Education – Page 33

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Systems Thinking and the Future of Education

May 30, 2011

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Short video clip on “Systems Thinking”
recorded at the Plan Fort Collins event on March 3, 2010

Futurist Thomas Frey: A recent article in iLibrarian explained it this way.

Online education seems set on its course to overtake traditional colleges within the next few decades, especially as our society becomes ever more dependent on the internet to get our work done. Thomas Frey, an expert on online education, compares our growing reliance on the education system to the reliance of ancient Romans on their numeric system. He indicates that much like the Romans, we have become increasingly reliant on our education system which is meant to pass on information from one generation to the next, hesitant to any change that may occur (explaining the rough transition to online education).

Online education seems set on its course to overtake traditional colleges within the next few decades, especially as our society becomes ever more dependent on the internet to get our work done. Thomas Frey, an expert on online education, compares our growing reliance on the education system to the reliance of ancient Romans on their numeric system. He indicates that much like the Romans, we have become increasingly reliant on our education system which is meant to pass on information from one generation to the next, hesitant to any change that may occur (explaining the rough transition to online education).

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Teachers Are Helping Students Learn with the Help of Twitter

May 23, 2011

Twitter has become an important forum for teachers.

Teachers are bringing the real-time communication power of Twitter into the classroom to help students learn. It’s great for helping teachers learn as well. Twitter has simply become one of the best places for teachers to collaborate, share solutions to common classroom problems, and discuss education policy. In fact, it might just be the best forum teachers have ever had.

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Education as an App

May 21, 2011

Futurist Thomas Frey: In March of 2007 I posted my original paper on the Future of Education where I talked about a system based on an iTunes-like approach where experts around the world could use a “rapid courseware-builder” to produce bite-sized courses, send them to a global distribution center, and students from around world could plug-in and learn whatever class matched their interests.

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1 in 3 University Students in Berlin Consider Sex Work

May 18, 2011

Thirty percent of students working in the sex industry were in debt.

One third of university students in the German capital of Berlin would consider sex work as a means to finance their education, a study from the Berlin Studies Center said on Wednesday.

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85% of Young People Return Home After Graduating From College

May 13, 2011

College graduates face a double digit unemployment rate.

Today’s college grads are the new underclass. They have been beaten down by heavy debt and lack of work. Many are struggling to stave off financial ruin.

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Signaling the Rebirth of Turkish Education

May 6, 2011

This was a photo I took from stage of the audience

Futurist Thomas Frey: On April 30th I had the privilege of delivering the opening keynote to a group of over 1,200 VIPs at the International Education Forum II: “Innovation in Education” held in Ankara, Turkey. These were remarkable people dedicated to reforming the state of education in a country poised for greatness.

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Eight Great Explosions in Video

April 25, 2011

What will it be like to watch television in 2030?

Futurist Thomas Frey: Having just returned from four days at the famous Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, I am spending the next couple weeks sorting through the vast array of products I came across, looking for overarching trends and patterns that may signal lifestyle shifts in the future.

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Curiosity-Driven Education

April 21, 2011

“If a teacher can be replaced by a machine, they should be.” – Arthur C. Clark

Futurist Thomas Frey: In 1999, Professor Sugata Mitra embedded a computer in a wall in a slum in New Dehli, connected it to high speed internet and left it there. Kids in the area, mesmerized by this technology, learn to use computers by themselves.

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Growing Student Loan Debt Weighs Heavier on Graduates

April 20, 2011

College loans will top a trillion dollars.

More students will be going to college this and more of these students will borrow money to do so. Student loan debt will likely top a trillion dollars this year. And for the first time last year student loan debt outpaced credit card debt.

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Older Workers Are More Productive Than Younger Employees

April 18, 2011

Older staff are more productive than younger colleagues

Older workers are more productive than their younger colleagues, according to researchers.

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Charting a New Frontier for Colleges and Universities

April 19, 2011

Futurist Thomas Frey: The great reset has not yet finished its resetting process, and colleges are moving quickly into the crosshairs, with government funding, grants, and student loans all harder to get.

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Kindergarten Students in Maine Go Hi-tech with iPads

April 14, 2011

Kindergartener’s in Maine given iPad 2 tablets.

Teaching tools like crayons, finger paints and alphabet blocks are old school. iPad 2 tablets will be given to kindergarten students in Maine who will now learn their ABCs and 123s on the latest technology.

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