We wrap up our ten days of top ten lists with ten resources that can help you start to think as an education futurist. This list is far from complete — feel free to post your own in the comments! Wikipedia Wired The New York Times The Wall Street Journal Kurzweil, R. (2005). The Singularity [...]

Significant learning occurs beyond formal education contexts. Today’s top ten list describes the power of informal and nonformal learning. Informal learning is learning by living – learning isn’t specifically planned, it simply occurs. Two examples of informal learning: 1) taking in what one observes while walking the streets; and 2) listening in on an interesting [...]

We’re back this week with the final five top ten lists! Today’s list contains tools and Web resources to help people start leapfrogging now. Note: It’s hard to create an innovative tools top ten list while omitting services from Google – but, for the purpose of this list, Google is left off because everybody wants [...]

Leapfrogging means to jump over obstacles to achieve goals. It means to get ahead of the competition or the present state of the art through innovative, time-and-cost-saving means. What else does it mean? Leapfrogging means that you are anticipatory. Leapfrogging means that you are creating options. Leapfrogging synergizes classical and virtual realities. Leapfrogging means never [...]

Education Futures is about to transform and grow a bit, with a refocus on content, an additional editorial blogger and the introduction of guest bloggers. Expect big changes starting in July. A ten-day kickoff for Education Futures’ new direction is coming up! Beginning Monday, top ten lists of ideas and resources will be posted each [...]