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YouTube Description: Some thoughts on teachers, students and the Future of Education.I don't think this is science-fiction, but if you *do* want to read the science fiction of this argument, I recommend The Diamond Age: http://goo.gl/uvbx6 Also the book I'm holding as a kid in the video is The Way Things Work. If there is a bookish child in your life, you should really get them a copy: http://goo.gl/QdreH Thanks to YouTube EDU for bringing me out: http://www.youtube.com/education And Angela for arranging the whole show: http://www.youtube.com/aresearchbug And Jessica for her amazing note artwork: http://www.youtube.com/seppyca Full credits will be listed on the blog shortly: http://blog.cgpgrey.com/

"I'm inclined to say that the LMS has no future," said Gary Brown, director of the Center for Online Learning at Portland State University, "unless we understand that there are more valuable aspects of what's happening in instruction than what LMSes have supported today."

That's over 1,300 iPads, roughly $700,000 worth of Apple's magical technology. The iPads will come preloaded with the schools' eTextbooks, "beckoning a new era of light-weight and interactive learning tools." This bold move is a first of its kind in Canada.

MIT grad student David Merrill demos Siftables -- cookie-sized, computerized tiles you can stack and shuffle in your hands. These future-toys can do math, play music, and talk to their friends, too. Is this the next thing in hands-on learning?

Ethan Marcotte joins Jen Simmons for a conversation about responsive web design, tools, the process of designing a web site, mobile first, what the future may hold and more.

Is this the future of user interface design? Designer Luke Clum examines the emerging trend for flat design and what you can learn from it.

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