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All Together Now: Bring two powerful generations together: change the story to change the world!

On 12/07/2012, in collaboration, communications, digital storytelling, entrepreneurship, future, generational differences, innovation, society, story, storytelling, by Daniel Christian

All Together Now:
Bring two powerful generations together: change the story to change the world!

Excerpt of email I rec’d:

Whatever future we face, it’s going to require all of our stories. All Together Now was created to bridge two generations that aren’t often in dialogue. With our partners, The Future Project (high school students based on the East Coast) and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (active elders based on the West Coast), participants will portray their own journeys out of silence, standing to lift their voices in community. Please donate today. There’s a great list of perks for contributors, but the best one of all is knowing that when we ask some urgent questions—Whose story counts? Whose story gets heard?—The answer has to be everyone. Your support for All Together Now will put that answer into practice.

 

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The Futurist: Outlook for 2013 [World Future Society]

On 12/05/2012, in future, global / globalization, society, by Daniel Christian

The Futurist - The Outlook for 2013

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Earth’s nervous system: Looking at humanity through big data (Susan Karlin)

On 11/29/2012, in 21st century, analytics, data related items, future, global / globalization, psychology, by Daniel Christian

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Prison reform through inmate education [Melissa Harris-Perry; Sean Pica]

On 11/26/2012, in education, society, by Daniel Christian

Prison reform through inmate education — from NBC News’ Education Nation by Melissa Harris-Perry and Sean Pica
Sean Pica, executive director of Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison, talks about how his organization provides educational services to men and women in four New York state correctional facilities.

From DSC:
One particular item that Melissa mentioned that jumped out at me:

  • National rate of recidivism (i.e. relapse into criminal behavior) = 40%
  • Recidivism rate of those 260 in prison who have gone through the Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison = 0%

 

 

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Reflections on “Race against the machine” [Brynjolfsson]

On 11/08/2012, in 21st century, business, change, computer science, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, Daniel S. Christian, economics, emerging technologies, engineering, future of higher education, game-changing environment, global / globalization, pace of change, programming, reinvent, robotics, by Daniel Christian

 

 

 

 

 

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Digital Revolution’s Winners And Losers — from Information Week by John Foley
Workers with in-demand digital skills benefit most as computers increasingly take over
everyday tasks. In this InformationWeek 500 video, MIT’s Erik Brynjolfsson discusses
how this trend could affect your enterprise.

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From DSC:
I agree with Erik that a large swath of people are being left behind, mainly because of technological changes and the pace of those changes. Again I ask, can you hear the engines roar?  How can we re-train folks to take advantage of the 3+million open jobs out there? How can we reinvent ourselves as quickly as possible?
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The pace has changed -- don't come onto the track in a Model T
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Addendums:
  • Andrew McAfee: Are droids taking our jobs?
    Robots and algorithms are getting good at jobs like building cars, writing articles, translating — jobs that once required a human. So what will we humans do for work? Andrew McAfee walks through recent labor data to say: We ain’t seen nothing yet. But then he steps back to look at big history, and comes up with a surprising and even thrilling view of what comes next.
  • America’s jobs gap: 9 million — from cnn.com by Tami Luhby
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Joshua 24:15

On 11/08/2012, in faith, global / globalization, hearts -- matters of the heart, relationships, society, by Daniel Christian

15 But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”

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Harrison College lowering tuition — an excellent example/direction if we want to stay relevant

On 11/06/2012, in budgets, business, colleges, cost of getting a degree, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, economics, future of higher education, game-changing environment, higher education, leadership, reinvent, society, staying relevant, strategy, United States, vision/possibilities, by Daniel Christian

Harrison College lowering tuition -- an excellent example/direction if we want to stay relevant

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Psalm 27:14 and Psalm 37:4

On 10/19/2012, in faith, global / globalization, hearts -- matters of the heart, relationships, society, by Daniel Christian

Psalm 27:14

 “Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.”
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Psalm 37:4

 “Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.”
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Closing the Internet Divide [Lo]

On 10/18/2012, in global / globalization, internet, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, society, United States, by Daniel Christian

Closing the Internet Divide — from allthingsd.com by Patrick Lo

Excerpt:

The closure of the divide will suddenly grant everyone an equal chance to succeed. But the onus is on both the public and private sectors to keep innovating to deliver the low-cost services, connectivity and devices to help close this gap as quickly as possible.

In the United States, the divide is slowly but surely being eradicated. Broadband penetration currently stands around the 70 percent mark with more than 85 million homes having fixed broadband subscriptions. The FCC National Broadband Plan will further extend the connected experience with the goal of taking Internet access to every American by 2020. The implications are huge. Connecting the masses, both domestically and internationally, to the Internet is set to fundamentally improve the quality of people’s lives and close the Internet Divide.

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Exploring the field of tech for engagement [Thorman]

On 10/05/2012, in engagement / engaging students, generational differences, society, by Daniel Christian

Exploring the field of tech for engagement — from knightfoundation.org by Damian Thorman; with a special thanks going out to Sue Ellen Christian for this find/resource

Excerpt:

Knight Foundation launched its Tech for Engagement Initiative two years ago because we believe technology has the power to transform our democracy.

In big and small ways, we see the potential for reinventing citizens’ relationships with their neighbors, leaders and governments, as a way to build the informed and engaged communities where we all want to live.

Since then, Knight has invested $10 million in two dozen projects, with some early successes. I think most readily of Community PlanIt, which helped the Boston Public Schools involve more people, more deeply in planning efforts.

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Hollywood’s new Bible stories [Orden]

On 10/01/2012, in faith, hearts -- matters of the heart, media/film, society, by Daniel Christian

Hollywood's new Bible stories -- from the Wall Street Journal by Erica Orden

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Dropout nation [PBS]

On 09/26/2012, in economics, education reform, K-12 related, society, United States, by Daniel Christian

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/dropout-nation/

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Why reading by third grade is critical, and what can be done to help children meet that deadline [Baker]

On 09/22/2012, in K-12 related, reading, society, United States, by Daniel Christian

Why reading by third grade is critical, and what can be done to help children meet that deadline — from Deseret News by Celia Baker

Excerpt:

Nationally, 85 percent of children from low-income families failed to reach proficiency levels by fourth grade on the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress. Improving reading proficiency is seen as imperative to keeping the U.S. competitive in the global marketplace, and third grade is where the battle is being fought hardest.

 

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The dropout crisis can be likened to the oil spill of 2010, but this time, what’s being lost is far more valuable.

On 09/14/2012, in business, career development, corporate / business world, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, economics, education reform, future, hearts -- matters of the heart, K-12 related, student-related, surviving, United States, workplace, by Daniel Christian

The dropout crisis can be likened to the oil spill of 2010, but this time, what's being lost is far more valuable.

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Why these kids get a free ride to college [Fishman]

On 09/14/2012, in budgets, cost of getting a degree, hearts -- matters of the heart, higher education, K-12 related, Michigan, society, by Daniel Christian

Why these kids get a free ride to college --= from The New York Times by Ted Fishman

 

Excerpt:

Back in November 2005, when this year’s graduates were in sixth grade, the superintendent of Kalamazoo’s public schools, Janice M. Brown, shocked the community by announcing that unnamed donors were pledging to pay the tuition at Michigan’s public colleges, universities and community colleges for every student who graduated from the district’s high schools. All of a sudden, students who had little hope of higher education saw college in their future. Called the Kalamazoo Promise, the program — blind to family income levels, to pupils’ grades and even to disciplinary and criminal records — would be the most inclusive, most generous scholarship program in America.

 

Also see:

The Kalamazoo Promise- free college

 

 

From DSC:

  • I would like to thank the anonymous donors who created and continue to sustain the Kalamazoo Promise; and to recognize their humility and service to society. They didn’t announce their gifts with trumpets; rather, they quietly gave without wanting to put their names to these enormous, life-changing gifts.  What a great example for many of the nation’s top 1%-5% to follow!  It’s amazing what generous hearts can do.  The LORD knows who did it and continues to do it.

 

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