Let the machines do the routine and brute work, we think. Sounds like a reasonable argument. But machines are not capable of replacing humans in every aspect of work. In some cases (like fighting Covid19, it will be nice if machines can completely take over, but they can’t). They can do parts, but not the […]
Read more >Slowly more and more products are incorporating elements of Machine Learning and AI. Product Managers need to understand what the technologies are about and their impact. These articles ease you gently into the role of a product manager and provide some great tips. Machine Learning for Product Managers As Martin Zinkevich’s document on best practices […]
Read more >Links – May 16, 2020 Yesterday I tweeted about “learning to learn” and mentioned that AI would help us learn better. One of my students asked me to share some useful links. Here are a few starting points. I am going to use Education as a proxy for Learning even though they are not exactly […]
Read more >If you are just starting out programming, you may want to learn a language, and start exploring by building small applications. Don’t worry that you don’t know object-oriented analysis/modeling and design. You can learn them when you need them. This is true of algorithms, data structures, object-orientation, software engineering as well. You can build simple […]
Read more >Keep the talking part of sessions between 20-40 minutes. Have 2 or 3 sessions distributed through the day. Have people work on things individually or in small groups. Identify clear (intermediate) deliverables each day. Let people present/showcase their work in the final session. Set up a system to track engagement Create a system of #LearningAnalytics […]
Read more >If you are trying to build Machine Learning/AI applications, you may need a lot data to test your models. Here are a few of my favorite lists and a search engine for finding data sets. Kdnuggets Datasets for Data Mining and Data Science Google Dataset Search is another cool resource. I discovered it while browsing […]
Read more >Some of my old blog posts on blogging. They contain some good links to resources. Why I Blog? Effective Bloggers are Learners, Thinkers, Explorers and Dreamers Research: How Do You Find What Blogs to Read? Blogging Has Changed My Life Looking for Ideas for Blogging?
Read more >Just finished reading this book. I was tweeting a few quotes as I was reading the book. Here is the full list. Before you read the quotes, please remember the context Charlie was mostly answering questions about being an Investor. Let us first look at these quotes. There is no way you can live an […]
Read more >Why I wrote this book This is the fifth edition of a book I started writing in 1999, when I was teaching at Colby College. I had taught an introductory computer science class using the Java programming language, but I had not found a textbook I was happy with. For one thing, they were all […]
Read more >How do you bootstrap a culture of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in your college? Start an Innovation and Entrepreneurship development activity. Find a few mentors from the industry. Involve your nearest TiE/NASSCOM/NEN/CII chapters. Have each mentor adopt a few projects. They can teach students how to generate ideas, build demonstrable prototypes, find initial users and validate […]
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