presentation for a panel of K12 school superintendents from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia and for SRB / StarDyne an ERP and student system / achievement vendor

1. ERDI Vancouver BC – April 16, 2011 Futuristics and Personalized Learning http://www.slideshare.net/bkuhn Brian Kuhn Manager of Information Services School District 43 (Coquitlam) www.sd43.bc.ca bkuhn@sd43.bc.ca http://twitter.com/bkuhn istockphoto.com #8508482 http://www.shift2future.com

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. Nov. 6, 2010 around 12:13pm 6.88 B people on the earth 242,487,125 personal computers sold this year 337,700 TVs sold today 1,759,192 cell phones sold today 2,015,767,932 internet users on earth 145,102,286,923 e-mail messages sent today 303,902 blog posts today 500,000,000 Facebook users 1,549,823,201 Google searches today http://www.worldometers.info/ istockphoto.com # 7611212

6. Things have changed in our world… http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup.php?id=9545884

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

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. At the very least, it’s the most powerful that has come along since the book.” The Shallows (kindle 1991) istockphoto.com # 4540526

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

12. “Teaching young people how to scrutinize, validate, and put things in context will be among the toughest tasks for educators.” Macrowikinomics (kindle 4390) “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) istockphoto.com # 11819618

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. istockphoto.com # 6664728 “The characteristic feature of a piece of new knowledge, whether practical or esoteric, 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” Lights in the Tunnel (kindle 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”, Lights in the Tunnel (kindle 222) istockphoto.com # 1084313 Exponential Change is Happening

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. “The rate of paradigm shift (technical innovation) is accelerating, right now doubling every decade.28 The power (price-performance, speed, capacity, and bandwidth) ofinformation technologies is growing exponentially at an even faster pace, now doubling about every year.29” The Singularity is Near (kindle 653) http://www.singularity.com

26. 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)

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

28. istockphoto.com # 13034189 Learning Today

29. K/1’s learning about the number ’10’

30. Middle School Explorations Class

31. Grade 11 English Student e-Portfolio

32. Grade 12 English Assignment

33. Grade 12 English Assignment

34. Grade 4/5’s Hand-in / Assessment

35. Middle School Hand-in & Assessment

36. Middle School Computer Explorations

37. “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

38. Student Learning Tools

41. Personalized Learning

42. 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

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

44. 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)

45. 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.

47. Jonathan takes us on a quest…

48. 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)

49. What do you think the potential is for this type of environment to supporting learning? istockphoto.com # 4311434

51. Simple formative assessment

52. Flickr – langwitches # 5603842003

53. Flickr – langwitches # 5603703139

54. Flickr – langwitches # 5604121808

55. Flickr – langwitches # 5603621699

57. Bryan describes the Open Internet Test

58. “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)

59. Donya’s plan for the Open Internet Test

60. What kind of student data system structures and capabilities are needed to change to support Personalized Learning? istockphoto.com # 4311434

61. Game Changer Tools

62. Learning Windows in Classrooms?

63. "Take hold of the future or the future will take hold of you.“, Patrick Dixon Noun 1. futuristics - the study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions – or see futurology (wikipedia) for an in-depth description… istockphoto.com # 4105626

64. “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

65. “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

66. Designing Moody Middle 2014

67. Student leads a discussion

68. Teacher Librarian Weighs In

69. Designing Moody Middle 2014

71. Stephanie’s First Day of School in 2020 Communicators Experiential Learning Virtual Learning Environment Translators Variety of rooms Learning Guides Global Learning Multi-touch interactive surfaces No touch interactive surfaces All learning resources are digital Interdisciplinary and Inter-age Learning Students choose how they learn and show learning Flexible schedules

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

73. What resonated with you about the ideas found in the 2020 and 2016 blog post scenarios about Stephanie and Tyler with respect to Personalized Learning? istockphoto.com # 4311434