I have been writing for years about the direction that higher education has and is going. The focus of a higher-education degree is content. Despite the myriad of protests otherwise, thousands of Masters programs around the world will have classes that will have PowerPoint sessions on the last day of class with critical content that … Continue reading
The future of work has changed. The pace of the journey into tomorrow’s world of automation and cyber assisted living has accelerated. Accelerated big time. Covid-19 isn’t disappearing with a flattened curve. The simple maths tells us that only between five and seven percent of the population has actually had Covid-19. That means that all … Continue reading
How is a stream of consciousness not thinking? We all know what a stream of consciousness feels like – it is the incessant babble that resonates in our head during almost all of our conscious lifetime. In fact, it is the defining characteristic of consciousness. If we are consciousness, we have a stream of consciousness. … Continue reading
Transferability is a problem in every area of learning. One of the primary goals of any training or education is transferability. To paraphrase Bjork, we have is the need to produce and have available a mental representation of the knowledge or skill that allows for flexible access to that information in different settings. The problem … Continue reading
Given that the future of work is quite uncertain for most workers, the idea of continuous learning to remain relevant in the workforce is widely accepted by those who study the area. With experts split between a utopian and dystopian outlook, we have to wonder what it will look like for the average worker – … Continue reading
Critical analysis is the result of carefully evaluating the premise upon which a conclusion is based. A thorough critical analysis is an important part of any decision making and includes not only the consideration of the conclusion of other works, but a thorough analysis of the basis upon which these conclusions are formed. Too often, … Continue reading
A typical university class of roughly 400 students meets in a lecture hall for their bi-weekly factual feeding. The professor speaks, the Powerpoint slides are set on a crisp white background with red font, and students are scribbling down notes that are their lifeline for the upcoming exam, the supposed measure of learning. John, a … Continue reading
The next industrial revolution is going to disintegrate many jobs while also creating new ones in its wake. The skills that are going to stand out, and to a large extent be required, in the workforce of the near future, are detailed in an earlier post and are what we at Socelor are aiming to transfer to learners … Continue reading
Rational thinking is basic to our functioning human beings. Being able to consider the information available, organize it in a way that leads to a logical solution begins very early in cognitive development. With maturation, concrete rational thinking can become more sophisticated with the ability to consider more information in order to reach a decision. … Continue reading
We are in a time when continuous learning is becoming the accepted norm in life. We no longer get some schooling, find a job, and then work there until retirement. There are too many changes in the workplace and society for us to simply park after learning. We must constantly learn in order to maintain … Continue reading
