Information, knowledge and teachers are in abundant supply and ubiquitous. The supply of knowledge and information and teachers is expanding and changing at a rate like never before. We cannot predict the impacts of technological advances on the future of learning and work. A wide range of new skills and literacies will be required to navigate the future.

1. rethinking education
in a world of ubiquitously networked, self-directed learners and makers
Will Richardson
bit.ly/17eaM6V
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will@willrichardson.com
willrichardson.com
@willrich45

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3. Disclaimer:
This is
hard.
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4. “We can’t be
creative if we
refuse to be
confused.
Change always
starts with
confusion.”
~Margaret Wheatley
“Willing to be Disturbed”
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5. Educators should be
more confused
than ever.
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7. My biases:
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8. This is the most
disruptive moment
ever in education.
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9. But, this is also the
most amazing time
to be a learner.
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10. Schools are the
most important
institutions
in our communities.
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11. But, schools and educators need to be
“different”
not “better.”
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12. We can
no longer want
for our kids
the same education
that we ourselves had.
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13. Generally, our understanding of the
potentials of computing and online
connections to learn deeply is
dangerously inadequate.
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14. Unlike...
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18. Jacob Arnott
14-year-old Editor-in-Chief
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23. Passion
Purpose
Participation
David Price
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24. Passion
Purpose
Participation
+
Access
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25. CHANGE
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26. Scarcity
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27. ABUNDANCE
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28. “The change we
are in the middle
of isn’t
minor...and it
isn’t optional.”
~Clay Shirky
NYU
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29. ABUNDANCE
5 Billion App Downloads
2.5 Billion People
2 Trillion Webpages
5 Years of YouTube video per minute
Est. 1 billion photos uploaded each day 2014
5 Years of all IP video per second
100,000 Tweets per minute
12 Billion Internet Connected Devices by 2015
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36. Abundance is Changing:
Media
Politics
Journalism
Medicine
Books
Business
Music
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42. A world marked by “ubiquitous
computing, ubiquitous information,
ubiquitous networks, at unlimited
speed, about everything,
everywhere, from anywhere, on all
kinds of devices that make it
ridiculously easy to connect,
organize, share, collect,
collaborate and publish.”
~Michael Wesch
Kansas State U.
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43. ...A world marked by “ubiquitous
computing, ubiquitous information,
ubiquitous networks, at unlimited
speed, about everything,
everywhere, from anywhere, on all
kinds of devices that make it
ridiculously easy to connect,
organize, share, collect,
collaborate and publish.”
School?
~Michael Wesch
Kansas State U.
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44. In Education:
A Clash of Contexts
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45. Traditional Learning
(Politicians, Parents, Communities, Educators)
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46. Traditional Learning
(Politicians, Parents, Communities, Educators)
Vs
(Kids with Access, Connected, Networked Learners)
Modern Learning
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47. Traditional Learning
Delivery
Vs
Modern Learning
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48. Traditional Learning
Delivery
Vs
Discovery
Modern Learning
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49. Traditional Learning
What you want me to learn.
Vs
Modern Learning
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50. Traditional Learning
What you want me to learn.
Vs
What I want to learn.
Modern Learning
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51. Traditional Learning
Time and place
Vs
Modern Learning
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52. Traditional Learning
Time and place
Vs
Anytime, anywhere, anyone
Modern Learning
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53. Traditional Learning
Just in case
Vs
Modern Learning
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54. Traditional Learning
Just in case
Vs
Just in time
Modern Learning
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55. New reality
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56. Information, knowledge and teachers are in
abundant supply
and ubiquitous.
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58. We cannot predict
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63. THE
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Key Shift:

64. Institutionally Organized World
Self-Organized World
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65. Remember when we needed...
...a travel agent to book our flights?
...A Dealer to buy or sell a car?
...a broker to buy stock?
...a publisher to write a book?
...a journalist to report the news?
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66. THE
Key Shift:
(in education)
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67. bit.ly/1btUdKy
From an institutionally organized education...
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68. bit.ly/1btUdKy
...to a self-organized education.
bit.ly/1fGtNqY
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69. Remember when we needed...
...a travel agent to book our flights?
...A Dealer to buy or sell a car?
...a broker to buy stock?
...a publisher to write a book?
...a journalist to report the news?
...a school to learn algebra?
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70. THE Disruption
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71. bit.ly/14mOPof
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80. This Should seriously confuse us.
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81. What is an “Education?”
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82. What is “Literacy?”
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83. What is the Role of School?
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84. What IS the role of a teacher?
bit.ly/14mOPof
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85. What do we assess?
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87. Not confused enough...
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88. In an abundant, self-organized world...
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89. In an abundant, self-organized world...
...Learning is personal.
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93. “It’s not about
making learning
happen; it’s about
letting learning
happen.”
~Sugata Mitra
$1 Million TED Prize Winner
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95. In an abundant, self-organized world...
...Learning is globally networked.
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98. In an abundant, self-organized world...
...Learning is continual.
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100. Top “Learning” Tools 2012
582 votes
http://c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/
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101. In an abundant, self-organized world...
...Learning is create-ive and authentic.
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106. “MIT wants to attract students that are ‘already solving
problems and building, playing and creating, engaging in
projects they love doing.’”
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107. In an abundant, self-organized world...
...literacy changes
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108. “The illiterate of the 21st
century will not be those
who cannot read and
write, but those who
cannot learn, unlearn,
and relearn. ”
~Alvin Toffler
Author
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109. NCTE Literacies
• Develop proficiency with the tools of technology
• Build relationships with others to pose and solve problems
collaboratively and cross-culturally
• Design and share information for global communities to meet a
variety of purposes
• Manage, analyze and synthesize multiple streams of
simultaneous information
• Create, critique, analyze, and evaluate multi-media texts
• Attend to the ethical responsibilities required by these complex
environments
bit.ly/nctelit
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110. In an abundant, self-organized world...
...school is everywhere.
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116. What if he’s right?
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119. In an abundant, self-organized world...
...college is not the only option.
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122. Price of Education
bit.ly/MZmNDy
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123. Price of Education
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126. Price of Education
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127. Price of Education
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Price of INFORMATION
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128. Price of Education
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Price of INFORMATION
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129. Price of Education
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Information ≠ Education
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Price of INFORMATION
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130. Price of Education
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Big things happen in big gaps
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Price of INFORMATION
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132. Cal Tech, Georgia Tech, U. of Va, Duke, Rice, Johns Hopkins, Stamford, U. of
Washington, U. of Illinois, U. of Edinburgh, U. of Toronto, Princeton, U. of Penn.
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133. Cal Tech, Georgia Tech, U. of Va, Duke, Rice, Johns Hopkins, Stamford, U. of
Washington, U. of Illinois, U. of Edinburgh, U. of Toronto, Princeton, U. of Penn.
“This is the tsunami.”
--Richard DeMillo, Ga. Tech
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137. 2013
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138. 2013
Institutionally
Organized
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SelfOrganized

139. 2027?
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140. Self-Organized Learners?
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141. In an abundant, self-organized world...
...work is no longer predictable.
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142. “If you’re talking 100
years, there’s no doubt in
my mind that all jobs will
be gone, including creative
ones. And 100 years is not
far in the future — some
of our children will be
alive in 100 years.”
~Hod Lipson
Cornell
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147. Self-Organized Work
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150. so...
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151. so...This is the world at our doorstep:
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152. bit.ly/1f7O8DJ
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153. 5,000,000,000
bit.ly/1f7O8DJ
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154. 5,000,000,000
Learners
bit.ly/1f7O8DJ
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155. Learners who will be connected and creating.
bit.ly/1f7O8DJ
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156. Learners who will change the world.
bit.ly/1f7O8DJ
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158. bit.ly/14mOPof
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161. Our kids need us to help them
flourish in this world...
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162. ...but that means “different,” Not better.
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163. This Can’t be about content.
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164. This has to be about curiosity.
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165. This has to be about wonder.
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166. This has to be about passion.
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167. THE big question:
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168. Can educators make decisions about...
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169. Curriculum
Budget
Technology
Assessment
Staffing
Infrastructure
Pedagogy
Scheduling
Support
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170. ...without deep personal experience in the
connected, computing-filled learning
world in which our kids will live?
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171. Where do we start?
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172. Know where you are.
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173. bit.ly/paessp13
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174. LEARNERS FIRST
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175. LEARNERS FIRST
Principals Second
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176. So...how are you changing?
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177. What important, authentic work have you created
with computers and shared with the world?
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178. And, how are you
connected to
other learners
from around the
globe who share
your passions?
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179. What if professional development looked
less like this...
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181. ...and more like this instead:
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184. “In times of change,
learners inherit the
Earth, while the learned
find themselves
beautifully equipped to
deal with a world that no
longer exists.”
~Eric Hoffer
“The True Believer”
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185. Thanks!
will@willrichardson.com
@willrich45
willrichardson.com
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