Tag: relationships
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Weekly digest 33
A weekly collection of things I found interesting, thought-provoking, or inspiring. It’s almost always about higher education, mostly technology, and usually AI-related.
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Technology platforms aren’t communities
You can use an outstanding technology platform that will facilitate engagement, interaction, sharing, collaboration, etc. but without engaged, interactive, generous people who want to work with each other in community, the technology won’t do much at all. Conversely, a group of like-minded people who want to do interesting things will manage even if they have…
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Comment: Will robots make doctors obsolete? Nothing could be further from the truth.
The problem of overdiagnosis is often mentioned in relation to two common cancers: breast and prostate. In both cases, enhanced technology is already detecting small abnormalities that may never result in harm during a lifetime. Machine-learning may trump human interpretation but merely making a diagnosis does not bring us closer to the truth about the…
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TED Talk: Rita Pierson – Every kid needs a champion
TED Talk: Rita Pierson – Every kid needs a champion “One of the things that we never discuss is the value and importance of human connection…No significant learning can occur without a significant relationship…Kids don’t learn from people they don’t like.” This is easier said than done, especially in the context of higher education. How…
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Posted to Diigo 01/13/2011
Presentation Zen: We don’t seek your perfection, only your authenticity What makes you vulnerable also makes you beautiful We are hardwired for connection, says Brown. Yet all too often, connection — in relationships, in classrooms, etc. — is missing Fear is a big reason why we fail at making connections. We fear many things, but…