2 big shifts and 1 big problem
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2 big shifts and 1 big problem Dr. Scott McLeod CASTLE
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2 big shifts and 1 big problem. Dr. Scott McLeod CASTLE. Socially functional Mastery of information landscape Economically productive. Big shift 1. New information landscape. We are hyper-connected. We all now have a voice (and can find each other, share, connect, collaborate). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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2 big shiftsand
1 big problem
Dr. Scott McLeodCASTLE
Socially functional
Mastery of information landscape
Economically productive
Big shift 1
Newinformationlandscape
We arehyper-
connected
We all now have a voice
(and can find each other, share,
connect, collaborate)
Anytime/anywhere content production,
connection, collaboration…
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newspapers,magazines
music
radio
television
movies
books,reading
maps, travel,travel agencies
business, personal finance,
money management
medicine,health
postal service
real estate
politics
universities
Information-oriented
P-12schools
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Big shift 2
Percentile change in importance of task type
in U.S. economy
Autor, D., Levy, F., & Murnane, R. J. (2003). The skill content of recent technological change: An empirical exploration. Quarterly Journal of Economics 188, 4. [updated, D. Autor, 2008]
Abstract
Routine
Manual
critical thinking problem solving
collaboration
adaptability
entrepeneurialism
creativity
effective speaking
effective writinginnovation
information literacy
media fluency
synthesis
analytical skills
curiosity
global awareness
Growth of the creative class
Florida, R. (2002). The rise of the creative class (p. 332). New York, NY: Basic Books.
Growth of the creative class
Florida, R. (2002). The rise of the creative class (p. 332). New York, NY: Basic Books.
MANUFACTURING IN IOWAMANUFACTURING IN IOWA
15%
53%
% of all Iowa jobs % of all Iowa jobs in May ‘08in May ‘08
% of overall job losses% of overall job lossesby Sep ‘09by Sep ‘09
Globalizationof economy
Can someone overseas do it cheaper?
Can a computer do it faster?
Hyperconnected global economy
Offshoring
Replacement ofjobs with software
Characteristicsof the job
NOT
Characteristicsof the person
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1 big problem
Socially functional
Mastery of information landscape
Economically productive
The fundamental dilemma
Schools were designedfor this …
but now areexpected to
do this
uniquenessuniqueness
one right answer
No generation in history has ever been so thoroughly prepared for the industrial age.
David Warlick
http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/?p=298 dangerouslyirrelevant.org
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Takeaways
K-12 education isfacing multipledisruptive innovations.
The existing educational model is not a given.
This is sneaking up on most school organizations.
critical thinking problem solving
collaboration
adaptability
entrepeneurialism
creativity
effective speaking
effective writinginnovation
information literacy
media fluency
synthesis
analytical skills
curiosity
global awareness
No one will thank you for taking care of today if you have failed to take care of tomorrow. Joel Barker
Thank you!
Scott McLeod, J.D., Ph.D.Director, CASTLE
dangerouslyirrelevant.org/futureschools
critical thinking problem solving
collaboration
adaptability
entrepeneurialism
creativity
effective speaking
effective writinginnovation
information literacy
media fluency
synthesis
analytical skills
curiosity
global awareness
www.flickr.com/photos/jahansell/251755048 dangerouslyirrelevant.org
Our kids have tasted the honey.
open
moretransparent
more accessible
more convenient
more immediate /real time
networked
connected
shared
collaborative
interactive
individualized
empowering
flexible
adaptive
less dependenton ‘experts’
rapidly-changing
more comprehensive
searchable
often ‘crowdsourced’
creative
multimodal /multimedia
more efficient
oftenless expensive
global
less dependenton geography
less dependenton physical media
technology-suffused
