students’ Career Readiness — from insidehighered.com by Rachel Toor; with thanks to Ryan Craig for this solid, well-written resource
It’s time for all of us on campuses, not just the people in career services, to step up and help offer the competencies employers say they’re looking for, Rachel Toor writes.
Excerpts:
Career centers on campuses can offer students coaching, resources and connections. But, as Angle points out, they tend to be a just-in-time service. They are also, he says, “scary places for a lot of students.” Many young people don’t want to face the reality of life after graduation. Often, it’s a case of too little, too late.
Instead, they come to people they know—professors like me—for help with cover letters and résumés. And while I can comment on language, until recently I had no idea about how most résumés are read first by a version of R2-D2 and his little robot friends who make up automated tracking systems. If an applicant doesn’t include the right keywords in a résumé or cover letter, into the trash bin they go.
The truth is, I have not applied for a job in 15 years; for many of my colleagues it’s been even longer, and some of them have never worked outside academe. It’s not surprising that employers are seeing recent college grads—smart students, hard workers—who don’t know how to present themselves as potential employees.
From DSC:
I can relate to that part about R2-D2 reading the resumes first (i.e., trying to get by the Applicant Tracking Systems before one’s resume ever makes it in front of the eyes of a fellow human being). Many faculty/staff members and members of administrations haven’t been out interviewing in a long while. So it can be a rude awakening when they/we need to do that.
Also, I wanted to say that it’s not fair to assess the learners coming out of higher education using a different set of learning objectives:
- That is, faculty members within higher ed have one set of learning objectives and their students work hard to learn and meet those learning objectives. Unfortunately, those students did what was asked of them, and then they…
- …come to find out that the corporate/business/legal/etc. worlds have different ideas about what they should know and be able to do. That is, these other organizations and communities of practice are assessing them on different sets of learning objectives that these same students didn’t cover. Some (many?) of these graduates leave their interviews discouraged and think, “Well, it must be me.” Or they can leave frustrated and angry at their former institutions who didn’t prepare them for this new assessment.
As I’ve said on this blog before, this disconnect is not fair to the students/graduates. We need more mechanisms by which faculty and staff members within higher ed can work more collaboratively with those within the corporate world to better align the learning objectives and the curriculum being covered. If this doesn’t occur more frequently, the constant appearance and growth of new alternatives will likely continue to build further momentum (as they should, given the incredibly steep price of obtaining a degree these days!).
P.S. This disconnect of learning objectives can also be found in what happens with legal education — including having to pass today’s Bar Exams — and then these graduates get out into the real world to find employers who are frustrated that these graduates don’t have the “right”/necessary skills.
“The incentive structure is for law schools to teach students how to pass the bar exam, not necessarily to do the things that employers expect,” Gallini said.
A quote from this article, which I also
want to thank Ryan Craig for.
On 01/31/2022,
in career development, colleges, community colleges, Daniel S. Christian, higher education, United States, universities,
by Daniel Christian
Unsung Campus: 5 Jobs Powering the Modern College
DC: And there are many more *staff* positions that could be included here.#highereducation
https://t.co/JA1L45u6hx— Daniel Christian (he/him/his) (@dchristian5) January 31, 2022
On 01/25/2022,
in active learning, Canvas - and other Instructure-related items, CMS/LMS, communications, content development, aggregation, repositories, corporate universities / corporate training, Daniel S. Christian, education technology, flipping -- inverted learning, higher education, ideas, instructional design, K-12 related, law schools, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning Experience Design, learning hubs & pods & microschooling, learning spaces, learning theories, memory, metacognition / metacognitive skills, tools, training / L&D, universities,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
How can we better get the word out to our learners regarding how they can maximize their Return On Investment (ROI) from their studying time and efforts?
Two ideas come to mind here:
- Place learning-related tips directly into our banners within our CMS’s and LMS’s
and/or - Link our banners to some other web pages/resources that provide such best practices and tips for our learners
Along these lines, we should have 11″x17″ (or larger) posters like this plastered in every hallway of every learning space out there:
Some would also add:
- Active learning
- Flipping the classroom
- Providing individualized feedback
- Metacognition (which was referenced in the first graphic above in regards to identifying gaps in one’s knowledge)
On 01/18/2022,
in 21st century, Blockchain, business, change, changing business models, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, Daniel S. Christian, emerging technologies, internet, law schools, legislatures / government / legal, platforms, policy, political science,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
I post the following item because I’ve often wondered how law schools should best handle/address the area of emerging technologies. It’s not just newly-minted lawyers that need to be aware of these technologies’ potential pros and cons — and the developing laws around them. It’s also judges, legislators, politicians, C-Suites, and others who need to keep a pulse check on these things.
Hermès Sues NFT Creator Over ‘MetaBirkin’ Sales — from by Robert Williams
The French leather goods giant alleges trademark infringement and dilutive use of its iconic Birkin name.
Excerpt (emphasis DSC):
The complaint, which was first reported on The Fashion Law, raises questions about how trademark protections for real-world items will be enforced in the digital realm as commercial activity heats up in the metaverse. Brands including Balenciaga and Nike are experimenting with virtual fashion. Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs (unique digital assets authenticated using blockchain technology), depicting fashion items have sold for millions in recent months.
On 01/17/2022,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, Asia, change, Daniel S. Christian, data related items, emerging technologies, legal reform, legislatures / government / legal, platforms, policy, political science, privacy, society, the downsides of how people use tech, tools, United States,
by Daniel Christian
Feds’ spending on facial recognition tech expands, despite privacy concerns — from by Tonya Riley
Excerpt:
The FBI on Dec. 30 signed a deal with Clearview AI for an $18,000 subscription license to the company’s facial recognition technology. While the value of the contract might seem just a drop in the bucket for the agency’s nearly $10 billion budget, the contract was significant in that it cemented the agency’s relationship with the controversial firm. The FBI previously acknowledged using Clearview AI to the Government Accountability Office but did not specify if it had a contract with the company.
From DSC:
What?!? Isn’t this yet another foot in the door for Clearview AI and the like? Is this the kind of world that we want to create for our kids?! Will our kids have any privacy whatsoever? I feel so powerless to effect change here. This technology, like other techs, will have a life of its own. Don’t think it will stop at finding criminals.
This is a snapshot from the series entitled, “Person of Interest.“
Will this show prove to be right on the mark?
Addendum on 1/18/22:
As an example, check out this article:
- Tencent is scanning kids’ faces to stop them using older relatives’ gaming accounts to get around China’s gaming restrictions — from businessinsider.com by Weilun Soon
Tencent is set to ramp up facial recognition on Chinese children who log into its gaming platform. The increased surveillance comes as the tech giant caps how long kids spend gaming on its platform. In August 2021, China imposed strict limits on how much time children could spend gaming online.
On 01/17/2022,
in business side of he, career development, colleges, cost of getting a degree, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, higher education, parents/guardians, participation, society, sociology, student-related, United States, universities,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
For those who work within higher education, my guess is that this phenomenon/message comes as no surprise. But for those outside of higher ed, can you blame young people — and their families — for giving up on a path because it appears too expensive?
Perceptions of Affordability — from insidehighered.com by Elizabeth Redden
High school juniors who believe they can’t afford higher education are about 20 percentage points less likely to attend college within the first three years after high school than peers who don’t think affordability is a barrier.
On 01/14/2022,
in adult learning, business, career development, corporate universities / corporate training, Daniel S. Christian, learning ecosystem, lifelong learning, professional development, training / L&D, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
Make a commitment to learn, grow, develop and advance in your career — from chieflearningofficer.com by Maria Rodriguez
No matter what you do, what title you hold or what industry you are in, you owe it to yourself to be intentional about your own professional development.
Excerpt:
As a new year begins, create a plan so you can be intentional on how you will spend your time and energy toward your career over the next year. Set your own career goal if you do not have one already, and establish a development plan that includes a list of actions you will take this year to expand and improve your knowledge and skills. As you plan for your career growth, consider the following…
From DSC:
This is what I mean by the need for each of us to be intentional as we seek to enhance our own, personal learning ecosystems.