1033 - People Meet Technology: Trends and Tech Observations

Elliott Masie’s Learning TRENDS - January 13, 2019
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People & Technology: Trends and Tech Observations! 

The most intriguing intersection for me, as a learning professional, is the changing intersection of People and Technology. 

For the last few decades, we looked at the exciting expansion of technology to enable the scaling and agility of learning delivery.  The internet allowed the growth of e-Learning.  The learning systems enabled enterprise wide tracking and distribution of a wider set of learning experiences.  And, the mobile device wave opened up many new models of content, context and interaction design. 

Now, in 2020, there are new intersections of Learning and Technology that will challenge, stretch and disrupt many elements of design and workplaces. 

Having just spent 4 intense days at the CES event in Las Vegas, with 200,000 colleagues, exploring waves of new technology, here are some of the upcoming TRENDS that we will encounter as learning leaders: 

* Sensing Tech: The workplace will have more and more sensing technologies.  These will range from recognition cameras (for faces and objects),to biometric wearables (to sense stress and readiness).  And, there will be more integration of workflow data with human data - to provide a big and more personal analysis of each step in a work process. 

* Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Those words are everywhere and can be quite confusing and overstated.  But, our technology coding will embrace more and more AI - using historical and real time data as well as Machine Learning to adapt processes from utilization steps. 

* Automation: From smarter systems, to robotics in the workplace, to next wave automation - many of the steps and stages in a work process  will add dynamically evolving automation. This will enhance and evolve the role of training, learning and performance design. 

* Media Shifts: Shorter, more framed for viewing on mobile devices, more indexing, more tagging, elements of interaction, simulation and gaming are growing, ready for globalization. 

* Curation Structures, Tagging and Searching:  The personalization of content search, creation and publishing will shift - allowing for more targeting of content to the needs of learners. 

* Voice and Integrated Response Ecosystems: The worlds of Alexa, Google Home, Siri and others will integrate at the workplace.  Our work systems and tools may allow or require workers to use one of these devices/languages and there will be shared “skills” or models that will work with many of these consumer response systems. 

These and other technologies will require the Learning, HR, Workplace Design and Performance teams to build their ability to meld: 

Technology That Changes Work Processes
WITH
People Behavioral Design Approaches 

We will have to be able to apply technology capacities to the human dimensions of a work role and to build new flexibility with workplace automation and content agility. 

Our design models must start to include the roles that smarter tech and automation will bring new work roles and tasks. How do we build competence and confidence in a more tech rich workplace? 

Excited to hear your thoughts and comments! Send me a note to emasie@masie.com 

CURATION & LEARNING LAB: There are several spaces available in our next edition of “Curation & Learning LAB” that I will host in Saratoga Springs at the MASIE Center from Feb 4 to 6, 2020. Details at http://www.masie.com 

Yours in learning, 

Elliott Masie
Email: emasie@masie.com 
Twitter: @emasie   

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Terms of Service for Learning? Who Owns YOUR Learning Data? Elliott CES Report

TO: Learning TRENDS
FROM: Elliott Masie, The MASIE Center
DATE: January 7, 2020 - Note #3 from CES
RE: TOS - Terms of Service! Who Owns Your/My Learning Data?

TOS is a term that has been vibrating in my head for the last 24 hours, here at CES in Las Vegas. TOS is the Terms of Service agreement that we all consent to in almost every technology product, but rarely read and almost never remember.

TOS usually has a paragraph about Data Ownership. Your TOS for Facebook actually gives them significant access to your photographs that are used to build an extensive image and facial recognition database. Your car’s GPS has data on your driving habits, destinations, and even driving errors - but is there a TOS for the data, if it is connected to a cloud and they could share it with other companies - including insurance agencies.

What about a TOS for Learning and Learning Systems?

When YOU (or any employee) take an online learning module, what is the Learning Terms of Service (TOS)? If YOU take an class on statistics, the learning system COULD collect information on your interests, your content skills, your learning gaps or weaknesses. Can they use or even sell that data to other companies?

Let’s develop a simple-to-read, graphically easy Learning TOS that would accurately show learners the ownership and data rights they have (or do not have) before they start a learning program. If you would be interested in thinking about a global Learning TOS, send me a note to emasie@masie.com

If you have ANY questions or read/watch reports from CES and have questions or something cool that we should visit, send a note to me at emasie@masie.com.

Elliott Masie.
The MASIE Center & Learning CONSORTIUM
emasie@masie.com

Note: Curation & Learning LAB will be held in Saratoga Springs, from February 4th to 6th. Spaces are limited. Details at http://www.masie.com

Intelligence of Things, Social Robots, Critical Tech - Briefing #2 from CES

TO: Learning TRENDS.
FROM: Elliott Masie, The MASIE Center.
DATE: January 6, 2020 - Note #2 from CES .
RE:  Intelligence of Things, Social Robots, XR and Tech TRENDS.

Today’s briefing is a 15 minute video run-through of key Tech TRENDS from the CES Show in Las Vegas, with implications for the world of Learning and Performance. I detail some findings and predictions related to:

- IOT - From Internet of Things to Intelligence of Things.
- Consumer Side of AI.
- XR - Blending of Immersive Media.
- Robotics.
- And more possible futures for Learning in the Workplace!

Click image below or https://vimeo.com/383139968

If you have ANY questions or read/watch reports from CES and have questions or something cool that we should visit, send a note to me at emasie@masie.com. 

Elliott Masie
The MASIE Center & Learning CONSORTIUM
emasie@masie.com

Note: Curation & Learning LAB will be held in Saratoga Springs, from February 4th to 6th. Spaces are limited. Details at http://www.masie.com

Tech Meets Learning - Elliott Notes from CES - #1

TO: Learning TRENDS 
FROM: Elliott Masie, The MASIE Center
DATE: On the Way to Vegas - January 5, 2020 - Note #1
RE:  When Tech Meets Learning - Curating Innovations MindMap

This is the first note of my reporting from the CES Show in Las Vegas, where over 175,000 folks will be spending a week looking at almost 10,000 technology innovations.  In fact, I am on the airplane to Vegas right now and have finished a MindMap that we will use to scan and curate the widest range of new (and often over-hyped) announcements in every field.

Joseph South, my colleague from ISTE will be joining us as we visit displays, demonstrations and briefings about AI, Machine Learning, Automation, 5G, Responsive Tech and much more.  Here is version 1.0 of our Tech Meets Learning MindMap:

Tech Meets Learning:  MASIE and ISTE MindMap for CES Exploration

We will be posting content, media clips, and FAQs during this coming week. Our goal is to look at the emerging TRENDS in Tech and explore how they might (or might not) be stretched or deployed for Learning & Education (from workplace to K-12 and Higher Ed).

Check back to www.masie.com starting on Monday Morning and it will take you to our daily feeds.

If you have ANY questions or read/watch reports from CES and have questions or something cool that we should visit, send a note to me at emasie@masie.com.

Confession: This is my week to totally Geek-Out. I will be connecting with Tech Pioneers that I have known my whole life (e.g. the inventor of the Spreadsheet) to college students creating disruptive new tech. Be Warned :)

Elliott Masie
The MASIE Center & Learning CONSORTIUM
emasie@masie.com

Note: Curation & Learning LAB will be held in Saratoga Springs, from February 4th to 6th. Spaces are limited. Details at http://www.masie.com