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So here is another 21st century skills article, this one entitled “Predicting the Past”.
In it the author argues that what is currently being hailed as 21st century skills is just more of the same for what we have tried to do in education in the past 30 years. I think this is where the maturity of our discipline can be a benefit. 30 years ago computer science was in its very early stages. Computers were still for the elite, and information was not freely accessible.
I strongly believe that an important part of 21st century skills is dealing with information that you couldnt possibly process all on your own. How do we aggregate information in order to make meaning out of it? How do we connect and communicate effectively over long distances and how do we take all of that into account as we think about what the next inventions might be.
Just another thought.
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009