The Glass Is Half Full at Knowledge Works

Here's one organization that believes the glass is half full.  Knowledge Works Foundation, in its first email of the year, took note of the ways in which the economy will change over the next ten years.  "The news is good," KWF concluded.  "Though we are facing a recession and volatility now, the availability of new design technologies might change all of that. Websites that offer product customization mean that anyone can produce personalized goods. Lightweight fabrication equipment, such as 3-D printers, is available for purchase or rental, and will eventually be cheap enough for home models. Social networks allow artists and tinkerers to share ideas and improve upon ideas.

"There are abundant opportunities to reinvent learning and teaching in light of the economy of the future. If our students can create new things easily and give life to their ideas, they can engage in experiential, tangible learning activities that let them play with, experiment on, manipulate, and hold in their hands the products of their labor."

Love the attitude here.

  

Eric Grant, January 7, 2009

Glad you enjoyed the post. We don't always take a rosy view, but this is one area in which many exciting things are happening, and since our focus is on learning, we're hopeful!

Link: http://blog.futureofed.org

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