Comments on: Top 10 forecasts for the future http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2008/12/24/top-10-forecasts-for-the-future/ learning, networks, knowledge, technology, community Sat, 4 Feb 2012 22:56:23 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: In the year 2030 » The Curious and Wondering Eye http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2008/12/24/top-10-forecasts-for-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-3927 In the year 2030 » The Curious and Wondering Eye Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:26:51 +0000 http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/?p=3700#comment-3927 [...] to catch up with my blog reader, I undoubtedly came across George Siemens’ post on the “Top 10 forecasts for the future” which were issued by the World Future [...] [...] to catch up with my blog reader, I undoubtedly came across George Siemens’ post on the “Top 10 forecasts for the future” which were issued by the World Future [...]

]]> By: Gary Conger http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2008/12/24/top-10-forecasts-for-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-3890 Gary Conger Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:57:36 +0000 http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/?p=3700#comment-3890 (spell check) Think the most striking thing is that the government wants to put chips in us. That is %100 not ok with me. It sounds like were being marked and tracked like animals and electronics like the internet, this chip and cell phones is just the way there going to track us. I feel like the people who are in power (like real power) are using this information and what we know about psychology to manipulate us into working and spending to help feed them absurd amounts of power and money. ask your self are we slaves to this and stay blind to the poverty, war, disease, destruction of our earth or are we going to wake up and realize we are going through a similar experience and for what ever the reason why were here how ever we got here why not help every one enjoy there experience. One way to help people is through love. We know a lot of what people need to be healthy, nutrition exercise, and environment. When you bring together the love and health that’s the’s the body and spirit and then Shorty after happiness will follow and complete the mind body sprit triad. Peace and love Gary (spell check) Think the most striking thing is that the government wants to put chips in us. That is %100 not ok with me. It sounds like were being marked and tracked like animals and electronics like the internet, this chip and cell phones is just the way there going to track us. I feel like the people who are in power (like real power) are using this information and what we know about psychology to manipulate us into working and spending to help feed them absurd amounts of power and money. ask your self are we slaves to this and stay blind to the poverty, war, disease, destruction of our earth or are we going to wake up and realize we are going through a similar experience and for what ever the reason why were here how ever we got here why not help every one enjoy there experience. One way to help people is through love. We know a lot of what people need to be healthy, nutrition exercise, and environment. When you bring together the love and health that’s the’s the body and spirit and then Shorty after happiness will follow and complete the mind body sprit triad.
Peace and love
Gary

]]> By: Jeff Goldm,an http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2008/12/24/top-10-forecasts-for-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-3569 Jeff Goldm,an Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:24:35 +0000 http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/?p=3700#comment-3569 In regards to: “Professional knowledge will become obsolete almost as quickly as it’s acquired.” However, acquiring knowledge is become quicker and easier (e.g. mobile learning, e-learning, blogs, etc.). So, being in constant learning mode may be dizzying, but possible. FYI: Maybe it is 10 because we are finally moving to the metric system. Thanks for the link. In regards to: “Professional knowledge will become obsolete almost as quickly as it’s acquired.”

However, acquiring knowledge is become quicker and easier (e.g. mobile learning, e-learning, blogs, etc.). So, being in constant learning mode may be dizzying, but possible.

FYI: Maybe it is 10 because we are finally moving to the metric system.

Thanks for the link.

]]> By: Alan Levine http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2008/12/24/top-10-forecasts-for-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-3568 Alan Levine Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:16:35 +0000 http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/?p=3700#comment-3568 Yeah! 10 is for Letterman. NMC Horizon Report has always done 6 http://horizon.nmc.org Yeah! 10 is for Letterman.

NMC Horizon Report has always done 6 http://horizon.nmc.org

]]> By: Steve Sorden http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2008/12/24/top-10-forecasts-for-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-3560 Steve Sorden Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:38:38 +0000 http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/?p=3700#comment-3560 I wonder about forecasts 4 & 6. I can accept that careers are becoming more specialized and that professional knowledge is becoming outdated at a much faster rate than ever before (decreasing half-life). So why then, would you get a college degree in a highly specialized field? It may be a short-term trend, but definitely not long-term. A trend towards professional certifications with or without college seems much more likely. It seems that the only reason to attend a university in the future may be to attain a liberal arts degree. Liberal arts would prepare one to function well in a rapidly changing world that will continue to need learned, democratically-minded, and ethical decision makers with a sense of our place in the historic continuum. It would also be knowledge that won’t rapidly deteriorate in value, (we’ll debate the same shades of philosophical questions that affect our practices for another 1,000 years), and so it would be worth the time and expense to develop in a university setting. I wonder about forecasts 4 & 6. I can accept that careers are becoming more specialized and that professional knowledge is becoming outdated at a much faster rate than ever before (decreasing half-life).

So why then, would you get a college degree in a highly specialized field? It may be a short-term trend, but definitely not long-term. A trend towards professional certifications with or without college seems much more likely. It seems that the only reason to attend a university in the future may be to attain a liberal arts degree. Liberal arts would prepare one to function well in a rapidly changing world that will continue to need learned, democratically-minded, and ethical decision makers with a sense of our place in the historic continuum. It would also be knowledge that won’t rapidly deteriorate in value, (we’ll debate the same shades of philosophical questions that affect our practices for another 1,000 years), and so it would be worth the time and expense to develop in a university setting.

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