Comments for OSHEAN - CF 3 http://osheancf3.wordpress.com Society and Technology 2015 Thu, 31 May 2007 11:58:04 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Knowledge & Innovation Economy of 2015 by Debra M. Amidon http://osheancf3.wordpress.com/2007/03/31/knowledge-innovation-economy-of-2015/#comment-39 Debra M. Amidon Thu, 31 May 2007 11:58:04 +0000 http://osheancf3.wordpress.com/2007/03/31/knowledge-innovation-economy-of-2015/#comment-39 The Knowledge Innovation Economy began in earnest in 1987 with a roundtable sponsored by Digital Equipment Corporation and the Technology Transfer Society with an analysis of the innovation process contrasting the ‘intellectual 'capital wealth' against, our then formidable competitor - Japan. Over two decades later, we have observed various companies and countries embracing the concept of 'The Innovation SuperHighway' - most recently Japan - http://dndi.jp/shutyu2/innov-english/furukawa-e1.html. China has used it as a cornerstone of their economic development strategy; and India is following suit. We have been studying hundreds of these innovation infrastructures that we call Knowledge Innovation Zones (KIZ) - www.inthekzone.com - that take the form of knowledge cities, internet villages, innovation nations, or economic corridors across states and even countries. The ‘new order’ is now a function of knowledge, innovation, and international collaboration. There is evidence of the Knowledge Innovation Grid (or Mesh) forming to integrate all aspects of the Knowledge-based Economy, Society and Infrastructure. We call it the Triple Knowledge lens (TKL). Maybe OSHEAN can view the RI and Southeastern NE entrepreneurial community a 'zone of innovation'? The Knowledge Innovation Economy began in earnest in 1987 with a roundtable sponsored by Digital Equipment Corporation and the Technology Transfer Society with an analysis of the innovation process contrasting the ‘intellectual ‘capital wealth’ against, our then formidable competitor – Japan. Over two decades later, we have observed various companies and countries embracing the concept of ‘The Innovation SuperHighway’ – most recently Japan – http://dndi.jp/shutyu2/innov-english/furukawa-e1.html. China has used it as a cornerstone of their economic development strategy; and India is following suit. We have been studying hundreds of these innovation infrastructures that we call Knowledge Innovation Zones (KIZ) – http://www.inthekzone.com – that take the form of knowledge cities, internet villages, innovation nations, or economic corridors across states and even countries. The ‘new order’ is now a function of knowledge, innovation, and international collaboration. There is evidence of the Knowledge Innovation Grid (or Mesh) forming to integrate all aspects of the Knowledge-based Economy, Society and Infrastructure. We call it the Triple Knowledge lens (TKL). Maybe OSHEAN can view the RI and Southeastern NE entrepreneurial community a ‘zone of innovation’?

]]> Comment on Knowledge & Innovation Economy of 2015 by eileen o'gara-kurtis http://osheancf3.wordpress.com/2007/03/31/knowledge-innovation-economy-of-2015/#comment-37 eileen o'gara-kurtis Mon, 30 Apr 2007 23:18:41 +0000 http://osheancf3.wordpress.com/2007/03/31/knowledge-innovation-economy-of-2015/#comment-37 Here's some interesting info re: "cyber-intra-neighborhood communication": http://www.outside.in/news/bloggiest_neighborhoods.php Here’s some interesting info re: “cyber-intra-neighborhood communication”:

http://www.outside.in/news/bloggiest_neighborhoods.php

]]> Comment on Students in 2015 by XXXX http://osheancf3.wordpress.com/2007/03/31/students-in-2015/#comment-36 XXXX Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:05:45 +0000 http://osheancf3.wordpress.com/2007/03/31/students-in-2015/#comment-36 Back to the Robot Challenge...any images/movies out on the web? Whatever happened to the Lego robot challenge that used to happen at CCRI. As the expression goes, "it's not the destination, but the journey". However without people coordinating some destinations, there aren't any journeys for the kids. Back to the Robot Challenge…any images/movies out on the web? Whatever happened to the Lego robot challenge that used to happen at CCRI. As the expression goes, “it’s not the destination, but the journey”. However without people coordinating some destinations, there aren’t any journeys for the kids.

]]> Comment on Knowledge & Innovation Economy of 2015 by Joe McGovern http://osheancf3.wordpress.com/2007/03/31/knowledge-innovation-economy-of-2015/#comment-33 Joe McGovern Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:18:31 +0000 http://osheancf3.wordpress.com/2007/03/31/knowledge-innovation-economy-of-2015/#comment-33 Bob, consider using the public libraries as a "gateway" to your idea. Providing free access to information is already the essential part of the library's mission and in many Rhode Island communities the public library serves as a community center. Bob, consider using the public libraries as a “gateway” to your idea. Providing free access to information is already the essential part of the library’s mission and in many Rhode Island communities the public library serves as a community center.

]]> Comment on Knowledge & Innovation Economy of 2015 by eileen o'gara-kurtis http://osheancf3.wordpress.com/2007/03/31/knowledge-innovation-economy-of-2015/#comment-30 eileen o'gara-kurtis Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:00:13 +0000 http://osheancf3.wordpress.com/2007/03/31/knowledge-innovation-economy-of-2015/#comment-30 Bob, what a fantastic idea! The town meeting goes virtual. On a philosophical level, a very powerful concept ... turning the whole "the Internet is eroding real-life communities" thing on its head and using the Internet to BUILD community where it has already eroded due to other factors. And on a practical level ... WOW. There are a million applications, from disaster planning to education to health care information to creating positive community dialogue about key issues. Very good thinking. I hope you can make it happen. Bob, what a fantastic idea! The town meeting goes virtual. On a philosophical level, a very powerful concept … turning the whole “the Internet is eroding real-life communities” thing on its head and using the Internet to BUILD community where it has already eroded due to other factors. And on a practical level … WOW. There are a million applications, from disaster planning to education to health care information to creating positive community dialogue about key issues. Very good thinking. I hope you can make it happen.

]]> Comment on Knowledge & Innovation Economy of 2015 by Bob Panoff http://osheancf3.wordpress.com/2007/03/31/knowledge-innovation-economy-of-2015/#comment-29 Bob Panoff Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:45:53 +0000 http://osheancf3.wordpress.com/2007/03/31/knowledge-innovation-economy-of-2015/#comment-29 As part of the ultimate RI-WINs implementation, I have been playing around with the concept of a "Neighbor Net". The Neighbor Net strategy would provide RI commnunities and civic insitutions with affordable wireless broadband access to local community, and locally gnerated, information. By enabling a large number of people to affordably access local community information, communities will be incentized nad otivated to develop the content. The Neighbor Net concept gives everyone in the the community - residents, institutions, and businesses a common link through which their inidividual interests can be funneled to constituencies and clients. A Neighbor Net will encourage each civic institution to develop collaborative programs using RI-WINs to deliver information and services throughout RI. Individual programs can focus on each group’s area of expertise, its core clientele, and its employees. This cooperation would enable a Neighbor Net to leverage the efforts of cooperating organizations, reinforcing their core programs and maximizing the desire for all RI citizens to access it. What do you think of the idea? As part of the ultimate RI-WINs implementation, I have been playing around with the concept of a “Neighbor Net”. The Neighbor Net strategy would provide RI commnunities and civic insitutions with affordable wireless broadband access to local community, and locally gnerated, information. By enabling a large number of people to affordably access local community information, communities will be incentized nad otivated to develop the content. The Neighbor Net concept gives everyone in the the community – residents, institutions, and businesses a common link through which their inidividual interests can be funneled to constituencies and clients. A Neighbor Net will encourage each civic institution to develop collaborative programs using RI-WINs to deliver information and services throughout RI. Individual programs can focus on each group’s area of expertise, its core clientele, and its employees. This cooperation would enable a Neighbor Net to leverage the efforts of cooperating organizations, reinforcing their core programs and maximizing the desire for all RI citizens to access it.

What do you think of the idea?

]]> Comment on Students in 2015 by Phillip Long http://osheancf3.wordpress.com/2007/03/31/students-in-2015/#comment-28 Phillip Long Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:45:26 +0000 http://osheancf3.wordpress.com/2007/03/31/students-in-2015/#comment-28 Several trends are emerging that will cast a significant shadow on the landscape of 2015. One is the current k12 statistics that report less the 50% of students complete high school, which in turn leads to an increasing proportion of young adults without college experience at all. These adults will have children whose homes will lack the advantages that accrue from parents who experienced at least some higher education. Of those that do graduate from high school less than 40% believe that their school work will any bearing on their success in later life. Other trends that must be recognized include: · Bimodal income distribution: more high income and low-income groups · Higher high school drop out rates, especially among minorities · Weakening academic focus of families (both parents work, more single parent families, more parents chemically dependent, etc.) · Only half of HS students are taking college prep programs · College readiness rates (likelihood that HS graduate will achieve a C or better in 1st year college course) aren’t good (e.g., 42% for math, 27% for science) Combating this are wonderful, creative and rigorous attempts to address these concerns occurring throughout k12 and higher education. But the challenges are daunting. For an example of just one school district trying to make a difference watch "Pay Attention" - http://t4.jordan.k12.ut.us/t4/content/view/221/35/ (requires QuickTime) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEFKfXiCbLw (YouTube version) http://tinyurl.com/359lrj (TeacherTube version - general link: http://www.teachertube.com/) http://t4.jordan.k12.ut.us/t4/images/Podcasts-AdditionalFiles/Pay_Attention.avi Download .avi format Several trends are emerging that will cast a significant shadow on the landscape of 2015. One is the current k12 statistics that report less the 50% of students complete high school, which in turn leads to an increasing proportion of young adults without college experience at all. These adults will have children whose homes will lack the advantages that accrue from parents who experienced at least some higher education.

Of those that do graduate from high school less than 40% believe that their school work will any bearing on their success in later life.

Other trends that must be recognized include:
· Bimodal income distribution: more high income and low-income groups
· Higher high school drop out rates, especially among minorities
· Weakening academic focus of families (both parents work, more single parent families, more parents chemically dependent, etc.)
· Only half of HS students are taking college prep programs
· College readiness rates (likelihood that HS graduate will achieve a C or better in 1st year college course) aren’t good (e.g., 42% for math, 27% for science)

Combating this are wonderful, creative and rigorous attempts to address these concerns occurring throughout k12 and higher education. But the challenges are daunting. For an example of just one school district trying to make a difference watch “Pay Attention” –

http://t4.jordan.k12.ut.us/t4/content/view/221/35/
(requires QuickTime)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEFKfXiCbLw
(YouTube version)

http://tinyurl.com/359lrj
(TeacherTube version – general link: http://www.teachertube.com/)

http://t4.jordan.k12.ut.us/t4/images/Podcasts-AdditionalFiles/Pay_Attention.avi
Download .avi format

]]> Comment on Impact on Teaching and Learning by Phillip Long http://osheancf3.wordpress.com/2007/03/31/impact-on-teaching-and-learning/#comment-27 Phillip Long Tue, 24 Apr 2007 04:42:02 +0000 http://osheancf3.wordpress.com/2007/03/31/impact-on-teaching-and-learning/#comment-27 Those interested in best practices in teaching and learning in the virtual world of Second Life might want to note an upcoming in-world conference addressing this topic at wiki for the conference scheduled for May 25th is: http://slbestpractices2007.wikispaces.com/ Venues in SL where events will be held are listed at: http://slbestpractices2007.wikispaces.com/Venues For general information on Second Life there are a number of options. The SL Educators list is VERY active (25 msgs. a day - maybe more). I don't recommend that for any but the most stalwart. SL Educators List: educators@lists.secondlife.com (subscribe in the typical listserv fashion). A more manageable way to get a sense of Second Life from the persepective of teaching and learning is to look at the NMC (New Media Consortium) web presence called the NMC Campus Observer at http://www.nmc.org/sl Phil Those interested in best practices in teaching and learning in the virtual world of Second Life might want to note an upcoming in-world conference addressing this topic at

wiki for the conference scheduled for May 25th is:
http://slbestpractices2007.wikispaces.com/
Venues in SL where events will be held are listed at:
http://slbestpractices2007.wikispaces.com/Venues

For general information on Second Life there are a number of options. The SL Educators list is VERY active (25 msgs. a day – maybe more). I don’t recommend that for any but the most stalwart.
SL Educators List: educators@lists.secondlife.com
(subscribe in the typical listserv fashion).

A more manageable way to get a sense of Second Life from the persepective of teaching and learning is to look at the NMC (New Media Consortium) web presence called the NMC Campus Observer at http://www.nmc.org/sl

Phil

]]> Comment on Impact on Teaching and Learning by Phillip Long http://osheancf3.wordpress.com/2007/03/31/impact-on-teaching-and-learning/#comment-26 Phillip Long Tue, 24 Apr 2007 04:30:55 +0000 http://osheancf3.wordpress.com/2007/03/31/impact-on-teaching-and-learning/#comment-26 Ah virtual worlds. There is much to be excited about in the prospect of education in virtual worlds. One of the major opportunities they afford is the chance to try out new identities. A colleague and executive at IBM recently gave a talk on what he calls the 3D web, in which the discussion arose when is it Ok to come to a business meeting as a chipmunk? He was referring to the options one has in virtual worlds to construct one's own avatar (virtual representation of one's self), and in this case a researcher at IBM showed up with his 'chipmunk avatar' to the meeting in the virtual world conference room. That's not a question you get asked every day. But the interesting thing about it is the new perspective that emerged as they contemplated what, in fact, makes for a good, efficient, and useful business meeting? Are some conventions important statements of practices that work, or are they there "just because"? Virtual Worlds certainly seem to have a greater engagement factor. Indeed I've heard the complaint from students, ironically, that one thing the don't like about virtual worlds (in this case referring to Second Life - http://www.secondlife.com) was they couldn't multi-task as much as they liked. Interacting in the VW required more cognitive attention! I'm not sure that isn't an 'good thing' ;-) Phil Ah virtual worlds. There is much to be excited about in the prospect of education in virtual worlds. One of the major opportunities they afford is the chance to try out new identities. A colleague and executive at IBM recently gave a talk on what he calls the 3D web, in which the discussion arose when is it Ok to come to a business meeting as a chipmunk? He was referring to the options one has in virtual worlds to construct one’s own avatar (virtual representation of one’s self), and in this case a researcher at IBM showed up with his ‘chipmunk avatar’ to the meeting in the virtual world conference room.

That’s not a question you get asked every day. But the interesting thing about it is the new perspective that emerged as they contemplated what, in fact, makes for a good, efficient, and useful business meeting? Are some conventions important statements of practices that work, or are they there “just because”?

Virtual Worlds certainly seem to have a greater engagement factor. Indeed I’ve heard the complaint from students, ironically, that one thing the don’t like about virtual worlds (in this case referring to Second Life – http://www.secondlife.com) was they couldn’t multi-task as much as they liked. Interacting in the VW required more cognitive attention! I’m not sure that isn’t an ‘good thing’ ;-)

Phil

]]> Comment on Impact on Teaching and Learning by Phillip Long http://osheancf3.wordpress.com/2007/03/31/impact-on-teaching-and-learning/#comment-25 Phillip Long Tue, 24 Apr 2007 04:22:57 +0000 http://osheancf3.wordpress.com/2007/03/31/impact-on-teaching-and-learning/#comment-25 Following up on Robert's notion to drop the "e" world (education) in favor of something more like teaching and learning, that is in fact a transition that has been a slow revolution. From "Teaching to Learning" harkens back to an article by Barr and Tagg which appeared in the November/December 1995 edition of Change magazine (and is available online at http://critical.tamucc.edu/~blalock/readings/tch2learn.htm The full title is informative - "From Teaching to Learning - A New Paradigm for Undergraduate Education". Like most revolutions in higher education it's decades in the making. They compared the then (and largely still) dominant paradigm in higher education the "instruction paradigm". In it's place they write is the "Learning Paradigm", The Learning Paradigm "ends the lecture's privileged position, honoring in its place whatever approaches serve best to prompt learning of particular knowledge by particular students." Of course, there is much impeding this shift and that's grist for good discussion. Phil Following up on Robert’s notion to drop the “e” world (education) in favor of something more like teaching and learning, that is in fact a transition that has been a slow revolution. From “Teaching to Learning” harkens back to an article by Barr and Tagg which appeared in the November/December 1995 edition of Change magazine (and is available online at http://critical.tamucc.edu/~blalock/readings/tch2learn.htm

The full title is informative – “From Teaching to Learning – A New Paradigm for Undergraduate Education”. Like most revolutions in higher education it’s decades in the making. They compared the then (and largely still) dominant paradigm in higher education the “instruction paradigm”. In it’s place they write is the “Learning Paradigm”, The Learning Paradigm “ends the lecture’s privileged position, honoring in its place whatever approaches serve best to prompt learning of particular knowledge by particular students.”

Of course, there is much impeding this shift and that’s grist for good discussion.

Phil

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