Hi Everyone,

I am going to be interviewed in Elluminate about the Future of Education on Wednesday, May 6th at 8 pm EST and you are all invited to attend. I'll be talking about the Net Gen Education Project, the themes discussed in Grown Up Digital and answering audience questions. Here are the details; I hope you will join me!


Future of Education Interview with Don Tapscott

Date: Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

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As you know, the NetGen Education Challenge has come to a close. I would like to thank everyone who submitted videos. Tackling a topic like education is quite challenging and I have to say that I was delighted by the quality, talent and insight portrayed in the video entries. It has been an absolute pleasure to be a part of the Net Gen Education Project and to have had the opportunity to engage in a global dialogue on education and the Net Gen. I hope that you have found this experience to be as… Continue

Yesterday, via Reaction Grid and the Open Sim virtual world on the F.L.A.T.S (Flat Learning Area for Teaching and Sharing) we announced the winners of the multimedia section. Here is the slideshow sharing ALL winners. The top place videos have been featured on the Ning on the main page. Congratulations everyone!

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I was shocked at the way that intelligent adults see us. It shows that they don’t comprehend the way our minds work. I was honestly not expecting it to be so harsh. I think that some of it may be true, but it doesn’t seem so bad to us. And the rest of it is completely untrue. For instance, in the second point where we are called “sceenagers,” to us talking to people online is socializing. We are able to meet and get to know people that we might never meet in person. This communication helps us u… Continue