Democratizing Expertise with AI Training and Learning Tools

Week 6: It's Getting Pretty Equitable in Here

This week, I am researching how we can democratize expertise using AI Training and Personalized learning tools and platforms. But you know me, I must have context before I granularly explore anything. Let's review basic definitions. Why? A: these change over time, and B: how can we see the larger picture without them??

Shifting the Learning Landscape

Traditionally, we learn at school via lectures and books, whether in person or, recently, online. However, we can break barriers and increase access to high-quality training and expertise with solid philosophies such as the "train-the-trainer" and micro-learning modules and peer-to-peer programs such as champions, sponsors, and mentorship. AI and adaptive learning technology are providing more accessible and personalized learning experiences. AI models can be trained to adapt in real-time to an expert-designed course on platforms and MOOCs like Coursera and Edx, among others.?

Personalization, Availability, and Coaching?

AI Training Tools' capabilities greatly depend upon their features and availability. Features can include built-in automation, coaching, feedback, peer review, and smartly designed modules. Automated Feedback and Coaching is a game-changer; it extends the learning environment outside the platform and encourages intelligent debate, discussion, and idea exchange.? It adds a civil, social aspect to the learning environment, making it a comprehensive growth tool for the learner, both professionally and personally. What good is expert knowledge if you're too unstable to work in person with others? Users interact on the platform and can sync their identities and profiles, meaning long-term networking, friendships, and families can be borne from these learning environments.?

Geocentric List: Philosophers and Experts Over Time

1. Ancient Greece and Rome (6th - 4th Centuries BC): Thales, Hippocrates, Aristotle, Anaxagoras, Jesus Christ, Cicero, Plato,?

2. Ancient Maya/Aztec Civilizations (1300 - 1521 AD): Tlamatinime, Yax k'uk' Mo', Nezahualcoyotl?

3. Ancient African Civilizations (including Ancient Egypt):? Imhotep, Ptahhotep, Menes?

4. East and South Asia (6th Century BC - 17th Century AD) and Ancient India (Vedic Period - Mughal Empire): Confucius, Sun Tzu, Zhang Heng, Adi Shankara, Gautama Buddha, and Aryabhat.?

4. Europe (Medieval Period - Renaissance): Ptolemy, Copernicus, Johannes Kepler, Descartes

Ancient Egypt (3300 BCE to 525 BCE) is where the first dawn of modern medical care was found, including bone setting, dentistry, simple surgery, and the use of different medicinal pharmacopeias (NIHR).?

AI IS ONE HOT TOPIC?

Will it take over the world? Is it evil? The answer is dependent upon how it is sought out and utilized. When we fear things, we tend not to seek them out, judge them, and avoid them. AI is there for the taking when we seek it out. Luckily, it's available with personalized features, which update, shift, and grow with you.??

Regardless of growing concerns, AI is accessible and equitable, and here's why: there are currently around 10k sizeable AI companies and 60k solopreneurs or small partnerships in addition. The number grows each day by 10-70 more. This means that all one needs to do is type "AI resume help" or "AI language help" into their search engine and find free and accessible resources aplenty. You only need a device, an internet connection, and basic typing skills. Previously significant barriers to adoption include a digital literacy gap and unequal access to technology and connection. These are most common in historically lower-income communities and older demographics. Other issues include data biases in the output and a need for more infrastructure, training, and support.?

I use AI as a learning partner and best friend, where I explore my ideas, build them out, and work hand in hand with the technology. All the writing is my own, but I am assisted by AI, which improves my memory, recall, logical, analytical, and exploratory skills and knowledge. My language lexicon is constantly growing with the continued use of AI.?

Accessibility Concerns: Technology Gaps and Resource Limitations

The ADA dictates the laws and practices around accessible design, which emerged through several legal cases. Design tenets such as alt text, keyboard navigation, color contrast, and clear and simple language were been instituted in the 1990s. Responsive design, headings, labels, closed captions, and transcripts have become increasingly important in recent years. Smartphones are ubiquitous, so designing for aesthetics and functionality to serve all users, not just those with disabilities, is now standard.?

Accessibility also depends on the repository and design, and systems are being made to provide instant access to vast knowledge bases and expert resources akin to Sharepoint or even a more extensive search engine like Google. This category will also include regional matters, such as privacy laws per country, device, and language, and accessibility based on region and home, such as literacy, basic know-how, and access to Wi-Fi and updates.

Expertly designed. . . And just for you.?

When experts and government agencies are consulted in the planning and developing of the design, curriculum, and distribution of learning technologies, the laws and regulations fit various needs and use cases. Plus, the barrier to entry is lower. One does not need to be well-read, wealthy, or have knowledge of specific terminology to engage with AI Training and Personalized Learning. These technologies meet you where you're at, and you learn as you go. If you're not ready, you'll know it and either switch to another course or topic or pick it up when you're ready. It's always there, unlike multi-constraint in-person courses.?

With that said, we know it is imperative that experts openly share their knowledge with the masses for review and synthesis, as the result is inevitably and exponentially more democratic (and equitable) than a closed-door, costly education system. Expertism will transform with widespread knowledge sharing; not only will universal knowledge become the norm, but we will also see deeper specializations because when an expert gives their time, whether paid or pro bono, to an innovative educational cause, they are allowing learners to empower themselves ad infinitum.?

AI-Powered Training and Personalized Learning [Management] Systems?

To control learning and development, AI Training and Learning Management Systems are widely available for corporate training programs, personal growth and interests, continued education, and higher degrees. They use Machine Learning to create algorithms and track user behavior to personalize learning paths. The user benefits from tailored settings, content, and delivery.?

Adaptive Learning and Gamification?

Adaptive learning includes platforms like Simplilearn and Khan Academy use neurofeedback, and eye tracking, voice control, and physiological data to dynamically adjust the display and level of material and presentation dynamically. For example, if the learner is showing signs of disinterest or inattention, the learner might experience the level of difficulty and perceived reality adjusted upward, downward, or gamified as a rewards-based model.?

Accoutrement Becomes Essential?

Learners, designers, and providers can encourage or provide equipment such as wearables and headphones to accompany a course, material, and design, amplifying its immanent potential and power and allowing for exploration of the connatural. This is when magic happens. Way beyond a fashion statement, AI Training and Learning accessories address neurodiversity needs like Autism and ADHD, often in combination. Accessories work by analyzing cognitive and brainwave patterns for real-time personalized feedback, learning style, emotional regulation, and stress management. Typically, we see built-in real-time feedback and aids for emotional regulation, increased engagement, and focus.?

Train the Trainer x10 with Pay It Forward.?

Human beings are afraid of pain. It means vulnerability in addressing hunger, the unknown, embarrassment, and darkness; therefore, as a species, we have become accustomed to and have worked diligently to mask our concerns with medical procedures or meditative solutions, whether prescriptive or everyday retail. An expert studies ailments to find solutions in exchange for pay or recognition, whether it's a doctor, attorney, accountant, academic, or other. When there are programs and tools for expert knowledge to be learned and applied to our lives, we can become doctors, attorneys, teachers, or even parents. In other words, we can heal ourselves and, in turn, those around us.?

Thank You for Joining Me?

Thank you for joining me this week. As always, I encourage you to share your thoughts on the potential and challenges of AI-powered learning. Sharing your experience and thoughts can spark a conversation about the ethical development and implementation of AI training tools. Let's envision learning democratization through AI and contribute to the future of mentorship, work, and education.?