{"id":14120,"date":"2011-01-24T10:30:06","date_gmt":"2011-01-24T15:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=14120"},"modified":"2011-01-24T14:33:58","modified_gmt":"2011-01-24T19:33:58","slug":"the-future-of-education-sajan-george-at-calvin-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2011\/01\/24\/the-future-of-education-sajan-george-at-calvin-college\/","title":{"rendered":"The Future of Education — Sajan George at Calvin College"},"content":{"rendered":"

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From DSC:
\nIt shouldn’t surprise anyone who knows my work when I say that I think Sajan George is right on the mark! \u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

For example, below are the main points of what I heard him say <\/span><\/strong>(with some graphics of my own that back up what I have been saying):<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Sajan George:<\/strong> <\/strong>The Future of Education
\nJanuary Series at Calvin College (January 24, 2011) <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We are living in a new age, the Conceptual Age — primary skill sets that we now need are for creators and empathizers. Why? Because those two skillsets aren’t easily automated or outsourced (Sajan referenced Dan Pink’s work).<\/p>\n

We built our education system in between the agricultural and industrial ages; mass production model was built during a much different time with different needs.<\/p>\n

Speed and acceleration of change has greatly increased.\u00a0 At a phenomenal pace!<\/strong><\/p>\n

From DSC:<\/strong>
\nYou may have seen me post this graphic a few times:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Sajan gave an example that focused on an older model of a coffee maker vs. a newer model: Coffee Maker 1.0 vs. Coffee Maker 2.0. Point was that we still need skills, but design, esthetic, and emotion have become more important.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Also, we live in a society that demands Coffee Maker 2.0 — but our educational systems are still offering Education 1.0.\u00a0 We are still batching kids by age, using a 1-to-many model, etc.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We still are offering “Education 1.0” where<\/strong><\/p>\n