Interesting: Mount Sinai Launches Q-Lab for Deep Brain Stimulation Patients https://t.co/JmF7t53GKS
— Daniel Christian (he/him/his) (@dchristian5) August 17, 2021
On 08/17/2021,
in adjunct faculty, CMS/LMS, education technology, faculty/staff, instructional design, IT in HE, K-12 related, platforms, teachers, tools,
by Daniel Christian
For recalculating those due dates out there: timeanddate.com — with thanks to Lisa Smith at the WMU-Cooley Law School for this resource; Lisa showed how this was used with Cidi Labs Multi-Tool to batch change dates and times within Canvas
From DSC:
Along the lines of time and tools for the classroom…I also find classroomscreen.com helpful in providing some solid timers.
Many Americans aren’t aware they’re being tracked with facial recognition while shopping [Spadafora]
On 08/16/2021,
in 21st century, Amazon, corporate / business world, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, emerging technologies, ethics, future, law schools, legal reform, legislatures / government / legal, morals/values, policy, robotics, society, the downsides of how people use tech, trends, United States, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
Many Americans aren’t aware they’re being tracked with facial recognition while shopping — from techradar.com by Anthony Spadafora
You’re not just on camera, you’re also being tracked
Excerpt:
Despite consumer opposition to facial recognition, the technology is currently being used in retail stores throughout the US according to new research from Piplsay.
While San Francisco banned the police from using facial recognition back in 2019 and the EU called for a five year ban on the technology last year, several major retailers in the US including Lowe’s, Albertsons and Macy’s have been using it for both fraud and theft detection.
From DSC:
I’m not sure how prevalent this practice is…and that’s precisely the point. We don’t know what all of those cameras are actually doing in our stores, gas stations, supermarkets, etc. I put this in the categories of policy, law schools, legal, government, and others as the legislative and legal realm need to scramble to catch up to this Wild Wild West.
Along these lines, I was watching a portion of 60 minutes last night where they were doing a piece on autonomous trucks (reportedly to hit the roads without a person sometime later this year). When asked about oversight, there was some…but not much.
Readers of this blog will know that I have often wondered…”How does society weigh in on these things?”
Along these same lines, also see:
- The NYPD Had a Secret Fund for Surveillance Tools — from wired.com by Sidney Fussell
Documents reveal that police bought facial-recognition software, vans equipped with x-ray machines, and “stingray” cell site simulators—with no public oversight.
On 08/14/2021,
in corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, learning ecosystem, training / L&D,
by Daniel Christian
The Use Framework revisited — from mattguyan.com by Matt Guyan
On 08/14/2021,
in Blockchain, emerging technologies, internet, society, technology (general),
by Daniel Christian
The Role of Blockchain in Web 3.0 — from blog.simbachain.com by Simba Chain
Excerpt:
The internet is a constantly evolving and growing place. As new sites and companies add to the internet with websites and programs, the way we use the internet is changing as we learn to adapt to the new technologies. Technology experts view the age of the internet we’re currently in as the end of Web 2.0 with the beginning of Web 3.0 just around the corner. Since Web 3.0 has been spurred on by the advancements of blockchain technology, we thought we would take this opportunity to explain how they are connected. What is Web 3.0 and how does it use blockchain technology? Let’s find out…
On 08/14/2021,
in ideas, instructional design, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning Experience Design,
by Daniel Christian
10 Principles of Learning Experience Design — from stylelearn.com by Alexander Salas
Excerpts:
Learning Experience Design (LXD) is the creative and intentional process of designing learning experiences for lasting results.
…
Here are the basic principles of LXD and how they contribute to highly effective learning. Their order is not hierarchical.
On 08/13/2021,
in adult learning, Australia, corporate universities / corporate training, learning, Learning Experience Design, learning theories, pedagogy, teaching & learning, training / L&D,
by Daniel Christian
Time pilot — from ryan2point0.wordpress.com by Ryan Tracey
On 08/13/2021,
in learning, learning ecosystem, Michigan, parents/guardians, platforms, reading, society, student-related, television, writing, youth,
by Daniel Christian
The Michigan Learning Channel is now available through your antenna on ALL Michigan PBS stations!
On 08/13/2021,
in Australia, CMS/LMS, education technology, open courseware and systems, United States, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
Moodle completes acquisitions, launching services platform — from highereddive.com by Rick Seltzer
Excerpts:
- Moodle, an open-source learning management system provider, completed an acquisition and merger of three companies, it said Monday. Moodle is using the acquisitions to create a new services company called Moodle US.
- Moodle US will offer services including custom development, learning design, scalable hosting solutions, and implementation, training and support for Moodle products.
“Some Things Last a Long Time” by Photographer Daniel Ribar — from booooooom.com
Photographer Spotlight: Kate Truisi — from booooooom.com
On 08/12/2021,
in attention, biology, colleges, community colleges, education technology, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, experimentation, future of higher education, game-changing environment, generational differences, health, higher education, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning Experience Design, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, United States, universities, vendors, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, vision/possibilities, XR - extended reality,
by Daniel Christian
“In person” classes offered in virtual reality — from zdnet.com by Greg Nichols; with thanks to Will Richardson for the resource
A virtual reality college campus welcomes students this fall.
Excerpt:
“With this cadaver lab, our pre-med students will no longer need to rely on other universities for advanced anatomy and biology classes,” said Dr. Shirley Brown, Dean of Fisk University. “Virtual reality technology takes our university to a level equal to the most advanced schools in the country.”