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AI Brain Drain?
It is not often I read the Daily Telegraph. Not withstanding the politics, the paper only provides a short introduction for free with the rest of the content languishing behind ... -
What is an algorithm?
There was an excellent article by Andrew Smith in the Guardian newspaper last week. 'Franken-algorithms: the deadly consequences of unpredictable code', examines issues with our "our new algorithmic reality and ... -
Issues in developing apprenticeship programmes: UK and Spain
After years of running down apprenticeship schemes through a policy focus on mass university education, the UK, in common with other European countries, has in the past few years turned ... -
The Green Slime Neoliberal Lens
Like many of us I guess, I am disillusioned that the rich promise of social networks for informal learning and the sharing of knowledge has been overwhelmed by endless drive ... -
They have had "Enough" of it - They say #NeverAgain
Last week I came to Tampa, Florida, for my Easter break. Due to that fact I have felt closer to the news on the current youth movement in the United ... -
The slow cancellation of the future
Writing in the Guardian, Becky Gardiner, a senior lecturer at Goldsmiths University in London, explains why she is on strike. Although the strike in the UK universities is now into ... -
Public policy is key to the digital economy
Interesting research from Harvard Business Review who have introduced the Digital Evolution Index to trace the emergence of a “digital planet,” how physical interactions — in communications, social and political exchange, ... -
Skills on their own are not enough
I have been involved in research in Vocational Education and Training for a long time. Vocational Education and Training is a strange thing. Although always popular in the German speaking ... -
Historical Anniversaries 2018 - Part One: Remembering the Victims of Holocaust
Normally I am writing on this blog about my work as researcher in vocational education and training (VET) and on learning experiences while working with practitioners in VET. However, as ... -
Boot camps closing
Interesting press release from Reuters regarding the American Coding Boot Camps - a model some policy makers in Europe have been looking at as a model for adoption. Reuters report ...