Tryggvi Thayer, Ph.D.
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Category Archives: Technology foresight
What do we really mean by “technology integration”?
Technology integration is a critical issue in education and one that has received considerable scholarly attention over the past two decades, at least. However, we have to be careful when we toss around the term “integration” as if it refers … Continue reading
Youth and ICTs: Response to a criticism of Thai tablet PC program
Veena Thoopkrajae has an article on The Nation criticizing a plan to give all Thai grade 1 students a free tablet PC. Thoopkrajae claims that there are more pressing issues in Thai education and that the tablet PC program is … Continue reading
Past-term policies: When policies fail to address future contexts
An important aspect of educational policy making is the timespan that policies are expected to address. In general, there is an assumption that policies are directed toward the future and are expected to function as pathways going forward in time. … Continue reading
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Science fiction: Prediction or building blocks for the future?
Being an avid fan of science fiction literature (or “speculative fiction” as it’s sometimes called) and having a particular interest in the ways that “sci-fi” literature influences our visions and constructions of the future, John Schwartz’s article in this weekend’s … Continue reading
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
Creating old meaning: When new concepts are repurposed to mask an absence of change.
Michael Fullan (see The New Meaning of Educational Change) argues that the key to educational change is the creation of new, shared meaning to define novel contexts that help us address issues of concern. Through the decades we’ve seen a … Continue reading
