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A Brief History of AI

Learningtogo

1837: Charles Babbage invents “the analytical engine,” a machine designed to perform mathematical calculations. 1898: Inventor and electrical engineer Nikola Tesla suggests that it might be possible to build a machine that is operated through a program, using a “borrowed mind” and wireless communication.

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Skills Capability Building – Knowledge Workforce VS Frontline Workforce

Disprz

The brain (knowledge workforce) and the face (frontline workforce) of the company, play a vital role in outmaneuvering these uncertainties. Engineers, system analysts, researchers, web designers, architects, IT professionals, etc. fall in the category of knowledge workers. fall in the category of knowledge workers.

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Concept Worker

Tony Karrer

But then he describes how we've really moved on past that to a new age where the dominant value for most organizations are created by high-end knowledge workers working on concepts. That is to make emphasis on his focus on the right-brain aspects. The person in the call center does quite a bit of routine knowledge work.

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Tapping the Social Grid - Free Webinar

Tony Karrer

I'm going to be doing a free webinar with Mark Sylvester of IntroNetworks that's about Crowdsourcing in the Small and Social Brain. The methods and norms for tapping into the social grid are often not well understood by concept workers. He will show an over the shoulder view of a modern knowledge worker tapping into the social grid.

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eLearning - Social Media - Mobile Learning

Tony Karrer

. - Business Casual , May 16, 2009 Discovering Instructional Design 3: A Systems Approach - The E-Learning Curve , May 22, 2009 Shifting to Adobe eLearning suite – reuse existing Articulate Engage and Quizmaker content - Adobe Captivate Blog , May 19, 2009 Social Learning Podcast Transcripts - Top Objections Webinar & Twitter Troubles - Engaged (..)

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Social Grid Follow-up

Tony Karrer

Leveraging Networks is Key Skill and the most important Knowledge Worker Skill Gap. Tools and Methods for Networks and Communities - Discusses specific tools and methods for using Networks and Communities as part of Knowledge Work. Q : What does it mean that Tony's blog is his outboard brain ? Yes - that's exactly true.

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Top 70 eLearning Articles - Hot Topics: iPad Adobe Captivate - July 2010

eLearning Learning Posts

Brain Learning and eLearning Design - The Learning Circuits Blog , July 1, 2010 David Grebow suggested this month’s Big Question (thanks David). There’s been a lot of discussion around cognitive theory and “how the brain learns.&# Suggestions for optimal use of the Text to speech engine , July 29, 2010.