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This fantastic little video from Dr. Marty Jopson tells the story of how weather predictions moved to space. This is a relatively new technology, one that has been developing since the 60s. From dark, grainy images, to high res imagery and radiometer video feeds that gives meteorologists information about what the weather looks like...
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Although she dubs herself a mathemusician, Vi Hart is a also a superb and prolific online educator and philosopher who has the magical ability to make complex mathematical ideas consumable, accessible and fun (..at least that’s where she started out). Not too long ago, a keen, lovely and geeky follower of Vi’s, Ethan, made...
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A recent blog on the HBR network has recently grabbed my attention. It deals with data. It deals with Big Data, a hot topic that is occupying a lot of people in business. Although I’m not one for pursuing buzzwords, I relish the opportunity to discuss something that creates a common ground between a...
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When thinking about induction and the people who go through it, one image pops to mind – deer in headlight. So much information, so little time, so much to do… the result is a whirlwind of information that leaves a new-starter confused. There is a perfectly good reason to get everything done on the...
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There is one, simple, non-equivocal answer to this question. E-learning comes from it finishes. This isn’t going to be a ground-breaking, deep thoughts kind of blog, but rather one that restates a fact. A well-known fact at that too! The reason I find the need to reiterate this point is simply because I have...
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There is a lot that goes on in the learning technologies space. One of the things often heard from organisations embarking on the journey to see the Learning wood through the Technology trees is “future proofing”. Future-proofing the learning technologies wilderness is understandable guiding light. We all want to make sure that the investment...
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