How a laid-off woman in her 50s learned to code and launched a whole new career

by Julie Bort, Business Insider

Gillian Reynolds-Titko’s 20-year-long, high-paying career as a research physicist for DuPont ended when she got caught in one of DuPont’s big layoffs in early 2016. She spent about a year looking at options in her existing career and thought, “meh.” So she decided to become a programmer. In May, after graduating from a intensive coding boot camp, she landed a job as an IT business analyst at JPMorgan Chase.

http://www.businessinsider.com/laid-off-woman-in-her-50s-learned-to-code-landed-a-new-career-2017-8

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How Advancements In AI Could Radically Change The Way Children Learn In The Classroom

By Andrew B. Raupp, Forbes

Advances in technology continue to change the way we live, earn a living and learn. These shifts affect not only the types of courses that college students take, but also may soon alter the very capacity of our brains’ abilities to create and store memories. The story of how technology affects the way we live and learn is one that is still being written, but we’re excited to track the ways in which the future is already happening — in our classrooms and in our minds. According to a 2017 study, 30% of all enrolled higher education students take at least one distance learning course. Distance learning refers to any courses that take place fully in an online space with no in-person meetings or class requirements. Distance learning classes typically feature a blend of learning approaches, some traditional and some more innovative.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2017/08/10/how-advancements-in-ai-could-radically-change-the-way-children-learn-in-the-classroom/#59c8c7f61433

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3 Ways IT Is Impacting Student Success

By David Raths, Campus Technology

Why should CIOs be proactive on the issue of student success? “It is important to be engaged in things that are important to the overall mission of the university,” said Scott Winslow, practice manager at EAB, a consulting firm and technology platform provider. Winslow recently led the research for a report about optimizing IT’s role in student success (see “4 IT Priorities for Student Success” below). “In many cases CIOs and their teams aren’t viewed as strategic partners on campus,” he said. “They are viewed as keeping the lights on.” Student success is an area where they can contribute to longer-term institutional goals.

https://campustechnology.com/articles/2017/08/10/3-ways-it-is-impacting-student-success.aspx

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What to Expect in an Online Social Work Master’s Program

By Jordan Friedman, US News

Because social workers regularly interact with individuals, families and groups to help them cope with issues, many of these online programs’ curriculums include in-person, supervised practicums and internships, experts say. There are often also real-time, virtual classes combined with group work and self-paced assignments, though the specifics vary. How MSW online students are assessed may differ from course to course. At ASU Online, the online arm of Arizona State University, students complete everything from research papers to quizzes and exams to discussion boards and reflection activities, says Melanie Reyes, the school’s online social work program coordinator.

https://www.usnews.com/higher-education/online-education/articles/2017-08-08/what-to-expect-in-your-online-social-work-masters-program

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China’s E-Learning Revolution: The 10 Hottest Chinese Online Companies

by Manya Koetse, What’s on Weibo

China’s rapid digital developments have greatly impacted people’s lives in many ways. It has not only changed how people talk, shop, pay, or even date – it has also changed how they learn. The increasing popularity of cyber schools is bringing about major changes in China’s education system. What’s on Weibo covers the latest developments in the booming business of e-learning in China, and introduces the 10 hottest players in the field.

http://www.whatsonweibo.com/10-hottest-chinese-online-education-companies-2016/

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Kansas Online School Offers Students a Safe and Supportive Learning Environment

by Business Wire

Students at Kansas Virtual Academy (KSVA), an accredited, tuition-free, online public school, will begin their 2016-2017 school year on August 16 in a safe and engaging educational environment. The school is a program within the Spring Hill School District, however, is open to any student residing in Kansas. KSVA’s mission is to help students discover, develop and achieve their maximum learning potential. The individualized learning approach gives students in grades K through 6 an exceptional learning experience. The online environment allows students to work at their own pace within parameters, giving them time to progress faster in subjects at which they excel, while spending more time on subjects and lessons where they need more help.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/kansas-online-school-offers-students-205700806.html

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Back to Basics: 5 Essential Elements of Effective E-Learning

by RK Prasad, ATD

Recall a course in college that made a lasting impact on you. What was so unique about it? Was it because it was very useful? Or was it because the instructor was very good? Or did the interaction with peers make it meaningful? If you really think about it, you will identify certain elements that make any learning experience memorable, useful, and enjoyable.

https://www.td.org/Publications/Blogs/L-and-D-Blog/2016/08/Back-to-Basics-5-Essential-Elements-of-Effective-E-Learning

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Inquiry-based science platform lets students conduct investigations

by eSchool News

Van Andel Education Institute (VAEI) has launched a new scientific inquiry platform, called NexGen Inquiry — which guides students through the scientific method and lets them conduct investigations and journal their progress. Released in preparation for the 2015-16 school year, NexGen Inquiry includes an interactive teaching and learning platform that supports existing curriculum, integrated teacher professional development, a teacher community and a resource library. Built by teachers for teachers, NexGen Inquiry is the result of more than a decade of work with students and science educators at the Van Andel Education Institute Science Academy in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2015/08/10/inquiry-based-science-562/

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University moves to give students wireless power

by eCampus News

Powermat Technologies is installing its wireless charging platform at California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB), allowing students to charge their mobile phones so they can stay connected to the information and learning resources they need while on the go. CSUSB says it is the first university globally to offer wireless power on campus, and it will soon integrate Powermat technology into high-traffic common spaces, student union areas, study areas, and on campus cafes and restaurants. The second wave will then see broader implementation in the university’s library and classrooms.

http://www.ecampusnews.com/top-news/wireless-power-campus-784/

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Scientists Teach AI Machines To Understand Us

by Vlad Tverdohleb, iTechPost

Artificial intelligence (AI) machines will be soon able to sustain a conversation with humans. This is one of the oldest goals in artificial intelligence and soon it might become a reality. Facebook has a chance to be the first company able to achieve this goal. According to Yann LeCun, the head of Facebook’s artificial intelligence lab, the company made progress in revolutionizing artificial intelligence research. After the recent successes in speech recognition and face recognition, now AI researchers are focusing their efforts on deep learning. This field has become a battleground between the high-tech giants, such as Google, Microsoft, IBM and Facebook, in their efforts to bring new AI applications on the consumer market.

http://www.itechpost.com/articles/15559/20150810/scientists-teach-ai-machines-to-understand-us.htm

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It’s Time to End the Device Debate

By Patrick Larkin, Edudemic

Personally, I have no strong emotion tied to one device or another. In fact, as a learner, I get a great deal of satisfaction by figuring out how I can get my daily tasks done on any device that is placed before me. In fact, my main takeaway from most of these debates regarding one device or another is that those of us in schools need to steer clear of strapping on the blinders that can come along with one platform or another. We need to ensure environments that are adaptable and allow learners to accomplish their tasks with whatever devices are available. For all intensive purposes, devices are now basically disposables after two to three years. It is time to dispose of the debate on devices as well.

http://www.edudemic.com/time-end-device-debate/

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Is This The Future Of Education?

By Katie Lepi, Edudemic

It seems to be part of the human condition that we are constantly looking to the future. From things a simple as “what’s happening this weekend” to “are we going to have flying cars in ten years”, wondering, imagining, and creating what our future will look like is so normal that it can often seem like it is just a part of our subconscious. In education, we’re always looking to the future. What can we improve? How can we change, add, or manage our toolkits to do exactly what we need? What skills will students need in the future, and how can we ensure we’re preparing them adequately? What technologies will they be using? The handy infographic below takes a look at the ‘education of tomorrow’. It showcases a few statistics on technology growth over the years along with an overview of what might be next for the future of education.

http://www.edudemic.com/future-of-education/

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Brain-inspired chip fits 1m ‘neurons’ on postage stamp

By Jonathan Webb, BBC

Scientists have produced a new computer chip that mimics the organisation of the brain, and squeezed in one million computational units called “neurons”. They describe it as a supercomputer the size of a postage stamp. Each neuron on the chip connects to 256 others, and together they can pick out the key features in a visual scene in real time, using very little power. The design is the result of a long-running collaboration, led by IBM, and is published in the journal Science.

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-28688781

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