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Rearticulating identity and community in a global society The convergence of participatory media culture […] Explore A New Civic Discourse
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.
Open collaborative platforms enable networked teams to self-organize and support ad hoc leaders. New […] Explore Open Leadership and Sociability
Diverse and abundant data streams increase the need for organizations to tap collective intelligence. […] Explore Collective Sensemaking
TRENDS are distinct directions of change that will shape the future of learning.
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Rather than confining himself to private philanthropy, global financier and philanthropist George Soros […] Explore George Soros, Educitizen
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.
Associated Topic: Amplified Organization > Open Leadership and Sociability
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Added: November 11, 2009
This six-year study by the Annenberg Institute documents how low-income communities of color have organized […] Expand for Continued Reading
This six-year study by the Annenberg Institute documents how low-income communities of color have organized to improve their local schools. In the first of seven case studies, Annenberg's research team describes the success of Oakland (Calif.) Community Organizations (OCO) in building a district-wide movement that has created 48 small schools dedicated to student achievement. The report analyzes documents, surveys, interviews, and student performance measures. As a result of OCO's organizing efforts, it found, both teachers and principals in Oakland conclude that small schools give students more individualized academic supports. Both teachers and parents say school climate -- school safety in particular -- has improved, and say parent-teacher relationships, and shared faculty decision-making have been positively affected. In the view of the Annenberg researchers, OCO's organizing gives important lessons on community- and educator-generated reform, and illustrates the challenges and opportunities associated with these reforms. These Oakland community organizations are pioneer educitizens.
Associated Topic: A New Civic Discourse > Educitizens
Tags: community organizing, edu-citizens,
Added: May 8, 2009
Lisa Petrides, President of the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education, speaks […] Expand for Continued Reading
Lisa Petrides, President of the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education, speaks about OER commons and how to put the teaching and learning processes back into the hands of those who use it.
Associated Topic: A New Civic Discourse > Learning Commons > DC Voice
Tags: commons, data, Data trails, information, Knowledge,
Added: January 23, 2009
David, who runs the innovation journalism program at Stanford, stays studens are moving towards a journalisatic […] Expand for Continued Reading
David, who runs the innovation journalism program at Stanford, stays studens are moving towards a journalisatic method of learning - finding knowledge, assesing it, and then connecting the dots to build a story.
Tags: class, economic development, innovation, journalism, journalism innovations, media,