analytics

Gartner adds Big Data, Gamification, and Internet of Things to its Hype Cycle [Brockmeier]

On 10/28/2011, in analytics, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, emerging technologies, internet, machine-to-machine communications, technology (general), trends, by Daniel Christian

Gartner adds Big Data, Gamification, and Internet of Things to its Hype Cycle — from readwriteweb.com by Joe Brockmeier

Excerpt:

Gartner is once again taking a look at the “hype cycle” for technologies and trying to assess where technologies lie along the bumpy road from technology trigger to productivity. This year, Gartner is adding big data, Internet of Things, gamification and consumerization to the Hype Cycle that weren’t present in 2010. According to Gartner, private cloud computing has reached the peak level of hype, and cloud/Web platforms are slipping into the “trough of disillusionment” in the face of Platform as a Service (PaaS).

Also see:

The Gartner Hype Cycle

Tagged with: analytics • cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related • emerging technologies • internet • machine-to-machine communications • trends

Transforming learning through analytics [Siemens]

On 10/24/2011, in analytics, research, student-related, teaching & learning, trends, by Daniel Christian

Sample slides/excerpts:

Tagged with: analytics • research • student-related • teaching & learning • trends

Gartner identifies the Top 10 Strategic Technologies for 2012

On 10/20/2011, in 21st century, analytics, Augmented Reality (AR), cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, emerging technologies, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, internet, mobile technologies, Near Field Communication (NFC), pace of change, strategy, tablets, user experience (UX), by Daniel Christian

Gartner identifies the Top 10 Strategic Technologies for 2012
Analysts Examine Latest Industry Trends During Gartner Symposium/ITxpo

Excerpt:

The top 10 strategic technologies for 2012 include:

Media Tablets and Beyond.
Mobile-Centric Applications and Interfaces.
Contextual and Social User Experience.
Internet of Things. The key elements of the IoT include:
Embedded sensors, Image Recognition, Near Field Communication (NFC) payments
App Stores and Marketplaces.
Next-Generation Analytics.
Big Data.
In-Memory Computing.
Extreme Low-Energy Servers.
Cloud Computing.

Tagged with: 21st century • analytics • cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related • emerging technologies • human-computer interaction (HCI) • innovation • internet • mobile technology • Near Field Communication (NFC) • pace of change • strategy • tablets • user experience

Why cloud computing is expanding the powers of Big Data analysis [Smith]

On 10/14/2011, in 21st century, analytics, business, career development, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, computer science, data related items, future, reinvent, surviving, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Why cloud computing is expanding the powers of Big Data analysis — from wired.co.uk by Dan Smith

Excerpt:

According to Werner Vogels, Amazon.com’s chief technology officer, data analysis — specifically “Big Data” analysis — is the backbone of modern business. Without it, your survival chances are limited and, with the growth of cloud computing it’s becoming easier than ever for startups and SMEs. “There’s a shift going on,” Vogels says. “Five or ten years ago, when thinking about data analysis, you would think about the biggest companies in the world. Today, there’s not a new business not thinking about data analysis.”

Also see:

Is the cloud driving the new marketplace? –– venturebeat.com
undertheradarblog.com

Tagged with: 21st century • analytics • business • career development • cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related • computer science • data mining • future • reinvent • surviving • workplace

KIT digital unveils next generation video platform — kitd.com

Also see:

The KIT Video Platform Overview

Tagged with: 21st century • 24x7x365 • A/V • analytics • change • cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related • digital learning • digital storytelling • disruption • emerging technologies • innovation • internet • learning from the living [class] room • mirroring / multiple devices • new business models • social learning • social media • social networking • technologies for the home • transmedia • trends • TV

New Media Consortium’s New Horizon Report Series of Regional Analyses [This one focused on UK]

On 09/06/2011, in analytics, Augmented Reality (AR), cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, education technology, educational games / serious games, emerging technologies, future of higher education, global / globalization, higher education, innovation, mobile learning, pedagogy, research, tablets, teaching & learning, telepresence, trends, UK, by Daniel Christian

Also see:

The NMC Announces New Horizon Report Series of Regional Analyses
Under the umbrella of the NMC Horizon Report, The NMC has launched the Technology Outlook, a new series of regional analyses aimed specifically at understanding both local and global differences in technology uptake, as well as the current and future state of education in different parts of the world. These publications are a product of collaborations between the NMC and innovative organizations across the world that seek to leverage the well-known medium of the NMC Horizon Report to bring important research, trends, and challenges in their regions to light. The Technology Outlook series furthers the NMC’s goal of driving innovation in every part of the world.

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From Daniel Christian: Fasten your seatbelts! An accelerated ride through some ed-tech landscapes.

On 08/25/2011, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, adjunct faculty, analytics, art, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, attention, Augmented Reality (AR), blogs / blogging / vlogging, change, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, colleges, communities of practice, community colleges, computer science, convergence, creativity, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, disruption, drama/theater, e-books, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), economics, education, education reform, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, engineering, expectations, faculty, game-changing environment, generational differences, global / globalization, higher education, human-computer interaction (HCI), ideas, innovation, intelligent tutoring, internet, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning theories, liberal arts, lifelong learning, machine-to-machine communications, memory, mirroring and/or multiple devices, mobile learning, mobile technologies, multi-touch, multimedia, music, Near Field Communication (NFC), New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, new media literacies, online learning, online media, pace of change, passions, pedagogy, presentations, productivity / tips and tricks, publishing, reading, reinvent, robotics, RSS, social learning / networks, social media, society, staying relevant, storytelling, strategy, streams of content, student teaching/teacher education, student-related, surviving, tablets, teachers, teaching & learning, teaching online, technologies for your home, technology (general), telepresence, television, textbooks, tools, transmedia, trends, ubiquitous learning, United States, universities, videoconferencing, virtual K-12 schools, virtual tutoring, vision/possibilities, visualizing information, web-based collaboration, writing, by Daniel Christian

From DSC:
Immediately below is a presentation that I did for the Title II Conference at Calvin College back on August 11, 2011
It is aimed at K-12 audiences.

From DSC:
Immediately below is a presentation that I did today for the Calvin College Fall 2011 Conference.
It is aimed at higher education audiences.

Note from DSC:

There is a great deal of overlap here, as many of the same technologies are (or will be) hitting the K-12 and higher ed spaces at the same time. However, there are some differences in the two presentations and what I stressed depended upon my audience.

Pending time, I may put some audio to accompany these presentations so that folks can hear a bit more about what I was trying to relay within these two presentations.

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New Michigan School Data website: “Web site lets you compare Michigan high schools’ success” [Higgins]

On 08/19/2011, in analytics, data related items, education, K-12 related, Michigan, by Daniel Christian

Web site lets you compare Michigan high schools’ success — Detroit Free Press by Lori Higgins

Also see:

Tagged with: analytics • data mining • education • K-12 • Michigan

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How data and analytics can improve education [Watters]

On 07/26/2011, in analytics, data related items, learning theories, online learning, traditional / tradition, by Daniel Christian

How data and analytics can improve education –from O’Reilly by by Audrey Watters
George Siemens on the applications and challenges of education data.

Excerpt:

Schools have long amassed data: tracking grades, attendance, textbook purchases, test scores, cafeteria meals, and the like. But little has actually been done with this information — whether due to privacy issues or technical capacities — to enhance students’ learning.

With the adoption of technology in more schools and with a push for more open government data, there are clearly a lot of opportunities for better data gathering and analysis in education. But what will that look like? It’s a politically charged question, no doubt, as some states are turning to things like standardized test score data in order to gauge teacher effectiveness and, in turn, retention and promotion.

I asked education theorist George Siemens, from the Technology Enhanced Knowledge Research Institute at Athabasca University, about the possibilities and challenges for data, teaching, and learning.

Our interview follows.

From DSC:
My thanks to Stephen Downes for his posting on this:

Explore A New Learning Frontier: MOOC
(A MOOC is a Massive Open Online Course.)

Tagged with: analytics • Connectivism • data mining • education • learning theories • MOOCs • online learning • traditional

Project Daytona from Microsoft (useful for analyzing big data)

On 07/19/2011, in analytics, computer science, education, engineering, health, Microsoft, nursing, physics, research, science, STEAM-related, tools, by Daniel Christian

Project Daytona: Iterative MapReduce on Windows Azure — from Microsoft

Excerpt:

Microsoft has developed an iterative MapReduce runtime for Windows Azure, code-named “Daytona.” Project Daytona is designed to support a wide class of data analytics and machine learning algorithms. It can scale out to hundreds of server cores for analysis of distributed data.

Project Daytona was developed as part of the eXtreme Computing Group’s Cloud Research Engagement Initiative, making its debut at the Microsoft Research Faculty Summit. One of the most common requests we have received from the community of researchers in our program is for a data analysis and processing framework. Increasingly, researchers in a wide range of domains—such as healthcare, education, and environmental science—have large and growing data collections and they need simple tools to help them find signals in their data and uncover insights. We are making the Project Daytona MapReduce Runtime for Windows Azure download freely available, along with sample codes and instructional materials that researchers can use to set up their own large-scale, cloud data-analysis service on Windows Azure. In addition, we will continue to improve and enhance Project Daytona (periodically making new versions available) and support our community of users.

Also see:

Microsoft wants to make it easy for academics to analyze ‘big data’ — from The Chronicle by Josh Fischman

Tagged with: analytics • computer science • education • engineering • health • Microsoft • Nursing • physics • research • science • STEM • tools

Human Capital Trends 2011 — Revolution/Evolution [Deloitte.com]

On 07/18/2011, in analytics, business, career development, change, changing business models, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, corporate / business world, leadership, organizational change, trends, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Human Capital Trends 2011 — Revolution/Evolution — from deloitte.com

Revolution

Workforce analytics: Up the ante …………………………………………….. 1
HR in the cloud: It’s inevitable …………………………………………………. 4
From ladder to lattice: The shift is on ………………………………………. 7
Emerging markets: The front line for growth and talent …………….. 10
Diversity and inclusion: Driving business performance ………………… 12
Next-generation leaders: New models for filling the pipeline ………. 15

Evolution

Talent in the upturn: Recovery brings its own challenges ……………. 18
COOs for HR: Operations takes a seat at the table …………………….. 21
Leading in a regulated world: All risk, all the time……………………… 23
Collective leadership: Getting organizations to work as one ……….. 27
Contingent workforce: A critical talent segment ……………………….. 30
Employer health care reform: Moving beyond compliance …………. 32

Tagged with: analytics • business • career development • change • cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related • corporate / business world • leadership • organizational change • trends • workplace

Wireless Generation — innovation within education

On 04/08/2011, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, analytics, education, emerging technologies, future, game-changing environment, innovation, K-12 related, learner profiles, learning agents, personalized/customized learning, by Daniel Christian

Also see their information on Burst — for early literacy

and their estimate product launch dates:

Tagged with: 1:1 • 21st century • 24x7x365 • analytics • customized learning • education • emerging technologies • future • game-changing environment • innovation • K-12 • learner profiles • Learning Agents • personalized learning • Wireless

IBM launches global skills initiative on business analytics software

On 03/11/2011, in analytics, business, global / globalization, student-related, vendors, by Daniel Christian

IBM launches global skills initiative on business analytics software — from ASTD.org by J. Lorens

IBM has launched a global skills initiative to educate clients, business partners and college students how to use its business analytics and information management software, and other technologies of the Watson computing system to capture information from new sources and use it to create business opportunities.

Tagged with: analytics • business • global • student-related • vendors

For those who didn’t catch it — Sal Khan’s March 2011 talk at TED

On 03/11/2011, in analytics, collaboration, digital learning, elearning, emerging technologies, flipping -- inverted learning, motivation, online learning, online media, pedagogy, student-related, vision/possibilities, by Daniel Christian

Salman Khan: Let’s use video to reinvent education — March 2011

Salman Khan talks about how and why he created the remarkable Khan Academy, a carefully structured series of educational videos offering complete curricula in math and, now, other subjects. He shows the power of interactive exercises, and calls for teachers to consider flipping the traditional classroom script — give students video lectures to watch at home, and do “homework” in the classroom with the teacher available to help.

From DSC:
Before rushing to a quick take/judgment on this, hear him out. Turning over more control to the students during the relaying of the information makes sense to me. They can pause, rewind, fast forward, etc. They can re-listen to the lecture again and again, without affecting the flow of a typical face-to-face classroom. Then they come into class and can get help on their homework, instantly and when they need the assistance.

Also see:

Flipped Model of Learning: A Podcast with Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams — from November Learning

Tagged with: analytics • collaboration • digital learning • e-learning • emerging technologies • failure / learning from failure • flipping -- inverted learning • learning and study strategies • motivation • online learning • online media • pedagogy • student-related • vision

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