Why the most important shift in AI isn’t happening in a data centre — it’s happening on your desk. When most people hear sovereign AI, they think of governments. Data residency laws. National strategies and policy briefs. And it’s true — Canada just launched one of those, and we’ll get to it. But that’s only…
VR and the Extended Mind. In a world of AI posts, it may seem strange to see one about VR.This isn’t a throw-back or a reminiscence, though. The idea of using VR in Education has long been something I have found interesting – and, over the past few days, this topic has seemed to have…
Working the Board If you’ve ever been in a room where you need to share ideas, then you’ve probably been in a room that looks like this: There is a board at the front of the room – usually a whiteboard with dry-erase markers. If available, there will also be a projector you can connect…
We’ve all experienced the chorus of voices calling for AI use for productivity and organizational change. There is great truth to this – in case you’ve been hiding in a cave: AI is changing the way we work. Early Adopters are gonna early adopt The challenge I’m seeing is that people adopting AI are using…
Teaching beyond the curriculum In the courses that I teach, there is a strong bias towards building technical skills. Specifically, skills related to Data Engineering, Cloud Technologies, and Artificial Intelligence. (disclosure: I’m currently seconded as an AI Project Lead – so my in-classroom work has been reduced to night classes) These are in-demand skills, and…
Doom and Gloom This morning was pretty doom-and-gloom on my news feed. Apparently, all the AI people are saying that AI is going to take over. There will be no work. What is that quote from the movie “Aliens”?“Game Over Man, Game Over!” I’m less pessimistic (or more naive).The reason? I just don’t think people…
Prompt “Engineering” – is it a lie? Every time someone talks to me about using AI, they talk about how to use Prompt Engineering to get answers. The thing is: the last thing you want if you are trying to learn is answers. When you are trying to learn and have that learning stick, you…
Are we repeating the past? If you are old enough to remember the birth of the Internet – and specifically the rush to use web pages to communicate – then what we see today with AI may seem familiar. During the early days of the Internet, in order to “learn” about the Internet, people rushed…
Using technology for better learning Tools for school can be a little confusing: What laptop should I get? Do I need anything for that laptop? Do I even need a laptop? In this post, I’m going to share my favourite tech tools for school – a list I have built over years of teaching. Some…
The importance of Literature Reviews and Bibliometric Analysis Any research begins by gathering information on what has been written and discussed about the topic under examination. Known as a Literature Review, this initial gathering phase is synthesized into a form that helps set a starting point for inquiry. While this is a critical step, it…
