Anytime, Anywhere Learning

I have been reading lots of websites the last few days, but today I came across something by Bruce Dixon, the founder of the Anytime, Anywhere Learning Foundation. I have one of his Master Classes on my computer and what I want to do today is record some of the quotes which have my head buzzing. Will I sleep tonight? Probably not! Too much will buzz round in my head!

A new name for teenagers - SCREENAGERS! I see them everywhere I go! focused on cell phones, iPods and laptops.


It's the change underlying these tools (Web 2.0 tools) that I'm trying to emphasize.
Forget blogs...think open dialogue.
Forget wikis...think collaboration.
Forget podcasts...think democracy of voice.
Forget RSS/aggregation...think personal networks.
Forget any of the tools...and think instead of the fundamental restructuring of how knowledge is created, disseminated, shared, and validated.George Siemens blog


“The transformation of work requires much more than a mastery of a fixed curriculum inherited from past centuries.

Success in the slowly changing worlds of past centuries came from being able to do well what you were taught to do.

Success in the rapidly changing world of the future depends on being able to do well what you were not taught to do”
Vision for Education: Caperton & Papert


The challenge of Re-imagining…
How do we become aware of our reality beyond our concepts…..
and then take time to reflect on what we see..
“What does it take to shake people loose?...imagination deteriorates with experience ..we need radical re-imagining”.
Peter Senge 2007


Anyone can now learn anytime, throughout their life
Anyone can now learn anywhere, wherever one has access to the Internet
Anyone can now learn anyhow, in tacit, non-formal and formal ways
So, learning need not, and perhaps even should not, be concentrated in a given period of life (school age) and in a particular place (the school) nor ought it to be “standardized”, “one size fits all”


My mind is stretched, I am feeling excited, I almost wish I had a classroom to go back to on Monday to try this all out!