In Invisible Learning, Cristóbal Cobo and I presented a “passport of skills for a knowmad” (p. 57). Refining the list a bit, I am pleased to present an update with nine key characteristics of knowmads in Society 3.0.
"The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education."
-Albert Einstein
Education 3.0
The university as a flag of convenience
12/13/2011
This morning, Inside Higher Ed posted an article by Steve Kolowich on students from universities around the world earning credit by participating in an experimental Stanford University course that is being broadcasted at no (additional) cost: That A.I. course was the flagship of a trio of Stanford computer science courses that were broadcast this fall, [...]
Whose crazy idea is it anyway?
11/4/2011
As the 21st century digital revolution continues to disrupt the economy, and the traditional knowledge claim held by experts of the 20th century is making way for a global entrepreneurial mindset, (university) education finds itself on the verge of its most radical transformations since the industrial revolution. Whose Crazy Idea Is It Anyway is an academic endeavor that has the ambition to set the agenda in the educational landscape of the coming decade.
Building a Knowmad Society in Minnesota
8/12/2010
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 [...]
Knowmads take on KLM’s extended office
4/24/2010
This video contains a great introduction to the Knowmads in the Netherlands and their latest project: Improving the extended office for KLM‘s business travelers. The application period to join the next Knowmads team (“Team 2″) is now open, and will close on June 18. Click here for more information and to apply. Also, click here [...]
Education Futures in the Netherlands
11/9/2009
I’m back from a busy week in the Netherlands. First on the agenda was Education Futures NL, an Education 3.0-focused workshop collaboration between Education Futures and Helikon (Fons van den Berg). In addition to our collaboration, the workshop was supplemented with contributions from Cristóbal Cobo and the Knowmads. Meeting space for the event was generously [...]
Thank you, Europe!
6/2/2009
(Photo by Sebastiaan ter Berg) I just returned from my talks at the Creative Company Conference, ITSMF Academy, and the University of Oxford. The themes of each presentation were different, but I was able to work from a common subset of slides that built from ideas shared in the Designing Education 3.0 series at Education [...]
First Globals and Education 3.0
5/29/2009
I just finished reading The Way We’ll Be: The Zogby Report on the Transformation of the American Dream by John Zogby of Zobgy International, a public opinion polling company. In addition to compiling lots of interesting findings about how the American dream has / is shifting, Zogby creates a pictures of the new generation of learners called the First Globals born [...]
Technology Savvy School Leaders?
5/20/2009
I co-host a podcast on Blog Talk Radio called Four Guys Talking. In episode 5, we discussed the role of higher education institutions to create technology savvy leaders. To cut to the chase, we concluded that we are not doing nearly enough to ensure school leaders are able to handle the changes, or even capture the [...]
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