This session is presented by Joe Brennan, well known for his Guerilla Graphics presentations, and is about where we’ve been to help us deal with where we’re going.
Bah, unfortunately the only power outlet in the room is right next to the kitchen, so it’s really noisy over here. Thankfully he allowed me to record it so I’ll be able to relisten to it. He has a great style of presenting, so I’m definitely going to relisten to this one in its entirety. That’s definitely a commentary about presenting in general. Some people are strong enough presenters that they’re worth listening to regardless of the topic.
I really want to take notes on this session, but it’s not really that sort of workshop. He’s basically detailing a history of Toledo back in the 700’s and 1000’s, what education was like and what reform looked like at the time. It’s a fascinating history lesson that draws some insightful parallels to current trends. Hopefully the recording captures it
This workshop may not provide me with any revolutionary information, or material that I can take back to the school, but it really is a blast. He’s comparing current trends historical events. He’s also cutting in clips from movies like The Name of the Rose and The Time Machine in a pretty creative way. This will be interesting to listen to later.
He says that we might be on the verge of another renaissance, possibly a digital serfdom. I love that phrase. Several decades ago, they used to say that knowledge doubled every 7 years. Now it doubles every 6 months or less. He doesn’t people are actually talking about knowledge, rather information. It doesn’t become knowledge until it is absorbed, synthesized and somebody finds a use for it.
Joebre@niles-hs.k12.il.us
memembers.ieberg.org/brennan
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