workplace

Reflections on a solid webinar “In the future, the whole world will be a classroom” [Gorbis]

On 07/03/2013, in 21st century, analytics, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Deep Learning / Algorithms, assessment, Augmented Reality (AR), corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, Daniel S. Christian, data related items, education reform, education technology, future, future of higher education, game-changing environment, global / globalization, higher education, innovation, internet, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, lifelong learning, mobile learning, new business models, social learning / networks, streams of content, student teaching/teacher education, student-related, trends, ubiquitous learning, web-based collaboration, workplace, by Daniel Christian

In the future, the whole world will be a classroom — from fastcoexist.com by Marina Gorbis

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From DSC:
What Marina is asserting is what I’m seeing as well. That is, we are between two massive but different means of obtaining an education/learning (throughout our lifetimes I might add). What she’s saying is also captured in the following graphic:

Also see:

A long-overdue technological revolution is at last under way — from economist.com
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Catching on at last — from economist.com
New technology is poised to disrupt America’s schools, and then the world’s
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School’s out for summer: Rethinking education for the 21st century — from allthingsd.com by Naveen Jain

Tagged with: 21st century • AI • analytics • assessment • augmented reality • Connectivism • corporate / business world • corporate training / universities • Daniel S. Christian • data mining • education reform • educational technology • future • future of higher education • game-changing environment • Global learning • higher education • innovation • internet • K-12 • Mobile learning • new business models • online learning • personal learning networks (PLNs) • social learning • streams of content • student teaching/teacher education • student-related • trends • ubiquitous learning • web-based collaboration • workplace

Tagged with: career development • social media • workplace

Can I borrow that robot for a minute? Using remotely-controlled devices to bring distance learners into face-to-face classrooms! [Daniel Christian]

On 06/11/2013, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, accessibility / UDL, active learning, assistive technologies, Bring your own device (BYOD), communications, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, Daniel S. Christian, digital audio, digital learning, digital video, distance education, education technology, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, experimentation, face-to-face, future of higher education, game-changing environment, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, human-computer interaction (HCI), ideas, innovation, internet, IT in HE, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning spaces, lifelong learning, mirroring and/or multiple devices, multimedia, new business models, online learning, online tutoring, personalized/customized learning, professional development, reinvent, robotics, smart classrooms, social learning / networks, staying relevant, student-related, tablets, technology (general), telepresence, television, training / L&D, ubiquitous learning, user experience (UX), videoconferencing, virtual field trips, vision/possibilities, web-based collaboration, webinars, workplace, by Daniel Christian

From DSC:

What if you want to allow some remote students to come on into your face-to-face classroom?
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What if you want to allow those remote students to be seen and communicated with at eye level?
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What if you want Remote Student A to join Group 1, and Remote Student B to join Group 2?
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Well…how about using one of these devices in order to do so!

New video collaboration robot: TelePresence gets moving — from cisco.com by Dave Evans

Excerpt:

That is why Cisco’s new joint effort with iRobot—demonstrated publicly this week for the first time—is so exciting: We’ve created a mobile Cisco TelePresence unit that brings collaboration to you—or, conversely, brings you to wherever you need to collaborate. Called iRobot Ava 500, this high-definition video collaboration robot combines Cisco TelePresence with iRobot’s mobility and self-navigation capabilities, enabling freedom of movement and spontaneous interactions with people thousands of miles away.

iRobot Ava™ 500 Video Collaboration Robot — published on Jun 10, 2013
iRobot and Cisco have teamed to bring the Ava 500 video collaboration robot to market. The robot blends iRobot’s autonomous navigation with Cisco’s TelePresence to enable people working off-site to participate in meetings and presentations where movement and location spontaneity are important. The new robot is also designed to enable mobile visual access to manufacturing facilities, laboratories, customer experience centers and other remote facilities.

Double Robotics Double

MantaroBot™ TeleMe

From Attack of the Telepresence Robots! — from BYTE by Rick Lehrbaum

Kubi


MantaroBot “TeleMe”	VGo Communications “VGo”	Anybots “QB”	Suitable Technologies “Beam”

RP-7i ROBOT

Also see:

Cisco, iRobot’s new bot lets workers roam the office from afar. — from smartplanet.com by Kirsten Korosec
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Meet the next generation of smartphone-based robot companions — from popsci.com by Miriam Kramer

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The future of jobs and work [Hiemstra ]

On 06/04/2013, in 21st century, career development, change, corporate / business world, dangers of the status quo, future, global / globalization, innovation, society, workplace, by Daniel Christian

The future of jobs and work — from futurist.com by Glen Hiemstra

Also see:

Top 10 Future Careers: 2050 and 2100 — from futurist.com by Mallory Smith
Harold Jarche’s perspective on living in a post-jobs economy

Tagged with: 21st century • career development • change • corporate / business world • dangers of the status quo • future • global • innovation • society • workplace

KPCB Internet Trends 2013 [Mary Meeker and Liang Wu]

On 05/29/2013, in Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Deep Learning / Algorithms, Asia, Australia, Canada, change, corporate / business world, emerging technologies, innovation, internet, learning ecosystem, mobile technologies, online learning, platforms, social media, trends, UK, United States, workplace, by Daniel Christian

KPCB Internet Trends 2013 — by Mary Meeker and Liang Wu on May 29, 2013

Description:

The latest edition of the annual Internet Trends report finds continued robust online growth. There are now 2.4 billion Internet users around the world, and the total continues to grow apace. Mobile usage is expanding rapidly, while the mobile advertising opportunity remains largely untapped. The report reviews the shifting online landscape, which has become more social and content rich, with expanded use of photos, video and audio. Looking ahead, the report finds early signs of growth for wearable computing devices, like glasses, connected wrist bands and watches – and the emergence of connected cars, drones and other new platforms.

Excerpts:
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Tagged with: AI • Asia • Australia • Canada • change • corporate / business world • emerging technologies • global • innovation • internet • learning ecosystem • Mobile learning • MOOCs • online learning • platforms • social media • trends • UK • United States • workplace

Google and SAP offer courses

On 05/29/2013, in change, changing business models, corporate / business world, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, digital learning, elearning, Google, learning ecosystem, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, more voice more choice more control, online learning, workplace, by Daniel Christian

SAP launches MOOC style online courseware — from technorati.com by Adi Gaskell

Excerpt:

Last year I looked at the impact of Massive Online Open Courses and other forms of online learning were having on learning in the workplace.

So it’s interesting to read that software giant SAP are to launch their own MOOC style platform.

The site, called Open.SAP.com, aims to offer employees and other people interested in the SAP environment, a range of courses on topics that the company believe are key to success in the SAP world.

For instance, the first module available is an introduction to software development on SAP HANA. SAP recommend that people spend around 5 hours per week for six weeks on the course, which has thus far attracted around 20,000 students.

Mapping with Google

Excerpt (emphasis DSC):

Discover new ways to navigate the world around you with Google Maps and Google Earth.

Improve your use of new and existing features of Google’s mapping tools.

Choose your own path. Complete a project using Google Maps, Google Earth, or both, and earn a certificate of completion.

Tagged with: change • corporate / business world • dangers of the status quo • Daniel S. Christian • digital learning • game-changing environment • learning ecosystem • MOOCs • more choice more control • online learning • workplace

6 traits of the best workplace on earth — by McKendrick [seems like these traits apply to schools as well]

On 05/21/2013, in workplace, by Daniel Christian

6 traits of the best workplace on earth — from smartplanet.com by Joe McKendrick

Excerpt:

In their HBR article, Goffee and Jones cite examples of companies that built open, creative workplaces into their corporate culture, and have seen great success. They point out that the ideal workplace has six common characteristics (and few companies have all six achieved):

Individual differences are nurtured
The flow of Information is unleashed; not suppressed or spun
The company adds value to employees, rather than merely extracting it from them
The organization stands for something meaningful
The work itself is intrinsically rewarding
There are no stupid rules

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Solid career advice for college grads from LinkedIn’s Founder

On 05/17/2013, in career development, presentations, professional development, strategy, student-related, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Amazing career advice for college grads from LinkedIn’s billionaire founder — from businessinsider.com by Nicholas Carlson

Excerpt:

To answer those questions Hoffman and Ben Casnocha first co-authored a book called “The Start-up of You.”

Then, expanding on ideas from that book, they created a slideshow presentation for college grads called “The 3 Secrets of Highly Successful Graduates” and allowed us to republish it here.

Also see:

3 steps for plotting your personal future in an uncertain world — from fastcoexist.com by Venessa Miemis
What’s the best way to feel productive and valued at work and in life? Having a sense of where you’re going. To do that, you need to forecast your own future, and then put yourself on the path to get there.

Tagged with: career development • presentations • professional development • strategy • student-related • workplace

2013 Cisco Global IT Impact Survey

On 05/12/2013, in cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, corporate / business world, internet, IT in HE, telecommunications, by Daniel Christian

Also see:

Tagged with: cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related • corporate / business world • IT • telecommunications • Wireless • workplace

Charting technology’s new directions: A conversation with MIT’s Erik Brynjolfsson [mckinsey.com]

On 05/10/2013, in 21st century, analytics, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Deep Learning / Algorithms, business, career development, corporate / business world, data related items, economics, emerging technologies, global / globalization, productivity / tips and tricks, robotics, society, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Charting technology’s new directions: A conversation with MIT’s Erik Brynjolfsson — from mckinsey.com
A leading expert explores the new relationship between man and machine and the challenges that emerge when innovation is decoupled from growth in jobs and incomes.

Tagged with: 21st century • AI • analytics • career development • corporate / business world • data mining • economics/business • emerging technologies • global • innovation • productivity • robotics • society • workplace

The emergence of Chief Digital Officers [Berkman]

On 05/09/2013, in 21st century, analytics, career development, corporate / business world, data related items, marketing/social marketing, social media, strategy, workplace, by Daniel Christian

The emergence of Chief Digital Officers — from sloanreview.mit.edu by Robert Berkman
As social and other digital technologies shift responsibilities in the C-suite, businesses are creating a new position, the chief digital officer or CDO, to focus their digital strategy. This is the fifth and final piece in our series on how social business is changing power dynamics in the C-suite.

Also see:

The coming era of ‘on-demand’ marketing — from mckinsey.com by Peter Dahlström and David Edelman
Emerging technologies are poised to personalize the consumer experience radically—in real time and almost everywhere. It’s not too early to prepare.

Tagged with: 21st century • analytics • career development • change • corporate / business world • data mining • marketing/social marketing • social media • strategy • workplace

How might the setup of Adobe’s Creative Cloud apply to education/lifelong learning/career development/the workplace?

On 05/08/2013, in career development, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, Daniel S. Christian, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, lifelong learning, love of learning, student-related, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Also see:

A letter to the creative community from Adobe

Tagged with: cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related • Daniel S. Christian • education • freelancing • higher education • internet • learning ecosystem • learning from the living [class] room • Lifelong learning • love of learning • workplace

Nice examples of people representing their own brands — from Adobe Max 2013

On 05/07/2013, in 21st century, Adobe, career development, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Building-own-brands---Adobe-Max-2013

Tagged with: 21st century • Adobe • career development • Daniel S. Christian • workplace

From DSC: re: Adobe’s Project Context:
This is the type of hardware/software combination that I’ve been hoping for and envisioning! Excellent!

It appears to be the type of setup whereby students could quickly and easily collaborate with one another — in a face-to-face setting (and ideally in remote locations as well) — by not just displaying files but also being able to share files with one another. Files can be sent up to the interactive, multi-touch displays as well as to an interactive table. So it’s not just displaying files, but actually sharing files and being able to collaboratively work on a project.

Eventually, I see this being able to be done in your living room. What if MOOCs could integrate this type of web-based collaboration into their projects?

But for now, this is a HUGE step forward in this vision. Great work Adobe! This is innovative! Very helpful!

Example screenshots:

AdobeProjectContext-2

Also see:

Adobe’s hardware experiments are more than just hobbies: Hands-on with Project Context –– from techcrunch.com by Frederic Lardinois
Excerpt (emphasis DSC):
At its MAX conference in Los Angeles [on 5/6/13], Adobe showed quite a few products that will soon be available to its customers, but it also highlighted a number of hardware experiments, including Project Context, a totally re-imagined way for creating magazine layouts, as well as an advanced stylus and a ruler for touchscreens.

Tagged with: A/V • Adobe • Bring your own device (BYOD) • cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related • collaboration • creativity • Daniel S. Christian • emerging technologies • experimentation • future • future of higher education • innovation • interactivity • journalism • learning ecosystem • learning from the living [class] room • learning spaces • MOOCs • publishing • smart classrooms • tools • web-based collaboration • workplace

The Future of Enterprise Mobile Learning [Infographic] — Justin Ferriman

On 04/30/2013, in corporate / business world, mobile learning, workplace, by Daniel Christian

The Future of Enterprise Mobile Learning — infographic created by INTUITION; posted at LearnDash.com by Justin Ferriman;

Tagged with: corporate / business world • corporate training / universities • Mobile learning • workplace

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The future of jobs and work [Hiemstra ]

Google and SAP offer courses

6 traits of the best workplace on earth — by McKendrick [seems like these traits apply to schools as well]

Nice examples of people representing their own brands — from Adobe Max 2013

The Future of Enterprise Mobile Learning [Infographic] — Justin Ferriman

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