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Extended human capacity remakes the organization Digital natives and technologies of cooperation […] Explore Amplified Organization
DRIVERS OF CHANGE are major forces of transformation that will shape our efforts to remake learning. They represent the convergence of several trends into emerging ideas that will disrupt traditional assumptions about learning.
Effective communication depends on the ability to read, write, and interact across multiple media and […] Explore Transliteracy
Open collaborative platforms enable networked teams to self-organize and support ad hoc leaders. New […] Explore Open Leadership and Sociability
TRENDS are distinct directions of change that will shape the future of learning.
This website allows patients with specific diseases to share knowledge and experiences, in order to make […] Explore Patients Like Me
Ushahidi, “testimony” in Swahili, permits anyone to view distributed data on a map or timeline. Its goal […] Explore Ushahidi
SIGNALS are examples, or early indicators, of the changes described by the trends and the drivers of change.
Education sousveyors will keep the learning process transparent and will stimulate public discussion […] Explore Education Sousveyor
Community intelligence cartographers will tap the collective intelligence of their local communities. […] Explore Community Intelligence Cartographer
LEARNING AGENTS suggest new roles and functions that might emerge in the future ecosystem of learning.
In this article from the September 2009 issue of Phi Delta Kappan, Monica Martinez explores how students […] Expand for Continued Reading
In this article from the September 2009 issue of Phi Delta Kappan, Monica Martinez explores how students and others who have grown up digital are collaborating actively to create products, services, and experiences. In so doing, she asks what kind of learning experiences would take advantage of this trend to "ensure that students are collaborative and critical thinkers who can find problems and solve problems to improve our collective future."The full citation for the original publication is: Monica Martinez, INNOVATION: Students as Smart Mobs, Phi Delta Kappan, Vol. 91, No. 01, September 2009, pp. 74-75.
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Added: November 11, 2009
Erin B. Reilly, Research Director for Project New Media Literacies (NML), a research initiative based […] Expand for Continued Reading
Erin B. Reilly, Research Director for Project New Media Literacies (NML), a research initiative based within MIT's Comparative Media Studies program, explores what it means to be literate in a globally interconnected, multicultural world, and how we preapre young people for it.
Associated Topic: Amplified Organization > Transliteracy
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Added: March 19, 2009
Chuck House, executive director of Media X, Stanford University's membership research program on media […] Expand for Continued Reading
Chuck House, executive director of Media X, Stanford University's membership research program on media and technology, talks about the new skills needed for 21st century jobs.
Associated Topic: Amplified Organization > Transliteracy > TeacherTube
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Added: January 23, 2009
Henry Lowood, Curator for History of Science & Technology Collections at Stanford, and Henrik Bennetsen […] Expand for Continued Reading
Henry Lowood, Curator for History of Science & Technology Collections at Stanford, and Henrik Bennetsen from the Stanford Humanities Lab speak on how virtual worlds and sharing of information can have a dramatic impact on education.
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