At yesterday’s Horizon Forum meeting, Chris Dede delivered a presentation via Skype on using multiple-user virtual environments in educational contexts. These environments, he argues, allows students to co-design and co-instruct their own educational experiences, allowing for guided social constructivism and learning that goes beyond what traditional schools try to accomplish through test-based assessments. Scott McLeod [...]

Date: May 17, 2006 To: All Participants From: Arthur Harkins and John Moravec Subject: Building a “Leapfrog” University: Renovating Undergraduate Education (Version 4.0) “A Noble Quest” (as suggested by Robert Giampietro, retired VP, Target Corp.) A new paradigm founded on the convergence of globalization, the rise of knowledge societies, and accelerating change is emerging. This [...]

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Date: 20 February 2006 To: All Participants From: Arthur Harkins and John Moravec Subject: Supporting the University’s Strategic Vision Our Basic Concerns The University of Minnesota is at a crossroads in its path for success in the 21st century. With a goal to become one of the top three public research universities in the world [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Minneapolis, February 20, 2006) – Arthur Harkins and John Moravec today released action steps they believe the University of Minnesota should take to become one of the world’s top three public research universities within the coming decade. Their effort is independent of the University’s official strategic repositioning process.  It is intended to [...]