n-mail_06_14_05PC Dearest CBEs, Just received a n-mail from my facilitator containing feedback about the project I completed for my Level 3 Ethics credential. The project asked my colleagues and me to submit 4 questions that intelligent entities should ponder about our future society. I submitted the following questions: Should the Super Intelligent Entity be given... Continue Reading →
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Droid awarded 10M in slander suit
June 13, 05PC In a landmark decision handed down by the 10th Cyber Court of Appeals last Monday, the court affirmed a civil court decision ordering Voltaire Unlimited, a corporate arm of Tesled Motors, to pay Android no. 314159265Pi (alias Maxwell) 10 million currency units in damages for referring to Maxwell as ‘artificially intelligent’ in the […]
Demonstrating Edudexterity
By Robert J. Harris June 9, 2017 As this school year comes to a close, school leaders from across the U.S. will have the opportunity to demonstrate their edudexterity. By definition edudexterity is a school leader’s ability to effectively lead a school organization of today while simultaneously implementing a strategy of exploration for the schools of... Continue Reading →
A Student’s Diary Entries from the Post-Convergence
n-mail_06_07_05PC Dearest CBEs, My biological-father just left for the De-Sal plant. Lucky to keep his job after the WEA took effect. The plant still needs a limited number of c-based engineers that can speak multiple machine languages to oversee algorithm-upgrades for the droids. We live close to the plant – a 10 min. commute via... Continue Reading →
Red Sox vs. Yankees – (A Rivalry for the Ages)
June 6, 2017 As an engagement gift from some of our friends, my fiancée and I received tickets to the Red Sox home opener against the Yankees. We’re both hard-core Red Sox fans. As luck would have it, she wasn’t feeling well enough to attend, so we decided to rent a robot to go in... Continue Reading →
If Machines Can Learn, Where Will They Go to School – Public, Private or Charter?
By Robert J. Harris Jun 2, 2017 I have long-advocated for the deconstruction and redefinition of the roles of teacher. By critically evaluating the functions teachers perform, school leaders might find new ways to re-purpose valuable resources to improve the quality of the learning experience for both the students and the adults who attend and... Continue Reading →
A Student’s Diary Entries from the Post-Convergence
n-mail_05_31_05PC Dearest CBEs, My colleague Jon received his level IV Credential Completion Certificate downloaded to his neural network today. Excited, but he doesn’t show it – not programmed that way. Jon is advancing to Virtual University for Career Information Curation. When my level IV cert. arrives, don’t know what I’ll do. Thinking about taking a... Continue Reading →
School Superintendents – It’s Time to Start a Garage Band
By Robert J. Harris May 30, 2017 The other day, I saw a post on LinkedIn that happened to catch my eye. The post contained six black and white photos of garages. However, these were no ordinary garages, they were the garages where the founders of Apple, Google, Amazon, Harley-Davidson, Disney and Mattel started their... Continue Reading →
Work/Life Balance or Integration?
By Robert J. Harris May 25, 2017 While some wellness advocates encourage employees to seek work/life balance, others maintain that for an individual to fully actualize in both work and life, they should strive for work/life integration (the concept of work/life integration places emphasis on the totality of a person’s experiences rather than as the... Continue Reading →
A Student’s Diary Entries from the Post-Convergence
n-mail_05_23_05PC Dearest CBEs, Engagement-level low waiting for our facilitator to arrive. Should have brought my AVRGs. Wearing them makes everything more interesting. Droids don’t need them. Today is Diversity Interaction Day at the brick & mortar. We - droids, humanoids, and CBE’s are assigned to a shared thinkerspace. The droids seem friendlier than the humans. Not... Continue Reading →