12 minutes
The Dark Secret at the Heart of AI
Editor’s note: Should we be worried that we don’t know how AIs do what they do?
Browsing: Curated
12 minutes
The fraudulent claims made by IBM about Watson and AI
Editor’s note: Interesting piece by Roger Schank on the sense making – or otherwise – of cognitive computing. There is still some way to go in this area.
3 minutes
Digital Learning Realities Research 2018
Editor’s note: This research from Fosway Group is unique in that it is the only research like it for providing insights into L&D’s view of learning technologies.
1 minute (plus report reading time)
The Transformation Curve – 2018 Benchmark Research
Editor’s note: Towards Maturity launched their latest benchmark research at this week’s learning technologies conference. It has a new approach to the data which means new actionable insights.
2 minutes
Winners of the 2018 Learning Awards announced
Editor’s note: Congratulations to the winners of the Learning and Performance Institute’s Learning Awards 2018.
6 minutes
A Network of Experts: From Content Curation to Insight Curation
Editor’s note: Some interesting ideas on information curation and the need for organisations to be able to curate insights in order to feed their knowledge networks. Will this turn out to be another layer of complexity for a concept that seems to mean many different things to learning professionals.
2 minutes
Apprenticeship Levy Perception Survey
Editor’s note: Training company DPG has carried out research into managers’ perceptions of apprenticeships and the Apprenticeship Levy. The results make for sobering reading. For example, 63% of respondents still hadn’t heard of the levy 11 months after its implementation.
12 minutes
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence: Crash Course Computer Science #34
Editor’s note: Thankyou to Media Zoo for sharing this really useful video about machine learning and artificial intelligence. Presented by a computer scientist, the film explains the basic concepts and in so doing will provide a good starter for further exploring the technology that could fundamentally change learning delivery.
4 minutes
Burger King Uses The Whopper To Teach A Valuable Lesson On Net Neutrality
Editor’s note: File this under ‘inspiration’. A great example how to use metaphor in video to help people learn about, and understand, a concept. In this case it’s net neutrality. If it can be done for this topic it can be be done for many, many more.
2 minutes (plus report reading time)
Digital Learning
HR and learning analyst has just released its market analysis of digital technology vendors. Interesting to see who is new on the scene and the 12 trends that Fosway says are impacting on learning technologies. Might make for quite challenging reading.
9 minutes
Understanding the Value of Workarounds
Editor’s note: In their quest to find better ways to do things, employees will be applying workarounds to tools and software and learning interventions. Understanding these workarounds can help tweak products to make them more useful and feel more valuable.
6 minutes
A scientist explores the mysteries of the gut-brain connection
Editor’s note: Scientists are rapidly learning more about the interplay between the gut, brain and nervous system. This article looks at research into how the gut communicates directly with the brain. How we feel and behave might have a lot more to do with the gut – and other organs – than we previously thought.
5 minutes
How to Learn Critical Thinking
Editor’s note: We are faced with torrents of information and misinformation. So how do we ensure we get to good information and scrutinise it properly? Critical thinking can help and this article provides many examples of how to develop and use this skill.
10 minutes
10 To-Do List Tools to Simplify Your Task Management
Editor’s note: Becoming more productive is easier said than done. One way to do it is to get on top of managing tasks. There are loads of task management tools available and this article shares some of the best.
2 minutes
Everything is too complicated
Editor’s note: A timely reminder here that we need to ensure people understand some basic principles of how technology works – something that’s lost on technology companies.