Learning Ecosystems

Perhaps Solomon should get more credit as one of the first wise investment advisors.

On 02/14/2022, in 21st century, 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.
²Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight;
you do not know what disaster may come upon the land.

…

⁶Sow 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.

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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!

Another component of the perfect storm within higher education?

On 02/14/2022, in Alternatives, business side of he, colleges, cost of getting a degree, future of higher education, higher education, law schools, United States, universities, by Daniel Christian

Wages and Salaries Up 5% for Private Industry Workers in 2021, Less Than Inflation
— from shrm.org by Stephen Miller
Labor costs increased at the highest rate in two decades

Excerpt (emphasis DSC):

However, when adjusted for inflation, “constant dollar” private wages and salaries fell 1.9 percent for the 12 months ending December 2021.

Consumer prices rose 7 percent year-over-year in December 2021, the largest 12-month increase in nearly 40 years, the BLS reported on Jan. 12, adding pressure on employers to raise wages going into 2022.

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Real wages not keeping up with the rate of inflation here in the United States…this doesn’t look good for the higher education industry here. This could be yet another component of the perfect storm within higher education.

“A really cool augmented reality ‘Piano Learning’ experience”

On 02/14/2022, in Augmented Reality (AR), music, by Daniel Christian

A really cool augmented reality 'Piano Learning' experience

By student Dominik Hackl as part of his master thesis#metaverse #augmentedreality #innovation pic.twitter.com/prNb8eb255

— Pascal Bornet (@pascal_bornet) February 14, 2022

Love is… [1 Corinthians 13:1-8]

On 02/13/2022, in faith, global / globalization, hearts -- matters of the heart, parents/guardians, relationships, religion, society, by Daniel Christian

1 Corinthians 13:1-8 — from biblegateway.com

13 If I speak in the tongues^[a] of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. ²If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. ³If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast,^[b] but do not have love, I gain nothing.

⁴Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. ⁵It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. ⁶Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. ⁷It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

⁸Love never fails.

L&D Go Beyond Podcast: Writing Better Multiple-Choice Questions to Assess Learning — from upsidelearning.com by Amit Garg and Patti Shank

Excerpt:

In this episode of the L&D Go Beyond podcast, Amit Garg interacts with Patti Shank, President Learning Peaks LLC. They talk about a very interesting topic – Writing Better Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) to Assess Learning.

RTO – Will That Drive Partners (yes, partners) to Parachute Into Virtual Firms? [lawandmore.typepad.com]

On 02/12/2022, in 21st century, change, ideas, law schools, Legal operations, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal, telelegal, Virtual courts and law firms, vision/possibilities, by Daniel Christian

RTO [Return To Office] – Will That Drive Partners (yes, partners) to Parachute Into Virtual Firms? — from lawandmore.typepad.com

There are options. One is joining a virtual firm. Another is launching one. To that startup, they can take both fellow partners as well as associates.

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Along the lines of change within the legal realm, also see:

Goodbye Big Law, Hello Fixed Fees + Legal Tech — from artificiallawyer.com

Those differences can be broadly grouped into three main areas: dumping the billable hour; more use and better use of technology when possible; and operating with far lower overheads.

Reuters Legal News – No Paywall! No Onepass! Customizable Legal News — from legaltechmonitor.com by Jean O’Grady
What Does The Metaverse Look Like For Law Firms? — from abovethelaw.com by Jared Correia

Higher Ed Dive’s 2022 Outlooks [Higher Ed Dive Staff]

On 02/12/2022, in colleges, community colleges, future of higher education, game-changing environment, higher education, legislatures / government / legal, policy, trends, United States, universities, by Daniel Christian

Higher Ed Dive’s 2022 Outlooks — from highereddive.com by Higher Ed Dive Staff
Here are the trends and questions facing higher education that we’re watching, from enrollment pressures to key court cases and for-profit colleges’ future.

Excerpt:

In the first few weeks of the new year, we looked ahead at important trends to watch and questions to ask for college administrators — and any other leaders who care deeply about the higher education sector.

These 2022 outlooks offer a chance to step back and take stock of issues that will be with us through the year. We gathered them here for you in once place.

These 3 charts show the global growth in online learning [Wood]

On 02/12/2022, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, adult learning, Africa, Alternatives, Asia, business side of he, Canada, change, changing business models, colleges, community colleges, content development, aggregation, repositories, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, cost of getting a degree, digital learning, Europe, future, future of higher education, game-changing environment, generational differences, global / globalization, higher education, India, instructional design, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning preferences, lifelong learning, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, online learning, UK, United States, universities, vendors, by Daniel Christian

These 3 charts show the global growth in online learning — from weforum.org by Johnny Wood; with thanks to Ray Schroeder out on LinkedIn

Example chart:

Also relevant/see:

2U plans for international expansion as it integrates operations with edX — from highereddive.com by Natalie Schwartz
Coursera bets on degrees — a small but growing part of the business — from highereddive.com by Natalie Schwartz

The company has launched 13 new degrees with colleges since 2021, bringing the total number of bachelor’s, master’s and postgraduate degrees up to 38, according to Maggioncalda.

…

2U saw $152.4 million from its degree segment in 2021’s fourth quarter, about 11 times the revenue Coursera brought in from its degree business over the same period.

Technology We Need: Documenting the complete Learner Record [McClennen & Midles]

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.

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The above posting reminds me of the following graphic:

What It Takes to Recruit Future Teachers During the Pandemic [Koenig]

On 02/12/2022, in Alternatives, career development, education, education reform, experimentation, future, higher education, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, student teaching/teacher education, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning, United States, by Daniel Christian

What It Takes to Recruit Future Teachers During the Pandemic — from edsurge.com by Rebecca Koenig

Excerpts:

“Efforts that seem to be working have had a common ingredient: close ties between colleges and local K-12 school districts.”

“Taking out loans to earn a college degree, then entering a profession where they can’t pay those loans off—that’s a challenge,” she explains.

So for the first time, this academic year education students are eligible to receive a stipend during their student-teaching internships. Based on a recommendation made in 2019 by a “teacher shortage task force” commissioned by the Oklahoma department of education, the state allocated some of its COVID-relief money to pay student-teachers a total of $3,250—half up front, and half after they’re hired into a teaching job by a school district.

#highereducation #K12 #education #studentteaching
#learningecosystems #teachingandlearning

Not easy to follow this at all…at least not for me. [Christian]

On 02/12/2022, in 21st century, cryptocurrencies, economics, privacy, by Daniel Christian

The DOJ’s $3.6B Bitcoin Seizure Shows How Hard It Is to Launder Crypto — from wired.com by Andy Greenberg
A couple allegedly used a “laundry list” of technical measures to cover their tracks. They didn’t work.

Excerpt:

“What was amazing about this case is the laundry list of obfuscation techniques [Lichtenstein and Morgan allegedly] used,” says Ari Redbord, the head of legal and government affairs for TRM Labs, a cryptocurrency tracing and forensics firm. Redbord points to the couple’s alleged use of “chain-hopping”— transferring funds from one cryptocurrency to another to make them more difficult to follow—including exchanging bitcoins for “privacy coins” like monero and dash, both designed to foil blockchain analysis. Court documents say the couple also allegedly moved their money through the Alphabay dark web market—the biggest of its kind at the time—in an attempt to stymie detectives.

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Easy to follow/understand, isn’t it!?! Not.

Three pieces of stunning art & photography

On 02/12/2022, in art, creativity, digital photography, photography, by Daniel Christian

Bison at 35 below zero. Yellowstone National Park, USA.

Photographer by Tom Murphy Photography pic.twitter.com/4JRQyxAnNn

— Amazing Nature (@AmazingNature00) February 11, 2022

Carrera 6 by Joachim Löning on 500px.com

Oil Paintings by Paco Pomet Brighten Vintage Scenes with Satirical Elements in Color — from thisiscolossal.com by Paco Pomet

Learning Ecosystems

Perhaps Solomon should get more credit as one of the first wise investment advisors.

Another component of the perfect storm within higher education?

“A really cool augmented reality ‘Piano Learning’ experience”

Love is… [1 Corinthians 13:1-8]

RTO – Will That Drive Partners (yes, partners) to Parachute Into Virtual Firms? [lawandmore.typepad.com]

Higher Ed Dive’s 2022 Outlooks [Higher Ed Dive Staff]

These 3 charts show the global growth in online learning [Wood]

Not easy to follow this at all…at least not for me. [Christian]

Three pieces of stunning art & photography

Greetings!

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