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Category Archives: Technology foresight
Bits and pieces from around the web
Here’s a quick summary of interesting things that I’ve been posting on my facebook page recently that are no less relevant to this blog. Here’s an interesting article looking at the Summerhill School through the experiences of former students. The … Continue reading
Norwegian professor says that teachers must be on Facebook to understand students
Legislators in Missouri, USA, recently passed a law that forbids teachers from socializing with students using social web sites. Meanwhile, Arne Krokan, a Norwegian professor specializing in technology and society, claims that teachers must be on Facebook if they are … Continue reading
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Eurydice’s valuable data for studying education in Europe
The European Commission’s Eurydice website, a useful resources for information on educational systems in Europe, has a “Facts and Figures” page that provides valuable data for calibrating information to make accurate comparisons between countries. The page includes data such as. … Continue reading
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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
Strategic ambiguity in Finnish policy on ICT for education
This is a presentation that I gave at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES 2011) conference in Montreal, QC, May 5, 2011. Finland’s educational policy environment: The role of strategic ambiguity in policy communication. on Prezi
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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
