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Thoughts on Learning Systems

Thoughts on Learning Systems

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It seems clear to me (after thinking about & studying both learning and learning systems recently – as well as participating in several, both online & through distance learning) that a proper learning system – as I envisage it & will create it – follows this basic process [stated as description of ALGORITHM(S) – note that this is in very rough note form only!]:

1. READ unstructured textual information & conduct CONCEPT or KEYWORD ANALYSIS > ie HIGHLIGHT key ideas/concepts as you go > this is dependent upon what is deemed RELEVANT at that TIME > this can come from a database of CONCEPTS’ aka keywords & key phrases, RANKED for RELEVANCY (needs to be seeded ie pre-populated by HUMAN but later can be BUILT UPON by AI thru RECURSIVE LEARNING); text is parsed, OCCURENCE of keywords & phrases counted & recorded, CONTEXT of key word/phrase occurrence is noted > basically the web search algo but applied to a specific knowledge domain

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Asperger’s Careers

Asperger’s Careers

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Below is some info on Asperger’s, what it is or how to recognise it, together with some career suggestions. Sources are as noted.

Career Suggestions for Mathematicians or Musicians:
Accounting  Computer programming  Engineering  Journalist, copy editor  Taxi driver  Piano (or other musical instrument) tuner  Filing positions  Statistician  Physician  Mathematician  Bank teller  Telemarketing

The social and emotional cues – the intonation of speech and facial expressions – that most people decode instinctively in their daily interactions remain a mystery to people with Asperger’s Syndrome. So while many may have high IQs and be technically and logically extremely proficient, they lack the ability to relate to other people. To the outside world they appear to be geeks, nerds, self-centered or obsessive. [Read more…] about Asperger’s Careers

Ed Tech PTP: Summary Syllabus

Ed Tech PTP: Summary Syllabus

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ed-techMy newly-established EdTech Personalised Training Plan includes the following streams:

1. Information Theory Stream
2. Learning/Development Stream: how humans learn vs. how machines learn + developing machines to augment human learning
3. Collaborative Learning Stream
4. Innovation Stream
5. Agile Methodologies Stream
6. Educational Technology Stream: to review the technological and presentational innovations shaping education and L&D

Refer my earlier post “Learning About Learning” for some background on this new/additional PTP.

Learning About Learning

Learning About Learning

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learning-about-learningAs I’ve been going along in this mission of discovery that is my mid-life career-change search, I’ve come to realise just how important Learning & Development really is to me. It’s become a key area for me to look further into – especially in response to my wholly-positive experiences of MOOC’s so far and in relation to my budding interest in all things programming- and technology-led.

I’ve been thinking more and more about the ideas Accelerated Learning and Augmented Learning (specifically in relation to an ongoing developmental Programming Project). In brief, this is about how machine learning and artificial intelligence can be used to help and empower humans, rather than just be there to make rich people more money and put more people out of jobs and into long-term unemployment or underemployment. [Read more…] about Learning About Learning