Future Vessel, Stockholm October 1998 Creativity as a tool for change The Virtual Future Vessel Johan Groth <johan.groth@gogab.se> National Agency for Education Internet Society (ISOC-SE)

Computers and Internet I Computers: rapid execution of simple instructions ” unlimited” memory Internet: a network of computer networks millions of connected computers Future Vessel Dr. Johan Groth, <johan.groth@gogab.se> Stockholm, October 1998 National Agency for Education Page Internet Society (ISOC-SE)

Computers:

rapid execution of simple instructions

” unlimited” memory

Internet:

a network of computer networks

millions of connected computers

Computers and Internet II New ways to communicate New ways exchange information Imply changes in how we live, learn and work Future Vessel Dr. Johan Groth, <johan.groth@gogab.se> Stockholm, October 1998 National Agency for Education Page Internet Society (ISOC-SE)

New ways to communicate

New ways exchange information

Imply changes in how we live, learn and work

Changes – Analog vs digital information Easy to store and distribute information Easy to present information Easy to copy information, without loss of quality Easy to change format of information Easy to supply meta-information Future Vessel Dr. Johan Groth, <johan.groth@gogab.se> Stockholm, October 1998 National Agency for Education Page Internet Society (ISOC-SE)

Easy to store and distribute information

Easy to present information

Easy to copy information, without loss of quality

Easy to change format of information

Easy to supply meta-information

Changes – Computers vs networks Share resources Share information Work together globally ” The network is the computer” Future Vessel Dr. Johan Groth, <johan.groth@gogab.se> Stockholm, October 1998 National Agency for Education Page Internet Society (ISOC-SE)

Share resources

Share information

Work together globally

” The network is the computer”

Changes – Local vs global Interests more important than ”closeness” Future Vessel Dr. Johan Groth, <johan.groth@gogab.se> Stockholm, October 1998 National Agency for Education Page Internet Society (ISOC-SE)

Interests more important than ”closeness”

Changes – Information consumer vs producer Access all types of information with one tool Possible to create information in any format Cheap to create information in all formats Possible to reach a world wide audience Future Vessel Dr. Johan Groth, <johan.groth@gogab.se> Stockholm, October 1998 National Agency for Education Page Internet Society (ISOC-SE)

Access all types of information with one tool

Possible to create information in any format

Cheap to create information in all formats

Possible to reach a world wide audience

Changes – Text only vs multimedia Primacy of text is removed All formats equally easy to handle A return to ”pre-printing press times” Future Vessel Dr. Johan Groth, <johan.groth@gogab.se> Stockholm, October 1998 National Agency for Education Page Internet Society (ISOC-SE)

Primacy of text is removed

All formats equally easy to handle

A return to ”pre-printing press times”

Changes – Issues vs concurrent publication Printed = permanent Possible to change with time Possible to change with user Possible to change with user’s needs Future Vessel Dr. Johan Groth, <johan.groth@gogab.se> Stockholm, October 1998 National Agency for Education Page Internet Society (ISOC-SE)

Printed = permanent

Possible to change with time

Possible to change with user

Possible to change with user’s needs

Changes – Visible vs invisible development Services become more important Products become ”invisible” Companies become ”invisible” ” Hard to explain what you are doing” Future Vessel Dr. Johan Groth, <johan.groth@gogab.se> Stockholm, October 1998 National Agency for Education Page Internet Society (ISOC-SE)

Services become more important

Products become ”invisible”

Companies become ”invisible”

” Hard to explain what you are doing”

IT and Swedish schools A rapid development of infrastructure Content driven, bottom-up approach Examples source of inspiration Swedish Schoolnet, Netdays etc. Libraries, museums, companies, organizations Schools Future Vessel Dr. Johan Groth, <johan.groth@gogab.se> Stockholm, October 1998 National Agency for Education Page Internet Society (ISOC-SE)

A rapid development of infrastructure

Content driven, bottom-up approach

Examples source of inspiration

Swedish Schoolnet, Netdays etc.

Libraries, museums, companies, organizations

Schools

How does IT affect schools? New ”doors” open into schools Subjects change and merge No common teaching material New sources available, simple and cheap Processes rather than results Parallel changes (buildings, pedagogy etc.) Future Vessel Dr. Johan Groth, <johan.groth@gogab.se> Stockholm, October 1998 National Agency for Education Page Internet Society (ISOC-SE)

New ”doors” open into schools

Subjects change and merge

No common teaching material

New sources available, simple and cheap

Processes rather than results

Parallel changes (buildings, pedagogy etc.)

IT and Globetree Blue Wave problem based, thematic work Future meeting multimedia communication across boundaries Future vessel global, real and virtual meeting Future Vessel Dr. Johan Groth, <johan.groth@gogab.se> Stockholm, October 1998 National Agency for Education Page Internet Society (ISOC-SE)

Blue Wave

problem based, thematic work

Future meeting

multimedia communication across boundaries

Future vessel

global, real and virtual meeting

Start with a pedagogical idea Nothing is technically impossible Spend resources on education, not hardware Specify function, not hardware Prepare for organizational and administrative changes How should IT be introduced in school? Future Vessel Dr. Johan Groth, <johan.groth@gogab.se> Stockholm, October 1998 National Agency for Education Page Internet Society (ISOC-SE)

Start with a pedagogical idea

Nothing is technically impossible

Spend resources on education, not hardware

Specify function, not hardware

Prepare for organizational and administrative changes

Every time and technology has possibilites IT can be a powerful tool to support communication and cooperation But: a forest is an unrivaled multimedia production! Go out and visit the Virtual Future Vessel! Conclusions Future Vessel Dr. Johan Groth, <johan.groth@gogab.se> Stockholm, October 1998 National Agency for Education Page Internet Society (ISOC-SE)

Every time and technology has possibilites

IT can be a powerful tool to support communication and cooperation

But: a forest is an unrivaled multimedia production!

Go out and visit the Virtual Future Vessel!