Education%20and%20the%20Future:%20Ensuring%20Student%20Success

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Education and the Future Ensuring Student Success

• Christine K. Sorensen
• Dean, College of Education

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My Background Because the past always
influences perspective
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Three Points

• Life path
• Commitment to partnerships
• Interest in technology and the arts

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Life Path
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Partnerships
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Technology and Arts
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Three Challenges for Education

• Context is Different
• Students are Different
• Needs are different

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Context
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Students
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Needs
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How are we changing education????
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Three Considerations

• Collaboration
• Environments for Learning
• Rethinking Education Models

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Collaboration
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Environments for Learning
Virtual worlds
Wikis
Games
1 to 1 computing
CBI
Internet
MP3 IPods
Second Life
Moos
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Rethinking Our Models
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Working Together to Ensure Student Success