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Game-changing reflections re: “College branding: The tipping point” [Dooley]

On 02/10/2013, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, analytics, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Deep Learning / Algorithms, business side of he, change, changing business models, CMS/LMS, colleges, community colleges, consortiums, cost of getting a degree, creativity, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, data related items, digital learning, disruption, education reform, education technology, elearning, experimentation, faculty, funding / grants, future of higher education, game-changing environment, higher education, innovation, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, internet, learning agents, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, lifelong learning, marketplaces, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, multimedia, new business models, online learning, online media, online tutoring, pace of change, reinvent, staying relevant, streams of content, surviving, universities, using teams, by Daniel Christian

College branding: The tipping point — from forbes.com by Roger Dooley

Excerpt:

Change is coming to this market. While there are multiple issues of increasing importance to schools, two stand out as major game-changers.

From DSC:
Important notes for the boards throughout higher education to consider:

Your institution can’t increase tuition by one dime next year. If you do, you will become more and more vulnerable to being disrupted. Instead, work very hard to go in the exact opposite direction. Find ways to discount tuition by 50% or more — that is, if you want to stay in business.

Sounds like the scene in Apollo 13, doesn’t it? It is. (i.e. as Tom Hanks character is trying to get back to Earth and has very little to do it with. The engineers back in the United States are called upon to “do the impossible.”)

Some possibilities:

Pick your business partners and begin pooling resources and forming stronger consortia. Aim to reduce operating expenses, share the production of high-quality/interactive online courses, and create new streams of income. Experimentation will be key.

Work with IBM, Apple, Knewton and the like to create/integrate artificial intelligence into your LMS/CMS in order to handle 80% of the questions/learning issues. (Most likely, the future of MOOCs involves this very sort of thing.)

Find ways to create shorter courses/modules and offer them via online-based exchanges/marketplaces. But something’s bothering me with this one..perhaps we won’t have the time to develop high-quality, interactive, multimedia-based courses…are things moving too fast?

Find ways to develop and offer subscription-based streams of content

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How can data mining & analytics enhance education? [CollegeStats.org]

On 01/31/2013, in analytics, computer science, data related items, education, education technology, emerging technologies, IT in HE, by Daniel Christian

Infographic from Collegestats.org

From DSC:
With thanks to Mr. Muhammad Saleem for the resource.

Also see:

12 research universities on the brink of extinction — also from CollegeStats.org

Tagged with: analytics • computer science • data mining • education • educational technology • emerging technologies • IT

Reflections on “The new intelligence” by Kolowich

On 01/25/2013, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, analytics, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Deep Learning / Algorithms, assessment, Daniel S. Christian, data related items, education technology, educational games / serious games, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, experimentation, future of higher education, game-changing environment, higher education, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, interactivity, internet, K-12 related, learner profiles, learning agents, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, mobile learning, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, multimedia, new media literacies, personalized/customized learning, real-world assignments, simulations, smart/connected TV, social learning / networks, technologies for your home, tools, trends, using teams, vendors, virtual tutoring, by Daniel Christian

From DSC:

In real estate, one hear’s the mantra:
Location. Location. Location.

In higher education, I have it that we’ll be hearing this for a while:
Experimentation. Experimentation. Experimentation.

Consider the following reflections on Steve’ Kolowich’s solid article, The new intelligence (from InsideHigherEd.com)

Excerpt:

And for the largest public university in the country, it is hardly fiction. Arizona State University has become ground zero for data-driven teaching in higher education. The university has rolled out an ambitious effort to turn its classrooms into laboratories for technology-abetted “adaptive learning” — a method that purports to give instructors real-time intelligence on how well each of their students is getting each concept.
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From DSC:
Besides being used in blended learning environments…some predictions:

These technologies will become integrated into what MOOCs eventually morph into and provide a significant piece of the assessment/guidance puzzle
Such tools will be a part of one’s future learning ecosystem
Such tools will be part of interactive, massively open online educationally-related games
Such tools will be integrated into personalized learning agents — spiders/recommendation engines that scan the web for relevant items that one needs to complete one’s cognitive gaps in a subject/topic
They will be accessible from your living room as well as from your mobile devices
They will integrate into web-based learner profiles

It’s the sort of thing I was trying to get at with this graphic from 3 years ago:
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Please don’t misunderstand me, the human mind is far beyond the complexity of an engine. But I still think that there will be more tools & technologies developed that will help the teachers/professors in their efforts to guide students into the knowledge of a discipline.

I beseech the corporate world to get involved more here — and not with the end goal of earning profits — but rather, with the aim of making the world a better place and giving a huge gift to the generations yet born.

I urge the corporate world to reach into their deep pockets (1.X trillion in cash at this point in time) and team up with our youth/teachers/professors/instructional designers/programmers/etc. to develop sophisticated, educationally-related, engaging games that are relevant to the world that our youth will be growing up in; and/or create interactive simulations that provide more choice/more control to the learners.

I urge more of the corporate world to join Knewton and Pearson and allocate some significant resources to help develop the next gen learning tools. I’ll bet that we’ll be amazed at what can be produced! Your daughters, sons, granddaughters, and grandsons will really appreciate the work that you did for them!!!

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Two excerpts from a solid infographic out at Knewton.com

On 01/14/2013, in analytics, attention, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, education reform, education technology, educational games / serious games, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, K-12 related, mobile learning, open courseware and systems, personalized/customized learning, play, United States, by Daniel Christian

From DSC:
A solid infographic is out at Knewton.com — of which I want to highlight 2 portions of it (below).

This first excerpt is not to dog teachers but rather it’s meant to support them and to say that we need to change a losing game (at least a part of the solution in ed reform is to get out of the business of focusing so much on standardized tests and another part of the solution resides in the second graphic below):

Also relevant see:

Let children’s play (with technology) be their work in education — from Jackie Gerstein

Tagged with: analytics • attention • cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related • customized learning • education reform • educational gaming • emerging technologies • engagement • K-12 • Keeping students engaged • Mobile learning • open • personalized learning • play • United States

Some items re: career development

On 12/27/2012, in analytics, career development, collaboration, creativity, data related items, IT in HE, new media literacies, professional development, workplace, by Daniel Christian

The hottest IT skills for 2013 — from itstrategynews.com

Top 4 traits of “future proof” employees, according to 1,709 CEOs — from forbes.com
What should you look for as you recruit new hires in 2013? As an employee yourself, what traits will serve you best in the years ahead?

Excerpt:

Late last year IBM conducted interviews with 1,709 CEOs around the world, and published the results in a white paper titled “Leading Through Connections.” It’s a fascinating look at how business leaders are reacting to recent convergence of digital, social and mobile technologies, known by many as the “connected economy.”

From DSC:
How are K-12 and higher ed doing on developing this type of employee?

Also see:

Companies wait too long to train leaders — from KevinKruse.com
56 best job search blog posts of 2012 — from jobmob.co.il

Tagged with: analytics • career development • cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related • collaboration • computer science • creativity • data mining • IT • mobile technology • new media literacies • professional development • programming

Book says ‘Big Data’ becoming a global nervous system [Raasch]

On 12/13/2012, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, analytics, data related items, ethics, global / globalization, internet, machine-to-machine communications, society, by Daniel Christian

Book says ‘Big Data’ becoming a global nervous system — from USA TODAY by Chuck Raasch — with thanks to Ray Schroeder for the resource
Explosion of “Big Data” collection and analysis is hopeful, yet worrisome, trend

Excerpt:

Smolan, a former National Geographic photographer, built the book around a simple premise: That “big data” are becoming a “planetary nervous system,” the potential and consequences of which few have even started to contemplate.

It’s “an extraordinary knowledge revolution that’s sweeping, almost invisibly, through business, academia, government, health care and everyday life,” he says.

That revolution, he says, is being built on “a set of technologies coming together at just the right time, brought about by widespread and low-cost sensors that can now communicate with each other, the plummeting cost of computing power, the ubiquitous everywhere and always-on aspect of the Internet, the rapidly proliferating spread of smart devices.”

Also see:

13 big data vendors to watch in 2013 — from .informationweek.com
cetas.net/blog

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Earth’s nervous system: Looking at humanity through big data (Susan Karlin)

On 11/29/2012, in 21st century, analytics, data related items, future, global / globalization, psychology, by Daniel Christian

Tagged with: analytics • data mining • digital citizenship • future • global • psychology • society

Reflecting on the Top IT Issues of 2012 [Schaffhauser]

On 11/15/2012, in analytics, career development, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, data related items, IT in HE, leadership, professional development, strategy, vision/possibilities, by Daniel Christian

Reflecting on the Top IT Issues of 2012 — from campustechnology.com by Dian Schaffhauser

Updating IT professionals’ skills and roles to accommodate new technologies and changing IT delivery models
Supporting IT consumerization and bring-your-own device programs
Developing a cloud strategy
Improving the institution’s operational efficiency through IT
Integrating IT into institutional decision-making
Using analytics to support the important institutional outcomes
Funding IT initiatives
Transforming the institution’s business with IT
Supporting research with high-performance computing, large data, and analytics
Establishing and implementing IT governance throughout the institution

Also see:

Involving students in IT — — from campustechnology.com by Keith Norbury
IT shops are turning to students to staff help desks, troubleshoot, and more. For schools, it’s a way to cut costs; for students, it’s a learning experience and a pathway to employment.

Tagged with: analytics • career development • cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related • data mining • IT • leadership • professional development • strategy • vision

The “Online Learning Dream Team” as of November 2012 [Christian]

On 11/12/2012, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, analytics, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Deep Learning / Algorithms, Augmented Reality (AR), cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, collaboration, communities of practice, competency-based learning/education, convergence, Daniel S. Christian, data related items, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), e-readers, education, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, future, future of higher education, higher education, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, instructional design, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, internet, K-12 related, learner profiles, learning agents, learning ecosystem, learning preferences, machine-to-machine communications, mirroring and/or multiple devices, mobile learning, more voice more choice more control, multimedia, online learning, online media, online tutoring, personalized/customized learning, real-world assignments, second screen apps, smart/connected TV, social learning / networks, social media, student-related, technology (general), telepresence, user experience (UX), user interface design, by Daniel Christian

From DSC:
I understand that Mr. George Lucas is going to express his generosity in donating the $4.05 billion from the sale of Lucasfilm to education.

Here’s a question/idea that I’d like to put forth to Mr. Lucas (or to the United States Department of Education, or to another interested/committed party):

Would you consider using the $4+ billion gift to build an “Online Learning Dream Team?”

Original image credit (before purchased/edited by DSC)
yobro10 / 123RF Stock Photo

From DSC:
What do you think? What other “players” — technologies, vendors, skillsets, etc. — should be on this team?

Perhaps videography?
Online tutoring?
Student academic services?
Animation?
Digital photography?

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Predicting what topics will trend on Twitter [MIT]

On 11/07/2012, in analytics, computer science, data related items, programming, by Daniel Christian

Predicting what topics will trend on Twitter — from MIT

Excerpt:

At the Interdisciplinary Workshop on Information and Decision in Social Networks at MIT in November, Associate Professor Devavrat Shah and his student, Stanislav Nikolov, will present a new algorithm that can, with 95 percent accuracy, predict which topics will trend an average of an hour and a half before Twitter’s algorithm puts them on the list — and sometimes as much as four or five hours before.

The algorithm could be of great interest to Twitter, which could charge a premium for ads linked to popular topics, but it also represents a new approach to statistical analysis that could, in theory, apply to any quantity that varies over time: the duration of a bus ride, ticket sales for films, maybe even stock prices.

Like all machine-learning algorithms, Shah and Nikolov’s needs to be “trained”: it combs through data in a sample set — in this case, data about topics that previously did and did not trend — and tries to find meaningful patterns. What distinguishes it is that it’s nonparametric, meaning that it makes no assumptions about the shape of patterns.

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In principle, Shah says, the new algorithm could be applied to any sequence of measurements performed at regular intervals. But the correlation between historical data and future events may not always be as clear cut as in the case of Twitter posts. Filtering out all the noise in the historical data might require such enormous training sets that the problem becomes computationally intractable even for a massively distributed program. But if the right subset of training data can be identified, Shah says, “It will work.”

Tagged with: analytics • computer science • data mining • programming

Excerpt:

Agarwal believes that education is about to change dramatically. The reason is the power of the Web and its associated data-crunching technologies. Thanks to these changes, it’s now possible to stream video classes with sophisticated interactive elements, and researchers can scoop up student data that could help them make teaching more effective. The technology is powerful, fairly cheap, and global in its reach. EdX has said it hopes to teach a billion students.

Which brings me to this graphic:

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Also see:

One man, one computer, 10 million students: How Khan Academy is reinventing education — from Forbes.com by Michael Noer

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Mindblowing implications!!! “IBM’s Watson expands commercial applications, aims to go mobile”

On 10/18/2012, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, analytics, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Deep Learning / Algorithms, convergence, cost of getting a degree, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, data related items, digital learning, disruption, education technology, elearning, emerging technologies, future, future of higher education, game-changing environment, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, innovation, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, internet, K-12 related, learning agents, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning preferences, lifelong learning, mobile learning, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, more voice more choice more control, multimedia, New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, online learning, online tutoring, personalized/customized learning, smart/connected TV, trends, ubiquitous learning, by Daniel Christian

IBM’s Watson expands commercial applications, aims to go mobile — from singularityhub.com by Jason Dorrier

From DSC:
This relates to what I was trying to get at with the posting on mobile learning. I would add the word “Education” to the list of industries that the technologies encapsulated in Watson will impact in the future. Combine this with the convergence that’s enabling/building the Learning from the Living [Class] Room environment, and you have one heck of an individualized, data-driven, learning ecosystem that’s available 24 x 7 x 365 — throughout your lifetime!!!

Also relevant here are some visions/graphics I created from 2012 and from 2008:

The Living [Class] Room -- by Daniel Christian -- July 2012 -- a second device used in conjunction with a Smart/Connected TV

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Big Data in K-12: Attack of the Recommendation Engines – Part I [Heller]

On 10/17/2012, in analytics, data related items, future, K-12 related, trends, vendors, by Daniel Christian

Big Data in K-12: Attack of the Recommendation Engines – Part I –– from EdNetInsight.com by Nelson B. Heller, President, The HellerResults Group — Friday, October 12, 2012

Excerpt:

Big Data Meets Education
A wave of K-12 entrepreneurial initiatives sees the application of “big data” as the key to instructional technology’s Holy Grail—intelligent real-time differentiated instruction akin to working one-on-one with a brilliant personal instructor. Investors, aware of the powerful strides made in recommendation engines by Internet giants Google, Amazon, LinkedIn, Netflix, and Zynga, as well as for a host of military and commercial applications, see in big data education’s “next big thing.” In this and my next article, I’m going to explore what’s happening in this arena and in voice recognition technology, which, if you look under the hood, can be thought of as being driven by the same advances in data science and recommendation engines. These articles are based in part on my recent View From the Catbird Seat presentation at EdNET 2012. Read on to see what threats and opportunities this new frontier represents for your own organization.

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