Learning Ecosystems

2 Responses to “Futuring media, one solid project [Alexander]”

1. Bryan Alexander says:

   04/30/2013 at 9:51 AM

   Very interesting and useful project.
   Are you finding any comparable work in education?

2. Daniel Christian says:

   04/30/2013 at 11:23 AM

   Thanks Bryan for the comment/question here — much appreciated.

   I’m trying to keep a pulse check on the future of education, and I’m finding that we should be teaching futurism throughout higher education. The pace of change is simply too fast and our graduates need to be able to scan their respective landscapes. As you know, change is the norm now and they will need to be very flexible. It will help them if they know how to do some of the things you were talking about: environmental scanning, trends analysis, driver identification, scenario construction, etc.

   You probably already know about these, but some of the relevant books that I liked from my Masters Program in ID for Online Learning included:

   • Sixteen Trends, Their Profound Impact on Our Future: Implications for Students, Education, Communities, Countries, and the Whole of Society.
   • Future-Focused Leadership: Preparing Schools, Students, and Communities for Tomorrow’s Realities
   • Futuring: The Exploration of the Future

   Thanks Bryan,
   Daniel