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Blair Peterson

Teaching and Learning in a Networked World - 0 views

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    Keynote speech by Alex Couros on learning in todays world. Slide on informal learning.
Blair Peterson

Big Data's Impact in the World - NYTimes.com - 0 views

  • United States needs 140,000 to 190,000 more workers with “deep analytical” expertise and 1.5 million more data-literate managers, whether retrained or hired.
  • His research involves the computer-automated analysis of blog postings, Congressional speeches and press releases, and news articles, looking for insights into how political ideas spread.
  • Big Data has the potential to be “humanity’s dashboard,” an intelligent tool that can help combat poverty, crime and pollution. Privacy advocates take a dim view, warning that Big Data is Big Brother, in corporate clothing.
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  • What is Big Data? A meme and a marketing term, for sure, but also shorthand for advancing trends in technology that open the door to a new approach to understanding the world and making decisions.
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    New types of jobs that have been created that are related to data.
Blair Peterson

Foursquare's Dennis Crowley Delivers Graduation Speech at Syracuse [VIDEO] - 0 views

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    No break through pieces of information but it's interesting to hear him talk about how quickly technology is changing our lives.
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