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David Nordfors, 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.
Do you know of an organization or a real-world example of this trend? If so, we want to hear from you.
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.
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.
The tweetbomb is a single, simple message that is sent into the wild of cyberspace, causing a minimum […] Explore Tweetbombs
A hashmob is a virtual mob that exists entirely within the Twitter realtime stream. It derives its name […] Explore Hashmobs anyone?
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.
Wolfram Alpha is a revolutionary new web site that not only stores knowledge, but enables students and […] 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
Pete Peterson of the Pepperdine School of Public policy explores how cities and other governments are […] Expand for Continued Reading
Pete Peterson of the Pepperdine School of Public policy explores how cities and other governments are moving toward more participatory budgeting and other ways of collaborating with citizens, as a way of shifting the stalemate of services versus taxes that has been brought about by governments' increasing focus on customer service -- rather than citizenship -- over the last few decades.
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Added: May 4, 2009
As part of the Future of Education Interview Series, Steve Hargadon interviews Gary Stager, an internationally […] Expand for Continued Reading
As part of the Future of Education Interview Series, Steve Hargadon interviews Gary Stager, an internationally recognized educator and consultant. Gary has spent 27 years helping teachers on six continents make sense of their roles in the age of personal computing and schools more constructive places for children.
Associated Topic: Amplified Organization > Beta Building > Transliteracy
Tags: interview series, learning economy, learning environments, online education, teacher preparation,
Added: March 19, 2009
John Palfrey, author of <i>Born Digital</i>, discusses "Digital Natives" - children who were […] Expand for Continued Reading
John Palfrey, author of <i>Born Digital</i>, discusses "Digital Natives" - children who were born into and rasied in the digital world - and the impact on their learning experiences. The interview is part of a series of monthly webinars sponsred by PBS Teachers and Classroom 2.0.
Associated Topic: Amplified Organization > Transliteracy > Games as Practice
Tags: classroom 2.0, Digital Natives, interview series, mobile computing, mobile devices, social media,