This document appears to be a presentation discussing competing visions for the future of education in a digital world. It explores two major worldviews - the Knowledge Economy perspective, which focuses on threats, unbundling institutions, and increased competition through reforms like school choice, and the Knowledge Society perspective, which emphasizes opening access, personalized learning, entrepreneurship, and education's role in building an inclusive just society. The presentation examines the rhetoric around these issues and how different groups use similar language to support different agendas, noting the gap between rhetoric and reality. It encourages rethinking education's role in societal change.
18. • Threat
• Unbundling
• Re-imagination
Crisis •
Disruption •
Democratization •
TWO MAJOR WORLDVIEWS
COMPETING
DIGITAL
FUTURES
19. Knowledge Economy
• Threat
• Unbundling
• Re-imagination
Crisis •
Disruption •
Democratization •
TWO MAJOR WORLDVIEWS
COMPETING
DIGITAL
FUTURES
20. “And we’ve got to bring on the competition — open the
schoolhouse doors and let parents choose the best school for
their children. Education reformers call this school choice, charter
schools, vouchers, even opportunity scholarships. I call it competition
— the American way.”
Donald Trump, in
his book “The
America We
Deserve”
21. Knowledge Economy
• Threat
• Unbundling
• Re-imagination
Crisis •
Disruption •
Democratization •
TWO MAJOR WORLDVIEWS
Knowledge Society
COMPETING
DIGITAL
FUTURES
22. “Education has a crucial role to play in laying the foundations
of a society that is more inclusive, participatory and
equal...” The President said “…the role of the university in
enabling citizens to develop the tools to address the great challenges
of our time – global poverty, climate change and
sustainability – was vital.
23. Knowledge Economy
• Threat
• Unbundling
• Re-imagination
Crisis •
Disruption •
Democratization •
TWO MAJOR WORLDVIEWS
Knowledge Society
COMPETING
DIGITAL
FUTURES
• Democratic
• Opening access
• Micro credentials
• Personalized learning
• Competencies
• Entrepreneurship
• Technology as progress
• Increased market competition
• Just society
• Lifelong learning
• Pillars of learning
• Education for citizenry
• Sifting agent
• Human capital
• Social cohension
• Cultural heritage
ReconceptualizingDeschooling
ReschoolingReproducing
MB: The concept of digital literacy was first introduced back in 1997 and as this seminal book illustrates there are many and varied interpretations of this concept.
This framework illustrates that there are two overarching perspectives influencing the debate: the tradition of the Learning Society and the influence of the Knowledge Economy. It is fair to say that a strong Knowledge Economy discourse is imbued in the languages of persuasion surrounding the unbundling movement.
This framework illustrates that there are two overarching perspectives influencing the debate: the tradition of the Learning Society and the influence of the Knowledge Economy. It is fair to say that a strong Knowledge Economy discourse is imbued in the languages of persuasion surrounding the unbundling movement.
This framework illustrates that there are two overarching perspectives influencing the debate: the tradition of the Learning Society and the influence of the Knowledge Economy. It is fair to say that a strong Knowledge Economy discourse is imbued in the languages of persuasion surrounding the unbundling movement.
Borrowing the words of President Michael Higgins, from this perspective higher education has a role in promoting more inclusive, participatory, equitable and sustainable futures for all.
This framework illustrates that there are two overarching perspectives influencing the debate: the tradition of the Learning Society and the influence of the Knowledge Economy. It is fair to say that a strong Knowledge Economy discourse is imbued in the languages of persuasion surrounding the unbundling movement.
Around the Table
The ideas in this video are potentially scary! As Professor George Siemens, a widely respected thought leader, tweets…
The question is how do Irish educators get around the table in an emerging unbundled world in order to shape our own future?