Forward Thinking

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Forward Thinking

• What does the classroom look like by 2020 2030
  beyond?
• What does the museum look like by 2020 2030
  beyond?
• What do virtual technologies look like by 2020
  2030 beyond?
• How might advanced technologies be used to
  support education and training by 2020 2030
  beyond?

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Introduction to Session

• This should be an open, brainstorming session
• Its ok to be out there!
• Next few slides provide the output from
  Envisioning the Future sessions at Asilomar,
  fyi
• Subsequent to that meeting, NASA Roadmapping
  process asked for planning on 30 year time scale,
  which had not been directly addressed at the
  Asilomar meeting

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In 2015 .

• Earth systems science is the capstone course
  at the high school level in all the states.
• Every student and every teacher has easy access
  to NASA materials and Earth system concepts.
• Public, as a whole, is environmentally
  conscience and literate.

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In 2015

• Student-led research is promoted and commonplace
• We live in a world without borders creating a
  global society
• The Space Station is an active and viable daily
  classroom in space.

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In 2050

• NASA Programs and Materials are accessible to
  everyone on Earth, Moon and Mars
• NASA Data are Used To
• Solve environmental concerns via learning
  communities
• Help adults make informed decisions
• Work with sociologists and economists to make
  for a better world

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In 2050, Tomorrows Classroom Students Will

• Access data with personal supercomputers
• Collect data with tricorders
• Display data using holographic displays
• Use robots to explore remote environments
• Visit Moon, Mars and other celestial bodies with
  videocam