A few weeks ago I read a very interesting article in The Chronicle of Higher Education , - Why Colleges Need to Embrace the Apprenticeship. Lots has been written about the critical importance of a good education in our knowledge-based digital economy. MORE
The amount of formal education in this model is usually around 10%. A cursory look at several Canadian trades programs confirm this general ratio of 10% education to 90% field experience. “Apprenticeship is the way we learn most naturally. MORE
Higher education faces a value crisis. Digital educational content in itself is not worth money. The College Conspiracy video, with over 2 million views, argues that higher education is basically a scam. Similarly, the Higher Education Price Index (.pdf) MORE
So it is easy to see why Toyamo would argue that the same sort of logic applies to educational technology. In a recent and widely circulated article, There Are No Technology Shortcuts To Education , Toyama expands on this argument with respect to educational technology. Specifically, he offers four specific arguments countering the advocacy of technology in education: - The history of electronic technologies in schools is fraught with failures. MORE
Across the full spectrum of education – primary, secondary, and higher – we are witnessing a race to develop platforms for content, learning, teaching, and evaluation. Numerous companies are eager to platform the educational sector, with Pearson being the lead runner to date. Most of the tools we have available today in education allow us to create content within a system. Similarly, educators don’t want to think about the platform. MORE
A few years ago, I came across a very interesting article about the efforts of Roger Martin to transform business education. Similarly, in a 2006 report , the National Academy of Engineering called for reforming engineering education. “New MORE
In early February, I had the pleasure of delivering a presentation to University of Victoria on the state of higher education and challenges of fragmentation. Thanks for Valerie Irvine and Jillianne Code from TIE Lab and the Faculty of Education for hosting me. MORE
A glance at the latest US employment figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals sharp differences in unemployment rates by educational attainment : college degree or higher: 4.3%; associate degree or some college: 8.2%; high school graduates, no college: 9.6%; and no high school diploma: 14.3%. Just about every such study points to a similar trend : for the foreseeable future, the US economy will need better educated workers with specific skill requirements. MORE
This invite was then followed a week later with a link to a post by Ted Mitchell, Undersecretary of Education, on Innovation and Quality in Higher Education , to help prepare for the conversation. Higher education generally has no clue about what’s brewing in the marketplace as a whole. The change pressures that exist now are not ones that the existing higher education model can ignore. This gets at the heart of a challenge in higher education. MORE
To name: No, we don’t need no stinking education, nor enablement , because, you know, these social tools put in place are just so easy to use that no-one would need it, nor find it useful nor relevant. MORE
We are conditioned at a very young age, through the kindergarten-to-higher-education continuum, to believe that it is our individual accomplishments that allow us the chance to achieve great things in life. book education flat army learning hierarchy MORE
Norbert Cunningham treats Moncton to his own special treatment of education , inspired by Margaret Wente (Globe and Mail Dec. Almost half of all Canadians completed post-secondary education, the highest percentage among OECD member countries, and well above the OECD average of 28.4%. MORE
My comments to the Networked Learning Conference 'hot seat' on the role of educators in MOOCs. Read the full discussion here. # # # At the risk of self-reference, I'd like to contribute to this discussion by pointing to something I wrote on the role of the educator a few years ago - The Role of the Educator - which was based on a few talks, including We Don't Need No Educator. MORE
Notes from: Personalizing 21st Century Education: A Framework for Student Success Dan Domenech, Morton Sherman, John L. Brown Jossey-Bass, a Wiley Brand. MORE
Educational experts are working diligently to turn out well-rounded graduates, while. As we head into this 21st century of education, we hope this myth of a 'well-rounded education' for all is finally pounded flat. MORE
America has the best-managed companies and most vibrant startup scene, but this is largely despite our educational system, not because of it. We can’t kid ourselves any more that what we’re doing at all levels — from primary to college education — is working. MORE
“The business of Education is education; the business of Business is business.“ “ Continuous learning and performance improvement lies at the heart of any business – not packaged training courses, programmes or events. MORE
The Definition Open educational resources are materials used to support education that may be freely accessed, reused, modified and shared by anyone. Foerster wrote: > Stephen Downes wrote: > > Open educational resources are materials used to support education that may be freely accessed, reused, modified and shared by anyone. > name the entity ("Open educational resources") 2. MORE
CUSP is one of three new research and educational institutions created by Applied Science NYC , an initiative launched by mayor Michael Bloomberg in December of 2010 to significantly enhance NY City’s competitiveness and job creation in the applied sciences and engineering. MORE
Educational datamining and learning analytics are getting substantial attention in education. Learning Analytics: Higher Education With learning analytics in particular, the term has come to mean anything and everything that involves data in learning. MORE
Lewis Gordan MacKay Professor of Computer Science Harvard University (MA) The hydraulic model of education - There is all kinds of human knowledge, and there are brains, and the process of education is to dump the contents of the books into the brains - Universities are a kind of vessel you can use to tansfer the knowledge into the brains. MORE
It will be interesting to see if the idea of ''Open Education'' becomes linked to the idea of ''Free Trade'' ". Or even the idea that ''education'' is a commodity that ought to be produced and protected and bought and sold as though it were property? Indeed, instead of asking how economists should consider campus course import and export policies, wouldn''t it be more relevant to question why economists have any influence on education, articulation or matriculation policy at all? MORE
I was later home-schooled by my mother who never had any formal education in English. This was my introduction to public education. What remains of my undergraduate education is not so much my knowledge of History as my fluency in French. MORE
Using the perspective of the 70:20:10 model (Experience, Exposure, Education) we should focus our efforts on maximizing our workplace experiences for learning. Educational institutions let graduates walk out the door and then get to work, with co-op programs being the exception. MORE
So, the argument for open educational resources is simply:networks need openness in order to function. David Wiley has spoken about open educational resources formany years. George Siemens and I, in our work offering online courses,have depicted the progression of openness in three major stages: - First of all, openness in educational resources - Secondly, open courses, and then - Third, an as yet unrealized openness, opennessin assessment. MORE
Honourable Liz Sandals Minister of Education Ontario Ministry of Education This is a paraphrase summary, not direct quotes (though often quoted words are used). When we look at education, it isn''t really just about education. MORE
There is more activity in online learning (or, at minimum blended learning) in higher education than most universities realize. Blindness to small-scale innovation in higher education is likely still a problem in most universities, but online learning is now recognized and researched. Athabasca University’s Deanna Douglas has produced an excellent report for Canadian Virtual University looking at: Online University Education in Canada: Challenges and Opportunities (.pdf). MORE
These systems were modeled on distance education resources such as programmed texts and course workbooks. Open Education Resources Alongside the development of educational technologies is an equally important movement to support open educational resources. Though not the equivalent of a full MIT education, these resources were visited by millions of people around the world over the last 12 years. MORE
I mostly focus on workplace learning here, but I want to put together some of my previous thoughts on public education. If we change how we think about public education, we may also be able to improve how we support workplace learning. MORE
10%: Education. 70%: Experience. 20%: Exposure. MORE
The organizational make-up of higher education institutions is one of the more intriguing constructs in society today. Take for example the work of Andrew Abboud, formerly of London City University in England, now CIO of Laureate Education Group in Switzerland. MORE
At a Stanford education conference this morning, speakers made presentation after presentation without once involving the audience, not even asking for questions. I didn’t mention my suspicion that STEM dumbs down education. MORE
The following was prompted by a discussion on how education has the potential to be disrupted. Some thoughts I lobbed in another forum (lightly edited): Mark Warschauer, in his great book Learning in the Cloud (which has nothing to do with ‘the cloud’), pointed out that there are only 3 things wrong with public education: the curricula, the pedagogy, and the way they use tech; other than that they’re fine. MORE
Most educational software instantiates physical learning spaces. Educational software in common use today assumes that structure exists a priori. we’ve been working on what we feel is a learning system (educational software) that represents the type of learning needed by individuals and organizations today. This is reflected in learning management systems, virtual classrooms, and interactive whiteboards. MORE
In fall, I’ll be running a course on edX with a few colleagues on Digitizing Higher Education. Here’s the pitch: Higher education faces tremendous change pressure and the resulting structures that are now being formed will alter the role of universities in society for the next several generations. to actively research systemic transformation in higher education. Catherine Ngugi (Open Education Africa). MORE
Due to, in part, seeing “ the true power of education ” Thrun is launching Udacity. Udacity is a free (open) online learning platform that will provide education to anyone that wants it. Thrun is making headlines (some say again) in the higher education space (education reform perhaps?). May I introduce you to Coursera where two more Stanford professors (Daphne Koller and Andrew Ng) are offering Udacity-like education. MORE
We used the hand signals of the Occupy movement as our public backchannel as we focused on reforming education. After sorting through the current landscape of education and barriers to progress, we brought up examples of people, sites, and projects that are getting it right. MORE
I’ve been interested in changes in higher education since I was at Red River College in the late 1990′s. While educators and education didn’t really change, the learners did. The patterns of change in higher education are surprisingly similar and global. MORE
Education, and specifically the art of designing, developing and delivering it, is far too often interpreted as an exercise in content depth. Customer Education departments are stuck in the Cenozoic era. Another example concerns internal education departments. MORE
The current generation of students will witness the remaking of our education system. Education faces enormous pressure. Almost unanimously, teachers, parents, students, politicians, and random people who like having opinions, are declaring education broken. MORE
This house believes that data is corrupting education For: Ellen Wagner - Data as the meme - It bothers me that I leave this trail of data everywhere we do - Data without context is really without value - data with context is information, and information is power, and power corrupts. why on earth would we not want to disrupt - and corrupt is not such a different word - why wouldn''t we want to corrupt the existing educational systems? Summary of a debate at Online Educa Berlin. MORE
distance and e-learning will not remain separate Oivind Hoines - Norway Norweigan Digital Learning Arena - large scale working model for Open Educational Resources - objectives: - free and open digital learning resources for all - teachers and pupils contributing to their own learning resources - we have the most traffic in Norway for digital learning resources - costs - 55 Euros per student - 1.5 EU - Opening Up Education - a hierarchy 0. MORE
I liken our dominant educational structure as the offspring of a shotgun wedding between industrialists who needed literate workers to operate their machinery, and progressives who wanted to lift up the common person from poverty and drudgery. MORE
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We are conditioned at a very young age, through the kindergarten-to-higher-education continuum, to believe that it is our individual accomplishments that allow us the chance to achieve great things in life. book education flat army learning hierarchy
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At a Stanford education conference this morning, speakers made presentation after presentation without once involving the audience, not even asking for questions. I didn’t mention my suspicion that STEM dumbs down education.
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This invite was then followed a week later with a link to a post by Ted Mitchell, Undersecretary of Education, on Innovation and Quality in Higher Education , to help prepare for the conversation. Higher education generally has no clue about what’s brewing in the marketplace as a whole. The change pressures that exist now are not ones that the existing higher education model can ignore. This gets at the heart of a challenge in higher education.
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In fall, I’ll be running a course on edX with a few colleagues on Digitizing Higher Education. Here’s the pitch: Higher education faces tremendous change pressure and the resulting structures that are now being formed will alter the role of universities in society for the next several generations. to actively research systemic transformation in higher education. Catherine Ngugi (Open Education Africa).
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“The business of Education is education; the business of Business is business.“ “ Continuous learning and performance improvement lies at the heart of any business – not packaged training courses, programmes or events.
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Higher education faces a value crisis. Digital educational content in itself is not worth money. The College Conspiracy video, with over 2 million views, argues that higher education is basically a scam. Similarly, the Higher Education Price Index (.pdf)
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We used the hand signals of the Occupy movement as our public backchannel as we focused on reforming education. After sorting through the current landscape of education and barriers to progress, we brought up examples of people, sites, and projects that are getting it right.
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Norbert Cunningham treats Moncton to his own special treatment of education , inspired by Margaret Wente (Globe and Mail Dec. Almost half of all Canadians completed post-secondary education, the highest percentage among OECD member countries, and well above the OECD average of 28.4%.
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10%: Education. 70%: Experience. 20%: Exposure.
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In early February, I had the pleasure of delivering a presentation to University of Victoria on the state of higher education and challenges of fragmentation. Thanks for Valerie Irvine and Jillianne Code from TIE Lab and the Faculty of Education for hosting me.
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Education, and specifically the art of designing, developing and delivering it, is far too often interpreted as an exercise in content depth. Customer Education departments are stuck in the Cenozoic era. Another example concerns internal education departments.
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Notes from: Personalizing 21st Century Education: A Framework for Student Success Dan Domenech, Morton Sherman, John L. Brown Jossey-Bass, a Wiley Brand.
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Across the full spectrum of education – primary, secondary, and higher – we are witnessing a race to develop platforms for content, learning, teaching, and evaluation. Numerous companies are eager to platform the educational sector, with Pearson being the lead runner to date. Most of the tools we have available today in education allow us to create content within a system. Similarly, educators don’t want to think about the platform.
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Educational experts are working diligently to turn out well-rounded graduates, while. As we head into this 21st century of education, we hope this myth of a 'well-rounded education' for all is finally pounded flat.
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The amount of formal education in this model is usually around 10%. A cursory look at several Canadian trades programs confirm this general ratio of 10% education to 90% field experience. “Apprenticeship is the way we learn most naturally.
George Siemens
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I’ve been interested in changes in higher education since I was at Red River College in the late 1990′s. While educators and education didn’t really change, the learners did. The patterns of change in higher education are surprisingly similar and global.
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The current generation of students will witness the remaking of our education system. Education faces enormous pressure. Almost unanimously, teachers, parents, students, politicians, and random people who like having opinions, are declaring education broken.
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The Definition Open educational resources are materials used to support education that may be freely accessed, reused, modified and shared by anyone. Foerster wrote: > Stephen Downes wrote: > > Open educational resources are materials used to support education that may be freely accessed, reused, modified and shared by anyone. > name the entity ("Open educational resources") 2.
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It will be interesting to see if the idea of ''Open Education'' becomes linked to the idea of ''Free Trade'' ". Or even the idea that ''education'' is a commodity that ought to be produced and protected and bought and sold as though it were property? Indeed, instead of asking how economists should consider campus course import and export policies, wouldn''t it be more relevant to question why economists have any influence on education, articulation or matriculation policy at all?
Stephen Downes: Half an Hour
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Lewis Gordan MacKay Professor of Computer Science Harvard University (MA) The hydraulic model of education - There is all kinds of human knowledge, and there are brains, and the process of education is to dump the contents of the books into the brains - Universities are a kind of vessel you can use to tansfer the knowledge into the brains.
Dan Pontefract
FEBRUARY 6, 2012
Due to, in part, seeing “ the true power of education ” Thrun is launching Udacity. Udacity is a free (open) online learning platform that will provide education to anyone that wants it. Thrun is making headlines (some say again) in the higher education space (education reform perhaps?). May I introduce you to Coursera where two more Stanford professors (Daphne Koller and Andrew Ng) are offering Udacity-like education.
George Siemens
JANUARY 21, 2012
There is more activity in online learning (or, at minimum blended learning) in higher education than most universities realize. Blindness to small-scale innovation in higher education is likely still a problem in most universities, but online learning is now recognized and researched. Athabasca University’s Deanna Douglas has produced an excellent report for Canadian Virtual University looking at: Online University Education in Canada: Challenges and Opportunities (.pdf).
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SEPTEMBER 11, 2013
CUSP is one of three new research and educational institutions created by Applied Science NYC , an initiative launched by mayor Michael Bloomberg in December of 2010 to significantly enhance NY City’s competitiveness and job creation in the applied sciences and engineering.
George Siemens
AUGUST 13, 2013
Most educational software instantiates physical learning spaces. Educational software in common use today assumes that structure exists a priori. we’ve been working on what we feel is a learning system (educational software) that represents the type of learning needed by individuals and organizations today. This is reflected in learning management systems, virtual classrooms, and interactive whiteboards.
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distance and e-learning will not remain separate Oivind Hoines - Norway Norweigan Digital Learning Arena - large scale working model for Open Educational Resources - objectives: - free and open digital learning resources for all - teachers and pupils contributing to their own learning resources - we have the most traffic in Norway for digital learning resources - costs - 55 Euros per student - 1.5 EU - Opening Up Education - a hierarchy 0.
Harold Jarche
JANUARY 22, 2012
I was later home-schooled by my mother who never had any formal education in English. This was my introduction to public education. What remains of my undergraduate education is not so much my knowledge of History as my fluency in French.
Andy McAfee
OCTOBER 23, 2013
America has the best-managed companies and most vibrant startup scene, but this is largely despite our educational system, not because of it. We can’t kid ourselves any more that what we’re doing at all levels — from primary to college education — is working.
Stephen Downes: Half an Hour
NOVEMBER 5, 2015
My comments to the Networked Learning Conference 'hot seat' on the role of educators in MOOCs. Read the full discussion here. # # # At the risk of self-reference, I'd like to contribute to this discussion by pointing to something I wrote on the role of the educator a few years ago - The Role of the Educator - which was based on a few talks, including We Don't Need No Educator.
Stephen Downes: Half an Hour
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
Honourable Liz Sandals Minister of Education Ontario Ministry of Education This is a paraphrase summary, not direct quotes (though often quoted words are used). When we look at education, it isn''t really just about education.
Stephen Downes: Half an Hour
JANUARY 10, 2011
So it is easy to see why Toyamo would argue that the same sort of logic applies to educational technology. In a recent and widely circulated article, There Are No Technology Shortcuts To Education , Toyama expands on this argument with respect to educational technology. Specifically, he offers four specific arguments countering the advocacy of technology in education: - The history of electronic technologies in schools is fraught with failures.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
MARCH 1, 2016
A few years ago, I came across a very interesting article about the efforts of Roger Martin to transform business education. Similarly, in a 2006 report , the National Academy of Engineering called for reforming engineering education. “New
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MARCH 9, 2013
I liken our dominant educational structure as the offspring of a shotgun wedding between industrialists who needed literate workers to operate their machinery, and progressives who wanted to lift up the common person from poverty and drudgery.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
A glance at the latest US employment figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals sharp differences in unemployment rates by educational attainment : college degree or higher: 4.3%; associate degree or some college: 8.2%; high school graduates, no college: 9.6%; and no high school diploma: 14.3%. Just about every such study points to a similar trend : for the foreseeable future, the US economy will need better educated workers with specific skill requirements.
Stephen Downes: Half an Hour
DECEMBER 4, 2014
This house believes that data is corrupting education For: Ellen Wagner - Data as the meme - It bothers me that I leave this trail of data everywhere we do - Data without context is really without value - data with context is information, and information is power, and power corrupts. why on earth would we not want to disrupt - and corrupt is not such a different word - why wouldn''t we want to corrupt the existing educational systems? Summary of a debate at Online Educa Berlin.
Stephen Downes: Half an Hour
NOVEMBER 6, 2011
So, the argument for open educational resources is simply:networks need openness in order to function. David Wiley has spoken about open educational resources formany years. George Siemens and I, in our work offering online courses,have depicted the progression of openness in three major stages: - First of all, openness in educational resources - Secondly, open courses, and then - Third, an as yet unrealized openness, opennessin assessment.
Harold Jarche
MAY 1, 2013
I mostly focus on workplace learning here, but I want to put together some of my previous thoughts on public education. If we change how we think about public education, we may also be able to improve how we support workplace learning.
Luis Suarez
OCTOBER 26, 2016
To name: No, we don’t need no stinking education, nor enablement , because, you know, these social tools put in place are just so easy to use that no-one would need it, nor find it useful nor relevant.
Dan Pontefract
MAY 26, 2011
The organizational make-up of higher education institutions is one of the more intriguing constructs in society today. Take for example the work of Andrew Abboud, formerly of London City University in England, now CIO of Laureate Education Group in Switzerland.
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