Comments on: A Vision of Students Today – Some Additional Thoughts from Michael Wesch http://www.openeducation.net/2008/10/28/a-vision-of-students-today-some-additional-thoughts-from-michael-wesch/ Free Education for All Fri, 13 May 2011 00:38:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Heidi Worcester http://www.openeducation.net/2008/10/28/a-vision-of-students-today-some-additional-thoughts-from-michael-wesch/#comment-10972 Heidi Worcester Wed, 27 Apr 2011 02:33:31 +0000 http://www.openeducation.net/?p=445#comment-10972 I attended a business conference recently and Michael Wesch was the keynote speaker. He stirred much thought, debate and emotion with his presentation, illustrations and videos. Michael definitely left us all thinking a lot more about the digital world today and how it's affected organizations, business, politics and families. Excellent, excellent speaker and LOVE his videos. I attended a business conference recently and Michael Wesch was the keynote speaker. He stirred much thought, debate and emotion with his presentation, illustrations and videos. Michael definitely left us all thinking a lot more about the digital world today and how it’s affected organizations, business, politics and families. Excellent, excellent speaker and LOVE his videos.

]]> By: Mark Riffey http://www.openeducation.net/2008/10/28/a-vision-of-students-today-some-additional-thoughts-from-michael-wesch/#comment-5361 Mark Riffey Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:30:32 +0000 http://www.openeducation.net/?p=445#comment-5361 That last sentence says a mouthful. Entrenched parties are tough to move and they are the ones that position themselves between knowing what needs to be done and doing it. More reading on a related topic from Popular Mechanics: http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/science_news/4289466.html/ Finally, the blog link above references one of the challenges that Wesch addresses in his video and ongoing work. While my blog comments about the problem come from a business perspective, the educational issues are very similar. Mark That last sentence says a mouthful. Entrenched parties are tough to move and they are the ones that position themselves between knowing what needs to be done and doing it.

More reading on a related topic from Popular Mechanics:
http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/science_news/4289466.html/

Finally, the blog link above references one of the challenges that Wesch addresses in his video and ongoing work. While my blog comments about the problem come from a business perspective, the educational issues are very similar.

Mark

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