Tom Hemingway's List: future of schools

A virtual learning environment (VLE) is a software system designed to support teaching and learning in an educational setting, as distinct from a Managed Learning Environment (MLE) where the focus is on management.

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includes videos of talks from April 2007

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collection of podcasts, texts of conference presentations on future schools and education

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"there will surely be another UI change before today's third graders enter the workforce in 10 or 15 years" suggestions for "big picture" skills for constantly changing ICT environment

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links to trilogy of videos and related blog posts: "What if", "Did you know" and "2020 vision"

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"...whether an entire generation of kids will fail to make the grade in the global economy because they can't think their way through abstract problems, work in teams, distinguish good information from bad or speak a language other than English."

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OECD report on future schooling scenarios and futures thinking methodologies

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(I) Futures thinking in education; (II) Trends and their implication in education; (III) Scenarios for further reflection; (IV) Some tools to shape the future; (V) Futures thinkin in action: some practices and lessons learnt.

Avaliable as pdf

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education future policyevaluation on 2008-04-09

podcast by researchers on moving assessment higher up Bloom taxonomy to assess critical thinking skills

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presentation by Miguel Guhlin on the relationship between ed technology and 21st issues and skills

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The Partnership for 21st Century Skills has developed a unified, collective vision for 21st century learning that can be used to strengthen American education. The key elements of 21st centry learning are represented in the rainbow graphic

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authenticwork specialistschools future education information_literacy on 2008-04-10 and saved by 184 people

This wiki is designed to give you a little more background on the Did You Know? presentation. The wiki also will connect you with some resources to learn more about the shifts that are occurring in our world and their implications for K-12 and higher educ

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Friedman describes how this new global order puts creative, entrepreneurial individuals in the driver’s seat, and poses distinct new challenges and opportunities. "Change your leaders, not your lightbulbs."

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Today, more than three-quarters of adults approaching retirement say they plan to continue working in some capacity... companies are beginning to offer a wider array of flexible arrangements that make it easier for individuals to create a life that includ

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career future jobsearch on 2008-02-11

these five ways of ordering experience and informing action will shape resilient and effective students, citizens, and workers. We all face a world, said Gardner, that is — and will increasingly be — dominated by science, distracted by technology, ove

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international forum, January 2008

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conferences tedankara education Turkey future on 2008-02-08

Forget transcripts, multiple-choice tests or institutional scores. The surveyed business leaders want faculty assessment of internships, senior projects or community-based work.

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A new, nationwide poll of registered voters reveals that Americans are deeply concerned that the United States is not preparing young people with the skills they need to compete in the global economy.

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review a paper on maximizing the impact of digital technologies for 21st century learning contains examples of successful programs that can be used as models, guiding questions for stakeholders, and action principles for moving forward

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Notes from the 2007 SETDA Education Forum… What it takes to compete: Seeing U.S. education through the prism of international comparisons

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