Education for the 21st Century
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What does it mean to be educated in the 21st Century?
What does it mean to be educated in the 21st Century? by Steve Wheeler on Jun 18, 2009
The Open Ed Tech Summit Report 2008. Open University of Catalonia, Barcelona.

A Review of “Detachment” (2011) by Raymond Shirley
The word “detachment,” when applied to persons, can have two separate meanings.
The next manufacturing revolution has begun–and it’s being led by individuals, not multinational corporations.
The Industrial Revolution brought us mass manufacturing. Manufacturing 2.0 delivered high-tech automation that dramatically increased our productivity and enabled mass customization.

The Ideal Professor vs. The Typical Professor
It’s a new year and a new semester, with new courses and different students—along with perhaps a few favorite courses and students you get to spend time with all over again, and maybe a couple of each you won’t miss at all. In other words, it’s a new beginning.
Global Village Construction Set
Open Source Ecology is a network of farmers, engineers, and supporters building the Global Village Construction Set – a modular, DIY, low-cost, open source, high-performance platform that allows for the easy fabrication of the 50 different industrial machines that it takes to build a small, sustainable civilization with modern comforts.
The Six Futures of Cyberized Education – An Analysis
The Six Futures of Cyberized Education – An Analysis
Mixed Methods Research: Philosophical Paradigms, Data Collection, and Analysis Design of a Green Technology Education
Remarks by the President in State of the Union Address
Remarks by the President in State of the Union Address
Critical Review: Philosophical Paradigms of a Green Technology Education
Beginning with the industrial revolution, the establishment of the capitalistic system initiated consumerism and intensified the separation between humanity and nature. Today, the intrinsic connection of technology to our daily life makes it almost impossible to imagine a world without it. All facets of our activities, from medicine to construction, from entertainment to education have technology built into them.
MIT Will Offer Certificates to Outside Students in Online Courses
MIT Will Offer Certificates to Outside Students in Online Courses
U.K. amateur astronomers find new planet
Two British amateur astronomers have discovered a new planet and will have it named after them, scientists said.

Are Teachers Overpaid? A Response to Critics
It is a view as ubiquitous as it is simplistic: To improve public education, pay teachers more—a lot more. Union officials, education reformers, scholars, laypeople, and politicians of all stripes endorse this principle in one form or another.
New 123D Beta 8 with New Sketching Features
Autodesk 123D is the free 3D modeler for everyone. It brings a powerful 3D solid modeling tool with accuracy to satisfy the tinkerers, DIYers, and Makers
Pre-Proposal: A Qualitative Research on Students’ Perception of Ecological Awareness
Pre-Proposal: A Qualitative Research on Students’ Perception of Ecological Awareness
National Park Service Expanding Reach Into STEM
Dense fog is slow to abate on this recent morning, as more than 200 6th graders scatter into small groups on the site of an old military camp in California’s Marin Headlands outside San Francisco.

School is generally considered the place where young people prepare for their future lives. Many believe that it is society’s responsibility to imbue students with the tools necessary to succeed in life, regardless of what kind of lives they choose.
Mars Curiosity Rover Launch Caught Live on Ustream!
Mars Curiosity Rover Launch Caught Live on Ustream!
Number of students attending charter schools soars
The number of students attending charter schools has soared to more than 2 million as states pass laws lifting caps and encouraging their expansion, according to figures released Wednesday.
Education for the 21st Century: Balancing Content Knowledge with Skills
Education for the 21st Century: Balancing Content Knowledge with Skills
Performance Improvement Project: Globalizing ABC University
Today’s higher education students are active participants in a growing globalized society. For example, students now connect with each other and with family and friends through internet social networking, and in their local communities to a multicultural variety of international values. This is especially true in metropolitan areas such as South Florida. Globalized activities have become the norm, and it is reasonable to expect education to follow this trend.
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