by andflywrite | Sep 6, 2015 | BEST LINKS EVER
There is much speculation on what is going on with the US economy, and the stagnant wages, and lack of high paying jobs for the large groups of college graduates the US “puts out” every year. Innovation and automation seems to be having a significant...
by andflywrite | Sep 4, 2015 | BEST LINKS EVER
There’s definite contradictions between the yawning maw of big data which wants to know every possible data point about everyone, and the requirements of protecting collected data from unauthorized use. Opinions on the extent of privacy practical in the digital...
by andflywrite | Sep 4, 2015 | BEST LINKS EVER
Knewton has expanded a beta program that is now accessible to pretty much anyone involved in education, consisting of a selection of online courses incorporating some key parts of a dynamic learning plan. (DLP). Knewton, who in the last year partnered with textbook...
by andflywrite | Sep 4, 2015 | BEST LINKS EVER
One anecdotal report on DIY learning…in this case, learning how to code. From Slate. [gview file=”https://publicservicesalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/What-coding-class-should-I-take-Programming-is-like-learning-a-new-language..pdf”]
by andflywrite | Sep 4, 2015 | BEST LINKS EVER
LCPS spent about 800k and “inherited” about $1.5M in equipment, to setup a “Challenger Center” downtown LC, which is “part space station, part transporter and part mission control center”. That’s an interesting form of...