Slides from my keynote presentation for The League for Innovation's Conference for Information Technology 2009 http://www.league.org/2/conferences/cit/2009/index.cfm

1. The New Hero's Journey Trending toward Critical, Creative, and Future-focused Communities Jonathon Richter Center for Advanced Technology in Education University of Oregon http://www.slideshare.net/wainbrave

3. All education springs from some image of the future. If the image of the future held by society is grossly inaccurate, it's education system will betray its youth. ” ~ Alvin Toffler

4. increasingly fast-paced increasingly complex increasingly interconnected

5. The best way to predict the future is to invent it. ~ Alan Kay

6. The future is already here, it's just not very evenly distributed. ~ William Gibson

7. Scan the Learning Tech Sector mlearning virtual worlds peer-to-peer learning ePortfolios augmented reality serious games mixed reality / alternate reality narrowcasting edupunk open education student constructed simulations rss aggregators supported etext wikis blogs web apps Web 2.0 learning connectivism

8. from http://www.flickr.com/photos/fleep/

11. Netvibes.com

12. ouch

13. Every time there is a major transition from using one set of tools to using another, there has been strife, cultural conflict, confusion, and new opportunity.... Our mechanisms and collective strategies for seeing and adapting to broad scale change is paramount to our ability to survive and transcend.... Community Colleges are uniquely positioned to be able to help us do that.

18. edtech has been subverting the dominant supply chain, 1 st from serving non-competitive markets - credit recovery - lack of highly qualified teachers - AP credits - home school - subjects of high interest but not “core” to the school mission Education has been resistant to reform system of interdependencies: - teacher training - student grouping - curricular design - school building layouts - assessments - matriculation

19. Standardized schools will give way to modular, student-centered instruction, when, “ textbooks give way to computer-based online courses – increasingly augmented by user-generated student-centric learning tools. ” ... “ when users and teachers start piecing together enough tool modules to create entire courses designed for each type of learner ”, the old paradigm of education will give way to the new. ~ Christensen, C. M., Horn, M. B., & Johnson, C. W. Disrupting Class (2008). McGraw-Hill

20. by 2014, online courses will have a 25% market share in high schools ~ Christensen, Horn, & Johnson (2008)

23. Integrate tools & scaffolds that promote critical thinking, creative problem-solving, & future-focused learning

24. Critical Thinking Creative Problem Solving Future-focused Learning

26. critical thinking downloaded from http://louisville.edu/ideastoaction/images

27. creative problem solving One thing schools CAN do well in teaching people to be creative: heuristics Heuristics : experience-based methods for getting the job done Encouraging and supporting creative problem solving may be one of the BEST ways for our school systems to radically change in a way that will benefit society in the coming decades

28. Future-focused learning scaffolds Goal-setting & chunking Teaching optimism Participatory planning and community building Scenario building Future-focused Reflection (Prospectives)‏ Time Capsules revisited

29. Look to transform learning in the 21 st Century by developing individual student capacity in local and global community contexts.

34. (plus)‏ Travel bug photo from http://www.geocaching.com = embodied learning Alternate Reality Games (plus)‏ Roleplaying

35. Augmented Reality

36. Prove particular learning strategies using new scaffolds and tools in user-generated communities using rigorous standards of accountability Partner with industry, high schools, local communities, and universities to demonstrate the real value of innovate efforts using learning tech Articulate specific plans with partners and leverage corporate need, stimulus funds, and capitalize on noncompetitive market needs Get buy-in from leadership for a “heavyweight” team to go to work doing real architectural innovation

37. Codify what learning tech-supported experiences work for students in particular circumstances... and scale up we don't “test” the technology... we “test” the learning intervention

39. Learning Communities are the New Heroes.