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…
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…
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…
Since the advent of formalized education, there have been those suggesting it is outdated and about to radically change. While changes do occur, can occur, and should occur – it’s also a bit reactionary to jump at each new trend and suggest it will replace all that has gone before. Radio in Education, Cable TV…
Data Analytics, Business Analytics, Financial Analytics, AI-Driven Analytics – there seems to be little shortage of different analytical focus points and tools. It may be worth making some effort to understand analytics in general – without the prefix. What are Analytics and how do they relate to Analysis? In the programs I teach, I have…
Whenever I discuss Cloud Services – online or in person – I still receive hesitation by some. It seems that the fear of Social Media data mining has, somehow, been extended to include Cloud Services. While still a small percentage of “dislikes”, there are few other topics on my YouTube channel that evoke such passionate…
The challenge with a lot of online courses, at least in my opinion, is that they are actually pretty boring. The pattern they follow seems to be: That’s pretty boring. It doesn’t surprise me that completion rates for these types of online courses is low. What we need are to take best practices from classroom…
This week, the Microsoft Whiteboard underwent some significant updates to both its interface and functionality. There are several changes, so I created a YouTube video on these, but here are a few highlights. Check out the video I posted for a tour of all of the above (and more)
Note-taking for learning, research, and to try to stay organized and capture experiences is something I think almost everyone does. It’s certainly a popular topic in the “Productivity” space on Social Media. There’s the Journalling Influencers – with their Moleskin and Leuchtturm books – filled with Bullet Journals, sketches, and the “da Vinci Way” Then,…
