Techno-News Blog. A team of researchers led by professors at Cornell University will launch a project designed to ensure that automated decision-making systems respect privacy and come to their decisions fairly. More...
Wearables to See Double-Digit Growth through 2021
Techno-News Blog. Sales of wearable devices will post double-digit gains each year through 2021, according to a new forecast from International Data Corp. (IDC). Vendors will sell 121.7 million devices this year, according to the forecast, up 16.6 percent over last year’s 104.4 million shipments. By 2021, the company predicts total sales to reach 229.5 million units on the strength of a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.2 percent. More...
What’s now and next in analytics, AI, and automation
What’s now and next in analytics, AI, and automation
James Manyika, McKinsey, 2017/05/17
As I was reading this overview (12 page PDF) it occurred to me that despite all the attention being paid to learning analytics the major impact of analytics and machine learning in academic institutions will be in much more mundane areas: the physical plant, facility allocations, faculty workload allocations, and the like. More...
20 Best Platforms for Selling Online Courses
20 Best Platforms for Selling Online Courses
Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead, Small Business Trends, 2017/05/17
This is a bit of a throw-away article but I'm including it here, first, to make the point that an increasing number of people and platforms are focused on selling online courses, and second, to preserve a list of 20 platforms offering this service. More...
After Lots Of Talk, Microsoft’s Bots Show Signs Of Life
After Lots Of Talk, Microsoft’s Bots Show Signs Of Life
Mark Sullivan, Fast Commpany, 2017/05/17
This is quite a good read, moving from the hype ("bots are the new app") to the practical application ("'Good morning,' says the Language Learning Bot, in Chinese") and quite a bit in between. More...
Assessing Acceptance Toward Wiki Technology in the Context of Higher Education
This study investigated undergraduate students’ intention to use wiki technology. An extension of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) has been used by taking into account not only students’ wiki perceived utility and usability, but also Big Five personality characteristics and two other variables, social norms, and facilitating conditions, as proposed in the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). More...
6 - Intelligence Artificielle, tsunami annoncé….
La révolution technologique entrainée par l’Intelligence Artificielle sera bien plus importante que celle du digital. Mais il est totalement impossible de prévoir ses conséquences sur le travail tant elle se développe de manière aussi exponentielle qu’inattendue. Plus...
La dématérialisation de l’inscription à Pôle emploi
La dématérialisation de l’inscription administrative et du traitement de la demande d’allocation pour les personnes à la recherche d’un emploi est effective à Pôle emploi depuis 2016. Plus...
Pôle emploi @ Vivatech
Pôle emploi sera présent les 15, 16 et 17 juin au Salon VivaTechnology 2017, le rendez-vous incontournable de l’innovation organisé à Paris (Porte de Versailles). Dans ce cadre, l’établissement présentera son approche ambitieuse en matière d’innovation et de services digitaux à l’attention des employeurs et des demandeurs d’emploi. Plus...
Pôle emploi à #VivaTech : et pourquoi pas ?
On s'y attendait un peu : notre présence à Viva Technology en a surpris plus d'un... et a bousculé un bon nombre d'idées reçues ! C'est vrai que Pôle emploi est peu souvent associé à "innovation" dans l'imaginaire collectif. Et pourtant, nous avons de quoi vous surprendre. Plus...