John Moravec and Crisóbal Cobo engage in a one-to-one dialogue on new dimensions for thinking about learning. In this conversation, they share some of the most important ideas developed in the book, Aprendizaje Invisible (Invisible Learning), to be released next week. More information is available at www.invisiblelearning.com.
From Consult Minnesota’s press release: John Moravec predicts a revolution, and is calling on Minnesota technology consultants to help make it happen. During his presentation to Consult Minnesota Thursday, Aug. 19 at 6 p.m. in the Walnut Room of Axel’s Char House at the Roseville Radisson Hotel, Moravec, a faculty member in Innovation Studies and [...]
Victor Yu (Udemy) interviewed John Moravec, editor of Education Futures. He argues that technologies need to be used to help students learn how to think … not tell them what to think:
“I believe we need to engineer new technologies to help them HOW to learn, not WHAT to learn. Our school systems have focused on WHAT for centuries. Likewise, we see too many educational technologies focus on the WHAT as well (i.e., pushing content rather than new idea generation). WHAT technologies are great for producing factory workers, but for creatives and innovators, we need to focus more on HOW to learn. The rapidly changing world demands no less. Students need to build capacities for continuous learning, unlearning, and relearning to be competitive globally. So, I believe that the technologies that address the HOW question will become the key for educational success in the remainder of the 21st century.”
Read the full interview at Udemy.
We had the fortunate opportunity to interview Dr. Janet Hively, founder of Minnesota’s Vital Aging Network and co-founder of the SHiFT network. In this video, she shares with us what what is unique about Minnesota’s approach to innovation, the conditions necessary for fostering innovation, and the implications for leaders: Dr. Janet Hively on Innovation in [...]
[cross posted from Leapfrog Institutes newswire] We had an opportunity to interview Dr. Moira Gunn, host of Tech Nation (carried by NPR and available as a podcast), at the Synergy 2008 conference in Phoenix, Arizona, last month. We wanted to know what she thinks is innovation, the relationship of innovation with markets, how important innovation [...]
Education Futures returns to normal production this month with a cleaner look, less bloat, and more space for articles. A little internal reorganization is also on the way. We will also produce more original content, including a weekly video to start off the week on each Monday. Expect more great stuff soon –including an invitation [...]
School is out for summer! Education Futures will continue publishing on a reduced schedule until late August. This means, we expect to get an article out once every week or so. We will also use this time to redesign bits of the website. Expect great things!
Education Futures had an opportunity to cover Barack Obama‘s historic clinch of the Democratic Party’s nomination in St. Paul last night. Next week, we will focus on change, and what both presidential candidates believe needs to be changed in regard to human capital development to secure America’s future. Photos from the event are available here. [...]
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 [...]
By popular demand, here are the slides from my Invisible Learning “stump lecture” from the past month…
The deadline to submit papers or other materials to the Invisible Learning project has been extended to August 31, 2010. This is due to an overwhelming response to enhance the discussions on Invisible Learning. Therefore, we are launching a new website, using the Ning platform, which will allow for greater collaboration and sharing of ideas and [...]
Cristóbal Cobo and I are pleased to announce the Invisible Learning (Aprendizaje Invisible) project –and we invite your participation! Invisible Learning // Aprendizaje Invisible is collaborative book (in English and Spanish) and an online repository of bold ideas for designing cultures of sustainable innovation. Through the development of 1) a collaborative, printed book; 2) an [...]
E-Learning Argentina posted an XPLANE XPLANATION of Informal Learning. The 8000×3000 image can take some time to load on a slow connection, but it is worth the wait. In particular, the connection between seemingly chaotic new ways of collaborative learning and the “payback” (results) is done well. (Thanks to Cristóbal Cobo for the forwarding this [...]
Today’s list discusses how to move beyond the failures of U.S. education and transform our schools, communities, and families into centers of knowledge production and innovation. Schools of the agricultural and industrial ages produced graduates suitable for their economies and societies. Change is accelerating, and students that are being prepared for old society jobs cannot [...]
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