Education To The Farthest Reaches

"There’s an education bubble, which is, like the others, psychosocial. There’s a wide public buy-in..."

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:53:18 -0700

“There’s an education bubble, which is, like the others, psychosocial. There’s a wide public...

Ideas into Reality: Kony 2012

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 01:51:15 -0700

Invisible Children’s “Kony 2012” is the most concise and well thought out plan...

Bottom Up or Top Down?

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:43:06 -0800

A quick read, but one of my favorite books of 2011 was Forces For Good: The Six Practices of High...

"Once you’ve recognized that textbooks are just an assemblage of resources and that, in a digital..."

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:02:14 -0800

“Once you’ve recognized that textbooks are just an assemblage of resources and that, in a...

The Future of Influence

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:57:00 -0800

As Facebook unravels it’s social timeline, as Klout & Peer Index develop their...

"The acceleration of P2P learning is vital to allowing people around the world to have access to a..."

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:16:00 -0800

““The acceleration of P2P learning is vital to allowing people around the world to have...

"A child in Africa with a smart phone today has access to more information than the President of the..."

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:05:57 -0800

“A child in Africa with a smart phone today has access to more information than the President...

I’ve already shared this video before on FB, but for...

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:57:30 -0800

I’ve already shared this video before on FB, but for continuity sake this video was part of the snowball effect that brought me back.

If you have listened to @GCounselman talk at TED then you...

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:34:10 -0800

If you have listened to @GCounselman talk at TED then you probably realized that he is doing much more than promoting his new startup Fidelis Education. While Fidelis is focused on working with military to civilian transition into the workforce, what he is really working on is helping answer the age-old question: “How do I pursue my passions and still get a good job?”

Here’s what I see. A typical high-school student going into the military before finishing college then for the rest of his life falls into the category of a “non-traditional or alternative learner”. What is that? Someone who does not follow a manufactured K-12, then college, then job career path. Under the alternative category are many other niches like home school or incarcerated students. Among others, what is the common concern of all non-traditional learners? Answer: Successfully transitioning back into the traditional academic system, especially into the elite institutions.

I am so impressed with the support systems Fidelis is providing to their clients, but what makes their education philosophy relevant to this blog is their focus to “move beyond the diploma” which in terms means “to be relevant so you can get a job”. At about 11:15 in the video Gunnar lays out the 6 qualities that makes someone relevant. Take a look.

Is traditional schooling as a whole helping students “move beyond the diploma” in this generation? Answer: No. That means we need more guys like Gunnar who are going to help create new support systems, school agreements, learning opportunities, skill-building, and re-education working in niche markets to focus on education personalization and facilitate their growth to really do it.

Reputation > Degree

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:01:43 -0800

Reputation > Degree: What if I told you that in the future people will be hired based on how well...

"Learning is one thing and acquiring knowledge is another. Learning is a continuous process, not a..."

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:00:25 -0800

“Learning is one thing and acquiring knowledge is another. Learning is a continuous process,...

techedblog: Future Learning: Khan Academy - Sal Khan What’s...

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:57:15 -0800

techedblog:

Future Learning: Khan Academy - Sal Khan

What’s that? You want on demand learning? Well checkout the Khan Academy! In another video about Future Learning, GOOD has introduced us to another education endeavor that is taking the world by storm.

Source: GOOD Magazine
Khan Academy

A champion for learning and for making education available to anyone. Khan Academy is already a brand name inside education circles, but yet still needs to be recognized.

skillshare: Scary picture, great message! quotevadis: “It...

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:38:31 -0800

skillshare:

Scary picture, great message!

quotevadis:

“It doesn’t matter whether you are a lion or an antelope… when the sun comes up, you’d better be running.”

— Unknown

Part of getting better everyday- moving forward everyday. The life of the continuous learner, waking up in the morning with an intent to conquer something.

Career Advice to Future Ed-Tech Aficionado's

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:31:00 -0800

Had dinner tonight with tech strategist guru @easonlw and some sharp tech pros from Rocktech. My big...

An innovative way to take what resources are already there -...

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:19:32 -0800

An innovative way to take what resources are already there - other students.

"A library? It’s like iTunes, but on paper."

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:07:00 -0800

““A library? It’s like iTunes, but on paper.””

This is Education 1.0 in a Collaborative Consumption 1.0 world...

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:51:00 -0800

This is Education 1.0 in a Collaborative Consumption 1.0 world but deserves to be recognized. There are people in the world who have time to teach even for an hour a week, and can reach even the farthest places.