High drama, visual spectacle, and versatility combine at Cava Arcari by David Chipperfield Architects — from ignant.com by Devid Gualandris
Image © Simon Menges
Image © Simon Menges
On 02/04/2023,
in law schools, Legal operations, legal reform, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal, United States,
by Daniel Christian
Talking Tech for Solo and Small Law Firms on the Florida Bar’s Legalfuel Podcast — from lawnext.com by Bob Ambrogi
Excerpt:
When it comes to legal technology for solo and small law firms, I don’t think there’s a topic we didn’t touch on in this episode of the Florida Bar’s Legalfuel podcast. Hosts Christine Bilbrey, director of the Florida Bar’s practice resource center, and Jamie Moore, practice management advisor, asked me about everything from law practice management platforms to password managers to the dark web.
Also see:
There’s a push for young lawyers to practice in rural America — from denver7.com by Diane Duenez
Excerpt:
Richard Moberly is the dean at the University of Nebraska College of Law. When his state saw a lack of rural doctors, the medical college developed a rural training track to set up students in areas of need.
“About 60% of those students ended up going back to those communities. So, we’re hoping for the same,” Moberly said. “A lot of the older attorneys, especially, have worked with the people in that community for a generation and know that, if no one can step in to their shoes, those people are really going to lose out on the services that lawyers provide.”
On 02/03/2023,
in Alternatives, career development, change, changing business models, collaboration, colleges, community colleges, computer science, content development, aggregation, repositories, emerging technologies, entrepreneurship, higher education, learning ecosystem, programming, skills, trends, UK, United States, universities, vendors, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
Canary in the coal mine for coding bootcamps? — from theview.substack.com by gordonmacrae; with thanks to Mr. Ryan Craig for this resource
Excerpt:
If you run a software development bootcamp, a recent Burning Glass institute report should keep you awake at night.
The report, titled How Skills Are Disrupting Work, looks at a decade of labor market analysis and identifies how digital skill training and credentials have responded to new jobs.
Three trends stuck out to me:
- The most future-proof skills aren’t technical
- Demand for software development is in decline
- One in eight postings feature just four skill sets
These three trends should sound a warning for software development bootcamps, in particular. Let’s see why, and how you can prepare to face the coming challenges.
Also relevant/see:
Issue #14: Trends in Bootcamps — from theview.substack.com by gordonmacrae
Excerpt:
Further consolidation of smaller providers seems likely to continue in 2023. A number of VC-backed providers will run out of money.
A lot of bootcamps will be available cheaply for any larger providers, or management companies. Growth will continue to be an option in the Middle East, as funding doesn’t look like drying up any time soon. And look for the larger bootcamps to expand into hire-train-deploy, apprenticeships or licensing.
As Alberto pointed out this week, it’s hard for bootcamps to sustain the growth trajectory VC’s expect. But there are other options available.
On 02/03/2023,
in career development, community colleges, learning ecosystem, Learning Experience Design, vocational / trades,
by Daniel Christian
Supporting Career and Technical Education (CTE) students on the path to success — from insidetrack.org
Excerpt:
Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathways are crucial for economic equity and mobility. With February being Career and Technical Education Month, there’s no better time to talk about the importance of recognizing the value of CTE pathways, creating more cohesion between non-credit CTE programs and degree pathways, and fostering more parity in the student experience.
Career and Technical Education provides learners of all ages and backgrounds with the tangible skills and knowledge they need to move into a career path that leads to a quality job. According to Luke Rhine, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Career, Technical & Adult Education (OCTAE), U.S. Department of Education, “Nationally, there are more than 3.5 million learners enrolled in postsecondary CTE programs. States and institutions of higher education have the potential to position CTE as a catalyst to blur the lines between high school, postsecondary education, and paid work experiences to help students earn postsecondary degrees and industry credentials that our employers need, and our economy demands.”
On 02/03/2023,
in 21st century, ethics, faith, hearts -- matters of the heart, morals/values, political science, psychology, relationships, society, sociology,
by Daniel Christian
Reflections on “Incremental Change Didn’t Save Blockbuster. It Won’t Save Education, Either” [Miles]
On 02/02/2023,
in change, changing business models, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, Design Thinking, future, game-changing environment, ideas, innovation, instructional design, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, Learning Experience Design, student-related, teachers, technology (general),
by Daniel Christian
Incremental Change Didn’t Save Blockbuster. It Won’t Save Education, Either — from the74million.org by Mike Miles; with thanks to Rob Reynolds for this resource
Broken public school systems need wholescale change if they are going to prepare students for the skills they will need by 2035
Excerpt:
Perhaps the biggest failure of the current education ecosystem is its inability to envision what the future holds for our students and to make systemic changes now to prepare them for that future. Shackled to a monolithic, change-resistant system, school and district leaders continue to make incremental and piecemeal changes to a broken system expecting to get different outcomes.
In an analogous way, almost all public-school systems are like Blockbusters in the late 1990s — unwilling to assess the impact of technological advances and consider how they might need to revisit their design principles. In the end, if an organization does not move purposefully toward some likely future, then any path forward will do, and it is likely to be the path they are currently on.
From DSC:
The following quote…
Using a split-screen strategy, a district would not attempt to make systemic changes district-wide. Rather, it would implement transformative changes in one or two schools while continuing to make incremental improvements in the rest of the district. Once the schools operating with the new system principles achieve the outcomes and succeed, they will become proof points to allow the district to implement systemic change in even more schools over a period of time.
…made me think of a graphic (see below) — and an article out at evoLLLtion.com — I developed a while back re: the need for more Trim Tab Groups. I think we’re talking about the same thing here.
Addendum on 2/4/23:
A Few Educators ‘Going the Extra Mile’ Cannot Save the Education System — from edsurge.com by Jennifer Yoo-Brannon
Excerpt (emphasis DSC):
Not a Pyramid, But a Garden
Instead of a pyramid, let’s adopt a new image, a more organic one. School communities are webs of complex relationships, like gardens. Imagine if we all understood a school community like a Three Sisters Garden. In this Indigenous agricultural practice, corn, beans and squash grow together to create a sustainable cycle of growth in which the whole garden can thrive. Corn provides the tall stalks for the beans to climb. The large squash plant leaves provide shade so the soil can retain moisture, and the beans provide the nitrogen to fertilize the soil. The garden does not rely on the exploitation of one crop to allow the rest to grow.
From DSC:
Re: the emphasized text immediately above…that sounds like a learning ecosystem to me! 🙂
On 02/02/2023,
in faith, global / globalization, hearts -- matters of the heart, relationships, religion,
by Daniel Christian