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Category Archives: Leapfrogging development
Study finds bias against creativity
Well, this doesn’t bode well.. There is little doubt that increasingly rapid technological and social change is increasing pressure to come up with creative solutions to the issues we face. But, a group of researchers are reporting that they have … Continue reading
The Delphi survey method: Towards a cheap, “quick & dirty” approach for educational organizations
In this article I describe my process of discovering the Delphi survey method for technology forecasting and future planning. I draw from some of the available scholarly literature to describe how the Delphi method has evolved. In particular, I discuss … Continue reading
Project Tomorrow: The case for technology foresight in education
On April 1, 2011, Project Tomorrow released its report based on a survey of students, parents, teachers and school administrators on technology use in learning and education. Project Tomorrow’s study shows that there is an increasing gap between US educators’ … Continue reading
Foresight and policy-making – Addressing the need for theoretical frameworks
As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, technology foresight started out as a method for facilitating long-term planning and policy primarily in relation to research & development (R&D) and innovation policy. In the last decade there has been and increasing focus … Continue reading
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Internet governance in light of Egypt’s network shutdown
On January 27, 2011, in the midst of massive anti-government protests in Egypt, the Egyptian government initiated an unprecedented measure to disrupt network access to, from and within the country. Several network monitoring sites reported that at around midnight, almost … Continue reading
Anticipated ICT futures and education: Background info for a scenario construction exercise.
This essay is part of the preparatory phase for a scenario construction exercise regarding ICT and education. It looks at future developments of ICTs and how they will affect education. Sorry about the missing references. I will add the reference … Continue reading
