Written by John Moravec on Monday, January 21, 2008 at 22:20
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Caption: Working late into this evening, the instructional team in Minnesota, Mexico, Ecuador and Chile (that’s a span of nearly 9,000 km among the conferencing sites!) tests various video and audio conferencing connections.
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Tags: Chile, co-seminars, Ecuador, FLACSO, knowledge, leadership, Mexico, Minnesota
Written by Arthur Harkins on Monday, December 10, 2007 at 6:06
Here are my slides from the Mexico 2030 conference on building LeapFrog campuses:
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Tags: conference, futures, LeapFrog, Mexico, presentation
Written by John Moravec on Thursday, December 6, 2007 at 15:38
Here’s my presentation from this morning’s La Universidad en México en el año 2030: imaginando futuros conference at UNAM in Mexico City.
(Click here for the Spanish version.)
This paper introduces how the convergence of globalization, emergence of the knowledge society and accelerating change contribute to what might be best termed a New Paradigm of knowledge production in higher education. The New Paradigm reflects the emerging shifts in thought, beliefs, priorities and practice in regard to education in society. These new patterns of thought and belief are forming to harness and manage the chaos, indeterminacy, and complex relationships of the postmodern.
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Written by John Moravec on Friday, November 30, 2007 at 15:47
I leave this weekend for Mexico City, where I will participate in the La Universidad en México en el año 2030: imaginando futuros conference at UAM-Cuajimalpa. I will present a paper (see draft submitted) based on my doctoral dissertation, and, with Arthur Harkins and Cristóbal Cobo, will also engage in discussions with academic, high tech/business, and government leaders on how we might be able to collaborate on new initiatives for innovation in education.
…and, the three of us will hold a reunion with Mexican students who participated in last summer’s “knowledge to innovation” co-seminar.
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Tags: co-seminars, conference, futures, higher education, Mexico
Written by John Moravec on Thursday, October 25, 2007 at 20:33
On Saturday, I’m off to Quito, Ecuador, the home of Guayasamin! I will present at the FLACSO 50th Anniversary Congress and at the Universidad San Francisco. The University of Minnesota-FLACSO Mexico co-seminar I taught with Arthur Harkins and Cristobal Cobo will be the primary focus of my talks. Since I will travel without my laptop (relying solely on the N800 and available wifi networks for Internet use), Dr. Jayson Richardson will guest blog next week.
Here is my presentation, in both Spanish and English:
View the presentation full screen.
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Category: Globalization, Innovation, Public Policy, Technology
Tags: Ecuador, FLACSO, Mexico, Minnesota, presentation, University of Minnesota
Written by John Moravec on Monday, October 1, 2007 at 13:00
Education Futures has been receiving many visitors from Latin America –particularly from Mexico. To help make the site more accessible, I added a Traducir al español link to the sidebar.
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Tags: Google, Latin America, Mexico
Written by John Moravec on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 at 6:22
The Preparation to Practice Group is pleased to announce that the first Horizon Forum meeting of this year will be held on October 3 from 8:30 – 11:00am in the historic Upson Room at the Walter Library on the University of Minnesota East Bank campus.
Two visiting speakers from the Faculty of Latin American Social Sciences in Mexico will discuss initiatives to bridge technologies between classrooms (co-seminars), and the use of electronic media in classrooms to completely replace traditional textbooks to transform pedagogies:
- Giovanna Valenti, Director General, FLACSO México
Internet-mediated co-seminars: Reflections on the Mexican experience
- Cristóbal Cobo, Communications Director, FLACSO México
Enciclomedia: Redesigning curricula with videos, text, virtual visits, sounds and images
Space for the event is limited! RSVP to me at moravec@umn.edu.
The Horizon Forum is an ongoing discussion group, focused on the role of innovation and the future of PreK-17 education. The Forum is sponsored by the Preparation to Practice Group in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota.
Validated parking and a light breakfast will be provided.
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Written by John Moravec on Monday, June 11, 2007 at 8:33
Our joint UMN-FLACSO knowledge seminar will begin tonight! (There are still a few seats available for Minnesota students — it’s not too late to register!)
A growing glossary of key terms and ideas (in English and Spanish) is available at the course wiki. More news and ideas by all participants will be posted on the course blog.
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Tags: blog, course, FLACSO, ICT, Innovation, knowledge, leadership, Mexico, University of Minnesota, wiki
Written by John Moravec on Monday, May 21, 2007 at 12:25
Cristobal Cobo notes that people at the Argentinian Ministry of Education, Science and Technology are taking interest in our joint knowledge seminar, offered by the University of Minnesota and FLACSO Mexico.
The course blog and wiki are taking shape already… For more information, click on one of the links, below:
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Written by John Moravec on Friday, May 11, 2007 at 22:49
I’ve been busy preparing an innovative course with Dr. Arthur Harkins and corresponding colleagues at FLACSO México that deals with moving “from information to innovative knowledge.” The course is offered in the Innovation Studies and Liberal Studies programs at the University of Minnesota; and will be offered concurrently by FLACSO México. The course will meet twice per week for eight weeks this summer, and will involve real-time seminar activities (via Acrobat Connect, Skype, etc.) with our counterparts in Mexico City once per week. Asynchronous learning outside of the classroom will take place via a course blog and wiki.
This seminar focuses on the development and application of knowledge and innovation capital within competitive national and global contexts. The pedagogy is simulation based, utilizing a dynamic knowledge model managed by you, the student, to develop knowledge creatively and apply it innovatively within contexts ranging from the personal to the global. The seminar is intended to bring forward a wide range of literature, perspectives, and practical simulations on innovative knowledge development and its application to personal and organizational innovations.
Knowledge of Spanish is useful for the course, but not necessary. IS/LS students can register through UMN One Stop.
For more information, contact me at moravec@umn.edu or Art Harkins at harki001@umn.edu.
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