1. Learning in a Networked World
Schooling in an Era of Abundance
Will Richardson
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Friday, January 11, 13
10. Traditional Learning
Politicians, Parents,
Communities Educators
“Deliver an Education”
Crisis of Contexts
Friday, January 11, 13
11. Traditional Learning
Politicians, Parents,
Communities Educators
“Deliver an Education”
Crisis of Contexts
Modern Learning
Connected Learners
“Create an Education
Friday, January 11, 13
12. Traditional Learning
Politicians, Parents,
Communities Educators
“Deliver an Education”
≠
Modern Learning
“Connected” Learners
“Create an Education
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17. “The change we are in the
middle of isn’t minor,
and it isn’t optional.”
Clay Shirky
Friday, January 11, 13
18. ABUNDANCE
600,000 Apps
2.5 Billion People
2 Trillion Webpages
4.5 Years of YouTube video per minute
16,000 Tweets per second*
5 Billion Internet Connected Devices
Etc...
*Japan’s 2012 New Years Celebration
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20. ...A world marked by “ubiquitous computing,
ubiquitous information, ubiquitous networks, at
unlimited speed, about everything, everywhere,
from anywhere, on all kinds of devices that make
it ridiculously easy to connect, organize, share,
collect, collaborate and publish.”
Michael Wesch
Friday, January 11, 13
21. Which is Changing:
Media
Politics
Journalism
Medicine
Books
Business
Music...
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22. ABUNDANCE
Is redefining an “education”
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38. Cal Tech, Georgia Tech, U. of Va, Duke, Rice, Johns Hopkins,
Stamford, U. of Washington, U. of Illinois, U. of Edinburgh, U.
of Toronto, Princeton, U. of Penn.
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39. Cal Tech, Georgia Tech, U. of Va, Duke, Rice, Johns Hopkins,
Stamford, U. of Washington, U. of Illinois, U. of Edinburgh, U.
of Toronto, Princeton, U. of Penn.
“This is the tsunami.”
--Richard DeMillo, Ga. Tech
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55. “What does a middle school algebra teacher do
if kindergarteners can start learning to solve equations
within a couple of hours?”
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62. New Question:
And:
What is the value of school (and
classrooms and teachers) at a
moment where we don’t need
school to do school?
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64. New Answer:
That which cannot be
“Khanified.”
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65. New Answer:
Curiosity
Resilience
Passion
Entrepreneurial Learning
Empathy
Creativity
Collaboration
Inquiry
Networking
Communication
Critical Thinking
(and more)
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66. Our New Value
“Entrepreneurial Learning”
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67. “Constantly looking around you,
all the time, for new ways
and new resources
to learn new things.”
John Seely Brown
Friday, January 11, 13
68. New Question:
Curiosity
Resilience
Passion
Entrepreneurial Learning
Empathy
How do we assess this?
Creativity
Collaboration
Inquiry
Networking
Communication
Critical Thinking
(and more)
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69. Harder
Difficulty Problem
to Solving
Assess Critical
Thinking
Basic Skills
Content
Knowledge
Easier
Less Important More Important
Learning in a
Time of Abundance
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71. Curiosity
Resilience
Courage
Passion
Harder Initiative to Learn
Entrepreneurial
Thinking Empathy
Inquiry Synthesis
Networking Creativity
Difficulty Problem
Collaboration
Problem
Connecting Finding
to Solving
Creating
Assess Critical
Thinking Participation
Solutions
Basic Skills
Sharing
Content
Knowledge
Easier
Less Important More Important
Learning in a
Time of Abundance
Friday, January 11, 13
72. “We are ‘optimizing the
measurable at the risk of
neglecting the immeasurable.’”
Justin Reich
Friday, January 11, 13
73. “This means we’re training our children in skills
they rarely need, while ignoring those they
absolutely do. Teaching kids how to nourish their
creativity and curiosity, while still providing a
sound foundation in critical thinking, literacy and
math, is the best way to prepare them for a future
of increasingly rapid technological change.”
Peter Diamandis
Friday, January 11, 13
74. The “Immeasurable” Curiosity
Resilience
Courage
Passion
Harder Initiative to Learn
Entrepreneurial
Thinking Empathy
Inquiry Synthesis
Networking Creativity
Difficulty Problem
Collaboration
Problem
Connecting Finding
to Solving
Creating
Assess Critical
Thinking Participation
Solutions
Basic Skills
Sharing
Content
Knowledge
Easier
Less Important More Important
Learning in a
Time of Abundance
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75. Trends in Assessment
Real Time, Technology-Rich
Competency Based
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