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Archive for the ‘Futures’ Category
Online discussions for learning…
2, Sep 2009Image via Wikipedia
In a recent discussion about online learning it was suggested that cross-posting, digression and double posting somehow foster confusion…
My response to that suggestion :
Confusion can also been seen as a natural state of humans when learning. Let’s be careful not to throw the baby out with the bathwater… the ACT of having the [...]
Howard talks about key 21st century literacies.
21, Jul 2009Image by jdlasica via Flickr
Over at SocialMedia.biz, JD Lasica caught an impromptu interview with Howard Rheingold on his Flip Mino HD video recorder.
21st century media literacies from JD Lasica on Vimeo.
Meanwhile Howard has posted his own keynote from Reboot Britain on Blip.TV
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Are Textbooks as we know them the bane of education?
14, Jun 2009Image via Wikipedia
edublogs: Seth on why the textbook industry deserves to die
Seth on why the textbook industry deserves to die
Living The Dream?
Seth Godin doesn’t just ‘do’ marketing but he teaches it regularly, too. His latest rant is on the insidious growth of the business of textbook writing and publishing, as a result, he believes, of [...]
- In: Education, Futures, Issues, Learning and Technology
- Tags: eductaion, publishing, textbooks
A feature from Global Kids
21, May 2009This is a great little profile video – as much about the work of Global Kids as it is about Nafiza.
My impression is that learners like Nafiza are the leaders of the future. These students are learning to operate at so many levels and projects like Global Kids are showcasing these students to the world.
I [...]
- In: Communities, Education, Futures, Learning, Networking, Technology and flexible learning
- Tags: digital natives, Education, global kids, kids, Learning, Technology
Wolfram|Alpha: another thing to frighten teachers…
19, May 2009Making the world’s knowledge computable
Today’s Wolfram|Alpha is the first step in an ambitious, long-term project to make all systematic knowledge immediately computable by anyone. You enter your question or calculation, and Wolfram|Alpha uses its built-in algorithms and growing collection of data to compute the answer.
http://www.wolframalpha.com
Wolfram|Alpha was officially launched yesterday, and although many of us having [...]
- In: Education, Futures, Issues, Learning, Networking, Technology, flexible learning and news
- Tags: knowledge, wolfram|alpha
Adobe on the future of work…
19, May 2009Erik Larson over at Adobe blogs about a survey into future technology trends in the workplace.
The survey identified four key categories of knowledge workers:
Leaders – Young professionals who use a variety of emerging technologies both at work and in their personal livesActives – Largely over-35 year old professionals who have adapted to emerging technologies to [...]
- In: Education, Futures and Networking
- Tags: future, technology. workplace, trends, working
EDUCAUSE AUSTRALASIA 09 – Day 3
6, May 2009Keynote – Moodle 2.0 – Taking on The World Martin Douglmas Executive Director and Founder Moodle
On the verge of releasing Moodle 2.0 – a comprehensive development and transformation – the mythical creature finally takes shape.
Incorporation of web services… ported back into 1.9 as well – better integration with existing institutonal systems (student management, timetabling, etc)
Data [...]
- In: Education, Futures, Learning, Networking, Technology and flexible learning
- Tags: Conference, edaust09, educause
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