This plenary address, by Cheryl Doig and Chris Jansen, at the AISA Leadership Retreat in Ghana explores some of the trends that leaders should be aware of in order to lead in the future. It challenges us to be creative and challenging educators.

1. Making
the
ConneXions
AISA
2013
Cheryl
Doig
and
Chris
Jansen
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2. Kia ora
Hello
Akwaaba
Maakye

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6. Conflict
Danger
Opportunity

11. …a dynamic of experimentation and innovation…

12. Possibility…

13. Change?
Danger
Opportunity

14. What seismic
shifts are on
your
educational
horizon?

15. MOOCs & DOCCs
Hacking your education
Collaboration
Learning analytics
Augmented memory
Visual language
Gamification
Robotics
WYOD
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the
equity
divide
Kia ora - Akwaaba (Welcome)
Ka kite ‒ Nante yie (Farewell)
Handwriting
Spelling
Paper dominance
One teacher
Parent interviews
Privacy
Coins
Retirement
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16. Robots Rule
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17. > 600,000 pieces
of medical
evidence
Two million pages
of text from
medical journals
and clinical trials
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18. Surgery
Minders
“People get bored, people get headaches. Computers don’t,” said Bill Herr, a lawyer
who used to work for a chemical company.
Telepresence Teachers
Prison guards
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19. ROBOT ETHICS CHARTER
Sec. 1: Responsibilities of
Robots
Sec 2: Rights of Robots
Under Korean Law, Robots are
afforded the following
fundamental rights:
i) A robot may not injure a
human being or, through
inaction, allow a human being to
i)The right to exist without fear
come to harm.
of injury or death.
ii) A robot must obey any orders
ii)The right to live an existence
given to it by human beings,
except where such orders would free from systematic abuse.
conflict with Part 3 Section 1
subsection “i” of this Charter.
iii) A robot must not deceive a
human being.
http://akikok012um1.wordpress.com/south-korean-robot-ethics-charter-2012/
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21. How possible is it
that teachers will
no longer be
required?
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22. Ques8ons
from
Patrice
How
can
you
support
me
in
developing
confidence
in
areas
where
I
feel
less
comfortable?
How
can
you
give
me
credit
for
doing
advanced
learning
when
what
I
really
love
is
sEll
looked
down
upon
as
a
non-­‐academic
or
extra
subject
by
some?
hIp://knowledgeworks.org/sites/default/files/100617-­‐Patrice-­‐LaCoste-­‐dossier.pdf#

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24. What is the
powerful
contribution to
learning that only
humans can make?
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25. thics
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Crea
tiv
ity
Collaboration
Emo
t
ion
on
C
ion
ec t
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26. Either or
either - or
• Both and fade
both - and
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27. Melding with
technology to create
powerful learning?

28. Railroad or
transport?
Blackberry or
communication?
School or
education?
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29. Preferred future
Possible futures
Expected future
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Growth Mindset
Pinned future
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30. What will I focus on
in the next two
days, that moves
me closer to my
preferred future?
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31. It is important to ask, “What’s going to happen for us and for
our environment in the next 25 years?”
It is even more important to ask:
“What do we want to make happen?”
Vision is not figuring out what is going to change and
adapting to it. Vision is about deciding how we will change
the world.
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32. c.doig@thinkbeyond.co.nz
www.thinkbeyond.co.nz
chris.jansen@canterbury.ac.nz
www.ideacreation.org
Meda ase –Thank you
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