E is for Eskwelabs Issue 88 - Happy Holidays from Eskwelabs! 🎄
We hope that throughout this short piece, you can get bits and pieces of virtual presents us.🌟
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Ciao! This is Meg speaking—and I am buzzing with the holiday cheer! 🍷 Eskwelabs gladly joins everyone in high spirits with this quick team update in the form of Issue 88. 📜 We hope that throughout this short piece, you can get bits and pieces of virtual presents from our happy community to yours. 🌟
Some questions we’ll be answering:
How do data enthusiasts prepare for the holidays? 📝
What’s in Eskwelabs’ Christmas wish list? 🎁
How can I prepare for 2024? 🎉
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All We Want for Christmas is to be Renewed 🎤
With the eventful 2023 that we’ve had, it’s only natural that we want to hit pause ⏸️ on our daily grind and give in to the things that would make us feel rejuvenated and reenergized. 🔋 Aside from our personal Christmas Wish Lists, what would a data professional appreciate at this time of the year? Data Science Cohort 8 Fellow and Technical Writer Basty Vergara shares his Holiday Gift Guide for Data Professionals!
If you’re planning to give a present to a data professional, or if you’re one yourself, check out this list with items that are practical, thoughtful, and in a way—intangible! Click the link below to see his full piece. ✨
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Santa’s Little Helper 🧝
For some, the feeling of rest comes from engaging in festivities—keeping ourselves busy with party planning and party going! ⏰ If you find yourself in a situation where you have to plan a holiday gathering but do not have time to do so, there is one little helper you can call—Generative AI.
I myself am hosting a gathering soon (three days from writing this issue haha!) and I feel like I haven’t done enough party planning for the event to be executed flawlessly, so I asked ChatGPT for help. ✅
When it comes to deciding on the menu, I have initial ideas on what to serve but couldn’t quite complete my culinary vision. 🤔
My menu is now complete and I have the recipes at hand, but I don’t have time to compute and adjust the ingredients to my ideal serving size—so I let AI do it for me. 🤷
Lastly, this holiday gathering wouldn’t be complete without a bit of decor. 🎄 With two days to execute this event, I wonder what budget-friendly things I can DIY to make this night more special?
Et voilà! 👏 The plan is now in place, all that’s left to do is the execution. On a random lunch break during my workweek, I was able to plan a holiday gathering in less than 30 minutes—you should try it too!
We’d love to see what you were able to do with the help of GenAI—message us on Facebook and Instagram if you want to share your results!
2024—It’s The Most Wonderful Year! ☃️
If the planning that you’re into does not involve exchanging gifts and stuffing yourself with food—then we’re here for you too. 🤗 Not only is it the holiday season, we’re also gearing up for a year that is bigger and better. Here are some articles that we think would be of interest to you as we plan our learning journey in 2024.
Read this article if you're interested in understanding how adaptive learning platforms and artificial intelligence are reshaping education: 👩🏫 https://medium.com/@karankumbhar011/the-future-of-education-trends-in-personalized-learning-83a34073c937
Read this article if you want to explore how blockchain technology is set to revolutionize the eLearning industry: 🖥️ https://elearningindustry.com/how-blockchain-development-technology-is-transforming-the-education-industry
Read this if you're interested in understanding the growing demand for microlearning modules, driven by the need for concise, easily digestible content tailored to the modern learner's busy lifestyle: 📚 https://news.elearninginside.com/microlearning-bite-sized-lessons-for-on-demand-knowledge/
Read this if you're curious about the transformative impact of ChatGPT and AI-assisted learning: 🍎 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/370535123_AI-assisted_Learning_with_ChatGPT_and_Large_Language_Models_Implications_for_Higher_Education
Ho ho hope you have an amazing time reading! 👓
We’ll be Home for Christmas 👼
We can’t wait to tell you all about our All Team Get-Together last Wednesday, December 13! 😯 But before anything else…….
From December 16, 2023, to January 1, 2024, Operations will be on break. 2024 promises bigger, brighter opportunities designed to meet your upskilling aspirations. 🚀Don’t worry, we’ll definitely get back to any of your burning questions next year!
Going back to our party—the team met up in Flo Makati for a simple get-together. 💃🏻 It was a nice opportunity for this remote team to be reminded of the human hearts behind our hard work this year. ❤️
We had free-flowing drinks 🍹, hamburgers and fries 🍔, and a raffle prize 🏆 where everybody won something! We took advantage of the fact that we were all together and played IRL (In Real Life) games such as human bingo and hydrated Christmas caroling!
😆 Here are some wacky photos from our games:
Happy Holidays from our happy community to yours! 💝 See you next year, everyone!
💌 Learning with you,
Meg Ruiz
Senior Officer at Eskwelabs