Cristóbal Cobo forwarded an article from Brand Republic from earlier this year. It contains a few provocative lines from Don Tapscott, co-author of Wikinomics:
Tapscott said: “Teachers are no longer the fountain of knowledge — the internet is. Kids should learn about history but they don’t need to know all the dates.
“It is enough that they know [...]
Archive: liberal skills
Tapscott: Memorizing facts is a waste of time
Posted by John Moravec in Friday, December 5th 2008
Topics: Public Policy, Technology Tags: competition, education, Google, Internet, knowledge production, Leapfrog, liberal skills, students, Wikipedia
China’s great leapfrog forward?
Posted by John Moravec in Monday, April 2nd 2007
Topics: Articles, Global Leapfrog Education, Public Policy Tags: China, creativity, learning, liberal skills
Yesterday’s New York Times Sunday Magazine had an article on educational reform in China. Whereas the United States is moving toward an educational model that displays characteristics of traditional Chinese education (especially an emphasis on testing), the Chinese are moving toward an educational model that is, in their view, more Western. This means [...]
Building a Leapfrog University v5.0
Posted by John Moravec in Thursday, October 12th 2006
Topics: Accelerating Change, Articles, Globalization, Public Policy Tags: higher education, knowledge production, Leapfrog, liberal skills, Minnesota, University of Minnesota, wiki
Arthur Harkins and I yesterday released “version 5.0” of our Building a “Leapfrog” University series. The document provides recommendations gathered from the University of Minnesota community on steps the University may take to transform into one of the top universities in the world. The recommendations generated by this activity run parallel to and [...]
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