Proverbs 29:25-26 New International Version (NIV)
25 Fear of man will prove to be a snare,
but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.
26 Many seek an audience with a ruler,
but it is from the Lord that one gets justice.
On 10/08/2020,
in faith, global / globalization, hearts -- matters of the heart, relationships, religion,
by Daniel Christian
On 10/05/2020,
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by Daniel Christian
Psalm 143:8 (NIV) — from biblegateway.com
8 Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,
for I have put my trust in you.
Show me the way I should go,
for to you I entrust my life.
10 Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God;
may your good Spirit
lead me on level ground.
On 09/28/2020,
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by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
Per Wikipedia, this is a 1910 Model T that was photographed in Salt Lake City:
From DSC:
The Ford Model T didn’t start out looking like a Maserati Gran Turismo from 2021! Inventions take time to develop…to be improved…for new and further innovations and experiments to take place.
Thinking of this in terms of online-based learning, please don’t think we’ve reached the end of the road for online-based learning.
The truth is, we’ve barely begun our journey.
Two last thoughts here
1 ) It took *teams* of people to get us to the point of producing a Maserati like this. It will take *teams* of people to produce the Maserati of online-based learning.
2) In terms of online-based learning, it’s hard to say how close to the Maserati that we have come because I/we don’t know how far things will go. But this I do know: We have come a looooonnnnnggggg ways from the late 1990s! If that’s what happened in the last 20 years — with many denying the value of online-based learning — what might the next 5, 10, or 20 years look like when further interest, needs, investments, etc. are added? Then add to all of that the momentum from emerging technologies like 5G, Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality, Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, bots, algorithms, and more!
From DSC:
To drive the point home, here’s an addendum on late 9/29/20:
- Mercedes-Benz Shares Video of Avatar Electric Car Prototype — interestingengineering.com by Fabienne Lang
The German car company shared footage of the breathtaking vehicle prototype.
On 09/26/2020,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, accessibility / UDL, Amazon, Canada, change, changing business models, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, global / globalization, leadership, neurodivergent/special needs, online learning, online media, personalized/customized learning, society, universities, vision/possibilities,
by Daniel Christian
Learning in the Cloud: Canada’s First University to Move Operations into One Secure Cloud Infrastructure Sets the Stage for the Future of Learning — from globenewswire.com by Athabasca University
Athabasca University (AU) lays the groundwork to build a more accessible and personalized future for post-secondary learners
Excerpt:
Edmonton, Alberta, Sept. 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — At a time when you can personalize everything from your online shopping experience to your dating prospects, it seems only reasonable to ask: why can’t students “swipe right” on their course load? Why can’t a degree be structured around what someone wants to learn or how they learn, instead of what’s traditionally part of the program? In other words, why isn’t it possible to choose your own adventure in a university environment?
Athabasca University (AU), Canada’s Online University, recently completed a six-month rapid cloud migration project with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to construct a secure, flexible, and global infrastructure required to make personalized learning an infinitely scalable reality. With the completion of its cloud migration project, AU became the first post-secondary institution in Canada to move its entire digital operations infrastructure into its own secure AU cloud environment powered by AWS.
On 09/23/2020,
in Daniel S. Christian, faith, future, global / globalization, hearts -- matters of the heart, ideas, music, surviving,
by Daniel Christian
4 ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes.
There will be no more death’[a] or mourning or crying or pain,
for the old order of things has passed away.”
5 He who was seated on the throne said,
“I am making everything new!” Then he said,
“Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”
From DSC:
Our dad, in his younger days, used to sing a song with Revelation Verse 21:4 in it. It was a beautiful piece that he had recorded years ago. That recording recently resurfaced, and our family is glad that we located it again. (Our dad sang quite a bit throughout his lifetime, and still likes to recall/sing some tunes. He and our mom met in college, both studying within the School of Music.)
Anyway, that song will likely be played at one or more of the funerals within our family in the near future. Any day now we could get “that call.” Or, if we’re lucky enough, we’ll be able to be present with him when he passes away (though Covid19 is making that very difficult these days).
Add to these experiences the recent loss of a dear, lifelong friend to cancer — and I’ve once again been reminded of the brevity of our lives. These reflections bring a couple more verses to my mind…
12 Teach us to number our days,
that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
.
.
James 4:14 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
14 Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow.
You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away.
From DSC:
If you doubt that last sentiment/lesson, watch a different version of this song, from a present-day recording.
Time flies. So as our mom would say, “Carpe Diem!” (i.e., “Seize the day!”)
On 09/17/2020,
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by Daniel Christian
Also see:
From DSC:
If this isn’t mind-blowing, I don’t know what is! Some serious morphing lies ahead of us!
On 09/16/2020,
in culture, faith, global / globalization, health, hearts -- matters of the heart, memory, relationships, society,
by Daniel Christian
8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
On 09/11/2020,
in faith, global / globalization, hearts -- matters of the heart, relationships, society,
by Daniel Christian
Isaiah 46:4 New International Version (NIV) — from biblegateway.com
4 Even to your old age and gray hairs
I am he, I am he who will sustain you.
I have made you and I will carry you;
I will sustain you and I will rescue you.
On 09/09/2020,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, Apple, Asia, Australia, Canada, digital learning, global / globalization, Google, India, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, Microsoft, platforms, social media, society, streams of content, student-related, technologies for your home, tools, training / L&D, trends, UK, United States, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
Visualizing the Social Media Universe in 2020 — from visualcapitalist.com Aran Ali
On 09/08/2020,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, adjunct faculty, Adobe, adult learning, Apple, Bring your own device (BYOD), cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, collaboration, colleges, communications, communities of practice, community colleges, content development, aggregation, repositories, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, cost of getting a degree, creativity, Daniel S. Christian, digital audio, digital learning, digital video, distance education, education, education technology, engagement / engaging students, faculty/staff, future, global / globalization, Google, higher education, human-computer interaction (HCI), ideas, innovation, instructional design, interactivity, IT in HE, law schools, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning Experience Design, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, lifelong learning, microlearning, Microsoft, multimedia, online learning, online media, online tutoring, participation, pedagogy, platforms, remote teaching and learning, second screen apps, social learning / networks, social media, teachers, teaching & learning, teaching online, technologies for your home, telepresence, television, tools, TVs, United States, universities, usability, user experience (UX), using teams, vendors, videoconferencing, virtual K-12 schools, vision/possibilities, webinars,
by Daniel Christian
Per this week’s Lecture Breakers Weekly! from Dr. Barbi Honeycutt:
Break up your online lectures with the Watch Party! Here’s how you can do it:
- Pre-record your mini-lecture or find a video you want to use for your lesson.
- Instead of asking students to watch the video on their own, play it during your synchronous/live class time.
- Explain to your students that they are watching the video all at the same time and that you will be facilitating the chat and answering their questions as they watch the video together. It’s a watch party!
- Option: Take the conversation out of Zoom or your LMS. Create a hashtag for your course on Twitter and invite other experts, colleagues, or friends to join the conversation.
Instead of presenting during the synchronous class time, you can now focus completely on managing the chat, prompting discussion, and responding to students’ questions and ideas in real-time. And be sure to record and save the chat for students who couldn’t attend the live session or want to review it later.
From DSC:
This is one of the kind of things that I envisioned with Learning from the living class[room] — a next-generation, global learning platform.
Learners could be watching a presentation/presenter, but communicating in real-time with other learners. Perhaps it will be a tvOS-based app or something similar. But TV as we know it is changing, right? It continues to become more interactive and on-demand all the time. Add videoconferencing apps like Zoom, Cisco Webex Meetings, Blackboard Collaborate, Microsoft Teams, Adobe Connect and others, and you have real-time, continuous, lifelong, relevant/timely, affordable, accessible, up-to-date learning.
Also, you have TEAM-BASED learning.
On 09/03/2020,
in faith, global / globalization, hearts -- matters of the heart, relationships, religion,
by Daniel Christian
64 The earth is filled with your love, Lord;
teach me your decrees.
68 You are good, and what you do is good;
teach me your decrees.
17 This is what the Lord says—
your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
“I am the Lord your God,
who teaches you what is best for you,
who directs you in the way you should go.
On 09/01/2020,
in 21st century, active learning, adjunct faculty, Adobe, adult learning, Apple, Asia, assessment, blended learning, blogs / blogging / vlogging, CMS/LMS, collaboration, colleges, communications, communities of practice, community colleges, competency-based learning/education, content development, aggregation, repositories, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, creativity, design, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, distance education, e-books, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), e-readers, education, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, engagement / engaging students, Europe, Facebook / Meta Platforms, faculty/staff, flipping -- inverted learning, global / globalization, Google, higher education, instructional design, internet, IT in HE, K-12 related, law schools, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning Experience Design, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning hubs & pods & microschooling, learning preferences, learning spaces, media/film, microlearning, Microsoft, multimedia, Natural Language Processing (NLP), new media literacies, online learning, online media, participation, photography, platforms, play, productivity / tips and tricks, remote teaching and learning, simulations, social learning / networks, society, student teaching/teacher education, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning, teaching online, technologies for your home, technology (general), tools, training / L&D, UK, United States, universities, user experience (UX), vendors, videoconferencing, voice recognition / voice enabled interfaces, web-based collaboration, webinars, workplace, writing,
by Daniel Christian
Top 200 Tools for Learning — from toptools4learning.com by Jane Hart
Excerpt:
The Top Tools for Learning 2020 was compiled by Jane Hart from the results of the 14th Annual Learning Tools Survey, and released on 1 September 2020. For general information about the survey and this website, visit the About page. For observations and infographics of this year’s list, see Analysis 2020.
On 08/31/2020,
in business, career development, change, changing business models, corporate / business world, disruption, future, game-changing environment, global / globalization, law schools, Legal operations, legal technologies, trends, United States, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
Big 4 as the next legal disruptor: Is it game over? — from legaltechmonitor.com by Stephen Embry
Excerpt:
One of the more fascinating keynotes at this week’s ILTA virtual conference was a panel discussion among three representatives of the big four accounting firms: Peter Krakaur, Managing Director of EY Law, Mark Ross, Principal, Deloitte, and Juan Crosby, PWC NewLaw Services Leader. The title of the talk was Legal’s Next Disruptor? Demystifying the Big 4. Or as I put it before, is the Big 4 the proverbial big bad wolf?
Also see:
Friday happenings at the ILTA-ON* Virtual Conference: eDiscovery Trends — from
Excerpt:
As I discussed last week (and have discussed all this week as well), the International Legal Technology Association’s (ILTA) annual conference has gone virtual this year and ILTA>ON has been running throughout the week.
On 08/08/2020,
in faith, global / globalization, hearts -- matters of the heart, relationships, religion, society,
by Daniel Christian
Psalm 150
1 Praise the Lord.[a]
Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty heavens.
2 Praise him for his acts of power;
praise him for his surpassing greatness.
3 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,
praise him with the harp and lyre,
4 praise him with timbrel and dancing,
praise him with the strings and pipe,
5 praise him with the clash of cymbals,
praise him with resounding cymbals.
6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord.