Category Archives: Internet

Creativity Money Love: Learning for the 21st Century

Posted on March 26, 2012 by admin

Continually increasing evidence that future thinking is being taken, or should be taken, seriously. Interesting free publication from Creative & Cultural Skills and A New Direction in the UK. We asked over 40 artists, practitioners and thinkers to address issues around … Continue reading →

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Symposium on the future of education

Posted on March 13, 2012 by admin

Dr. Arthur Harkins and I will be participating in a symposium on the future of education in Iceland on March 20, 2012. The symposium is hosted by the University of Iceland’s School of Education. Dr. Harkins will present on some … Continue reading →

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“Learning” is built into the technology!

Posted on January 11, 2012 by admin

If I had a “quote of the day” feature, this would be on it somewhere (italics are mine): “Our charge was to accept the challenge of an Information Age and acknowledge, at the conceptual as well as at the methodological … Continue reading →

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New York Times crowd-sources futuring on computer technology

Posted on January 2, 2012 by admin

The New York Times is crowd-sourcing the projection of futures for computing. The NYT has set up an interactive timeline that allows readers to take part in a futuring activity on the computer technologies. The feature was published early in … Continue reading →

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Seems that the Internet isn’t as bad a place as some would have us believe

Posted on December 7, 2011 by admin

Some interesting research results are coming out that suggest that perceived problems concerning youths’ use of information and communication technologies (ICT) may not be as dire as has been suggested. An article published in the most recent issue of the … Continue reading →

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Clay Shirky would be a lot more convincing if he could get his theories straight

Posted on December 5, 2011 by admin

I don’t make a point of following Clay Shirky’s writings but every now and then they cross my path since it seems he has a sizable following on the Internet that enthusiastically makes sure that everyone else knows when he … Continue reading →

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