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post from Half an Hour: excellent explanation of how connectivist moocs work, what the difference is between them and x or wrapped moocs and what open is In this presentation Stephen Downes addresses the question of how massive open online courses (MOOCs) will impact the future of distance education. The presentation considers in some detail the nature and purpose of a MOOC in contrast with traditional distance education. He argues that MOOCs represent the resurgence of community-based learning and will describe how distance education institutions will share MOOCs with each other and will supplement online interaction with community-based resources and services. The phenomenon of 'wrapped MOOCs' will be described, and Downes will outline several examples of local support for global MOOCs. 

Masters in management consultancy is an ideal course that can be taken up by students to have a successful career in the management sector. Go through the course and make bright future prospects.

Today we're extremely excited to announce a new collaboration with UN Habitat called 'Block by Block'.  Just like the Swedish predecessor, "Block by Block" aims to involve youth in the planning process in urban areas by giving them the opportunity to show planners and decision makers how they would like to see their cities in the future.  Minecraft has turned out to be the perfect tool to facilitate this process. 

We are the stories that we tell and it is the stories we share which unite us. This was the seed of an idea planted by a day with author, artist, musician and story teller Boori Pryor. Understanding the power that our stories have allows us to better value their role in our lives, to see them as more than recounts of the past or imaginings of the future. Stories should be viewed as the powerful agents that they are with the force to shape who we are as much as we shape them.

Society confronts educational change in an odd, entirely counter intuitive manner. On one hand we acknowledge that education can and should do a better job of preparing our children for the future while on the other we cling to the models of education that we knew. This led educational writer Will Richardson to state that 'the biggest barrier to rethinking schooling in response to the changing worldscape is our own experience in schools'. Our understandings of what school should be like and our imaginings of what school could be like are so clouded by this experience that even the best evidence for change is overlooked or mistrusted.

While, the "Social VR" will work with both Oculus and other teams at Facebook to explore the future of social interaction in VR, and how people can connect and share using today's VR technology.

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The book 'Non Obvious' by Rohit Bhargava present an intriguing exploration of how careful observation and thought can reveal emerging trends and as the subtitle suggest 'predict the future'. For educators the ability to identify the trends which will deliver the best outcomes for our students from the noise of fads is alluring. While the talk of new technologies, of learner centric pedagogies and teaching for lifelong learning play the part of the obvious trends in education identifying the non-obvious trend is a more challenging endeavour. 

Read @ICTmagic's article about how pupils can have bright @Tech_Careers in future by pursuing a career in tech.

What would have translated as the most advanced game title for the emerging web development platform, HTML5, is perhaps not to be or better set for the future.

Coding is set to become a basic skill in future years. This site gives you everything you need to begin coding. Stick with it and you will be making your own educational apps in no time. You might even invent the next big thing! http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools

A well designed science 3D simulation showing the position of the sun and moon from any position on the Earth in real time or at a certain time in the past or future. Also see the moon phase and sun rise and set times. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Science

iPad is gaining momentum in the educational sphere and might , in the near future, be integrated as a leading learning method. iPad is part of the gesture-based technology that is widely embraced by teens and which has pushed some school districts especially here in Canada and also in the States to start using the BYOD approach, for the costs of iPad and their apps is still relatively high.

30 Creative Ways Google Glass Can Be Used In Education Infographic Australia-based online learning service Open Colleges compiled the How Google Glass Can Be Used In Education infographic detailing how Google Glass could be used to help facilitate learning in the future. http://elearninginfographics.com/google-glass-in-education-infographic/ #googleglass #education #edtech

Infographic that gives you a better idea of the scope, impact, and future of online education.

Infrastructural developments across the globe are initiating a wide range of people to get involved building and construction industry. To ensure the future safety of this group of seekers, CORE BUILD Training Solutions is engaged in offering authentic building and construction courses.

Recently I have found a number of ideas on the web that were particularly interesting and together paint a compelling picture of education's future. Each fits into a model where the focus is on developing skills, dispositions and habits that will last into the future - long life skills.

Ads that adapt to users reactions could represent the future for engagement with out-of-home campaigns

Additionally, the project marked the first 'real world' application of Radio 4's new branding for its magazine-strand programmes, requiring Collective to liaise with the Radio 4 marketing team and BBC Future Media &Technology's user-experience and design team.