2020 Forecast: Creating the Future of Learning

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Wolfram Alpha

Wolfram Alpha is a revolutionary new web site that not only stores knowledge, but enables students and teachers to engage in computations […] Expand for Continued Reading

Wolfram Alpha is a revolutionary new web site that not only stores knowledge, but enables students and teachers to engage in computations that provide definitive answers to factual inquiries. Growing fast, WolframAlpha already contains over 10 trillion pieces of data, 50,000 algorithms and models, and linguistic capabilities for over 1000 domains.

Associated Topic: A New Civic Discourse > New Civic Literacies

Tags: new civic discource

Added: July 2, 2010

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Mimicking Nature: Interpretive Trail Aims To Educate Pedestrians About Importance Of Protecting Biodiversity Along Clark Fork

On April 21, Mayor John Engen helped cut the ribbon on the world’s first biomimicry-inspired interpretive trail in Missoula, Montana […] Expand for Continued Reading

On April 21, Mayor John Engen helped cut the ribbon on the world’s first biomimicry-inspired interpretive trail in Missoula, Montana. “This biomimicry trail will be the first of its kind, but not likely the last,” said Sam Stier, youth education director for The Biomimicry Institute. "Interest in looking to nature for solutions to humankind's various challenges is only growing."

Associated Topic: Platforms for Resilience

Tags: biodiversity,

Added: June 2, 2010

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Paint, Power, And The World We Want

Urban designer Mark Lakeman and his neighbors formed the City Repair Project, a volunteer-run nonprofit that set out to change the […] Expand for Continued Reading

Urban designer Mark Lakeman and his neighbors formed the City Repair Project, a volunteer-run nonprofit that set out to change the way Portlanders think about the places where people come together.

Associated Topic: Platforms for Resilience

Tags: platforms for resilience

Added: June 2, 2010

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Creating Space For Change: Working Toward A "Story Of Now" In Civic Engagement

Matt Leighninger, Executive Director of The Deliberative Democracy Consortium, announced the release of his report Creating Spaces […] Expand for Continued Reading

Matt Leighninger, Executive Director of The Deliberative Democracy Consortium, announced the release of his report Creating Spaces for Change: Working Toward a “Story of Now” in Civic Engagement. This paper invites civic engagement practitioners from diverse schools of thought to raise and tackle tough, important questions; to deepen their mutual understanding of other practices and approaches, and of the values underlying and unifying their work; and to propose ideas for working together more effectively, and with greater impact.

Associated Topic: A New Civic Discourse

Tags: new civic discource

Added: June 2, 2010

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AT&T - Rethinking What Is Possible

AT&T's version of the future of spelling bees. Expand for Continued Reading

AT&T's version of the future of spelling bees.

Associated Topic: Amplified Organization

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Added: May 7, 2010

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Hive 13

A local group of “makers” who have done everything from fixing broken projectors, building video game cabinets, turned old motorcycles […] Expand for Continued Reading

A local group of “makers” who have done everything from fixing broken projectors, building video game cabinets, turned old motorcycles into battery-operated bikes, and building an LED sign for the window of their space.

Associated Topic: The Maker Economy

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Added: May 7, 2010

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A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF ADOLESCENT SOCIAL SKILL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN MASSIVELY MULTIPLAYER ONLINE ROLE-PLAYING GAMES

This study posits that, “While opportunities for social interaction and face to face social skill development decrease, new virtual […] Expand for Continued Reading

This study posits that, “While opportunities for social interaction and face to face social skill development decrease, new virtual spaces may be providing people with social opportunities for growth.”

Associated Topic: Altered Bodies

Tags: cognitive modification

Added: March 12, 2010

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Question To Learn

Designed to support the digital lives of young people and their capacity for learning, Quest to Learn is a school committed to graduating […] Expand for Continued Reading

Designed to support the digital lives of young people and their capacity for learning, Quest to Learn is a school committed to graduating strong, engaged, literate citizens of a globally networked world. Through an innovative pedagogy that immerses students in differentiated, challenge-based contexts, the school acknowledges game design and systems thinking as key literacies of the 21st century

Associated Topic: Pattern Recognition

Tags: pattern recognition

Added: February 4, 2010

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Come In

Come In is an initiative just beginning (Winter 2010) in the UK that will put learning entirely on mobile technology in order to reach […] Expand for Continued Reading

Come In is an initiative just beginning (Winter 2010) in the UK that will put learning entirely on mobile technology in order to reach marginalized students who have left school.

Associated Topic: Platforms for Resilience

Tags: platforms for resillence

Added: February 4, 2010

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