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EDUCATION SUMMIT 2009 CONTINUES!

The recent Education Summit continues!  Here is your opportunity to exchange thoughts on educating students for alternative worlds that might be, as opposed to the “world that was.”  We invite continuing commentary on your areas of interest from the Summit (recall the exercises “Is anyone else thinking about?” and “One thing I have learned that might help others is…”)  Send your questions and thoughts to forum@futuretakes.org, so that we can post them.                

Also be sure to visit www.futuretakes.org/learning_and_education.htm for other education-related topics of interest.

Is anyone else thinking about

what skills people will need in 20 years time?

mandatory future course @ community college – how to get an entire college to buy into it?

use of the subconscious mind as a learning tool?

new ways of organizing teaching and learning (that is other ways than age-divided classes with one teacher)?

the future of technology in education?

how to teach problem solving and creativity?

sustainable education at the college level?

the impact that new knowledge of the brain will – and should – have upon our own approaches to learning (included in this is the advance of increasingly integrated man-machine developments)?

anticipating the school you want?

the successor to the lecture hall?

impacts of advances in neuroscience on education?

the remaining “half life” of factory model schools (recall Education Summit 2008)?

creativity and innovation in education?

curriculum development and implementation for 21^st century learners in public education?

forecasting practices/methods for public education?

creativity and learning for K-8 students?

teaching a futures course for 6-8 students?

forecasting tools for education?

working with high-IQ and low-IQ children?

global futures – foresight networks?

creating an undergraduate college program in futuring foresight?

assessment of new initiatives outcomes?

critical thinking?

critical thinking skills/strategies for the future?

ways to capitalize on the aspects of technology that intrigue young people?

social networking sites – any roles in education?

global and emerging trends in education?

how higher education will be delivered?

critical reading (thinking)?

brain learning [remainder illegible]?

the best way to manage, generate, and use data?

most educational systems, etc. hampering the unfolding of the inert creative potential?

the virtual classroom?

learning styles of diverse groups?

virtual reality non-credit classes?

education (higher education) for green jobs?

teaching a futures studies course in higher education that focuses on nonprofits or community based learning?

the future of education?

the future of writing?

the future of f2f interaction – advantages, disadvantages, gains, losses of long distance?

the visiting international professional program creates links between the world class faculty at Michigan?

state University and global industries, businesses, governments, and societies?

leveraging virtual reality and other technology tools in a new way to educate students and fully engage them in a new way?

how to accurately measure student success in a standard way for benchmarking purposes?

compiling an online database of creative ideas for whole person – whole planet education (to transform education)?

nanotechnology’s impact on higher education?

entrepreneurial ideas related to trends, innovation, educational scenarios or professional development in the K-12 system?

teachers, instructors, trainers for their program?

the difference between knowledge and computation?

second life and higher education?

models of innovation in higher education?

futures for learners?

using e-book readers for distance learners?

open educational resources?

social networking in a healthcare environment – full of locked-down computers and HIPAA regulations? (Is it useful?  Can it be used to assist with awareness of best practices, mindfulness?)

avoiding cognitive errors in an era of too much information?

how to alert 19-year olds to the fact that their world will be very different 20 years from now?

innovation in education?

integrated cross-curricula learning?

family, community, business involvement in education?

combining your technology programming with my curriculum experience?

innovation in education?

integrating cross-curricular learning and critical thinking while involving community member expertise?

creating virtual classrooms?

individualized instruction via technology?

how to get up to total speed with new technologies so far behind?

lost knowledge / knowledge transfer?

repatterning of the brain to take in information – impact on education?

engagement of college students in foresight activities?

new technologies in higher education?

entrepreneurial activities for the future in higher education?

how to help students who do not have access to technology away from the college?  (It creates a have group vs. a have-not group, the latter becomes truly disadvantaged as a result.)

better education?

the lowering standard and ways to stop this?

becoming more creative in working with the slower learner?

getting unions out of education?

incentivizing teachers for their effectiveness?

reducing the top heavy aspects of school administration?

putting music back into school programs?

the special challenges of learners with inadequate skills of various kinds?

whether is it possible to lead society by education?  Or whether changes in society lead education?  (Which is first?)

restructuring higher education for 21^st century competencies?

sustainability?

confluence of research, technology, assessment, individualization, just-in-time professional development, and futures to maximize achievement?

security issues associated with mobile learning?

how to retain quality and depth in higher education rather than moving to a completely student directed model as some programs are?

One thing I have learned that might help others is

using marketing research best practices to conduct primary research in education in order to conduct an objective needs assessment as well as measuring process improvements, etc.

what practical skills help others with

honing skills to be a successful educator

sorting through how to retain enthusiasm, engagement, and motivation for teaching/learning

ideas for whole person education

how to stimulate the development of the creative potential of children of all age groups

learning styles are often influenced by level of fluency in the language

 

how to develop a syllabus for a futures studies course at the college level

that it takes the support of the entire college to get a future course supported at a community college.

technology, security, internet technologies, open source software

basis for obtaining funding – a simple future readable plan with fast immediate action, i.e., “Think Tank” to “Action Tank”

higher education is moving toward credentials and away from academics and learning (not a good thing)

ways to manage correctly the moment called “now” in order to achieve my goals

ways in which leaders are defined by vision

ways to provide some “oxygen” plus financing to our teachers

students enjoy online courses because it allows them to work at their own paces and timeframes

students enjoy meeting people through online classes; they can relate (like MySpace & Facebook).

ways to integrate critical thinking, virtual classroom, and cross-curricular topics

high school language arts experience

online classes continue to experience strong enrollment gains

retired for 10 years and now full time volunteer helping young people to create their future in school, at work to start up business. 

ways to fund an e-training program

that institutions are moving to more “Scalable” online programs, which present special challenges for instructors

helping you launch graduate foresight tracks, electives, and degrees to strengthen existing universities.

focusing on potential rather than deficit in minority education

second life and learning

models and innovation in higher education

cognitive mapping

research to practice in higher education

Web 2.0 (free!) learner contributions

that education doesn’t need to be guided by buzz and the “new” all the time; technology should never drive! 

If you are all going to think global, you really need to think global!

use of community experts, locally & globally, in an elective-based K-12 program

teaching at a distance

ways to teach students to write paragraphs in terms of “claim, reasons, evidence” (the Toulmin approach to composition)

body learning

As teachers, our enthusiasm for technology ourselves becomes a model for students and helps them learn to use the technology for advancing their learning rather than just using technology for entertainment.

expansion of educational opportunities for cross-learning connectivity – across age groups, regions, and technologies; diversity

competencies

1. quality assurance systems for higher education
2. accreditation
3. creative thinking
4. future trends in education

increasing participation in virtual learning

use of Google Maps ® for creating scenarios for the future of learning with university students

There is no panacea to improve education.  Change will require long-term political will, more funding, technology, quality human capital, ongoing continuous improvement infused with massive changes in attitude and family involvement.

generational issues in learning

we need to think globally but react locally

Recommending resources for future learning

some components of expertise

the next frontier in liberal education is true diversity – transcending hidden culture-based assumptions

IT, community colleges, and innovative approaches can make college education more accessible and affordable

high school English language arts

integrating online and in-class learning

drawing together disparate texts for learning (esp. in language arts)

how to create Web resources for specific skills and content

the best planning is short range, mid range

futuring and foresight are immense areas – one is humbled by their breadth.  How does one approach this?

technology often enables (?) the same thing to be done in new ways.  This is helping more and more

the PhD process online learning