Educause has released its top IT issues for 2021, explored via three possible scenarios for how colleges and universities “might emerge” from the pandemic next year.
— Read on campustechnology.com/articles/2020/10/29/educause-identifies-top-it-issues-for-an-uncertain-future.aspx
This could lead to the next big breakthrough in common sense AI | MIT Technology Review
You’ve probably heard us say this countless times: GPT-3, the gargantuan AI that spews uncannily human-like language, is a marvel. It’s also largely a mirage. You can tell with a simple trick: Ask it the color of sheep, and it will suggest “black” as often as “white”—reflecting the phrase “black sheep” in our vernacular. That’s…
— Read on www.technologyreview.com/2020/11/06/1011726/ai-natural-language-processing-computer-vision/
Deep Neural Networks Help to Explain Living Brains | Quanta Magazine
Deep neural networks, often criticized as “black boxes,” are helping neuroscientists understand the organization of living brains.
— Read on www.quantamagazine.org/deep-neural-networks-help-to-explain-living-brains-20201028/
AI Engineers Need to Think Beyond Engineering
Google AI practitioners argue that partnerships with social scientists and community members can deepen understanding of complex problems and lead to fairer algorithms.
— Read on hbr.org/2020/10/ai-engineers-need-to-think-beyond-engineering
The ‘Failure’ Of Big Data
At a consequential moment in our history, when the veracity and integrity of data, analytics, and science are being called into question by those who denigrate and attack expertise and knowledge, it is important to comes to terms with the legacy of the Big Data movement.
— Read on www.forbes.com/sites/randybean/2020/10/20/the-failure-of-big-data/
The 60-Year Curriculum: A Strategic Response to a Crisis | EDUCAUSE
The 60-Year Curriculum: New Models for Lifelong Learning in the Digital Economy,
— Read on er.educause.edu/articles/2020/10/the-60-year-curriculum-a-strategic-response-to-a-crisis
Inclusive Design and Design Justice: Strategies to Shape Our Classes and Communities | EDUCAUSE
Design matters in higher education. Inclusive design and design justice provide frameworks and strategies that are attentive to learners for whom educ
— Read on er.educause.edu/articles/2020/10/inclusive-design-and-design-justice-strategies-to-shape-our-classes-and-communities
Learning for Life: Funding a world-class adult education system | CBI
New CBI report assesses the UK’s reskilling challenge between now and 2030 as we look to build back better from COVID-19.
— Read on www.cbi.org.uk/articles/learning-for-life-funding-a-world-class-adult-education-system/
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Lecture: recorded, zoomed, or what? « Lisa’s History & (Online) Teaching Blog
Lecture: recorded, zoomed, or what? « Lisa’s History & (Online) Teaching Blog
— Read on lisahistory.net/wordpress/musings/lecture-recorded-zoomed-or-what/
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