Transcript John Connell

John Connell
Learning Futures Strategist
www.johnconnell.co.uk/blog/
Today’s Learner
Coming soon to a school near you....
“The crux of success or failure is to know
which core values to hold on to, and which to
discard and replace when times change.”
Sustainability
Technology
Education
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The State of the World
Natural Capital
Human Capital
Social Capital
Manufactured
Capital
Financial Capital
The 5 Capitals Framework
• Recognition of interdependence
• Self-determination
• Diversity and tolerance
• Compassion for others
Values for
Sustainability
and for
Education!
• Upholding the principle of equity
• Recognition of the rights and interests of non-humans
• Respect for the integrity of natural systems
• Respect for the interests of future generations
Bhutan
Gross
Domestic
Happiness
socio-economic growth
Life, Liberty
cultural
valuesand the
Pursuit of Happiness.
Jefferson
environmental conservation
good governance
Social
Networking
Web as the
Platform
Infrastructure
Content
IP
Collaborative
Environment
Everywhere !!
Identity
Management
Learning
Environment
Generations of Office Applications
http://www.roughtype.com/
Office 1.0
1980s
....a set of discrete and often
incompatible applications for word
processing, spreadsheets, presentation
creation, and simple database
management.
Archetype: Lotus 1-2-3
Office 2.0
1990 - Present
...integrated suites of personal
productivity applications, with
expanded, if still limited, collaboration
capabilities.
Archetype: Microsoft Office
Office 3.0
Present - 2010
...hybrid desktop/web suites
incorporating internet-based tools and
interfaces to facilitate collaboration and
web publishing.
Office 4.0
Early 2010s
...fully web-based suites.
iDVD
Photoshop
Acrobat
Skype
Transmit
iWeb
GoLive
Google Earth
Illustrator
Newsfire
iPhoto
iMovie
Marratech
iTunes
MindManager
Garageband
Quicktime
Pages
InDesign
Keynote
Entourage
Excel
Word
Powerpoint
Filemaker Pro
CPD Portal
Threaded
Discussions
Video
Conferencing
Interest
Groups
Audio
Conferencing
Chat
Facility
Newsgroups
VTLE
Virtual
Whiteboard
Application
Sharing
Email
A new
education
narrative
Curriculum is redundant
Learning is about relationships / meaning /
community
We can no longer fit technology into
‘business as usual’
Education requires distributive leadership
We are all learners now
A new kind of learning...
...in which learners take more
and more responsibility for
their own learning as they get
older...
A new kind of learning...
...in which teachers work with
students in an open, collaborative
way, with the teaching and
learning that goes on the result of
a continual process of
negotiation...
A new kind of learning...
...in which teachers are freed to do
what they do best - to teach, to work
with young people to help them get
the best out of their own efforts, to
advise, to counsel, to cajole, to
persuade, and, yes, to impart
knowledge where required...
A new kind of learning...
...in which young people will be able
to bring their passions firmly inside
the bounds of their schooling
(instead of having to defer their real
interests to their lives outside of
school, as is so often the case)
A new kind of learning...
...in which what has been
peripheral becomes the core
A new kind of learning...
...a kind of learning in which
curriculum content is no longer
fixed by some central authority
but is universally negotiable
A new kind of learning...
...in which teachers can accord
learners the maximum respect by
acknowledging that they are
learners too
“In times of change learners inherit the earth; while
the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to
deal with a world that no longer exists.”