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Two excerpts from a solid infographic out at Knewton.com

On 01/14/2013, in analytics, attention, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, education reform, education technology, educational games / serious games, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, K-12 related, mobile learning, open courseware and systems, personalized/customized learning, play, United States, by Daniel Christian

From DSC:
A solid infographic is out at Knewton.com — of which I want to highlight 2 portions of it (below).

This first excerpt is not to dog teachers but rather it’s meant to support them and to say that we need to change a losing game (at least a part of the solution in ed reform is to get out of the business of focusing so much on standardized tests and another part of the solution resides in the second graphic below):

 

EducationCrisis-Jan2013

 

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EducationCrisis2-Jan2013

 

 

Also relevant see:

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Just saw this solid presentation re: US K-12 ed reform — Amanda Ripley’s “Ask the kids”

On 01/14/2013, in Asia, Canada, education reform, Europe, future, global / globalization, K-12 related, real-world assignments, staying relevant, student-related, UK, United States, by Daniel Christian

AmandaRipley-AskTheKids2012

 

Description:

Amanda Ripley is an investigative journalist who writes about human behavior and public policy. For Time Magazine and the Atlantic, she has chronicled the stories of American kids and teachers alongside groundbreaking new research into education reform. “Kids have strong opinions about school. We forget as adults how much time they sit there contemplating their situation.”

 

From DSC:
I post this now, because I just saw this via a post that Patrick Larkin made over the weekend — Amanda Ripley’s intriguing talk on education reform — that contains the following excerpt (bolding/emphasis DSC):

The video concludes with the following takeaways from these conversations:
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  • In the top performing countries in the world school is harder.
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  • No country is like the US with its obsession of playing sports.
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  • Kids (in schools in these other countries) believe there’s something in it for them.
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  • Kids believe that what they are doing in school impacts their futures.

 

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8 things to look for in today’s classroom [Couros]

On 01/09/2013, in 21st century, education, education reform, engagement / engaging students, hearts -- matters of the heart, K-12 related, more voice more choice more control, student-related, by Daniel Christian

8 things to look for in today’s classroom — by George Couros

Excerpt:

As I think that leaders should be able to describe what they are looking for in schools I have thought of eight things that I really want to see in today’s classroom.  I really believe that classrooms need to be learner focused. This is not simply that students are creating but that they are also having opportunities to follow their interests and explore passions.  The teacher should embody learning as well.

 

From DSC:
If we can tap into students’ passions/hearts, I believe we’ll find enormous amounts of creative energy pour forth! I’m again struck with adding the tags/keywords to this posting — More choice, more control.

 

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reportcard.studentsfirst.org: State Policy Report Card 2013

On 01/09/2013, in education, education reform, K-12 related, United States, by Daniel Christian

StudentsFirstStatesReportCardJan2013

 

Also see:

 

From DSC:
I haven’t had a chance to reflect and adequately comment on all of this, but I wanted to pass these things along and file them for later review.

 

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The Agenda with Steve Paikin: The Classroom of 2030 [Paikin]

On 01/07/2013, in digital learning, education, education reform, education technology, future, K-12 related, by Daniel Christian

The Agenda with Steve Paikin: The Classroom of 2030 — with thanks to Will Richardson for posting this on Twitter

About the video:

  • Published on October 29, 2012 | Length: 52:57
  • The internet, individual tablets, smart screens: will digital technology realize the promise of customized, student-centred education? The first in The Agenda’s Learning 2030 series, from the Communitech Hub in Kitchener, Ontario.
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Experimentation will be critically important in 2013+ for the higher education industry [Christian]

On 01/02/2013, in 21st century, business side of he, change, changing business models, cost of getting a degree, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, education reform, education technology, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, experimentation, future of higher education, game-changing environment, innovation, leadership, New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, new business models, organizational change, reinvent, staying relevant, strategy, vision/possibilities, by Daniel Christian

From DSC:
Whereas:

  • The Walmart of Education continues and higher ed finds itself in a game-changing environment
  • The pace of change continues to accelerate
  • Disruptive innovations continue to poke at the higher education bubble
  • There is danger in the status quo
  • We all need to constantly reinvent ourselves and our organizations in order to remain relevant…

…institutions of higher education would be wise to significantly increase the priority of experimentation on their campuses during 2013.  This might take the form of creating smaller, more nimble organizations within their overall universities or colleges, or it might be experimenting with new business models, or it might be identifying/experimenting with promising educational technologies or new pedagogies, etc.  I will have several blog postings re: experimentation — and potential things to try out — during 2013; so stay tuned.

Whether we are staff, faculty, or administration, change is coming our way in 2013.  So starting today, get involved with further innovations and experiments on your campus — don’t be a roadblock or you will likely find your institution eventually becoming irrelevant. As Steve Jobs did/believed, cannibalize your own organization before someone else does.

 

The pace has changed significantly and quickly

 

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LearnLaunch.org — expanding the education innovation ecosystem in New England

On 12/17/2012, in 21st century, education reform, education technology, emerging technologies, entrepreneurship, experimentation, innovation, learning ecosystem, United States, by Daniel Christian

learnlaunch.org

 

Also see:

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DigitalLearningDay-2-6-13

 

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The Perfect Storm in Higher Ed has been amassed; change is in the air. [Christian]

On 12/17/2012, in budgets, business side of he, changing business models, cost of getting a degree, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, disruption, economics, education reform, experimentation, future of higher education, game-changing environment, leadership, legislatures / government / legal, new business models, staying relevant, strategy, student-related, surviving, United States, by Daniel Christian

Combine the trends listed in this graphic:

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Trends-ReportFromDeptOfEdu-2012

— from The Economics of Higher Education, Dec 2012 (pg 2)

 

…with the next several graphics…

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Surging college costs price out middle class -- from CNNMoney.com on June 13, 2011

 

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The middle class falls further behind

 

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Daniel S. Christian: My concerns with just maintaining the status quo (from 2009).

From 5/21/09

 

 

…and you can see that the Perfect Storm in Higher Ed has been amassed.  Massive change is in the air. People will find a way to achieve their goals/objectives — one way or another. College is still a good call — but what “college” and “university life” will look like in 5 years will likely be very different from what they look like today.

There is no returning to the “good ol’ days” — things are not going back to the way they were 5-10 years ago.  It’s time for massive — but controlled/intentional — experimentation within higher ed, to find out how best to use the Internet in order to promote learning (and, hopefully, to still make a living!).

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Some examples that illustrate that change is in the air…and that the conversation continues to move outside traditional institutions of higher education (I mention these not to dog higher ed, but to get us to innovate, to reinvent ourselves, and to stay relevant!)

 

Big idea 2013: College becomes optional — from LinkedIn.com by Ben Smith

Jailbreaking the degree: The end of the 4 year diploma — from onlineuniversities.com by Justin Marquis

Excerpt:

What’s wrong with getting a college degree? According to the grassroots movement, “Jailbreaking the Degree,” being pushed by radical education startup Degreed.com, quite a bit. The organization has identified several fundamental flaws with the long standing college degree process. It aims to overcome them and dramatically change the nature of learning and credentialing in the process. In order to justify their initiative they present some dramatic numbers on their website…

Degreed wants to jailbreak the college degree — from techcrunch.com by Rip Empson

Saying no to college — NYT.com by Alex Williams

Do a Google search on uncollege.org and see what you get

The rise of college alternatives— from huffingtonpost.com by Dan Schawbel

educreations.com: Teach what you know. Learn what you don’t.

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wise-qatar.org — world innovation summit for education

On 12/10/2012, in education, education reform, future, global / globalization, innovation, K-12 related, by Daniel Christian

wise-qatar.org -- world innovation summit for education

 

From DSC:
With thanks going out to
Mr. Stephen Harris (@Stephen_H)
for this resource.

 Also see:

 

Access to Education Around the World

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Learning Without Frontiers World Summit (June 19-21, 2013) — re: Learning, Innovation and Society

On 12/07/2012, in creativity, digital learning, education, education reform, Europe, future, global / globalization, innovation, learning, society, by Daniel Christian

 LWF World Summit – The Barbican – June 17th-21st, 2013

 

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Other resources/links

This is Learning Without Frontiers
Learning Without Frontiers (LWF) is a global platform that facilitates the ongoing dialogue about the future of learning. LWF attracts an engaged and open-minded audience who are forward thinking, curious and receptive to new ideas and perspectives about education, teaching and learning.  They are an international audience of thought leaders, policy makers, innovators, entrepreneurs and leading practitioners from across the education, digital media and technology sectors.  They are education leaders, intellectuals, social and political theorists, artists, designers, futurists, architects, publishers, broadcasters, technologists, parents, teachers and learners.  They come to ask the big questions, discuss the big challenges and seek to answer them by innovation, enterprise and an enduring optimism. http://www.learningwithoutfrontiers.com

 


 

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Khan Academy founder proposes a new type of college [Azevedo]

On 11/29/2012, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, change, changing business models, colleges, community colleges, digital audio, digital learning, digital textbooks, digital video, education reform, game-changing environment, higher education, innovation, online learning, universities, by Daniel Christian

Khan Academy founder proposes a new type of college — from chronicle.com by Alisha Azevedo

The One World Schoolhouse

Excerpt:

Salman Khan’s dream college looks very different from the typical four-year institution.

The founder of Khan Academy, a popular site that offers free online video lectures about a variety of subjects, lays out his thoughts on the future of education in his book, The One World School House: Education Reimagined, released last month. Though most of the work describes Mr. Khan’s experiences with Khan Academy and his suggestions for changing elementary- and secondary-school systems, he does devote a few chapters to higher education.

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Breakthrough models in education — NGLC releases profiles of latest grantees [Page]

On 11/28/2012, in 21st century, change, education reform, higher education, innovation, K-12 related, leadership, strategy, by Daniel Christian

NGLC releases profiles of latest grantees — from nextgenerationlearning.com by Carie Page

Excerpt:

When we launched our RFP, we had a handful of names that we could use to exemplify breakthrough approaches in K-12 and higher education. Today, however, after announcing the last group of grantees for this wave in October, we aren’t just guessing at what a breakthrough model might look like. We now have 30 grantees actively developing and launching truly breakthrough approaches to education.

Explore the Portfolio

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High School graduation rates revealed: The 5 best and 5 worst states [Freeman]

On 11/28/2012, in education reform, K-12 related, United States, by Daniel Christian

High School graduation rates revealed: The 5 best and 5 worst states — from takepart.com by Andrew Freeman
You’ll be surprised to learn how many students are not graduating in your state.

From DSC:
What does it say when the center of America’s power structures — the District of Columbia — graduated only 59 percent of their students to capture theeee worst performing part of the nation?!
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How education entrepreneur Chris Whittle disproved skeptics [inc.com]

On 11/14/2012, in education, education reform, entrepreneurship, experimentation, global / globalization, by Daniel Christian

 

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Along these lines of innovation/experimentation (but this time within higher education):

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The Future of Learning, Networked Society – Ericsson

On 10/23/2012, in education, education reform, future, K-12 related, by Daniel Christian

The Future of Learning, Networked Society - Ericsson

 

Can ICT redefine the way we learn in the Networked Society? Technology has enabled us to interact, innovate and share in whole new ways. This dynamic shift in mindset is creating profound change throughout our society. The Future of Learning looks at one part of that change, the potential to redefine how we learn and educate. Watch as we talk with world renowned experts and educators about its potential to shift away from traditional methods of learning based on memorization and repetition to more holistic approaches that focus on individual students’ needs and self expression.

Learn more at http://www.ericsson.com/networkedsociety

Addendum on 10/24/12:

Commenting/summarizing on that video, Molly Gerth [at Technapex.com]

[Godin] asserts that education should change in the following ways:

  • We can now have homework during the day with a human teacher and online lectures at night.
  • He also calls for open book and open note tests all the time as there is no longer value in memorization.
  • Seth believes in access to any course, any time in the world, any time you want to take it.
  • He calls for precise, focused education rather than a mass-produced education.
  • No more multiple choice tests!
  • We should offer cooperative tasks rather than isolation.
  • Teachers should become coaches.
  • Lifelong learning should be encouraged.
  • The famous college should “die.”
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