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Students of the Future
EDUCAUSE recently published their five most popular videos of 2017. One that caught my eye was Students of the Future. This is great summary of where higher ed technology trends are taking us. The video emphasizes the following “hot topics.” Slow Death of Traditional Degrees While the “sheepskin” in higher ed will still be around…
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Low Code to No Code
For several years, I’ve been hearing about low-code platforms. These are usually web-based tools such as QuickBase, Appian, and others that focus mainly on the professional developer market and promise to speed up the development process. The disruption created by this model of Software Defined Everything (SDX) has become increasingly evident. But up to now,…
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First Freedom
A recent article reported that most college students believe that offensive speech is not protected by the Constitution. Of those surveyed, 44% answered that offensive speech is not protected while 39% answered correctly that the Constitution protects offensive speech. I guess the other 17% didn’t know, which is almost as bad. 62% agreed that campus groups…
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Social Media Effects
I’ve often wondered about the effects of social media use. My roles as a technology manager, professor, observer of human behavior, and parent put the topic of social media squarely in my sights. I recently read an excellent article from the BBC on the effects of social media use, and while it was not scholarly,…
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French Agreement
Well, the netherworld must be cold today, because I found something on which I agree with the French. This article about banning supermarkets from throwing away food is a wonderful idea and a great use of legislation to help combat hunger, not only in our country, but worldwide. According to the article, France, which receives…
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I really enjoyed reading this. Uncle Tim sent it to me. I plan to move to Fredericksburg by the end…
This was an extremely interesting read. Thanks for sharing. Another song that comes to mind is Led Zeppelin’s Heartbreaker/ Living…
Thank you for hilighting the other important notable differences other than just AI! Good to hear about Product management and…