5 realities of 21st century living
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Presented at VCCS New Horizons 2013TRANSCRIPT
5 Realities of 21st Century LivingA Guide for Teachers and Learners
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Why?
1. UnlearningForgetting the truths that got us here but hold us back from there
A Primer to UnlearningBy Jack Uldrich
or just watch his TED talk
What are the colors of a yield sign?Exercise
What is unlearning?The chief object of education is not to learn things but to unlearn things
G. K. Chesterton
Imagination is more important than knowledgeAlbert Einstein
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$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 $400,000 $500,000
$3,000,000 $5,368,709
Compound Interest PrincipleA = P ( 1 + r/n ) nt
Forces that have been doublingMoore’s Law, Bandwidth, Genome Sequencing, Robotics
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Moore’s Law
How technology evolvesThe S-Curve
What does unlearning mean for us?A lesson from Sherlock Holmes
A man's brain originally is like an empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose. !
It is a mistake to think that little room has elastic walls and can distend to any extent. Depend upon it there comes a time when for every addition of knowledge you forget something that you knew before. !
Therefore, one must not have useless facts elbowing out the useful ones. !
A man should keep his brain-attic stocked with all the furniture that he is likely to use, and the rest he can put away in the lumber-room of his library, where he can get it if he wants it.
What does unlearning mean for us?The significant problems we face today cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them
Albert Einstein
2. Design ThinkingThe art of evolution
Intention
Iteration
Creation
As more of our basic needs are met, we increasingly expect sophisticated experiences that are emotionally satisfying and meaningful … design thinking is the tool for imagining these experiences as well as giving them a desirable form
Tim Brown
Application to educationPeople are taught what to learn but not how to learn, and they are slowing educated out of their innate curiosity and creativity.
Patrick Newell
Integrating Design ThinkingBe more interdisciplinary No idea is a bad idea Prototype
designthinkingforeducators.com
3. Efficiency
Sleep Work Other
Track your timeIt’s your most precious and finite resource
EvernoteNotes Notebooks Tags Search Ubiquitous
4. Tech FadsWhich ones do I care about?
A look into 2007No smartphones No tablets No cloud No twitter No kinect No web-enabled things
What fads really matter?The ones that make tech invisible
Ubiquitous ComputingWhere tech takes a backseat
Mainframe
Personal
Ubiquitous
5. GamificationEverything’s a game, everyone’s a gamer
Computer and video games have reached a critical mass. Our industry’s position is one of the strongest and most cutting-edge sectors in the U.S. economy.
Michael D. Gallagher, CEO, Entertainment Software Association
Average gamer age30
% of Female Gamers47
% of Gamers play games with others62
Everyone is gamingPlay has moved beyond entertainment
Games are the most elevated form of investigation. ––Albert Einstein
GamificationTaking the things that make games engaging and applying them to the rest of life to drive behavior
Game Mechanics - the procedures and rules of your game
Autonomy Customization Choice !Mastery Levels Challenges !Purpose Giving / Altruism Narrative Greater Meaning !Status Leaderboards Achievements
Social Connections Suggest similar users Cooperative “play” !Rewards Points Badges Achievements !Peer Pressure Peer review / feedback / grading Boasting / Bragging system Competitive “play”
Avoidance Lose Points Lose Status Game Over !Scarcity Exclusive / Unique Rewards Reward Schedules !Fun! Quiz’s Competitions
Gamification
Gamification will be used in 25% of redesigned business processes by 2015, this will grow to more than a $2.8 billion business by 2016 !
70% of Global 2000 businesses will be managing at least one "gamified" application or system by 2014
Gartner
Gamifying EducationIt’s simpler than you might think
One more thing...Are you ready for our new reality?
