As the world changes and embraces artificial intelligence, so has the education sector. We have also seen various websites provide free educational knowledge online hence reaching out to more people than ever before. The new education system is embracing, experimental as well as .
Embracing Personalized Learning
This refers to a learning experience as well as systems which address very specific preferences as weaknesses, interests, and aspirations. It aims at maximizing the whole learning experience and producing the best results. For this to take place, technology has to play a part in it. Personalized attention and learning have been proven to increase interest in learning as well as improve understanding.
For the education providers, the key point here will be to inspire the students to embrace the process. This is by learning how to teach and convince the students. The fact that you need to take into account that different learners understand differently and therefore take some time for them process the information proves the fact that we need to personalize learning whether it’s on learning how to write ; or solving math problems.
All this will require a change in the curriculum and an increase in the number of teachers in learning institutions.
Learning Based on Mastery
There are some subjects where an understanding of one topic is dependent on understanding a previous one. In this case, mastering of the basic concepts of those subjects is paramount for successful learning. This concept has actually been in use for a long time when it comes to areas like arts. The current educational systems only rewards general knowledge as compared to mastery. For example, when a student scores a pass in a particular subject, he can proceed to the next level.
Grading is not enough to test knowledge; actual understanding is what is most important. Because of the unreliability of the current educational system, we should instead. Among the disadvantages of general knowledge is that it creates gaps in knowledge as students end up not wholly understanding concepts as they move up the educational levels.
Experimental Learning
This is mainly about learning by doing practical things, getting your hands dirty you may say. Students should learn and actually remember better when they do actual work. Imagine that you are in a math class and all you get to do is listen to a lecture by your teacher. This can get very boring, and chances are that you will not remember a thing by the next class. That is why you always get to do a sum or two after the teacher has explained the basic concepts.
The learning curve, coined hundreds of years ago, shows that on the first day of learning, the , but from the second day going forward, it reduces to between 50-80%. This is the importance of experiments in learning.
Experimental learning is also critical to building our emotional skills as well as senses. This is because, it involves memorizing, critical thought as well as the use of real-life situations. This will also mean that students who have undergone this form of learning will do well in the workplace because they are hands-on and have learned to face challenges and offer solutions on the go.
Another skill that develops out of this is teamwork and team spirit, as most of the experiments are done as a group, and hence leadership skills also emerge.
When a student makes a mistake in this form of learning, he or she will realize that it is just a common process of learning and curiosity will also be built from this as the student seeks to become better.
Immersive Learning
With the emergence of the technology of immersion, for example, visual reality headgear, the education sector is set to experience the same wave. Students will begin to study maps through such headgear that will place them “right inside” the map. Smartphones, as well as personal computers, have already begun to be used more and more in the course of learning with mobile apps that have educational value like solving math problems being developed.
Conclusion
The future of education is the use of artificial intelligence. Leaning will no longer be a function of just how much a student can score in a particular exam but about how much the student has mastered in the course of learning. This kind of learning will also involve personalized learning, as well as using immersing technologies such as virtual reality glasses and headgear to maximize the learning experience.
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Oleksii Matiiasevych, the lead Ethereum architect at and a reputable ethical hacker, discovered that at least eight top-rated cryptocurrency exchanges were susceptible to the manipulation of their Ethereum account balances.
Oleksii discovered a way for hackers to register a new account, fraudulently increase their balance, and then withdraw these funds from the exchange. This could have led to substantial losses before the fraud was even detected.
At the moment, eight exchanges have already either fixed the vulnerability, or are in the process of resolving it.
It all started when Oleksii and the team at Ambisafe began checking to see whether existing cryptocurrency exchanges were monitoring their deposits in compliance with Ethereum’s specifications. Simulations showed that several major centralized exchanges had a bug in common that allowed users ETH accounts to be manipulated and altered.
“At first, I detected one possible way for accounts to be compromised. We notified all the exchanges where this vulnerability was found and, just in case, sent a report to around 200 other exchanges that might have potentially been affected by the same bug. It seemed to us that we had done all we could.
However, later when I was nearly asleep, I suddenly realized that there might be one more way for hackers to take advantage of this technological flaw. I tested it in the morning and guess what – it worked too!” said Oleksii.
Over three days, Oleksii confirmed his suspicions by testing this exploit on the TOP-10 crypto exchanges. Then he moved on to the TOP-25 and ultimately to the TOP-50. Oleksii, the , and members from the White Hat Group immediately discovered the vulnerability on five major exchanges and notified those who had been affected.
Oleksii has since spotted the problem on three additional exchanges. As a result, over 200 reports have been sent out about potential Ethereum account balance manipulation and the threat that it poses.
However, decentralized exchanges have not been affected, as their user balances are reflected on the blockchain itself. On the contrary, centralized exchanges collect user deposits in a number of their own wallets and reflect every users balance in the database. This database is then updated by a deposits-processing system.
“ Orderbook.io by Ambisafe is a decentralized exchange and, thus, it is not in danger of the vulnerabilities discovered by Oleksii. We’re proud that the members of our team have improved the current state of affairs within the Blockchain industry. Our hope is that we will have the opportunity to provide more Blockchain companies with auditing and guidance in the future, especially if they are concerned about possible vulnerabilities. We look forward to supplementing the future integrity of the Blockchain ecosystem.”
Andrey Zamovskiy, CEO and Founder of Ambisafe
This is not the first time that Oleksii Matiiasevych has helped to prevent a crisis in the greater crypto marketplace. After he was informed about a breach in a Parity multi-signature wallet in July 2017, that could have otherwise been stolen by fraudsters.
Despite the issues plaguing other wallet providers at the time, the multisig wallets developed by Oleksii’s team at Ambisafe proved to be resistant to the attack, assuring the safety of their client’s funds.
Ambisafe is a product company that offers secure multi-sig repositories, full-service token sales, and a variety of custom blockchain solutions for industries such as IoT, supply chain, and beyond.
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