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Category Archives: Leapfrogging development
Foresight and educational planning: Engaging stakeholders to construct preferred futures.
Foresight (or “technology foresight”) is a future-oriented approach to policy planning. Foresight programs involve the use of multiple futuring methods, such as scenario construction, Delphi surveys, trends analysis, etc., to engage diverse groups of stakeholders in activities that promote the … Continue reading
This is not the future of learning.
A video produced by Good Magazine and the Unversity of Phoenix titled “Future Learning” (see video below) has been making the rounds on the Internet. In the video a bunch of so-called “eduvators”, that are likely well-known to anyone involved … Continue reading
The iPhone is 5 years old! So, what’s up?
It has been 5 years today since the first iPhone appeared. Although not the first smartphone, the iPhone undeniably launched the smartphone market as we know it today, and it’s been an astounding 5 years, to say the least. So, … Continue reading
Microsoft (finally) joins the tablet party! Initial reaction: So what?
Mighty Microsoft (MS) has finally jumped into the fray with their Surface “tablet” computer. It’s a somewhat unusual gesture – MS has tended to leave the hardware side of things to other manufacturers. Some commentators have suggested that the Surface … Continue reading
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Are cell phones really distractive? Labeling for avoidance in dynamically conservative educational systems
I think that there’s no doubt that the increasingly rapid development of information and communication technologies (ICT) is one of the most significant factors driving change in education today. This is evident, not only in the many attempts to find … Continue reading
Exploring educational issues in future contexts: Michael A. Burstein’s “TeleAbsence”
I recently posted a request here on education4site.org and other places for examples of how education/classrooms/schools have been portrayed in science fiction literature, movies, etc. I got some great responses and have included them in a comment to my original … Continue reading
