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How 3D printing will change everything – including education
Edit: This article is getting a lot of attention so I’ve decided that some more background info on 3D printing is in order since I only briefly describe the technology. For more info see these TED Talks on 3D printing: … Continue reading
The ‘best educational systems in the world’?
An article published on the BBC News website yesterday on “successful” educational systems introduces the topic in a very odd and misinformed manner. The article takes a very brief look at educational systems in Finland, Hong Kong, and South Korea, … Continue reading
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Filter Bubbles: A challenge for information literacy in the 21st century
The future is a strange beast. We’re always actively constructing it but we never know what the future will actually be. A seemingly insignificant occurrence in the present can emerge as the essential foundation of a future construct and, what’s … Continue reading
Posted in Education, ICTs, Information Society, Internet, Knowledge development
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What information skills for the 21st century?
Yesterday’s tragedy in Connecticut was a horrible event that no one should ever have to experience and I sincerely feel for the people of Newtown, CT. But, if ever there was an appropriate time to consider the impact of vastly … Continue reading
Posted in Education, ICTs, Information Society, Technology foresight
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E-learning guy says that MOOCs are glorified books – No, I don’t think so.
Edit: Following a brief Twitter exchange with Dr. Cramer I want to note the following – The quote below is but a snippet of a 30 minute conversation and is probably missing a lot of context. Dr. Cramer has put … Continue reading
Newitz on futurism: A critique gone awry
Annalee Newitz posted an article on io9 a few days ago titled, “The Slow Future: The Future Is Not Accelerating”. Basically it’s a critique of the optimism regarding technological development that is expressed by some futurists. However, I find the … Continue reading
