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January 30, 2015

RT @TeacherMartyn: #mscedc Office puts chips under staff’s skin

RT @TeacherMartyn: #mscedc Office puts chips under staff’s skin http://t.co/sKMaaLRrSL

January 29, 2015

Have you heard ‘Drone Ships’ by BBC World Service Radio on #SoundCloud?

Have you heard ‘Drone Ships’ by BBC World Service Radio on #SoundCloud? #mscedc

I have included this clip as I thought it demonstrated a potential use for technology that could save human lives. Although, there is evidence that implies that shipping is becoming safer anyway. International Shipping Facts and Figures – Information Resources on Trade, Safety, Security, Environment.

It also discusses the problem of international regulations that will need rewriting to meet the needs of future technology. And explains that human labour will be removed from the ships to the docks.

“The type of jobs will be new. Society is evolving all of the time. And this is just the natural continuation of making one part of society more efficient.”

January 29, 2015

Brain-to-brain communication has arrived. How we did it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQzXqjT0w3k

An example of technology catching up with theory. It started with a paper 15 years old that had been shelved.

They set themselves an unmovable target of 18 months to complete a project from start to end; and achieved their target.

“Where will it go… To the limit of your imagination.”

January 28, 2015

OpenStax digital textbooks learn as you learn

OpenStax digital textbooks learn as you learn | Electronics Weekly http://t.co/nNVttMOUqQ via @sharethis #mscedc

My first reaction to this was to wonder how an ebook can ascertain your interest level / prior understanding etc and then deliver the level of material that is best suited to your learning needs, but if they are using algorithms similar to Facebook /Google then this has been proven to work already. FB / Google has been developing for years and has millions of users; but can OpenStax be as successful with it’s relatively few users.

How will they avoid the ‘filter bubble’ trap? One of the advantages of being a student in a classroom with a teacher and peers is that they are exposed to ideas / material that they may not otherwise discover; will these OpenStax books be programmed to replicate this.