The document outlines a framework called EACOS for reinventing education through the use of technology. EACOS stands for Ends, Augment, Creativity, Opportunities, and Systemic and provides a model for bootstrapping pedagogical innovation through a teaching incubator that uses rapid prototyping, frequent iteration, data collection, and collaboration. The overall goal of EACOS and the teaching incubator is to take a systemic approach to addressing "wicked problems" in education and scaling classroom innovations throughout institutions.
The document discusses reinventing pedagogical ecosystems through a strategy called EACOS. EACOS focuses on (1) understanding the ends of education rather than seeing technology as the end, (2) using technology to augment teaching rather than replace it, and (3) taking a systemic and creative approach to problem-solving with technology opportunities. The strategy is presented as a way to adapt education to the changing technological world outside of academia so that students learn skills like design, storytelling, and empathy that are in demand in an age of information abundance.
This document discusses achieving agency in the changing technology ecosystem of education. It argues that technology is a means, not an end, and that the ends of education should drive technological adoption. Three approaches are outlined: augmenting human intellect, the SAMR model of technology integration, and considering technology within an ecosystem. The EACOS model is proposed to achieve teaching agency by focusing on ends, augmenting teaching with technology, engaging in creative problem-solving, pursuing opportunities, and taking a systemic approach. Educators are encouraged to let the outside world drive strategies rather than technology alone.
Authentic learning involves engaging students in solving real-world problems in collaborative ways that mimic professional practices. Technology now enables various forms of authentic learning through simulation, remote instrumentation, digital archives, and online communities. It allows students to engage in sustained, collaborative problem-solving of complex, ill-defined problems from multiple perspectives, culminating in polished products. This helps students develop valuable skills for their future careers and motivates learning through relevance.
This document provides tips for using technology to teach English learners. It suggests connecting students worldwide, engaging them, and encouraging autonomy through tools like digital storytelling, games, comics, infographics, blogs, coding, presentations, videos and more. Specific apps and websites are recommended for activities involving audio, video, games, and other tools. Hashtags are also listed to help teachers connect and find resources online. The document stresses that pedagogy should drive the use of technology, which can help accelerate and enhance learning.
This presentation discusses educational innovation. It encompasses, digital literacy, future studies, globalization, innovation, blended learning, MOOCs, distance learning, flipped classroom, mash-ups, Bauman's disease. Educational innovation is including a drastically different student in drastically different times with an unknown future - education must prepare students for a global job market that will demand for highly developed critical analysis and lateral thinking skills. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me...
Powerpoint of talk given to QSITE Conference, at Siena College, Sippy Downs, Sunshine Coast, Australia on 30th Sept. 2013.
This is almost identical to the ELH presentation so if you have listened to that SlideCast don't worry about this one - I didn't record the audio this time, though in hinddight I should have as the conversation after the talk was great and the emphasis was different.
What is Educational Technology? Summer2013Johan Koren
Educational technology refers to the application of technology to education, including media and tools used to assist in teaching and learning. It encompasses a broad range of technologies from chalkboards to tablets. Educational technology aims to creatively apply knowledge to organized educational tasks involving both people and machines to meet sustainable learning goals. The concept of educational technology is evolving as new technologies emerge and become integrated into educational practices.
The document discusses reinventing pedagogical ecosystems through a strategy called EACOS. EACOS focuses on (1) understanding the ends of education rather than seeing technology as the end, (2) using technology to augment teaching rather than replace it, and (3) taking a systemic and creative approach to problem-solving with technology opportunities. The strategy is presented as a way to adapt education to the changing technological world outside of academia so that students learn skills like design, storytelling, and empathy that are in demand in an age of information abundance.
This document discusses achieving agency in the changing technology ecosystem of education. It argues that technology is a means, not an end, and that the ends of education should drive technological adoption. Three approaches are outlined: augmenting human intellect, the SAMR model of technology integration, and considering technology within an ecosystem. The EACOS model is proposed to achieve teaching agency by focusing on ends, augmenting teaching with technology, engaging in creative problem-solving, pursuing opportunities, and taking a systemic approach. Educators are encouraged to let the outside world drive strategies rather than technology alone.
Authentic learning involves engaging students in solving real-world problems in collaborative ways that mimic professional practices. Technology now enables various forms of authentic learning through simulation, remote instrumentation, digital archives, and online communities. It allows students to engage in sustained, collaborative problem-solving of complex, ill-defined problems from multiple perspectives, culminating in polished products. This helps students develop valuable skills for their future careers and motivates learning through relevance.
This document provides tips for using technology to teach English learners. It suggests connecting students worldwide, engaging them, and encouraging autonomy through tools like digital storytelling, games, comics, infographics, blogs, coding, presentations, videos and more. Specific apps and websites are recommended for activities involving audio, video, games, and other tools. Hashtags are also listed to help teachers connect and find resources online. The document stresses that pedagogy should drive the use of technology, which can help accelerate and enhance learning.
This presentation discusses educational innovation. It encompasses, digital literacy, future studies, globalization, innovation, blended learning, MOOCs, distance learning, flipped classroom, mash-ups, Bauman's disease. Educational innovation is including a drastically different student in drastically different times with an unknown future - education must prepare students for a global job market that will demand for highly developed critical analysis and lateral thinking skills. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me...
Powerpoint of talk given to QSITE Conference, at Siena College, Sippy Downs, Sunshine Coast, Australia on 30th Sept. 2013.
This is almost identical to the ELH presentation so if you have listened to that SlideCast don't worry about this one - I didn't record the audio this time, though in hinddight I should have as the conversation after the talk was great and the emphasis was different.
What is Educational Technology? Summer2013Johan Koren
Educational technology refers to the application of technology to education, including media and tools used to assist in teaching and learning. It encompasses a broad range of technologies from chalkboards to tablets. Educational technology aims to creatively apply knowledge to organized educational tasks involving both people and machines to meet sustainable learning goals. The concept of educational technology is evolving as new technologies emerge and become integrated into educational practices.
#futurehappens - Challenging educational paradigms and the changing role of t...Peter Bryant
This document summarizes Peter Bryant's presentation on the changing role of learning technologists. It notes that the number of internet-connected devices now exceeds the world's population, though internet access is still not universal. It discusses tensions between new technologies and traditional pedagogies. Bryant argues that existing practices and notions of technological innovation are often pitted against each other unnecessarily. He calls for learning technologists to focus on making their institutions better through strategic, collaborative projects that stimulate change and have institutional impact.
Kim Solez intro tech&futmedicinecourse1sept2015Kim Solez ,
Kim Solez presents the "Introduction to the Technology and Future of Medicine Course - The Accessible Future" on September 1st, 2015 at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. http://www.singularitycourse.com http://www.youtube.com/user/kimsolez Copyright (c) 2015, JustMachines Inc.
Turning the threat into an opportunity by embracing digital culture and liter...Kay yong Khoo
Disruption” describes a process whereby a smaller company with fewer resources is able to successfully challenge established incumbent businesses. How to embrace the digital innovation into solving the contemporary educational situations
The document discusses the concept of the "Snowflake Effect" and personalized learning experiences. It argues that the future will involve mass personalization, designing unique learning content for each individual person. It also discusses the need to develop skills in learning, unlearning, and relearning as change accelerates. The right brain and design thinking will become increasingly important as automation impacts left brain jobs.
Learning without boundaries sd43 focus dayBrian Kuhn
examples of global trends in how technology is driving changes - education systems need to be aware of and preparing for a very different future - examples shared of how a portal, Internet tools, and virtual spaces support teaching and learning
The document describes the work of Taddy Blecher, a social entrepreneur from South Africa who founded an innovative university called CIDA City Campus. Blecher believed that traditional models of education were not suitable for addressing poverty and lack of opportunities faced by many youth in South Africa. He used integrative thinking tools like generative reasoning and causal modeling to develop a new educational model that was affordable and accessible. His university utilized innovative approaches like using photocopies instead of computers initially. It also built a social support network for students. Blecher's work demonstrated how existing models could be improved upon to solve complex social problems in unique contexts.
Story based learning in science and maths, 17 march in hkKay yong Khoo
This document discusses using story-based teaching methods in science and mathematics education. It argues that storytelling can help children acquire new knowledge by linking stories to concepts. The document recommends engaging children in group learning, discussions, and hands-on workbooks. It also discusses contemporary issues in STEM/STEAM education and the teacher's role in seeking knowledge through stories. Overall, the document promotes using stories to teach science and math concepts in an active and collaborative way.
This document discusses the need for gifted education to evolve for the 21st century. It argues that today's students need skills like creativity, critical thinking, communication and collaboration to succeed in a world where knowledge is widely accessible. Schools must provide modern, technology-rich learning environments that engage students in solving real-world problems. By integrating new literacies and allowing creative outlets, education can help ensure students are prepared for the future.
All flash & no bang - abusing technology in pedagogy Mathias Klang
This document discusses the impact of technology on pedagogy and learning. It notes that digitalization has led to widespread internet access, lower costs for storage and connections, and the rise of web 2.0 technologies and devices. However, some argue that these technologies may be "infantilizing the brain" by encouraging short attention spans and a focus on entertainment over learning. The document also addresses the transition to an information abundance society and challenges like evaluating the reliability of sources like Wikipedia. It concludes by emphasizing the need for sustainability and accessibility in educational technology.
Oeb slides zone of effective learning - (final)Zac Woolfitt
The Zone of Effective Learning with Technology is a conceptual representation to examine under what conditions an individual can be said to be using a learning technology effectively. Using Maslow’s four stages of learning we can move from unconsciously un-competent (as a servant to technology), to consciously competent (as a master of technology, on our terms).
The ‘Sweet spot of maximum technology impact’ is the concept I use to define the desired point of balance between the potential of a technology, your ability to apply that technology to a specific learning task, and your understanding of how well you are mastering the technology for the task in hand. It basically boils down to knowing how to use a specific technology and staying on track while you are using it to do what you need it to do, without getting side tracked. That is a lot easier said than done.
Please get in touch if you'd like to comment or add your own ideas: zac.woolfitt@inholland.nl
Digital delivery for low level literacy studentsMichael Coghlan
This document discusses digital delivery of literacy education for low-level literacy students. It provides background on adult literacy rates in Australia, with nearly half the adult population having problems with literacy. It then discusses various types of literacy like digital literacy and multiliteracy. It considers how to design literacy education for low-level students, emphasizing clear context and purpose, opportunity for creation and interpretation, and support. Possible activities discussed include using images from Flickr to teach tagging, digital storytelling, and apps to support learning.
This document discusses how technology can be used effectively by gifted and talented teachers and students. It emphasizes using technology to solve real-world problems and work on long-term, engaging projects. Quotes highlight how technology allows for freedom and change if used to stimulate deeper interest, answer real problems, and have a real audience and impact.
Technology is an interesting thing that scientis create to complete our necesity and wants. We use technology in everything that we in this moment for example: study, work or clean.
This document summarizes emerging trends in educational technology. It discusses frameworks for 21st century learning skills like collaboration, critical thinking, and communication. Emerging technologies discussed include learning analytics, adaptive learning, location-based services, makerspaces, wearable devices, and the internet of things. The document cautions that technology alone does not guarantee improved learning outcomes and that teachers must craft challenging tasks to transform learning with technology.
This document discusses the need for gifted education to evolve for the 21st century. It argues that students today need skills like creativity, collaboration, critical thinking and problem solving to succeed in a world driven by technology. Traditional education focused on memorization is no longer sufficient. The document advocates integrating technology into learning, allowing students to work on real-world problems, and cultivating skills beyond just knowledge like asking important questions and communicating answers.
Presentation to the NZ School Trustees Association annual conference, Dunedin, 12 July 2019. Exploring the drivers of change and the responses required of educators and the schooling system to ensure our learners are 'future ready' as they leave school.
«Lets educate, learn and flourish: how can we open doors, light fires and rac...eMadrid network
In this lecture, professor Rebecca Strachan ( Northumbria University) ilustrates how we should be reimagining education to use technology in transformational ways
This document discusses gifted education in the 21st century. It emphasizes that education should focus on developing critical thinking and problem solving skills through learning experiences that involve solving real-world problems. It also stresses the importance of technology integration and using technology as a tool to teach thinking rather than just teaching the tools themselves. The future of education is predicted to involve more personalized and collaborative learning models that leverage tools like gaming, open resources, learning analytics and personal learning environments.
#futurehappens - Challenging educational paradigms and the changing role of t...Peter Bryant
This document summarizes Peter Bryant's presentation on the changing role of learning technologists. It notes that the number of internet-connected devices now exceeds the world's population, though internet access is still not universal. It discusses tensions between new technologies and traditional pedagogies. Bryant argues that existing practices and notions of technological innovation are often pitted against each other unnecessarily. He calls for learning technologists to focus on making their institutions better through strategic, collaborative projects that stimulate change and have institutional impact.
Kim Solez intro tech&futmedicinecourse1sept2015Kim Solez ,
Kim Solez presents the "Introduction to the Technology and Future of Medicine Course - The Accessible Future" on September 1st, 2015 at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. http://www.singularitycourse.com http://www.youtube.com/user/kimsolez Copyright (c) 2015, JustMachines Inc.
Turning the threat into an opportunity by embracing digital culture and liter...Kay yong Khoo
Disruption” describes a process whereby a smaller company with fewer resources is able to successfully challenge established incumbent businesses. How to embrace the digital innovation into solving the contemporary educational situations
The document discusses the concept of the "Snowflake Effect" and personalized learning experiences. It argues that the future will involve mass personalization, designing unique learning content for each individual person. It also discusses the need to develop skills in learning, unlearning, and relearning as change accelerates. The right brain and design thinking will become increasingly important as automation impacts left brain jobs.
Learning without boundaries sd43 focus dayBrian Kuhn
examples of global trends in how technology is driving changes - education systems need to be aware of and preparing for a very different future - examples shared of how a portal, Internet tools, and virtual spaces support teaching and learning
The document describes the work of Taddy Blecher, a social entrepreneur from South Africa who founded an innovative university called CIDA City Campus. Blecher believed that traditional models of education were not suitable for addressing poverty and lack of opportunities faced by many youth in South Africa. He used integrative thinking tools like generative reasoning and causal modeling to develop a new educational model that was affordable and accessible. His university utilized innovative approaches like using photocopies instead of computers initially. It also built a social support network for students. Blecher's work demonstrated how existing models could be improved upon to solve complex social problems in unique contexts.
Story based learning in science and maths, 17 march in hkKay yong Khoo
This document discusses using story-based teaching methods in science and mathematics education. It argues that storytelling can help children acquire new knowledge by linking stories to concepts. The document recommends engaging children in group learning, discussions, and hands-on workbooks. It also discusses contemporary issues in STEM/STEAM education and the teacher's role in seeking knowledge through stories. Overall, the document promotes using stories to teach science and math concepts in an active and collaborative way.
This document discusses the need for gifted education to evolve for the 21st century. It argues that today's students need skills like creativity, critical thinking, communication and collaboration to succeed in a world where knowledge is widely accessible. Schools must provide modern, technology-rich learning environments that engage students in solving real-world problems. By integrating new literacies and allowing creative outlets, education can help ensure students are prepared for the future.
All flash & no bang - abusing technology in pedagogy Mathias Klang
This document discusses the impact of technology on pedagogy and learning. It notes that digitalization has led to widespread internet access, lower costs for storage and connections, and the rise of web 2.0 technologies and devices. However, some argue that these technologies may be "infantilizing the brain" by encouraging short attention spans and a focus on entertainment over learning. The document also addresses the transition to an information abundance society and challenges like evaluating the reliability of sources like Wikipedia. It concludes by emphasizing the need for sustainability and accessibility in educational technology.
Oeb slides zone of effective learning - (final)Zac Woolfitt
The Zone of Effective Learning with Technology is a conceptual representation to examine under what conditions an individual can be said to be using a learning technology effectively. Using Maslow’s four stages of learning we can move from unconsciously un-competent (as a servant to technology), to consciously competent (as a master of technology, on our terms).
The ‘Sweet spot of maximum technology impact’ is the concept I use to define the desired point of balance between the potential of a technology, your ability to apply that technology to a specific learning task, and your understanding of how well you are mastering the technology for the task in hand. It basically boils down to knowing how to use a specific technology and staying on track while you are using it to do what you need it to do, without getting side tracked. That is a lot easier said than done.
Please get in touch if you'd like to comment or add your own ideas: zac.woolfitt@inholland.nl
Digital delivery for low level literacy studentsMichael Coghlan
This document discusses digital delivery of literacy education for low-level literacy students. It provides background on adult literacy rates in Australia, with nearly half the adult population having problems with literacy. It then discusses various types of literacy like digital literacy and multiliteracy. It considers how to design literacy education for low-level students, emphasizing clear context and purpose, opportunity for creation and interpretation, and support. Possible activities discussed include using images from Flickr to teach tagging, digital storytelling, and apps to support learning.
This document discusses how technology can be used effectively by gifted and talented teachers and students. It emphasizes using technology to solve real-world problems and work on long-term, engaging projects. Quotes highlight how technology allows for freedom and change if used to stimulate deeper interest, answer real problems, and have a real audience and impact.
Technology is an interesting thing that scientis create to complete our necesity and wants. We use technology in everything that we in this moment for example: study, work or clean.
This document summarizes emerging trends in educational technology. It discusses frameworks for 21st century learning skills like collaboration, critical thinking, and communication. Emerging technologies discussed include learning analytics, adaptive learning, location-based services, makerspaces, wearable devices, and the internet of things. The document cautions that technology alone does not guarantee improved learning outcomes and that teachers must craft challenging tasks to transform learning with technology.
This document discusses the need for gifted education to evolve for the 21st century. It argues that students today need skills like creativity, collaboration, critical thinking and problem solving to succeed in a world driven by technology. Traditional education focused on memorization is no longer sufficient. The document advocates integrating technology into learning, allowing students to work on real-world problems, and cultivating skills beyond just knowledge like asking important questions and communicating answers.
Presentation to the NZ School Trustees Association annual conference, Dunedin, 12 July 2019. Exploring the drivers of change and the responses required of educators and the schooling system to ensure our learners are 'future ready' as they leave school.
«Lets educate, learn and flourish: how can we open doors, light fires and rac...eMadrid network
In this lecture, professor Rebecca Strachan ( Northumbria University) ilustrates how we should be reimagining education to use technology in transformational ways
This document discusses gifted education in the 21st century. It emphasizes that education should focus on developing critical thinking and problem solving skills through learning experiences that involve solving real-world problems. It also stresses the importance of technology integration and using technology as a tool to teach thinking rather than just teaching the tools themselves. The future of education is predicted to involve more personalized and collaborative learning models that leverage tools like gaming, open resources, learning analytics and personal learning environments.
This talk argues that education should equip learners to respond to a world in crisis. Responding to such a world requires learners to have the ability to think in terms of interconnected systems, depth of expertise in 1-2 fields and a broad appreciation of multiple fields. Such an individual is termed as a 'versatilist'- he or she can see problems or opportunities better and can engage collaboratively with people from other fields. GenWise's efforts towards building and offering such a curriculum are described.
This document provides biographical information about two presenters, Rachelle Ann Gabinete Sendito and Novelyn Teodosio Nalica. Both are 19 years old, single, and third year students pursuing a Bachelor of Elementary Education degree at Palawan State University-Brooke's Point Campus. It also includes their motivational quotes and addresses in Brooke's Point, Palawan, Philippines. The document discusses educational technology and provides definitions from different sources. It explains the systematic approach to teaching, including defining objectives, choosing appropriate methods and exercises, assigning roles, implementing instruction, and evaluating outcomes. The ASSURE model for instructional design is also summarized.
This document discusses trends in education and learning in the digital age. It addresses how contemporary technologies and digital resources can best meet the needs of learning communities and personal learning. Key points discussed include the need to shift from isolated to connected learning, from consuming to creating, and from learning as individuals to learning in networked communities. Connected learning communities that leverage collective intelligence through participation, collaboration, and social action are emphasized. Professional development is reframed as occurring through communities and networks rather than traditional workshops. The document advocates becoming connected, DIY learners who are change agents through communities of practice.
Challenges for 21st century education and blended learningFrederik Questier
F. Questier, Challenges for 21st century education and blended learning; Lecture for Masterclass professionele ontwerpteams, Associatie KU Leuven, 12/02/15 https://associatie.kuleuven.be/events/mcpot/programma
The document discusses curriculum issues related to science and technology education in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It is presented in six parts. The first part provides historical context on industrial revolutions, noting how quickly technological changes are occurring. The second part briefly outlines the Second and Third Industrial Revolutions. The third part discusses emerging technologies and the new digital literacies needed in curriculums. The fourth part examines implications of the Fourth Industrial Revolution for curriculum designers, including disruptive technologies. The fifth and sixth parts raise questions about who curriculums should serve and whether they can keep up with rapid changes.
Educational design and innovative pedagogies for open and online teaching and...Patrick McAndrew
This document discusses emerging trends in educational technology and pedagogy including MOOCs, badges, learning analytics, seamless learning, crowd learning, citizen inquiry, geo-learning, gaming, maker culture, and digital scholarship. It notes that these innovations are interconnected and have the potential to transform formal education by complementing traditional methods rather than replacing them. Key themes discussed are how to support less experienced MOOC students, using analytics to improve learning design, harnessing crowd knowledge flexibly, linking formal and informal learning across contexts, and empowering learner-driven making and investigation.
How do we educate children and develop talent to help them thrive in the future as also address the problems of the future? Why are special enrichment programs required for academically gifted students? Details about the GenWise team and GenWise programs
This document discusses emerging technologies that are relevant for museums over the next 5 years. It describes a process used by the New Media Consortium to identify 6 key technologies through literature reviews and stakeholder voting. These include Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), crowdsourcing, electronic publishing, location-based services, natural user interfaces, and preservation/conservation technologies. Each technology is briefly described, highlighting opportunities they provide museums and implications for their use.
The document summarizes new tools and approaches for e-learning, including blogs, wikis, video sharing, and web-based office applications. It discusses how these tools enable new forms of collaborative and social learning, based on theories of communities of inquiry, identity production, and the wisdom of crowds. Examples are given of how reflection, autonomy, and participation in learning networks can help people learn.
Slides prepared for a broadcast presentation to members of Computing at School http://www.computingatschool.org.uk/, about why computing education should be about more than the science and technology required for useful or entertaining applications. Instead, learning about forms of information processing systems can give us new, deeper ways of thinking about many old phenomena, e.g. the nature of mind and the evolution of minds of various kinds. This supports the claim that the study of computation is as much a science as physics or psychology, rather than just a branch of engineering -- as famously suggested by Fred Brooks.
Educational design and innovative pedagogies for open and online teaching and...EADTU
1. The document discusses various emerging pedagogical innovations in open and online teaching and learning, including MOOCs, badges, learning analytics, seamless learning, crowd learning, and more.
2. It notes that these innovations are not independent of each other and instead fit together into new disruptive forms of education that transcend traditional boundaries.
3. The document provides examples and potential issues or considerations for several of the innovations, such as the need for support structures in MOOCs and privacy concerns regarding location-based learning.
The document discusses distance education assumptions, design, and tools. It covers several topics:
- Pedagogical models for distance education, including constructivism and learning by doing.
- Tools for distance education, such as learning management systems (LMS), e-portfolios, blogs, social software like Delicious and Flickr.
- Issues around the use of technology in education, including information overload and the need for critical thinking skills.
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State legislatures are responsible for redistricting congressional districts in a way that reduces competition and protects incumbents. This has led to fewer swing districts over time where election outcomes are more predictable based on political party. While redistricting does not have a huge impact on election outcomes compared to incumbency, it disincentivizes political debate and compromise by making most districts non-competitive between parties.
This document provides tips and advice for landscape photography from photographer Tom Haymes. It emphasizes the importance of understanding light and one's equipment, including different lens types. It encourages photographers to study their environment, pre-visualize compositions, and be ready for decisive moments. It stresses that there is no single approach and encourages reimagining familiar locations. The summary highlights the overarching themes of learning about light and one's tools in order to capture compelling landscape images.
Ripple in the Pond: The New Media Seminar at NWChaymest
The document summarizes the impact and outcomes of the New Media Seminar at Northwest College. It discusses how the seminar engaged innovators and leveraged collective intelligence through knowledge sharing. As a direct result of the seminar, the NWC Tech Council was formed. Additionally, seminar graduates participated in Apple's Challenge-Based Learning Project and the New Media Consortium's Learning Analytics Workshop. In total, 23 new perspectives were gained from the seminar.
The document discusses the transition of the Northwest College Review from a printed publication to digital formats. It summarizes the challenges faced in moving to an iPad EPUB publication for national distribution through the iBook Store. This proved difficult and they ended up with both an EPUB and Flash version to overcome limitations of each format. The document considers pros and cons of each digital format and notes new opportunities for publishing faculty works as open educational resources going forward.
The document discusses a proposed technology integration plan for HCC to improve usability through digital convergence. It aims to integrate the learning management system, content repository, curricula templates and open educational resources onto a single learning web platform. This will provide a centralized "course-in-a-box" for faculty with customizable portals and spaces for mentoring, training and partnerships. The "open learning initiative" concept manages, processes and tags content from different sources for multiple online and in-person outputs.
The document discusses how Web 2.0 technologies can reshape classroom instruction through advanced communication and collaboration. It defines Web 2.0 as technologies that make creating and sharing content as easy as driving a car. Examples of Web 2.0 tools that can be integrated into instruction include social networking, messaging, bookmarking, annotation, authoring wikis, publishing blogs, and sharing photos and videos. The document provides three examples of how digital storytelling, Flickr for art history, and Wikipedia for term papers can implement Web 2.0 pedagogy.
What is an RPA CoE? Session 2 – CoE RolesDianaGray10
In this session, we will review the players involved in the CoE and how each role impacts opportunities.
Topics covered:
• What roles are essential?
• What place in the automation journey does each role play?
Speaker:
Chris Bolin, Senior Intelligent Automation Architect Anika Systems
Essentials of Automations: Exploring Attributes & Automation ParametersSafe Software
Building automations in FME Flow can save time, money, and help businesses scale by eliminating data silos and providing data to stakeholders in real-time. One essential component to orchestrating complex automations is the use of attributes & automation parameters (both formerly known as “keys”). In fact, it’s unlikely you’ll ever build an Automation without using these components, but what exactly are they?
Attributes & automation parameters enable the automation author to pass data values from one automation component to the next. During this webinar, our FME Flow Specialists will cover leveraging the three types of these output attributes & parameters in FME Flow: Event, Custom, and Automation. As a bonus, they’ll also be making use of the Split-Merge Block functionality.
You’ll leave this webinar with a better understanding of how to maximize the potential of automations by making use of attributes & automation parameters, with the ultimate goal of setting your enterprise integration workflows up on autopilot.
"What does it really mean for your system to be available, or how to define w...Fwdays
We will talk about system monitoring from a few different angles. We will start by covering the basics, then discuss SLOs, how to define them, and why understanding the business well is crucial for success in this exercise.
"Scaling RAG Applications to serve millions of users", Kevin GoedeckeFwdays
How we managed to grow and scale a RAG application from zero to thousands of users in 7 months. Lessons from technical challenges around managing high load for LLMs, RAGs and Vector databases.
"Choosing proper type of scaling", Olena SyrotaFwdays
Imagine an IoT processing system that is already quite mature and production-ready and for which client coverage is growing and scaling and performance aspects are life and death questions. The system has Redis, MongoDB, and stream processing based on ksqldb. In this talk, firstly, we will analyze scaling approaches and then select the proper ones for our system.
AI in the Workplace Reskilling, Upskilling, and Future Work.pptxSunil Jagani
Discover how AI is transforming the workplace and learn strategies for reskilling and upskilling employees to stay ahead. This comprehensive guide covers the impact of AI on jobs, essential skills for the future, and successful case studies from industry leaders. Embrace AI-driven changes, foster continuous learning, and build a future-ready workforce.
Read More - https://bit.ly/3VKly70
Conversational agents, or chatbots, are increasingly used to access all sorts of services using natural language. While open-domain chatbots - like ChatGPT - can converse on any topic, task-oriented chatbots - the focus of this paper - are designed for specific tasks, like booking a flight, obtaining customer support, or setting an appointment. Like any other software, task-oriented chatbots need to be properly tested, usually by defining and executing test scenarios (i.e., sequences of user-chatbot interactions). However, there is currently a lack of methods to quantify the completeness and strength of such test scenarios, which can lead to low-quality tests, and hence to buggy chatbots.
To fill this gap, we propose adapting mutation testing (MuT) for task-oriented chatbots. To this end, we introduce a set of mutation operators that emulate faults in chatbot designs, an architecture that enables MuT on chatbots built using heterogeneous technologies, and a practical realisation as an Eclipse plugin. Moreover, we evaluate the applicability, effectiveness and efficiency of our approach on open-source chatbots, with promising results.
Getting the Most Out of ScyllaDB Monitoring: ShareChat's TipsScyllaDB
ScyllaDB monitoring provides a lot of useful information. But sometimes it’s not easy to find the root of the problem if something is wrong or even estimate the remaining capacity by the load on the cluster. This talk shares our team's practical tips on: 1) How to find the root of the problem by metrics if ScyllaDB is slow 2) How to interpret the load and plan capacity for the future 3) Compaction strategies and how to choose the right one 4) Important metrics which aren’t available in the default monitoring setup.
QR Secure: A Hybrid Approach Using Machine Learning and Security Validation F...AlexanderRichford
QR Secure: A Hybrid Approach Using Machine Learning and Security Validation Functions to Prevent Interaction with Malicious QR Codes.
Aim of the Study: The goal of this research was to develop a robust hybrid approach for identifying malicious and insecure URLs derived from QR codes, ensuring safe interactions.
This is achieved through:
Machine Learning Model: Predicts the likelihood of a URL being malicious.
Security Validation Functions: Ensures the derived URL has a valid certificate and proper URL format.
This innovative blend of technology aims to enhance cybersecurity measures and protect users from potential threats hidden within QR codes 🖥 🔒
This study was my first introduction to using ML which has shown me the immense potential of ML in creating more secure digital environments!
From Natural Language to Structured Solr Queries using LLMsSease
This talk draws on experimentation to enable AI applications with Solr. One important use case is to use AI for better accessibility and discoverability of the data: while User eXperience techniques, lexical search improvements, and data harmonization can take organizations to a good level of accessibility, a structural (or “cognitive” gap) remains between the data user needs and the data producer constraints.
That is where AI – and most importantly, Natural Language Processing and Large Language Model techniques – could make a difference. This natural language, conversational engine could facilitate access and usage of the data leveraging the semantics of any data source.
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EACOS NMC Summer 2013 Presentation
1. EACOS: A Framework for
Reinventing Education
NMC Summer Conference 2013
Tom Haymes
Director of Technology, HCC-Northwest
June 6, 2013
“There are only two kinds of artists -
revolutionaries and plagiarists.”
- Paul Gaugin
Wednesday, June 5, 13
2. Rice, Chess,
& Moore’s Law
“Digital technologies change
rapidly, but organizations and
skills aren’t keeping pace. As a
result, millions of people are
being left behind. Their incomes
and jobs are being destroyed,
leaving them worse off in
absolute purchasing power
than before the digital
revolution.”
-Brynjolfsson and McAfee,
Race Against the Machine
Source: http://
bit.ly/XDU6kF
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3. The Best
Chess Players?
“The winner was revealed to be not a
grandmaster with a state-of-the-art PC but
a pair of amateur American chess players
using three computers at the same time.
Their skill at manipulating and “coaching”
their computers to look very deeply into
positions effectively counteracted the
superior chess understanding of their
grandmaster opponents and the greater
computational power of other participants.
Weak human + machine +better process
was superior to a strong computer alone
and, more remarkably, superior to a strong
human + machine + inferior process.”
- Gary Kasparov
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/
2010/feb/11/the-chess-master-and-the-
computer/
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4. Pink’s
Three
Questions
1. Can someone overseas do
it cheaper?
2. Can a computer do it
faster?
3. Is what I’m offering in
demand in an age of
abundance?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syo6ecgclR0&feature=youtu.be
“The future belongs to... creators and empathizers, pattern recognizers, and
meaning makers. These people - artists, inventors, designers, storytellers,
caregivers, consolers, big picture thinkers - will now reap society’s richest
rewards and share its greatest joys.”
- Daniel Pink
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6. The Existential
Challenge
Wicked Problems identified at the
2013 NMC Horizon Report Future of
Education Summit:
1. Rethink what it means to teach
and reinvent everything about
teaching
2. Reimagine online learning
3. Allow failure to be as powerful a
learning mode as success
4. Make innovation part of the
learning ethic
5. Preserve digital expressions of
our culture and knowledge
“One way to look at what we
were doing is that we were
trying to make new kinds of
books, and telescopes and
microscopes, etc., to advance
‘seeing and thinking,’ but if
you give a microscope to a
monkey they only will hold it
up to admire their reflection in
a shiny glass barrel. And I
think this is what happened.
Education never got on the
bus and ‘augmentation of
human intellect’ (which is right
there) got completely
overwhelmed by
the mirror effect.”
- Alan Kay
SOURCE: http://www.nmc.org/news/
communique-2013-future-education-summit
Is Education ready for the oncoming
technological tidal wave?
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7. Another Problem:
We resist and norm
the unexpected
• We have to be careful about only
seeing the current paradigm
• It is easy to imagine that the
technology of today is a logical
iteration of the technology of the last
thirty years. How do we know it isn’t
a false start?
• For instance: Large computer labs
could easily go the way of the
steam-powered automobile
“1) Anything that’s already in the world when you’re
born is just normal.
2) Anything that gets invented between then and when
you turn thirty is incredibly exciting and creative and
with any luck you can make a career of it.
3) Anything that gets invented after you’re thirty is
against the natural order of things and the beginning of
the end of civilisation as we know it.”
- Douglas Adams
Wednesday, June 5, 13
8. How do we
systematically rethink
our perceptions of
Wicked Problems?
The problem is in most
cases no longer the
technology.
It is us.
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9. Lessons from Silicon
Valley Entrepreneurship
New ideas begin with a spark but
they require the right conditions to
become a fire.
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10. Creating a Teaching
Incubator
• Rapid Prototyping
• Frequent Iteration (Pivots)
• Data collection
• Scientific analysis
• Information sharing and
collaboration
Using Eric Ries’s Lean Startup Model
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11. This has been done before:
• In 1962, Douglas Engelbart laid out a framework designed to
“Augment Human Intellect”
• In six years he reinvented our conception of computing by reinventing
the research paradigm of his lab
• He called it “bootstrapping”
A Research Center for Pivoting Education
The EACOS Project
seeks to follow
Engelbart’s model by
bootstrapping
pedagogical innovation
in much the same way
he bootstrapped
technological innovation.
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12. • Understand the ultimate Ends of
your institutional and teaching
strategies
• Use technology to Augment teaching
• Leverage technology to enable
Creativity in overcoming barriers
• Always be on the lookout for
Opportunities created by technology
• Take a Systemic approach to
technology
EACOS:
The Theoretical
Framework
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13. What are the Ends of
Education?
• We need to think strategically about
what we’re doing by defining the ends
of our enterprise
• We need to start by agreeing on what
kind of educational products
(graduates) we are seeking to create
• Are we focusing too much on content
in an environment characterized by
content abundance? (Remember
Pink’s third question)
“The purpose of education is knowledge, and yet
education is blind to the realities of human knowledge, its
systems, infirmities, and its propensity to error and
illusion. Education does not bother to teach what
knowledge is.”
- Edgar Morin
Wednesday, June 5, 13
14. One Approach to Finding Ends:
Remixing Ruben Puentedura
http://youtu.be/cpK7h4mjUhM
“If you have an LMS and you can’t gossip in it, it isn’t going anywhere.”
- Ruben Puentedura
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15. “We refer to a way of life in an integrated domain
where hunches, cut-and-try, intangibles, and the
human ‘feel for a situation’ usefully coexist with
powerful concepts, streamlined technology and
notation, sophisticated methods, and high-powered
electronic aids.”
- Douglas Engelbart, 1962
Ask yourself how your
application of technology
will Augment pedagogy
• Technology is much more iterative than it was
even a few years ago and organizations that
can leverage that capacity will have an
advantage
• Can we adopt a nimble, entrepreneurial
approach to technology systems?
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16. “Science is one of humanity’s most creative
pursuits. I believe that applying it to
entrepreneurship will unlock a vast
storehouse of human potential.”
- Eric Ries
Using
Technology
to Augment
• Engelbart is the meta-narrative as well as
a component of the EACOS approach
• Needs should drive design and design
should drive technology, not the other
way around
• Accept failure and iteration as parts of
the technological design process - this is
a central feature of “bootstrapping”
• Integrate your insights into the larger
goal and move to the next step
• Never accept technological shackles as
a given
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17. “The computer is simply an instrument whose
music is ideas.” - Alan Kay
How do we technologically
enable Creativity?
• Technology should liberate us, not confine us
• Creativity is an inherent advantage humans have over machines (remember the chess players)
• Computing technology offers the greatest potential for liberating creativity in human history
• Creativity will be the element that keeps us human in a technological world
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18. For most of computing history we’ve viewed
technologies in isolation from ends, the human
element, and other technologies.
Liberating Creativity
by Breaking the
Priesthood
“Guardianship of the computer can
no longer be left to a priesthood. I
see this as just one example of the
creeping evil of Professionalism,
the control of
aspects of society
by cliques of insiders.”
- Ted Nelson
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19. • Technology constantly
reinvents the game and it is
not a straight path
• Advancing on the chessboard
will create technological
opportunities for education
• Sweeping change can
restructure the landscape in
positive ways - bringing the
human back to the center
Be on the lookout
for technological
Opportunities
“The new age fairly glitters with opportunity but it is as
unkind to the slow of foot as it is to the rigid of mind.”
- Daniel Pink
Wednesday, June 5, 13
20. One Opportunity:
Reshaping Teaching
by Reducing the
Tech Footprint
The 1980s Technology Model
The 21st Century Technology Model?
• Learner-centered, not technology-
centered
• Characterized by open learning spaces
• Mobile technologies free teaching and
reduce technology clutter
• Mobile technologies enable dynamic
student participation
• Ubiquitous technologies transform the
entire campus into a learning space
• Maker spaces enable rapid
prototyping and entrepreneurship
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21. Think Systemically
About Technology
• Technologies do not exist in isolation from one another
• Technological systems are increasingly easy to change
these days. Human systems are not.
• Advocate for systems that interact seamlessly so that
the focus can be on task, not technology
• Don’t accept technologies that interfere with teaching
and innovation
“Intellectual life and cultural development thrive in environments
which make it easy to abstract, excerpt, borrow, and remix”
- John Naughton
Wednesday, June 5, 13
22. Institutional
interests often
work against
systemic solutions
to educational
ends
• Business profits from segmentation - don’t
mistake coverage for systemic thinking
• Business interests will make segmented
approaches attractive
• Segmentation is easier for accreditors and
legislatures to measure
• Segmentation is antithetical to 21st
educational goals
• Good technological and institutional
strategies can overcome segmentation
“It is an epistemological
mystery why traditional
education has so often
emphasized extensiveness
and coverage over
intensiveness and depth.”
- Jerome S. Bruner
Wednesday, June 5, 13
23. The Goals of EACOS
• Create a recursive, systemic
approach to unraveling wicked
problems
• Provide a theoretical framework for
challenging technologically-driven
assumptions
• Model a bootstrapping approach to
designing teaching incubators
• Scale innovation from the classroom
level to the institutional level
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24. Making it Real
1) Begin design work on a Teaching
Innovation Laboratory at Houston
Community College
2) Fall 2013 - Organize a retreat for Houston
Community College faculty to create local
working groups around the five EACOS
areas
3) Spring 2013 - Start pilot classes
stemming from the retreat
4) Spring 2013 - Begin development of an
online platform for sharing and
disseminating results of pilots
5) Summer/Fall 2015 - Opening of the
Teaching Innovation Laboratory space
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26. Further Reading
• Adams, Douglas, “How to Stop Worrying and
Love the Internet” at http://bit.ly/1V3v4s
• Brynjolfsson, Erik, & McAfee, Andrew Race
Against the Machine (Digital Frontier Press, 2011).
• Engelbart, Douglas, “Augmenting Human
Intellect” at http://stanford.io/3iwwIg.
• Naughton, John, From Gutenberg to Zuckerberg:
What You Really Need to Know About the Internet
(London: Querecus, 2012).
• Nelson, Ted, Computer Lib/Dream Machines
(excerpt), in Noah Waldrip-Fruin and Nick
Montfort eds., The New Media Reader
(Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2003), pp. 301-338.
• New Media Consortium, The Horizon Report,
Higher-Ed Edition 2013 at http://bit.ly/wPZ75N.
• New Media Consortium, “The Future of
Education” at http://bit.ly/130a4WV.
• Pink, Daniel, A Whole New Mind(New York,
Penguin, 2006).
• Ries, Eric, The Lean Startup (New York, Crown,
2011).
• Shlain, Leonard, Art & Physics (New York,
HarperCollins, 1991, 2007).
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27. Why start at a
community college?
• Community Colleges educate more then
50% of US college students
• Teaching and Learning are the focus of
our activities
• Our students are generally more
challenged by the rigors of traditional
higher education - putting a premium on
innovative teaching methods
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