examples of global trends in how technology is driving changes - education systems need to be aware of and preparing for a very different future - examples shared of how a portal, Internet tools, and virtual spaces support teaching and learning

1. Brian Kuhn Manager of Information Services School District 43 (Coquitlam) www.sd43.bc.ca Learning Without Boundaries Coquitlam School District 43 – Sep. 23, 2011 istockphoto.com # 10467139 My Coordinates… http://www.shift2future.com http://twitter.com/bkuhn http://www.slideshare.net/bkuhn bkuhn@sd43.bc.ca

2. "In times of change learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists." - Eric Hoffer

3. Student advocates for diverse sources

4. 3.6 B people on earth First computer chess tournament 0 (yes zero) personal computers sold 0 e-mails sent 0 blog posts 0 Facebook users BG (before Google) 1970 http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1970 istockphoto.com # 1563122

5. Sep. 14, 2011 around 8:17pm 6.99 B people on the earth 247,656,889 personal computers sold this year 600,315 TVs sold today 4,436,362 cell phones sold today 2,235,474,965 internet users on earth 294,777,286,923 e-mail messages sent today 3,439,422 blog posts today 181,296,322 tweets sent today 750,000,000 Facebook users 3,039,715,201 Google searches today http://www.worldometers.info/ istockphoto.com # 7611212

6. Connect anywhere! http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup.php?id=2079663

7. Devices are small, powerful, and everywhere Kindle istockphoto.com # 3654579

8. Devices are small, powerful, and everywhere Internet… wireless everywhere… just like oxygen being connected is not optional just like breathing… Kindle istockphoto.com # 3654579

10. “With the exception of alphabets and number systems, the Net may well be the single most powerfulmind-alteringtechnology that has ever come into general use... istockphoto.com # 4540526 …At the very least, it’s the most powerful that has come along since the book.” The Shallows (kindle 1991)

11. “Printing gave humanity the written word. The Web makeseveryoneapublisher.Printing enabled the distribution of knowledge. The Web provides a platform fornetworkinghuman minds… istockphoto.com # 4540526 …Printing allowed people to know. The Web enables people to collaborateand to learn collectively.” Macrowikinomics (kindle 566)

12. “Teaching young people how to scrutinize, validate, and put things in context will be among the toughest tasks for educators.” Macrowikinomics (kindle 4390) istockphoto.com # 11819618 “the true test of rigor is for students to be able to look at material they’ve never seen before and know what to do with it.” 21st Century Skills (kindle 241)

13. “The history of the modern world is a history of ideas meeting, mixing, mating and mutating” Rational Optimist (kindle 3806) istockphoto.com # 11819618

14. “Prosperity, or growth, has been synonymous with moving from self-sufficiency to interdependence” Rational Optimist (kindle 608) istockphoto.com # 6664728 “The more knowledge you generate, the more you can generate. And the engine that is driving prosperity in the modern world is the accelerating generation of useful knowledge.” Rational Optimist (kindle 3466)

15. “The characteristic feature of a piece of new knowledge, whether practical or esoteric, … istockphoto.com # 6664728 …whether technical or social, is that you can give it away and still keep it.” Rational Optimist (kindle 3766)

16. istockphoto.com # 7946334 “if we can foresee that technology is likely to have a highly disruptive impact on our economy in the coming years and decades, then we really need to start thinking about that well in advance.” Lights in the Tunnel (kindle 208)

17. Who are our students?

18. What is your vision for how technology enables Personalized Learning? istockphoto.com # 4311434

19. What does the future hold? “technology is not just advancing gradually: it is accelerating”,The Lights in the Tunnel, Kindle location 227 “If you make some very logical, and even conservative, assumptions about where technology is likely to lead in the coming years, much of the conventional wisdom about what the future will look like becomes unsupportable”,The Lights in the Tunnel, Kindle location 222 istockphoto.com # 1084313 Connect  Share  Learn  Try

20. Student says critical thinking is key

21. istockphoto.com # 12275820 “If at some point, machines are likely to permanentlytake over a great deal of the work now performed by human beings, then that will be a threat to the very foundation of our economic system. This is not something that will just work itself out. This is something that we need to begin thinking about.” Lights in the Tunnel (kindle 217)

22. istockphoto.com # 12275820 “It’s always very dangerous to use the word ‘impossible’ where technology is concerned.” Lights in the Tunnel (kindle 2193)

23. http://www.singularity.com

24. http://www.singularity.com

25. istockphoto.com # 453710 “But because we’re doublingthe rate of progressevery decade, we’ll see the equivalent of a century of progress—at today’s rate—in only twenty-five calendar years.” The Singularity is Near (kindle 442) “Most long-range forecasts of what is technically feasible in future time periods dramatically underestimatethe power of future developments because they are based on what I call the ‘intuitive linear’ view of history rather than the ‘historical exponential’ view.” The Singularity is Near (kindle 429)

26. How do you think exponential changes in technology will impact learning and teaching? istockphoto.com # 4311434

27. Learning with Technology Strategy from 2005-6 Learning, teaching and leading is enhanced through effective and meaningful use of technology Exemplars Learning Staff Development Equitable Access istockphoto.com # 5373874

29. Log-in once – it knows who you are

30. Built on Sharepoint, incorporates Office, Outlook – familiar tools

31. Connect open source, Web 2.0, commercial, custom – imagine…

33. istockphoto.com # 13034189 Learning Today

34. istockphoto.com # 11850475 Parents and Students can access all recommended, licensed, and free online resources…

35. istockphoto.com # 11850475 Students hand-in assignments electronically, self assess, and receive assessment / feedback from teacher Middle School Explorations Class

39. Grade 12 English Assignment

40. Grade 11 English Student e-Portfolio

41. Grade 12 English Assignment

42. Grade 4/5’s Hand-in / Assessment

43. Middle School Hand-in & Assessment

44. Middle School Computer Explorations

45. “Organizations can succeed and even thrive in this new environment by embracing the five principles of wikinomics:… Flickr – langwitches # 4343432434 …collaboration, openness, sharing, integrity, and interdependence.” Macrowikinomics (kindle 593) Flickr – langwitches # 4343432956

46. Student Learning Tools

48. Personalized Learning

49. The Future… District – School – Teacher – Student – Parent Web Spaces Public Internet District Intranet my43 District Website School Intranet my43 School Website Virtual Classrooms my43 Teacher Website Student Space my43 Parent Space my43

50. What capabilities do you see being required in a digital environment or platform to support Personalized Learning? istockphoto.com # 4311434

51. Flickr – langwitches # 4211065001 “imagine, as a student, that you could not only read about what it is like to be a scientist, an architect, an artist, an entrepreneur, or an engineer, but also collaborate with fellow students in a safe virtual environment to recreate that experience for yourself.” Macrowikinomics (kindle 2907)

52. Dr. Barab (principle researcher)'s current work involves the research and development of rich learning environments, frequently with the aid of technology, that are designed to assist children in developing their sense of purposeas individuals, as members of their communities, and as knowledgeable citizens of the world.

54. Student takes us on a quest…

55. istockphoto.com # 11562895

56. istockphoto.com # 11562895 “The full-immersion visual-auditory virtual-realityenvironments, which will be ubiquitous during the second decade of this century, will hasten the trend toward people living and working wherever they wish.” The Singularity is Near (kindle 1779)

58. Teacher describes the Open Internet Test

59. “Answering questions like ‘When was the War of 1812?’ is a useless skill in an always-on Wikipedia world.” Linchpin (kindle 789) “We’ve been trained since first grade to avoid mistakes.” Linchpin (kindle 1108)

60. Student’s plan for the Open Internet Test

61. Game Changer Tools

62. “Late in the 1800s, during the Industrial Revolution, business leaders began complaining about all these rural kids who were pouring into the cities and going to work in our factories. Business leaders said that these kids were no good, and that what they needed was an educational system that would produce "industrial discipline.” (paraphrase: show up, be on time, follow rules), Alvin Toffler

63. “How does that system fit into a world where assembly lines have gone away? It doesn't. The public school system is designed to produce a workforce for an economy that will not be there. And therefore, with all the best intentions in the world, we're stealing the kids' future.”, Alvin Toffler

64. Designing Moody Middle 2014

65. Student leads a discussion

66. Teacher Librarian Included

68. Tyler’s Loving School in 2016 Individualized Learning Plans Small learning communities Personal and team learning spaces Learning Facilitators / coaches Cross-curricular Project based 3D video and holographic messaging Interactive learning slates Interactive 3D holographic video chat Global learning communities No-touch / multi-touch learning glass surfaces Student learning teams Self-directed learning Interdependent learning

69. What resonated with you about the ideas found in the 2016 scenario about Tyler with respect to Personalized Learning? istockphoto.com # 4311434

70. and supportive Parents…