#skills — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #skills, aggregated by home.social.
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Communication expert explains Dolly Parton’s trick to handle people who talked down to her
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Boomers share 20 life skills they’re proud they learned but are rarely used today
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The risks of integrating AI too rapidly into higher education
I thought this was an interesting announcement from Surrey. I certainly see the appeal of being able to publicly say you’re doing this:
Rather than introducing AI as an additional skill, Surrey is undertaking a systematic redesign of every degree programme. This transformation will ensure that, as AI becomes embedded across society and the economy, Surrey students retain deep disciplinary expertise, develop critical judgement, and understand the implications of deploying AI within their field. In a course on voting behaviour, for instance, students are given a simple brief: pick an election, ask ChatGPT to explain the result, then interrogate whether AI got it right – testing its response against established theories of political behaviour, datasets from the British Election Study and published academic research. Students are enabled to identify and explain where the AI is vague or inaccurate, so that AI is not a shortcut but a prompt for deeper analysis.
Every student – from foundation year through to postgraduate – will develop applied, discipline-specific AI capability as a core part of their studies. Surrey graduates will be equipped to shape how AI is used, challenged and governed in real-world contexts – ensuring that they remain trusted, capable and competitive in a labour market reshaped by AI.
What does “discipline-specific AI capability” mean though? My concern is that the current commercial landscape is so profoundly uncertain (given token economics etc) that a masterplan about what capacities to equip graduates with is doomed to failure. You either specify ‘capability’ in abstraction from current tools and risk a lack of practical relevance or you specify it in terms of current tools and risk being rendered out of date when those tools go through a rapid shift in terms of access, resourcing and capabilities. It’s not tenable to do nothing. But I think doing too much, all at once, risks being counter productive by locking in approaches and techniques which risk obsolence.
There is a stated commitment that AI “will be used selectively and purposefully, only where it improves educational outcomes, while ensuring that core competencies, from clinical reasoning and legal judgement to engineering design and creative practice, are preserved and strengthened”. I agree! But this is work which needs careful learning design, it needs identification of best practice, it needs willing colleagues. It’s a long-term direction of travel, rather than an outcome. I just don’t see how you do it without having an army of learning designs working 24/7 with academic teams suddenly full of time for development.
#AI #higherEducation #skills #Surrey #tokenEconomics -
The risks of integrating AI too rapidly into higher education
I thought this was an interesting announcement from Surrey. I certainly see the appeal of being able to publicly say you’re doing this:
Rather than introducing AI as an additional skill, Surrey is undertaking a systematic redesign of every degree programme. This transformation will ensure that, as AI becomes embedded across society and the economy, Surrey students retain deep disciplinary expertise, develop critical judgement, and understand the implications of deploying AI within their field. In a course on voting behaviour, for instance, students are given a simple brief: pick an election, ask ChatGPT to explain the result, then interrogate whether AI got it right – testing its response against established theories of political behaviour, datasets from the British Election Study and published academic research. Students are enabled to identify and explain where the AI is vague or inaccurate, so that AI is not a shortcut but a prompt for deeper analysis.
Every student – from foundation year through to postgraduate – will develop applied, discipline-specific AI capability as a core part of their studies. Surrey graduates will be equipped to shape how AI is used, challenged and governed in real-world contexts – ensuring that they remain trusted, capable and competitive in a labour market reshaped by AI.
What does “discipline-specific AI capability” mean though? My concern is that the current commercial landscape is so profoundly uncertain (given token economics etc) that a masterplan about what capacities to equip graduates with is doomed to failure. You either specify ‘capability’ in abstraction from current tools and risk a lack of practical relevance or you specify it in terms of current tools and risk being rendered out of date when those tools go through a rapid shift in terms of access, resourcing and capabilities. It’s not tenable to do nothing. But I think doing too much, all at once, risks being counter productive by locking in approaches and techniques which risk obsolence.
There is a stated commitment that AI “will be used selectively and purposefully, only where it improves educational outcomes, while ensuring that core competencies, from clinical reasoning and legal judgement to engineering design and creative practice, are preserved and strengthened”. I agree! But this is work which needs careful learning design, it needs identification of best practice, it needs willing colleagues. It’s a long-term direction of travel, rather than an outcome. I just don’t see how you do it without having an army of learning designs working 24/7 with academic teams suddenly full of time for development.
#AI #higherEducation #skills #Surrey #tokenEconomics -
The risks of integrating AI too rapidly into higher education
I thought this was an interesting announcement from Surrey. I certainly see the appeal of being able to publicly say you’re doing this:
Rather than introducing AI as an additional skill, Surrey is undertaking a systematic redesign of every degree programme. This transformation will ensure that, as AI becomes embedded across society and the economy, Surrey students retain deep disciplinary expertise, develop critical judgement, and understand the implications of deploying AI within their field. In a course on voting behaviour, for instance, students are given a simple brief: pick an election, ask ChatGPT to explain the result, then interrogate whether AI got it right – testing its response against established theories of political behaviour, datasets from the British Election Study and published academic research. Students are enabled to identify and explain where the AI is vague or inaccurate, so that AI is not a shortcut but a prompt for deeper analysis.
Every student – from foundation year through to postgraduate – will develop applied, discipline-specific AI capability as a core part of their studies. Surrey graduates will be equipped to shape how AI is used, challenged and governed in real-world contexts – ensuring that they remain trusted, capable and competitive in a labour market reshaped by AI.
What does “discipline-specific AI capability” mean though? My concern is that the current commercial landscape is so profoundly uncertain (given token economics etc) that a masterplan about what capacities to equip graduates with is doomed to failure. You either specify ‘capability’ in abstraction from current tools and risk a lack of practical relevance or you specify it in terms of current tools and risk being rendered out of date when those tools go through a rapid shift in terms of access, resourcing and capabilities. It’s not tenable to do nothing. But I think doing too much, all at once, risks being counter productive by locking in approaches and techniques which risk obsolence.
There is a stated commitment that AI “will be used selectively and purposefully, only where it improves educational outcomes, while ensuring that core competencies, from clinical reasoning and legal judgement to engineering design and creative practice, are preserved and strengthened”. I agree! But this is work which needs careful learning design, it needs identification of best practice, it needs willing colleagues. It’s a long-term direction of travel, rather than an outcome. I just don’t see how you do it without having an army of learning designs working 24/7 with academic teams suddenly full of time for development.
#AI #higherEducation #skills #Surrey #tokenEconomics -
The risks of integrating AI too rapidly into higher education
I thought this was an interesting announcement from Surrey. I certainly see the appeal of being able to publicly say you’re doing this:
Rather than introducing AI as an additional skill, Surrey is undertaking a systematic redesign of every degree programme. This transformation will ensure that, as AI becomes embedded across society and the economy, Surrey students retain deep disciplinary expertise, develop critical judgement, and understand the implications of deploying AI within their field. In a course on voting behaviour, for instance, students are given a simple brief: pick an election, ask ChatGPT to explain the result, then interrogate whether AI got it right – testing its response against established theories of political behaviour, datasets from the British Election Study and published academic research. Students are enabled to identify and explain where the AI is vague or inaccurate, so that AI is not a shortcut but a prompt for deeper analysis.
Every student – from foundation year through to postgraduate – will develop applied, discipline-specific AI capability as a core part of their studies. Surrey graduates will be equipped to shape how AI is used, challenged and governed in real-world contexts – ensuring that they remain trusted, capable and competitive in a labour market reshaped by AI.
What does “discipline-specific AI capability” mean though? My concern is that the current commercial landscape is so profoundly uncertain (given token economics etc) that a masterplan about what capacities to equip graduates with is doomed to failure. You either specify ‘capability’ in abstraction from current tools and risk a lack of practical relevance or you specify it in terms of current tools and risk being rendered out of date when those tools go through a rapid shift in terms of access, resourcing and capabilities. It’s not tenable to do nothing. But I think doing too much, all at once, risks being counter productive by locking in approaches and techniques which risk obsolence.
There is a stated commitment that AI “will be used selectively and purposefully, only where it improves educational outcomes, while ensuring that core competencies, from clinical reasoning and legal judgement to engineering design and creative practice, are preserved and strengthened”. I agree! But this is work which needs careful learning design, it needs identification of best practice, it needs willing colleagues. It’s a long-term direction of travel, rather than an outcome. I just don’t see how you do it without having an army of learning designs working 24/7 with academic teams suddenly full of time for development.
#AI #higherEducation #skills #Surrey #tokenEconomics -
The risks of integrating AI too rapidly into higher education
I thought this was an interesting announcement from Surrey. I certainly see the appeal of being able to publicly say you’re doing this:
Rather than introducing AI as an additional skill, Surrey is undertaking a systematic redesign of every degree programme. This transformation will ensure that, as AI becomes embedded across society and the economy, Surrey students retain deep disciplinary expertise, develop critical judgement, and understand the implications of deploying AI within their field. In a course on voting behaviour, for instance, students are given a simple brief: pick an election, ask ChatGPT to explain the result, then interrogate whether AI got it right – testing its response against established theories of political behaviour, datasets from the British Election Study and published academic research. Students are enabled to identify and explain where the AI is vague or inaccurate, so that AI is not a shortcut but a prompt for deeper analysis.
Every student – from foundation year through to postgraduate – will develop applied, discipline-specific AI capability as a core part of their studies. Surrey graduates will be equipped to shape how AI is used, challenged and governed in real-world contexts – ensuring that they remain trusted, capable and competitive in a labour market reshaped by AI.
What does “discipline-specific AI capability” mean though? My concern is that the current commercial landscape is so profoundly uncertain (given token economics etc) that a masterplan about what capacities to equip graduates with is doomed to failure. You either specify ‘capability’ in abstraction from current tools and risk a lack of practical relevance or you specify it in terms of current tools and risk being rendered out of date when those tools go through a rapid shift in terms of access, resourcing and capabilities. It’s not tenable to do nothing. But I think doing too much, all at once, risks being counter productive by locking in approaches and techniques which risk obsolence.
There is a stated commitment that AI “will be used selectively and purposefully, only where it improves educational outcomes, while ensuring that core competencies, from clinical reasoning and legal judgement to engineering design and creative practice, are preserved and strengthened”. I agree! But this is work which needs careful learning design, it needs identification of best practice, it needs willing colleagues. It’s a long-term direction of travel, rather than an outcome. I just don’t see how you do it without having an army of learning designs working 24/7 with academic teams suddenly full of time for development.
#AI #higherEducation #skills #Surrey #tokenEconomics -
Psychologist shares the 1 change couples who secretly resent each other must make
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11 people share the ‘harsh truths’ that helped them become far more emotionally mature
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Personal finance expert shares 10 frugal habits that create ‘middle-class millionaires’
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Personal finance expert shares 10 frugal habits that create ‘middle-class millionaires’
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Personal finance expert shares 10 frugal habits that create ‘middle-class millionaires’
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The ‘Buy Nothing Rebellion’ is growing as more people opt out of modern consumerism
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/buy-nothing-rebellion-growing-ex1-2/
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The #Biomass #Dilemma: Can #Burning #Wood Really Be ‘#Renewable’? : Medium
#Quantum ‘#Fingerprints’ May Be #Shaping Your #Decisions—And Ultimately Your Free #Will, #Scientist Says : Misc
Is #AI #Ruining our #Skills? Early results are in — and they’re not good : Nature
Latest #KnowledgeLinks
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https://nkvssp.thecomicseries.com/comics/675/
Skills matter. Don't call the ex.
#kitteh #puppy #ralph #skills #tuesday #webcomics #webcomicchat #comicbookhour #comics #NKVSSP #ickList #yelling #behaviors #writeItDown #compareNotes #weforget #mentalhealthmatters #MentalWellness #tuesdaymorning #vibecheck
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George Orwell shared ‘6 rules for writing’ in 1946. People say they’re more essential than ever.
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/george-orwell-ex1/
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What Jobs Are Most Likely to Be Replaced by AI?
Artificial intelligence is advancing faster than many people expected. New tools are appearing every month, businesses are investing heavily in automation, and entire industries are being transformed by software capable of performing tasks that once required human workers. As a result, one question continues to dominate discussions about the future of work.What jobs are most likely to be replaced by AI?The answer is not as simple as many headlines suggest. Artificial intelligence is unlikely […] -
https://nkvssp.thecomicseries.com/comics/631/
#tbtThursday anger unchecked can harm folks you never intended
#displacement #throwbackthursday #thursdaythought #webcomics #webcomicchat #comicbookhour #comics #nkvssp #anger #yelling #psychology #skills #thursdayfeeling #vibecheck
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Claude Code Emergent Behavior: When Skills Combine
https://vibeandscribe.xyz/posts/2025-01-07-emergent-behavior.html
#HackerNews #Claude #Code #Emergent #Behavior #Skills #Combine #Technology #Innovation
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PCB Design Review: TinySparrow, A Module For CAN Hacking, v2 https://hackaday.com/2025/12/09/pcb-design-review-tinysparrow-a-module-for-can-hacking-v2/ #designreview #Featured #PCBHacks #Skills
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PCB Design Review: A 5V UPS With LTC4040 - Do you have a 5 V device you want to run 24/7, no matter whether you have electric... - https://hackaday.com/2024/06/13/pcb-design-review-a-5v-ups-with-ltc4040/ #uninterruptiblepowersupply #designreview #featured #battery #skills #ups
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Design Review: DPI-LVDS Sony Vaio LCD Devboard - Ordering a PCB with mistakes sucks. We should help each other avoid such mistakes ... - https://hackaday.com/2024/03/12/design-review-dpi-lvds-sony-vaio-lcd-devboard/ #designreview #raspberrypi #featured #how-to #skills #lvds #dpi
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Canada’s got AI talent. Let’s keep it here
#Canada #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Economy #Technology #Innovation #Labour #RD #Skills #TalentEcosystem #TechInnovation #AIStartups #PolicyInvestment #CanadianAI #TalentEcosystem #InnovationHub #AltaMLSuccess
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Circuit VR: Some Op Amps - Circuit simulations are great because you can experiment with circuits and make changes with almost ... - https://hackaday.com/2020/12/24/circuit-vr-some-op-amps/ #operationalamplifier #hackadaycolumns #simulation #simulator #falstad #skills #opamps #op-amp #opamp