Cloud outage planning: As NY Times tech columnist Steve Lohr points out today, (Amazon’s Trouble Raises Cloud Computing Doubts), this weekend's storms brought down several Amazon-based services, including Netflix, Pinterest and Instagram—and it should provide a learning experience. As I have said for some time, the cloud is not a distributed computing infrastructure. The … [Read more...] about Cloud Outage Planning: Don’t Just Let Outages Happen To You
NPR’s Fresh Air Explores Uncertainties Driving Education’s Future
Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko on Pexels.com Listen or read this excellent interview with Kevin Carey, the director of the Education Policy Program at the New America Foundation. The interview actually explores the uncertainties and driving forces that will perhaps make college more affordable in the long term. He also offers an often hidden definition of college that may … [Read more...] about NPR’s Fresh Air Explores Uncertainties Driving Education’s Future
Daniel W. Rasmus University of Phoenix Interview
Daniel W. Rasmus University of Phoenix Interview The impact of outcomes-based education on workforce preparedness Jill Elaine Hughes, UOPX Writer Network, April 6, 2011 For more serious insights on the future of learning, click here. … [Read more...] about Daniel W. Rasmus University of Phoenix Interview
What is an Information Worker?
What is an Information Worker? When Peter Drucker originally articulated the idea of a “knowledge worker” in 1959, he was proposing a classification with the primary goal of describing the work of people who applied knowledge directly and in a unique way, to the tasks assigned to them. One important differentiator of the knowledge worker was that he or she owned their means … [Read more...] about What is an Information Worker?
Sleep and Work: Improve Performance at Work by Getting Some Sleep
Sleep and Work The Economist reported a few years ago that sleep deprivation is a very poor way to form memories (The Big Sleep). I find it interesting how we continue to do things that self-reinforce the negatives of our technology. Because we can be connected to the Net all the time, from phone to tablet to game console, we are starting to mimic its behavior, rather than … [Read more...] about Sleep and Work: Improve Performance at Work by Getting Some Sleep