Creating Magic: Igniting Curiosity and Thinking in the 21st Century

Post on 06-May-2015

233 views 0 download

description

Kick-off keynote for Everett Public School's Summer Tech Camp on August 15, 2013. The presentation shares work from John Seeley Brown and Jane McGonigal. The first section focuses on the Big Shift from a life in which knowledge remains stable to a life in which technology is rapidly changing at an exponential rate. What does this mean for us adults in this world? How can we become more curious and 21st Century Learners ourselves? The second half of the presentation shares Jane McGonigal's research on how gaming affects our emotions, mood and disposition.

Transcript of Creating Magic: Igniting Curiosity and Thinking in the 21st Century

Technology Summer CampAUGUST 15, 2013

Our

train

ers

Creating Magic:Igniting Curiosity and Thinking in the 21st Century

18th Century – 20th Century: The S-Curve

John Seeley Brown

Stability (50-60 years)

New TechnologySlowly Introduced

Stability (50-60 years)

The Big Shift

New TechnologiesEvery 18 months

Moore’s Law

Bandwidth Law

A World of Constant Flux

ExamplesDate Employees

Feb 1999 8

Nov 1999 40

2002 682

2004 3,021

2006 10,674

2008 20,222

2010 24,400

2012 37,544

Today 40,178

Curiosity Amplifiers

How Gaming Could Change the World

• Joy• Relief• Love• Surprise• Pride• Curiosity• Excitement

• Awe & Wonder• Contentment• Creativity

Jane McGonigal

The Epic Win

Massive Multiplayer Thumb-Wrestling

Jane McGonigal• Joy• Relief• Love• Surprise• Pride• Curiosity• Excitement

• Awe & Wonder• Contentment• Creativity

“In times of drastic change, it is the learners who will inherit the future”

--LEE COCKRELL

“CREATING MAGIC: 10 COMMON SENSE LEADERSHIP STRATEGIES FROM A LIFE AT DISNEY”

“The illiterate of the 21st Century will not be those who

cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn,

unlearn and relearn.”--A. TOFFLER

Your mission…◦Become a 21st Century learner◦Be curious◦Be resilient◦Have hope, courage and optimism; you are capable of the epic win!

◦Remember – you are critical and needed by our students every day.

References What is 21st Century Education Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax5cNlutAys

John Seeley Brown - http://www.johnseelybrown.com/

Stats on Google - http://www.google.com/about/company/history/ http://investor.google.com/financial/tables.html

Stats on Facebook - http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2007/jul/25/media.newmedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Facebook

Cell Phones in the Classroom Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfGgRe6YBo0

Jane McGonigal - http://janemcgonigal.com/

Massive Multiplayer Thumb Wrestling - http://www.monochrom.at/daumen/netzwerk-eng.htm