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STEAM-D
Statistics, Technology, Electronics, Arts, Mathematics & Data Integration and Improvising We’ve all heard of the STEM acronym which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. This acronym was introduced in 2001 by NSF administrators. Then around 2006, an engineer and technology teacher expanded upon the STEM acronym to create STEAM which stands for Science, Technology,…
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Data Driven Decision Making is Here to Stay
I am of the belief that not many moments pass by where we seasoned adults are not grappling with some degree of decision making task. Whether it’s for personal, financial, professional, medical, or any otherwise purpose, the drudgery of and uncertainty in decision making processes are a reality that we will need to toil with…
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Frequency Is Amazingly Peaceful.
Frequency is a word that is used quite regularly in statistics. Typically it is in reference to measurement of the count, repetition, or occurrence of an event under some condition or over some time interval of interest. Among other things, statistics is quite often concerned with measuring levels of uncertainty. However from a human nature…
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Seasoned Adults Understand the Power of Data Accumulation
Seasoned adults, born between the years of 1946-1964, are affectionately referred to as the baby boomer generation. And whether we agree with these assertions or not, this is a group who has had attributed characteristics regularly assigned and generalized to them. Some well-known attributed characteristics include positives such as independence, resourcefulness or disciplined . While…
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AI Data Bias and Digital Ageism
An insightful National Institute of Health article defines bias as “any trend or deviation from the truth in data collection, data analysis, interpretation and publication which can lead to false conclusions”. So, as you can see, the issue of bias elimination is a goal and concern at all stages of a data cycle from collection…
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AI-based Wearables for Mobility Support: Considerations and Concerns
In a prior post, I’d written about results from a National Health & Aging Trends Study (NHATS), led by researchers at John Hopkins University and the University of Michigan. The study has been ongoing since 2011 and seeks to investigate how daily life activities change for older adults as we age. There are many findings…
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Using Mathematical Thinking Anytime, Anywhere
It’s possible that you may recall, while in grade school, learning and memorize many facts, procedures, and calculation steps for solving mathematics problems. Indeed many of us seasoned adults can recall spending time during our early elementary school years memorizing multiplication tables. It wasn’t until the 1990s when educators began to question the usefulness of…
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Just How Blue is a Blues Song?
I can image that there are many differing perspectives that could be shared in answer to such a question. It’s no secret that the origin of blues music is from a troubled and also changing time during the history of our country. This Library of Congress article is one that I found interesting and believe…
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Pythagoras, Fractions, and Blues Music…Really??
For those you who know me very well, you know that I greatly enjoy listening to all types of blues music. But, my hands down favorite type is listening to the music of Black women classical blues era artists from the 1920s. Talented Black women classical blues era artists, like Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey,…
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Seasoned Adults, and the Ability to Stand Up From a Chair, Is Serious Business !
It’s wonderful that there are so many talented individuals who are devoting time and their expertise to investigate and report on issues of importance to our seasoned adult population. In fact, just recently I came upon a website summarizing findings from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) funded National Health & Aging Trends Study (NHATS).…
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Why Do Seasoned Adults Need Access to STEAM-D Activities?
STEM Learning Was Not a Thing Back in the Day Close your eyes and reflect for a moment as you go back in time to when you were a student in grade school. Do you recall ever pondering the question of, when would you ever use the mathematics skills you were exposed to? Did you…
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