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Reflections from a school leader: What I’m thankful for in 2020
Brian Stack EducationI hope you all had the opportunity to celebrate, in some small way, the Thanksgiving holiday this past week. As we enter the season of giving this month, we will all need to make some adjustments and concessions to our “normal” celebration routines during the holiday season as a result of the challenges brought to us by the pandemic. This fall, as an educational leader, there is no shortage of things to be thankful about. Here are the top two things that made my list this year, thanks to the pandemic.
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Harley-Davidson goes electric
Dave G. Houser Transportation Technology & AutomotiveIn the world of motorcycling, it’s no secret that Harley-Davidson — America’s oldest and most iconic bike-maker — has been struggling in recent years. Sagging sales have forced the Milwaukee-based manufacturer to pursue a new strategy. It’s an approach known internally as The Rewire, recently implemented by the brand’s new German-born CEO Jochen Zeitz. It paves the way for some significant changes at H-D. The antiquarian thunder of Harley’s powerful-but-dated V-twin OHV engines is being slowly but seriously partnered with the subtle whine of electric power as the company introduces its first e-bikes.
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4 AI startups that you should know about
Joseph Zulick Science & TechnologyThere’s a good chance that you’ve heard about how artificial intelligence (AI) will transform the world forever, but you might not be aware that AI startups are already gaining traction. Artificial intelligence will eventually change every aspect of our daily lives, even if some might downplay it as another technological trend that they don’t know much about. Some of these AI startups are focused on improving the healthcare sector, while others might help companies communicate and engage with customers better than ever before. Here are some AI startups that you should know about.
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Why attribution modeling is an effective way to improve your marketing…
Lisa Mulcahy MarketingAs a marketer, you know how important it is for your messaging to resonate in the cost-conscious climate COVID-19 has created. A novel and highly efficient way to make this happen is with attribution modeling. As defined by Call Rail, attribution modeling is a process that lets you break down and assign credit to various key touchpoints that happen during a customer journey. Which initial touchpoints are key to incorporate in the attribution modeling process?
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How COVID-19 has changed what’s needed in ed tech
Bambi Majumdar EducationSchools around the world quickly pivoted to online learning when COVID-19 struck. Distance learning remains the key strategy to maintain instructional continuity in the face of massive uncertainties. K-12 school leaders are continuing to provide the best instruction platforms to avert public health risks. However, many experts feel that the pandemic has changed the nature of K-12 education forever. Let's take a closer look at the issues that can be addressed with technology.
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Do the restaurants of the future still need a dining room?
Linchi Kwok Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementIt does not seem the coronavirus will be leaving us soon, although we have seen great progress recently for developing a vaccine. In recent weeks, many places have reported a surge of new COVID-19 cases. Some even resumed lockdowns and mask mandates, forcing restaurants to shut down indoor dining services again. As a short-term remedy, restaurants immediately shifted their offerings to curbside pickup and delivery services. Meanwhile, restaurants are testing new concepts to embrace the contactless self-service trend for the future. Here are some examples.
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When politics and public health collide
Keith Carlson Medical & Allied HealthcarePublic health in the United States has been an intrinsic aspect of national well-being for more than a century. Without the mostly invisible public health machine, we would see all manner of preventable ills ravage our society. When cynically wielded, political power can wreak havoc with public health, and the COVID-19 pandemic is a timely example of how politics run amok can interfere with even the most basic protective measures. A negative or combative intersection of public health and politics costs lives, and this is where we must push back.
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Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine: Interim report claims 90% effectiveness
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareCOVID-19 is raging. The U.S. continues to see record case totals each day. A vaccine is perhaps the best hope for ending the pandemic. Currently, there is no vaccine to prevent infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), but researchers have been racing to develop one. Now, based on an interim efficacy analysis, Pfizer and BioNTech claim their messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)-based vaccine was more than 90% effective in preventing COVID-19 in participants who had not previously been infected with SARS-CoV-2.
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Telehealth is changing healthcare — patients are telling us so
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationIf 2020 has taught us nothing else, it's that telehealth that is likely here to stay. But why? Convenience is critical to its success, but it can bridge the gap of care between caregivers and patients during the pandemic. It's proving to be a legitimate solution to reaching patients in underserved areas. Telehealth technology is no longer a concept but a tried and mostly trusted solution for care delivery. Since the height of the pandemic, patients' use has fallen, but people still like what it has to offer, and its use seems to be reaching critical mass.
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The beginner’s guide to church websites: 4 steps
Mark MacDonald Religious CommunityThere are many communication channels for your church. You can talk from the stage, in your bulletin, through text or email messaging, on one or all social media channels, and your website. What matters most? That you communicate where most in your congregation have access to — and where your community can discover you. Print can’t do that economically. Your church needs a digital communication hub that’s trusted and known. Everything points there. If your congregation or community wants info, they know they can find it at your web URL address. Here are the initial four steps to creating a successful website.
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