Math Visuals — from mathvisuals.wordpress.com
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On 02/23/2019,
in blogs / blogging, education, education technology, K-12 related, mathematics, multimedia, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning, teaching online, Technologies for your home, tools, youth,
by Daniel Christian
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On 02/22/2019,
in adjunct faculty, attention, education, engagement / engaging students, faculty, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, instructional design, K-12 related, learning, learning ecosystem, learning theories, multimedia, science, social learning / networks, streams of content, student teaching/teacher education, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning, teaching online, universities,
by Daniel Christian
Summary of the #LrnSciChat on 19 February 2019 on
Dual Coding in Learning and Teaching. — from wakelet.com
Dual coding is simply combining verbal and visual information to enrich the learning experience.
Dr. C. Kuepper-Tetzel
Also see the posters out at The Learning Scientists website.
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On 02/22/2019,
in 21st century, adult learning, assessment, business, business side of he, career development, change, colleges, community colleges, competency-based learning/education, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, cost of getting a degree, credentialing, dangers of the status quo, digital learning, disruption, education, future, future of higher education, game-changing environment, higher education, ideas, learning, learning ecosystem, learning from the living [class] room, Lifelong learning, new business models, online learning, parents, platforms, professional development, reinvent, society, staying relevant, student-related, surviving, traditional / tradition, training / L&D, United States, universities, vendors, Walmart of Education --> New Amazon.com of Higher Education, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
Excerpt:
CONCLUSION
This paper has outlined the plethora of new credential types, uses, and modes of delivery. It also has highlighted advancements in assessment. In terms of assessment content, the progression of mastery-based assessments is a distinct departure from the traditional knowledge-based assessment approaches. New assessments are likely to enter the market, as companies see the tremendous growth of competency-based assessments that will be critical and necessary in the future ecosystem described.
Assessments are no longer just a source of grades for gradebooks. They have forged two meaningful bypass routes to seat time in higher education. In the first, competency-based education assessments gate the pace of student progress through the curriculum. In the second, certification by an exam delivers not a grade, but a degree-like credential in a relevant occupation, indicating skill and expertise. For some occupations, this exam-as-credential has already been market validated by employers’ willingness to require it, hire by it, and pay a salary premium for it.
All of these innovations are driving towards a common end. The future learning-to employment ecosystem will be heavily reliant on credentials and assessments. We see:
- A future in which credentials will no longer be limited to degrees, but will come in varying shapes and sizes, offered by many organizations, training providers, and employers;
- A future in which credentials will, however, be able to articulate a set of underlying “know” knowledge and “do” performance skill competencies;
- A future in which a credential’s scope will be described by the set of competencies it covers, and measured via assessment;
- A future in which a credential’s quality will be indicated by evidence of mastery within each competency before it is awarded;
- A future in which quality metrics, such as consumer reviews or employer use of credentials will come into play, bringing the best and most usable credentials and assessments to the forefront.
And, finally, the future ecosystem will depend heavily on online and technology-enabled strategies and solutions. The working learner will turn away from those stringent solutions that require seat time and offer little flexibility. They will drive the market hard for innovations that will lead to consumer-facing marketplaces that allow them a “one-stop shop” approach for working, learning, and living.
The massive market of the working learner/the learning worker is here to stay. The future is that learner. Credentials and assessment will find their own strong footing to help successfully meet both the learners’ needs and the employers’ needs. We applaud this SHIFT. For, it will be an ecosystem that services many more learners than today’s education to employment system serves.
Most coherent report I have read on the erosion of degrees and the rise of assessing-for-work and amassing certifications as the competencies for the modern workplace. Jamai Blivin, of www.innovate-educate.org, and Merrilea Mayo, of Mayo Enterprises, have put in one report the history, current trends and the illogic for many people of paying for a retail bachelor’s degree when abundant certifications are beginning to prove themselves. Workforce and community colleges, this is a must-read. Kudos!
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On 02/20/2019,
in 21st century, Blockchain, career development, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, colleges, community colleges, credentialing, Daniel S. Christian, disruption, education, education technology, emerging technologies, learning ecosystem, learning from the living [class] room, Lifelong learning, student-related, tools, United States, universities, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
Is Blockchain Ready for Prime Time in Education? — from er.educause.edu by Wayne Skipper
Excerpt:
This is not to say that using blockchains to store educational records is in itself a poor use of the technology. Instead, what is needed is an open technology ecosystem that combines public blockchains, private blockchains, and off-chain storage, combining the strengths of each technology to create a decentralized storage mechanism whose verification incentives are not tied to currency markets. This approach offers all the benefits of blockchain-powered record verification without the worry that external economic factors or new technologies might render education records corruptible—and without the need to trust in the continued existence of any single technology company.
In early 2018, Concentric Sky and partners BrightHive and the DXtera Institute proposed such a blockchain ecosystem, called EdRec. EdRec is a learner-centric, open standards approach to learning record storage “on the blockchain,” with self-sovereignty of learner data as its key design principle. The project’s goal is to create a privacy-focused open technology standard that any company can implement in their products.
The proposal was a winner of the US Department of Education’s Reimagining the Higher Education Ecosystem Challenge, and since then, the project has begun to attract numerous institutions and large employers that see the value of a vendor-independent, machine-readable lifelong learning profile based on open technology standards.
Our elevator pitch: Your “permanent” educational record has never been truly yours. Wouldn’t you want to control it, control access as you progress from one transition to the next, and optimize it for your desired success? We’re rewriting the rules of the game for personal education data by empowering learners with control of their own permanent education record across institutions, applications, and platforms.
Also see:
- Blockchain: What’s Not to Like? [podcast] — from er.educause.edu by David Rosenthal
From DSC:
I’ve been hoping for this for a while now…
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On 02/15/2019,
in accessibility, adjunct faculty, business side of he, career development, change, changing business models, colleges, community colleges, distance education, education, education technology, face-to-face, faculty, future of higher education, health, higher education, K-12 related, Law Schools, leadership, learning, learning ecosystem, Nursing, online learning, organizational change, professional development, special needs, teachers, teaching & learning, United States, universities,
by Daniel Christian
The information below is from Deb Molfetta, Outreach Coordinator at EdDPrograms.org
EdDPrograms.org helps educators and administrators research doctoral education opportunities. Their organization’s work in education began in 2008 with projects ranging from a new teacher survival guide to their own teacher education scholarship program. More recently they realized that there weren’t any websites dedicated to professional development through Doctor of Education (EdD) programs, which is why they created their own – EdDPrograms.org. It covers a lot of ground, but here are a few sections they think administrators will appreciate:
- A detailed overview of the EdD, including what to expect and how to choose a program
https://www.eddprograms.org/schools/
. - Specialized guides to EdD programs for leadership positions
https://www.eddprograms.org/schools/educational-leadership/
https://www.eddprograms.org/schools/organizational-leadership/
. - A comprehensive directory of EdD programs organized by state and delivery format. For example:
https://www.eddprograms.org/schools/online/
https://www.eddprograms.org/schools/michigan/
EdDPrograms.org is owned and operated by a group that has been creating post-secondary education resources since 2008. According to Deb, they have a history of providing students with objective, fact-based resources.
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On 02/12/2019,
in 1:1 / 1:World, 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, adult learning, algorithms, career development, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, CMS/LMS, colleges, communities of practice, community colleges, consortiums, Content aggregration, content development, content repositories, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, cost of getting a degree, credentialing, Daniel S. Christian, digital learning, disruption, distance education, education, education technology, elearning, emerging technologies, future, future of higher education, global / globalization, heutagogy, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, human-computer interaction (HCI), ideas, innovation, instructional design, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, internet, K-12 related, Law Schools, learning, Learning Agents, learning ecosystem, learning from the living [class] room, learning hubs, learning preferences, learning spaces, library / librarians, Lifelong learning, love of learning, MBA, Media/film, Microlearning, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, more choice more control, multimedia, Natural Language Processing (NLP), online learning, online media, online tutoring, personalized/customized learning, platforms, PLNs, professional development, smart classrooms, Smart/Connected TV, social learning / networks, society, staying relevant, streams of content, teaching & learning, Technologies for your home, technology (general), television, tools, training / L&D, transmedia, tvOS-based apps, user experience (UX), user interface design, vendors, videoconferencing, virtual field trips, virtual K-12 schools, virtual reality / worlds / learning, virtual tutoring, vision, Walmart of Education --> New Amazon.com of Higher Education, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
In a next generation learning system, it would be sharp/beneficial to have a Netflix-like interface to check out potential functionalities that you could turn on and off (at will) — as one component of your learning ecosystem that could feature a setup located in your living room or office.
For example, put a Netflix-like interface to the apps out at eduappcenter.com (i.e., using a rolling interface at first, then going to a static page/listing of apps…again…similar to Netflix).
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On 02/08/2019,
in adjunct faculty, adult learning, blended learning, colleges, community colleges, education, face-to-face, faculty, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, hybrid learning, ideas, K-12 related, learning, learning ecosystem, learning spaces, online learning, student teaching/teacher education, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning, teaching online, universities,
by Daniel Christian
Is Teaching an Art or a Science? New Book Takes a Fresh Look at ‘How Humans Learn.’ — from edsurge.com by Jeff Young
Excerpts:
Eyler: That is the perennial question. We actually wrote a post for our Teaching Center’s blog with that title, “Is teaching an art or a science?” It has by far been read more than any other blog post that we’ve written.
My answer might be a little unfulfilling because I think it’s actually both. I think there is a scientific element to teaching. The book is about understanding the science of how we learn, how learning has evolved over time, and the social interactions that shape teaching. And the best teachers also often approach teaching and teaching issues scientifically. They have a hypothesis of what they think will help students learn, and they’re going to test it out and then learn from it and revise.
But if we focus too much on the science, we lose the human element of teaching—what I think of as the art of teaching.
…
What’s the thing that surprised you most in your research or putting this book together?
Much of what surprised me most makes up a lot of the final chapter, which is on failure. As teachers, we don’t get trained to think of failure as a positive thing in any way, even though as researchers we know that failure is a part of the learning process. No one walks into a lab right away and comes up with the Nobel Prize-winning discovery. It’s an iterative cycle.
We have these educational systems that are set up to move in exactly the opposite way. We give students really high-stakes assignments and assessments with very few opportunities to do them.
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On 01/31/2019,
in business, career development, collaboration, communications, computer science, corporate / business world, creativity, curriculum, education, engineering, ethics, global / globalization, higher education, ideas, K-12 related, leadership, marketplaces, morals/values, reinvent, relationships, society, staying relevant, STEAM-related, surviving, Using teams, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
LinkedIn 2019 Talent Trends: Soft Skills, Transparency and Trust — from linkedin.com by Josh Bersin
Excerpts:
This week LinkedIn released its 2019 Global Talent Trends research, a study that summarizes job and hiring data across millions of people, and the results are quite interesting. (5,165 talent and managers responded, a big sample.)
In an era when automation, AI, and technology has become more pervasive, important (and frightening) than ever, the big issue companies face is about people: how we find and develop soft skills, how we create fairness and transparency, and how we make the workplace more flexible, humane, and honest.
…
The most interesting part of this research is a simple fact: in today’s world of software engineering and ever-more technology, it’s soft skills that employers want. 91% of companies cited this as an issue and 80% of companies are struggling to find better soft skills in the market.
What is a “soft skill?” The term goes back twenty years when we had “hard skills” (engineering and science) so we threw everything else into the category of “soft.” In reality soft skills are all the human skills we have in teamwork, leadership, collaboration, communication, creativity, and person to person service. It’s easy to “teach” hard skills, but soft skills must be “learned.”
Also see:
Employers Want ‘Uniquely Human Skills’ — from campustechnology.com by Dian Schaffhauser
Excerpt:
According to 502 hiring managers and 150 HR decision-makers, the top skills they’re hunting for among new hires are:
- The ability to listen (74 percent);
- Attention to detail and attentiveness (70 percent);
- Effective communication (69 percent);
- Critical thinking (67 percent);
- Strong interpersonal abilities (65 percent); and
- Being able to keep learning (65 percent).
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On 01/30/2019,
in 21st century, algorithms, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Deep Learning, business, cognitive computing, corporate / business world, education, education technology, emerging technologies, health, internet, IT in HE, Nursing, trends, United States, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
13 industries soon to be revolutionized by artificial intelligence — from forbes.com by the Forbes Technology Council
Excerpt:
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have a rapidly growing presence in today’s world, with applications ranging from heavy industry to education. From streamlining operations to informing better decision making, it has become clear that this technology has the potential to truly revolutionize how the everyday world works.
While AI and ML can be applied to nearly every sector, once the technology advances enough, there are many fields that are either reaping the benefits of AI right now or that soon will be. According to a panel of Forbes Technology Council members, here are 13 industries that will soon be revolutionized by AI.
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On 01/26/2019,
in 21st century, algorithms, Amazon, Apple, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Deep Learning, bots, computer science, curriculum, digital learning, education, education technology, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, Google, K-12 related, online learning, teachers, United States, youth,
by Daniel Christian
Online curricula helps teachers tackle AI in the classroom — from educationdive.com by Lauren Barack
Dive Brief:
- Schools may already use some form of artificial intelligence (AI), but hardly any have curricula designed to teach K-12 students how it works and how to use it, wrote EdSurge. However, organizations such as the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) are developing their own sets of lessons that teachers can take to their classrooms.
- Members of “AI for K-12” — an initiative co-sponsored by the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence and the Computer Science Teachers Association — wrote in a paper that an AI curriculum should address five basic ideas:
- Computers use sensors to understand what goes on around them.
- Computers can learn from data.
- With this data, computers can create models for reasoning.
- While computers are smart, it’s hard for them to understand people’s emotions, intentions and natural languages, making interactions less comfortable.
- AI can be a beneficial tool, but it can also harm society.
- These kinds of lessons are already at play among groups including the Boys and Girls Club of Western Pennsylvania, which has been using a program from online AI curriculum site ReadyAI. The education company lent its AI-in-a-Box kit, which normally sells for $3,000, to the group so it could teach these concepts.
AI curriculum is coming for K-12 at last. What will it include? — from edsurge.com by Danielle Dreilinger
Excerpt:
Artificial intelligence powers Amazon’s recommendations engine, Google Translate and Siri, for example. But few U.S. elementary and secondary schools teach the subject, maybe because there are so few curricula available for students. Members of the “AI for K-12” work group wrote in a recent Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence white paper that “unlike the general subject of computing, when it comes to AI, there is little guidance for teaching at the K-12 level.”
But that’s starting to change. Among other advances, ISTE and AI4All are developing separate curricula with support from General Motors and Google, respectively, according to the white paper. Lead author Dave Touretzky of Carnegie Mellon has developed his own curriculum, Calypso. It’s part of the “AI-in-a-Box” kit, which is being used by more than a dozen community groups and school systems, including Carter’s class.
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