Chris S. Thomas

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Chris S. Thomas
Embracing the 21st CenturyEdu 2.1

• Chief Strategist
• Intel Corporation

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Key Technological Transitions
EDU 2.1
CLIENT-SERVER
EDU 1.0
Web1.0 INTERNET
PC
MINI-COMPUTERS
MAINFRAMES
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
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The Evolving Content Environment
14th- 19th Century
20th Century
21st Century

• Print Era a
• Authors/Publishers
• Books, Documents

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21st Century Community Generated Content
Explosion

• Blogs
• Wikis
• Video Creation and Sharing
• Photo Creating and Sharing
• Music Creation and Sharing
• Podcasting
• Social Networking
• Virtual Realities
• eMail
• Text Messaging
• RSS
• VOIP Recording and Messaging
• Mashups Mixing them all Together

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Some Edu2.1 Changes
Stop Converting Content to Text
(HTML) Natural/Original Media Formats Cloud /
Mesh Collaboration Teacher Generated Mobile
/Resilient
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What Does EDU2.1 Look Like?
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Teacher/Student Generated Content Communities
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Anytime, Anywhere, Any Device Content
Experiences that also Consume less Energy
Interactive Marketing Presentations
Source Zero Virtual
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Growing Spectrum of Mobile Device Options
4-7 Screen
Ultra Mobile PC
Netbook
17 Screen
Thin and Light Notebook
Entertainment ProductivityNotebook
NEAR FUTURE 10X LOWER POWER 10X MORE MOBILE
Statements are vs. current devices
Product descriptions, plans and comparisons
provided are estimates only and subject to change
without notice
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Change Requires Starting a new Future

• What wiil the Future call the Art Forms of 21st
  Century Communications?
• How do we assess quality and impact?
• What types of awards would be given at the
  equivilent of the academy awards for these Art
  Forms?
• From what elements of traditional education do we
  Declare Independence?

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