SoMe & ME!

A collection of interesting stuff on Social Media, (Medical) Education and anything I find interesting... About Me

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Rapture of the nerds: will the Singularity turn us into gods or end the human race?

A gathering of experts on artificial intelligence becomes a search for deeper meaning

Full Story: The Verge

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The title’s a little sensationalistic, but the question is a good one. One of the three “big ideas” about technology that I share in some of my presentations is that within about ten years we’re going to be able to buy a consumer level computer with the same processing power as the human mind. Based on the current pace of technology, about a decade after that we’ll have the same processing power in our cellphones. Which leads me to the questions that keep me up sometimes:

What are we going to do with a brain-powered cellphone?

What does that device do for us?

How will that change our lives?

And the really important question that I think is overlooked far too often: When will Skynet take over?

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Short of banning smartphones (a short-term solution, at best), I think the evolution of AI services like Siri means that the problems I pose for my students will have to shift from a focus on finding the answer as the endpoint — to a greater focus on analysis. OK, you have the answer but so what? What does that answer mean in a real-life situation?

Teaching in the Age of Siri (via world-shaker)

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In a nutshell, connectivism argues that digital media have caused knowledge to be more distributed than ever, and it is now more important for students to know where to find knowledge they require, than it is for them to internalise it. This places the onus firmly upon each student to develop their own personalised learning tools, environments, learning networks and communities within which they can ‘store their knowledge’ (Siemens, 2004).

Theories for the digital age: Connectivism (via world-shaker)

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"...although the people I worked with had the cultural values of a “community,” their social structure was quite unlike the paradigmatic gemeinschaft. Their social world had an abundance of formal organizations, but most individuals appeared tomake decisions withreference to personal contacts that often cut~across organizational boundaries. I tried to capture this configuration with the label “network” and applied it to the class system, one of the foci of my inquiries."

Barnes J A. Class and committees in a Norwegian island parish

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[Internet Explorer] It’s funny coz it’s true…

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Very funny! :D

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Not related to the purpose of this space but too funny not to be shared!

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Null set.

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Academic publishing: The essential checklist for ebook authors

See on Scoop.it - Life skills - communication, reflection, learning, self-awareness.

Ebooks can make an important contribution to knowledge but quality remains an issue for the academic community.

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From LMS to Learning Ecosystems - Getting Smart by Tom Vander Ark - blended learning

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EdWeek’s Ian Quillen reviewed a Don McIntosh report on the learning management systems (LMS) market. Adaptive content, social learning, smart engines, lots of open content, and an explosion of mobile apps are expanding aspirations.

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From “learning technologies” to “social technologies” | Learning in the Social Workplace

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Social technologies now play a big part in everything we do, and it is quite clear that many knowledge workers use a variety of social tools and networks not ...

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Hypocrisy in the Profession of Education

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"As educators we must be learners first. If we are to be better educators, we must first be better learners. We may not always have a choice in what we learn. After so long not being involved with learning, many educators do not know how much they do not know. How can they make decisions on what they need to learn, if they are unaware of the existence of many of the things they need to know?" This applies to the use of technology in teaching: how can we facilitate students in using social media in learning if we don't engage with them first, in our everyday learning practice?

See on tomwhitby.wordpress.com

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Educational Technology Guy: 10 Technology Skills Every Educator Should Have

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Overall, educators need to understand some basics about technology and that it is not a be-all-end-all solution to everything in a classroom. Technology can help teachers differentiate and provide new experiences for their students. Technology can also help students better understand a concept and provide extra help for them. Educators need to start with good pedagogy and lesson objectives and activities and then look for technology that can enhance those lessons, improve teaching and learning, and help students learn.

See on educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.co.uk

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Using the web for learning and teaching – a new understanding

See on Scoop.it - New technology in education: pedagogical and philosophical implications Digital literacy in higher education is more than learning how to Google a bit better. See on guardian.co.uk