Check Your Privilege In This Thought-Provoking VR Experience — from vrscout.com by Kyle Melnick
This AR Drum App Could Revolutionize Music Learning — from vrscout.com by Kyle Melnick
On 07/09/2022,
in Augmented Reality (AR), Bias | Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DE&I), creativity, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital video, education technology, Emotion, engagement / engaging students, Mixed Reality (MR), society, sociology, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, XR - extended reality,
by Daniel Christian
On 07/09/2022,
in Emotion, faith, global / globalization, relationships, religion, society,
by Daniel Christian
18 The Lord is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
On 07/09/2022,
in career development, change, dangers of the status quo, education, education reform, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, teachers, United States, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
Excerpt:
The struggle to keep classrooms fully staffed is getting increasingly desperate and it shows in this week’s top stories. A dozen states are amending—or considering amending—their teacher certification rules to expand their teacher pipelines. Districts are using 4-day school weeks as a carrot to draw job applicants. And then there’s emergency certification. In some states, the last-resort practice is becoming business as usual. Some educators wonder if that’s a good idea.
Across the country, policymakers are taking steps to relax their states’ certification requirements to get more teachers in the classroom and circumvent shortages.
Reviews by Education Week and the Education Commission of the States found about a dozen states that have recently amended—or are considering amending—teacher certification rules. Some are changing the criteria for licensure, others are expanding the qualifying score on state licensing tests, and some are dropping licensure tests altogether.
Those changes reflect a teacher pipeline in flux.
Also relevant/see:
- Principals Are on the Brink of a Breakdown — from edsurge.com by Emily Tate Sullivan
A recent survey found 85 percent of school principals are experiencing job-related stress and 48 percent are dealing with burnout. What can be done to keep them in their roles?
On 07/09/2022,
in career development, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, future, learning, learning ecosystem, skills, training / L&D, United States, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
Adapting L&D programs for the past, present and future — from chieflearningofficer.com by Calvin Coffee
Excerpt (emphasis DSC):
According to LinkedIn’s 2022 Workplace Learning Report, employees ranked learning and growth opportunities as the number one driver of thriving work culture — an increase from ninth in 2019. As demand for learning and development specialists nearly doubled over the last year, the need for successful L&D in organizations is as significant as ever, with new work environments and a massive skills gap looming.
With a massive reshuffling of talent and the increased role of hybrid work due to the pandemic, pools of learners and their skills may be entirely different for learning leaders to understand. “People are signaling satisfaction with their workplace with their feet. Having poor retention is a business problem,” says Laura Roberts, senior director, corporate leadership at Jobs for the Future. One of the best ways to increase employee retention is by simply investing in employees to foster an organizational culture built on growth and training opportunities.
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in business side of he, colleges, community colleges, cost of getting a degree, funding / grants, future of higher education, game-changing environment, higher education, learning ecosystem, United States, universities,
by Daniel Christian
Public colleges’ operating revenue rose 3.1% in 2021 despite lower net tuition — from highereddive.com by Rick Seltzer
Excerpt:
“This strong performance is unlikely to continue as universities continue to grapple with student affordability issues and enrollment losses, along with inflation affecting labor and other operating costs,” the report said.
On 07/09/2022,
in 21st century, Amazon, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, Augmented Reality (AR), computer science, data related items, emerging technologies, Google, Microsoft, Mixed Reality (MR), programming, society, tools, trends, vendors, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, XR - extended reality,
by Daniel Christian
Radar Trends to Watch: July 2022 — from oreilly.com
Developments in AI, Metaverse, Programming, and More
Excerpt (emphasis DSC):
The most important issue facing technology might now be the protection of privacy. While that’s not a new concern, it’s a concern that most computer users have been willing to ignore, and that most technology companies have been willing to let them ignore. New state laws that criminalize having abortions out of state and the stockpiling of location information by antiabortion groups have made privacy an issue that can’t be ignored.
Also relevant/see:
- General AI News — from essentials.news
On 07/06/2022,
in faith, global / globalization, hearts -- matters of the heart, relationships, religion, society,
by Daniel Christian
Psalm 33 — from biblegateway.com
1 Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous;
it is fitting for the upright to praise him.
2 Praise the Lord with the harp;
make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.
3 Sing to him a new song;
play skillfully, and shout for joy.
4 For the word of the Lord is right and true;
he is faithful in all he does.
5 The Lord loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of his unfailing love.
6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
their starry host by the breath of his mouth.
7 He gathers the waters of the sea into jars[a];
he puts the deep into storehouses.
8 Let all the earth fear the Lord;
let all the people of the world revere him.
9 For he spoke, and it came to be;
he commanded, and it stood firm.
10 The Lord foils the plans of the nations;
he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
11 But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever,
the purposes of his heart through all generations.
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people he chose for his inheritance.
13 From heaven the Lord looks down
and sees all mankind;
14 from his dwelling place he watches
all who live on earth—
15 he who forms the hearts of all,
who considers everything they do.
16 No king is saved by the size of his army;
no warrior escapes by his great strength.
17 A horse is a vain hope for deliverance;
despite all its great strength it cannot save.
18 But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him,
on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,
19 to deliver them from death
and keep them alive in famine.
20 We wait in hope for the Lord;
he is our help and our shield.
21 In him our hearts rejoice,
for we trust in his holy name.
22 May your unfailing love be with us, Lord,
even as we put our hope in you.
On 07/05/2022,
in 21st century, Access to Justice (A2J), Bias | Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DE&I), law schools, Legal operations, legal reform, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal, society, trends, UK, United States, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
5 reasons why legal tech matters — from lawyer-monthly.com by Colin Bohanna
Excerpt:
5. Technology can improve access to justice
Using technology can help to increase access to justice in a number of ways. The increased adoption of videoconferencing technology seen during the pandemic has had a positive impact on those who have traditionally struggled to access legal services. That includes those living in rural areas, who may not live in proximity to a lawyer qualified to deal with their specific matter; those working in precarious situations that may not enable them to travel to meet a lawyer or who may have family- or elder-care responsibilities; and people with disabilities who may have mobility issues that make travel difficult.
Tech can also play an essential role in the support of legal aid. We know there’s a perception that the level of paperwork, admin, and invoicing requirements means the burden of conducting legal aid is high. As Clio is committed to transforming the legal industry, we offer a legal aid solution as part of our practice management software at no extra cost in order to increase access to justice, for all. It helps to cut legal aid processes drastically so that legal aid providers can focus on their client work and make legal aid work more financially viable.
Also relevant/see:
Top 10 Legal Operations Trends in 2022. — from jdsupra.com
Key legal operations trends for 2022
1. Growing legal operations teams
2. Formalizing the legal operations function
3. Implementing a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) program
4. Finding new ways to improve processes
5. Insourcing more work
6. Strengthening vendor management
7. Expanding the use of data analytics tools
8. Increasing technology investments
9. Strengthening the law department’s technology acumen
10. Improving data security
On 07/05/2022,
in accessibility / UDL, content development, aggregation, repositories, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, higher education, human-computer interaction (HCI), instructional design, K-12 related, law schools, legislatures / government / legal, tools, training / L&D, vendors, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
6 ADA accessibility trends revealed in our mid-year 2022 report — from blog.usablenet.com by Jason Taylor
Excerpt:
We just published our mid-year ADA web and App report created by the UsableNet research team reviewing all lawsuits filed in federal courts under the ADA and California state court under Unruh. We review the cases to identify where a digital property, including websites, mobile apps, and video, is the subject of the claim. Our bi-annual reports let UsableNet inform our clients and provide them with the most up-to-date advice for planning their digital accessibility initiatives.
Here is my main take on some key numbers based on what we have seen in 2022 and what’s driving those numbers.
On 07/05/2022,
in 21st century, Alternatives, career development, change, entrepreneurship, future, future of higher education, game-changing environment, generational differences, Google, heutagogy, learning ecosystem, lifelong learning, skills, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
Will a “Google PhD” become as good as a university-granted PhD? — from rossdawson.com by Ross Dawson
Excerpt:
A fundamental issue now is the degree to which employers care about the piece of paper as against the knowledge and capability. That is rapidly shifting as companies realize they will often miss out on exceptionally talented people if they insist on formal qualifications.
Entrepreneurs of course only care whether they have the knowledge to do what they’re undertaking.
It is a shifting landscape. Traditional advanced degrees have their place and will not disappear.
But “Google PhDs” will in some cases be as good, if they result in an equivalent level of expertise.