Professional futurists continue to make outstanding contributions toward the development of understandings of the future, but is futures thought limited to this select group? Definitely not! With a do-it-yourself attitude, and leverage of the right resources, anybody can become an effective futurist. Here’s why: Nobody knows the future – don’t trust anybody who says otherwise. [...]
"I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past."
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Young communication: Building future skills
3/17/2009
Cristóbal Cobo sent me this link to the Ung Kommunikation [Young Communication] project. The project examines the convergence of new technologies, youth culture and learning. And, by looking at the influence of youth culture on digital communication, the project might be able to identify a bridge between the divide of formal and non-formal learning. From [...]
Beyond Current Horizons
11/24/2008
Dan Sutch at Futurelab (UK) alerted me to their new project, Beyond Current Horizons: Beyond Current Horizons looks at the future of education, beyond 2025. The aim is to help our education system prepare for and respond to the challenges it faces as society and technology rapidly evolve. What skills will children need for work? [...]
Futures Research Quarterly publishes special Leapfrog issue
8/5/2008
The World Futures Society has published a special issue of Futures Research Quarterly, focused on the Leapfrog Principle. These papers will serve as the knowledge base for the upcoming Leapfrog conference in Anqing, China this October. Online copies should be available through EBSCOhost in the near future (check with your library for access). Contents for [...]
Map of future forces affecting education
2/19/2008
In response to my post on what Education 3.0 might/ought to look like, Eric Grant posted a link to a Flash-enabled map of trends in education and other potential futures. I like the idea of mapping education futures out with a slick interface. Can we build a Web 2.0-enabled version of something like this that [...]
Forbes divines the future, finds the 20th century
10/16/2007
Forbes is running a special report on “The Future.” From the opening comments: The truth is that people simply aren’t very good at predicting the future. It was only two centuries ago that we began to think we could do it at all, and we’re still learning. Hindsight may be 20/20, but foresight remains largely [...]
2007 State of the Future report released
9/13/2007
Jerome Glenn, director of the United Nations-affiliated Millennium Project, announced the release of the 2007 State of the Future report. According to the project’s press release, “the 2007 version adds a futurist look at the possibilities for education and improving collective intelligence by 2030.” Furthermore: This year’s addition, a study requested and supported by the [...]
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Book: 2011 state of the future Authors: Jerome C. Glenn, Theodore J. Gordon, and Elizabeth Florescu Publisher: The Millennium Project (August, 2011) Released last week, the Millennium Project’s 2011 state of the future report contains a sobering warning that: The world is getting richer, healthier, better educated, more peaceful, and better connected and people are [...]
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Dr. Jayson W. Richardson is a recent graduate of the University of Minnesota with a focus on comparative and international development education. His research interests include information and communication technology for development and technology leadership in less developed nations. He conducted his dissertation research on an ICT in education project while working at UNESCO in [...]
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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 [...]
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