2007 CALI
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Dr. Scott McLeod emphasizes the rapid and transformative changes in technology, likening it to an accelerated industrial revolution that affects education and skills necessary for success in a global economy. He advocates for a shift in teaching methods to focus on creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving, while urging educators to embrace change and prepare students for a future that requires adaptability. The document highlights the importance of investing in infrastructure and proactively addressing the challenges posed by these changes in the educational landscape.
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2007 CALI
- 2. The Times They Are A-Changin’ Dr. Scott McLeod Director, CASTLE June 18, 2007
- 3. Are you the parent of an elementary, secondary, or undergraduate student? Yes No
- 4. What do you do? Instructor IT staff Vendor Other
- 6. Technology is changing us This is about our way of life. An historical analog would be the Industrial Revolution, but compressed into 15 years - not played out over a century. Hang on - this will be quite a ride. - Joseph S. Kraemer
- 7. YouTube
- 8. YouTube
- 9. Have you ever uploaded a video to YouTube? Yes No
- 10. Distributed computing [email_address] United Devices Smallpox Research Grid Project Find-a-drug [email_address] Muon1 [email_address] Screensaver Lifesaver
- 11. Wikipedia
- 12. Have you ever edited an article in Wikipedia? Yes No
- 13. Global ideagoras
- 15. Global collaboration arXiv Human Genome Project OpenWetWare European Bioinformatics Institute Intel Open University Network
- 27. Rise of the Creative Class
- 28. Importance of creativity Daniel Pink, A Whole New Mind Can someone overseas do it cheaper? Can a computer do it faster? Is what I’m offering in demand in an age of abundance? Relationships, collaboration, creativity, innovation, problem-solving, pattern detection, synthesizing, adding value
- 30. 1. Increase understanding Read, talk, show videos, etc. Ask tough questions Change people’s understanding and thinking Be willing to confront the brutal truth
- 31. The Partnership for 21st Century Skills
- 32. If the leaders don’t get it, it isn’t going to happen
- 33. Are we teaching the right things? While we teach whatever we teach at school, the kids go home and learn the skills they need to survive and prosper in an interconnected global economy. - Clarence Fisher
- 34. We can’t keep doing what we’ve been doing No generation in history has ever been so thoroughly prepared for the industrial age. - David Warlick
- 35. 2. Don’t just scare them
- 36. Digital natives, immigrants, & refugees
- 37. Web 2.0 Interconnected Collaborative Personalized Autonomous Freewheeling Empowering
- 38. Putting the power in the hands of the users Collaboration Creativity Disintermediation Reach
- 41. engage me or enrage me - Marc Prensky
- 42. High school dropout rate
- 43. 3. Be effective change agents
- 44. We need to somehow change faster No one jumps a 20 foot chasm in two 10 foot jumps. – Miguel Guhlin
- 45. Embrace change What do you do when the [world] is moving away from you, not toward you? If you wait too long, it'll be too late to do much of anything at all. Instead, recognize that change is coming, that the reality you operate in is dying out, and start practicing how to do the next big thing. Betting on change is always the safest bet available. - Seth Godin, The Big Moo, pp. 90-91
- 46. Make sure the change people win
- 47. Get the people that others listen to
- 48. Make your change ‘sticky’
- 49. Spend your energy appropriately The vital few The trivial many
- 50. Let people be f’n amazing
- 51. Get past the dip
- 52. Change your location The trick is to change your organization’s instinctual location on the curve. if you get used to being exceptional, you’ll probably stay there. - Seth Godin, The Big Moo , pp. 90-91
- 53. 4. Invest in smart infrastructure
- 56. 5. Conquer fear
- 57. Avoid death by risk aversion
- 58. They say: We can’t handle this much change. I say: Your job and career are in jeopardy; what other options do you have? - Seth Godin, The Big Moo , pp. 49-50
- 59. They say: Times are changing. I say: Everything has already changed. Tomorrow is the first day of your revolution . . . or you’re toast. - Seth Godin, The Big Moo , pp. 49-50
- 60. They say I’m extreme. I say I’m a realist. - Seth Godin, The Big Moo , pp. 49-50
- 62. What we need leadership v. management
- 63. What we need anticipatory v. reactionary
- 64. What we need future-oriented v. compliance-oriented
- 66. Are you preparing graduates for the 21st century? Yes No
- 69. Thank you! Dr. Scott McLeod Director, CASTLE University of Minnesota www.schooltechleadership.org www.dangerouslyirrelevant.org www.scottmcleod.net
Editor's Notes
- #2: The world we currently live in, and the world our students are going to live in, is nothing like the world of just a decade or two ago. Now, of course, this has always been true. Change is a constant. But the shifts that we have been seeing in society of late are seismic. Together they add up to something radically different than we’ve seen before. As Bob Dylan noted… The times they are a changin’