Education+for+the+22nd+Century

=Education for the 22nd Century= David and Norma Thornburg

"The New Basics" by David Thornburg 21st Century Skills Consortium

20th C.: Invasive Medicine / Planes, trains, and autos / ABC, NBC, CBS 21st C.: Minimally Invasive Medicine / Same plus low-earth orbit / 3G, 802.11, Bluetooth 22nd C.: Non-invasive Medicine / Same plus teleportation / microchips
 * Medicine / Transportation /Communication in the Future:**

1/2010: 1.8 billion internet users (33% of world population) 2009: 4.1 billion cell phone users (67% of world population) Augmented Reality: Imaginality - card content that is displayed to webcam displays virtual model of card contents
 * Education**
 * My commentary: YET we disallow the use of cell phones in schools!!!!!

So, how do we educate when we are teaching from the "holodeck"?

Tactile Holography - Touchable holograph system at the University of Tokyo
 * 1) Hand Tracking - Wiimotes tracking hand
 * 2) Tactile Display - Bursts of air simulate texture of object
 * 3) Application - Combines holography, air texture, and hand tracking

MakerBot Industries - Includes the tools and materials you need to make your own 3D printer - $750!!!! HP sells this for $16,000.00! NOTE: Discuss with Tech Ed about purchasing kit.

Pedagogy Implications "Campfires in Cyberspace"
 * Immersive and Interactive lesson design
 * Balancing of Challenge and Skill leads to "Flow" which engages students
 * Anxiety and Boredom lie on the fringes
 * Engaged kids lie on the border of Anxiety and Flow
 * Classrooms become theaters without audiences