A Solution to Plato's Problem: The Latent Semantic Analysis Theory of the Acquisition, Induction, and Representation of Knowledge
I don't really like the term latent semantic analysis but that's about the only thing I disagree with in this paper. To me, this is an important paper, a spectacular find (thanks to a comment posted on the Semantic Web mailing list). More...
CORDRA: ADL's Federated Content Repository Model
CORDRA: ADL's Federated Content Repository Model
Summary of the ADL Content Object Repository, Discovery and Registration (or Resolution) Architecture, to be demonstrated later this fall and launched early in the new year. The idea is to create a system whereby all learning resources can be given a name and a system where these names can be resolved into physical addresses on the network. More...
The growing importance of soft skills and the role of technology in developing them
Techno-News Blog. Amidst all the talk of how artificial intelligence, automation and robotics are reshaping the workplace, it’s easy to overlook the humble ‘soft skill’. More...
5 Mistakes that Teachers Make with Technology
Techno-News Blog. It appears that the trend of incorporating digital devices and edtech products into the classroom is here to stay. Learning how to use technology in the classroom is quite a process for many educators, and they make some mistakes along the way. More...
Penn State leads 19 colleges exploring uses for new tech in higher ed
Techno-News Blog. Penn State University announced this week that it is leading a group of 19 colleges in an effort to explore how emerging technology can be used to shape teaching and learning. More...
Virtual Reality Is Unlocking Learning Potential Like Never Before
Techno-News Blog. Virtual reality doesn’t just have the capacity to transport us to new worlds, it has the ability to help us more fully understand our very existence. The futuristic medium is compelling, visceral, and deeply immersive. More...
How artificial intelligence and virtual reality are changing higher ed instruction
Techno-News Blog. Technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR) are rapidly expanding opportunities for teaching and learning, and they are giving college administrators new and different ways to track student outcomes. More...
IT Security Tops Educause Issues List 4 Years Running
Techno-News Blog. In the coming year, IT organizations in colleges and universities expect to be grappling with “data-enabling” their institutions, funding, and setting up their units as institutional leaders and change agents. More...
Artificial Intelligence Is Not A Technology
Techno-News Blog. Artificial intelligence is not a technology. Asking the question whether or not some particular technology is or isn’t AI is missing the point. Artificial intelligence is the journey. It’s the quest for the intelligent machine. More...
Robots Won’t Replace Instructors, 2 Penn State Educators Argue. Instead, They’ll Help Them Be ‘More Human.’
Techno-News Blog. One way professors can use artificial intelligence is to help find new materials to add to their lessons, said Bowen. An instructor can type in a concept or idea, such as “industrial design,” into the tool his team built, called Eureka!, which acts like a recommendation engine. More...