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"Once I was alerted to the concept of "hard fun" I began listening for it and heard it over and over. It is expressed in many different ways, all of which all boil down to the conclusion that everyone likes hard challenging things to do. But they have to be the right things matched to the individual and to the culture of the times. These rapidly changing times challenge educators to find areas of work that are hard in the right way: they must connect with the kids and also with the areas of knowledge, skills and (don't let us forget) ethic adults will need for the future world. "

Slide Presentation (102 slides) from Schools of the Future Conference in Honolulu Oct 24 2012 on E Portfolios & learning.  A lot of information but much is very good  

"Carl Wieman talks about his change in career since being awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. Dr Wieman talks about how predicting the future success of students in his lab sparked a more general interest in people's learning behaviour (7:39), why education practices are failing students (15:32), and the changes he believes should be made (20:16). This led him to turn his attention from physics research to science education,"

A lecture explaining why using our imaginations, and providing for others to use theirs, is an obligation for all citizens 

IBM reveals five innovations that will change our lives within five years The era of cognitive systems: when computers will, in their own way, see, smell, touch, taste and hear