Our Students • Our Worlds

A keynote address about the three converging conditions that are forcing us to rethink education

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1. Introduction

1.1. Online Handouts - http://davidwarlick.com/handouts

1.2. Presentation Narrative - http://bit.ly/8opKkG

2. Converging Conditions

2.1. Preparing students for an Unpredictable Future

2.1.1. Advances happening faster than we can react

2.1.2. Globalization

2.1.2.1. "The World is Flat" by Thomas Friedman

2.1.2.2. "The Post-American World" by Fareed Zakaria

2.1.3. About Science & Design

2.1.3.1. "The Rise of the Creative Class" & "The Flight of the Creative Class" by Richard Florida

2.1.3.2. "A Whole New Mind" by Daniel Pink

2.2. Preparing a new generation (species) of learner

2.2.1. "Our Classrooms are Leaking" by David Warlick - http://bit.ly/dxXsjD

2.2.2. Games, Learning, & Society Conference in Madison Wisconsin -- http://www.glsconference.org/2008/

2.2.3. Machinima -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machinima

2.2.4. The 'Native' Information Experiences

2.2.4.1. Fueled by Questions

2.2.4.2. Provokes Conversations

2.2.4.3. Is Responsive

2.2.4.4. Demand Investment & Identity

2.2.4.5. Relies on Safely Made Mistakes

2.3. Preparing students within a new & dynamic information environment

2.3.1. Web 1.0 vs Web 2.0

2.3.1.1. Web 1: New York Times - http://nytimes.com/

2.3.1.2. Web 2: Digg - http://digg.com/

2.3.2. Innocentive -- http://innocentive.com

2.3.3. The Long Tail - http://www.thelongtail.com/

2.3.4. Flat Classrooms - http://bit.ly/cYkSIA

2.3.4.1. Curious Students - http://bit.ly/aQuwAa

2.3.4.2. Intrinsic Communicators & Influencers - http://bit.ly/aGpGrn

2.3.4.3. Future- Oriented Students - http://bit.ly/9GgWAZ