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Agile Service Teams

February 12, 2021 Gary Natriello 0

Although agile methods of organizing are often discussed for core functions such as IT or product development, a piece by McKinsey partners Quentin Jadoul, Deepak Mahadevan, and Philippine Risch highlights the methods and benefits of […]

Policing by the Numbers

February 12, 2021 Gary Natriello 0

An excerpt in Fast Company from a new book by Jon Fasman offers a concise overview of some of the issues raised by the use of algorithms for predictive policing, particularly when those algorithms are […]

Curveballs and Catch 22s

February 9, 2021 Gary Natriello 0

In an era where this is so much emphasis on clear and unambiguous assignments for students to allow for fair assessments, it is refreshing to see Michael McDowell discussing some of the benefits of teachers […]

Innovation and Lifelong Learning

January 24, 2021 Gary Natriello 0

A list of the habits of innovators highlights the importance of self-directed and lifelong learning as a foundation for continuing growth and inspiration. Habits like the pursuit of knowledge, openness to new ideas, and a […]

Courses of the Living Dead

January 23, 2021 Gary Natriello 0

BoingBoing is featuring a twitter thread in which a student discovers that the professor in the online course he has been taking died in 2019. Assuming the report is accurate in claiming that the university […]

The Distance Learning Gap

January 22, 2021 Gary Natriello 0

Writing in The Guardian, Sally Weale explains the wide gap in the distance learning experiences of rich and poor children in the UK as revealed by a study conducted by the Sutton Trust.. The COVID19 […]

Regulating Hiring Algorithms

January 15, 2021 Gary Natriello 0

With the growing use of software programs to assist in the hiring process, it was only a matter of time before the issue of government regulation to guard against bias arose. Now, Tom Simonite sets […]

Beginning Lifelong Learning

January 15, 2021 Gary Natriello 0

Check out a great excerpt from Tom Vanderbilt’s new book, Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning. In the piece he highlights five insights from the book: 1) using the power of the […]

Designing for Mental Health

January 9, 2021 Gary Natriello 0

Jane Margolies in the New York Times reports on a new wave of facilities to address mental health patients in which the building is designed to contribute to the treatment. A number of features are […]

Automating Racism

December 31, 2020 Gary Natriello 0

Writing in Technology Review, Deborah Raji explains how data sets assembled in contexts where white supremacy is common can carry forward the racist attitudes contained in the data. When such data sets are used as […]