Future Trends in Education :

The World of DotComs & Ferals

                         

                   

Annimacwww.annimac.com.au

Churchlands Senior High School

Professional Development Day

4 June 2004

Speaker

The World of DotComs & Ferals

                         

                   

Rate of ChangeRate of Change

• every 15 seconds every 15 seconds == new web site new web site

• every 15 minutes every 15 minutes == new technology new technology

• every 15 days = new product / service

! Amount of change now in one day

Grandparents had in one year

Driving all Drivers of ChangeDriving all Drivers of Change

Technology :

70 % of jobs in 2020 do not exist now

because

80% of technology of 2020 is not invented

GenerationsGenerations

Baby Boomers

b 1945 – 60 age 45 - 60 fewer females than males

Generation X 1960 – 75 30 - 45 largest number in population

DotComs 1975 – 90 15– 30 first wired generation

Ferals 1990 – 05 0 - 15 smallest number - ½ of GenX

GenerationsGenerationsBaby Boomers 45 - 60 The New Aged, confident they have the answers if only

someone would ask the right questions.

Generation X 30 - 45 Uncertain what to do with themselves or their ageing

parents. Old system not very appropriate; no apparent new options. Boomers won’t hand over reins.

DotComs 15 - 30 Boomers’ grandkids, busy connecting globally with no

concerns about getting old. Assume innovations will offer untold new options for everything they need.

Ferals 0 - 15 No boundaries, no limits in time, space or distance.

What they need they will create.

TrendsTrends BABY BOOMERS BABY BOOMERS 45 - 6045 - 60

Married or divorced

Empty nesters

Retired or p-t work

Identity from job

Material status

Downsizing their lives

Set relationships

Sense of community

Travellers, homebodies

Medium term planners

Seek new IF safe experiences

Security conscious

Health conscious

Defer to authorityDefer to authority

Love & hate changeLove & hate change

TrendsTrends GEN X ERS GEN X ERS 30 - 4530 - 45

SingleSingle

ChildlessChildless

I.d. ephemeral, I.d. ephemeral, changing changing

Global i.d., no Global i.d., no commitmentcommitment

Short term planners Short term planners

Risk takers, fast Risk takers, fast decisionsdecisions

Mobile, Mobile, nfa, renters , renters

Varied lifestyles, wired Varied lifestyles, wired

Multi careers, SOHOMulti careers, SOHO

Net DatingNet Dating

Materialism assumed Materialism assumed

Environmental valuesEnvironmental values

Personal journeyPersonal journey

Defer to heroesDefer to heroes

Expect, accept changeExpect, accept change

TrendsTrends DOTCOMS DOTCOMS 15 - 3015 - 30

Parental homeParental home

Global I.d. Global I.d.

No careers, own pathNo careers, own path

I.d. from activityI.d. from activity

Group socialisingGroup socialising

Temporary pairingTemporary pairing

WiredWired

Net relationships Net relationships

ImmediacyImmediacy

Multi channeled, multi Multi channeled, multi actions actions

Non consumers Non consumers

Planetary group Planetary group missionmission

Temporary deferenceTemporary deference

Need & welcome Need & welcome changechange

TrendsTrends FERALS FERALS 0 - 150 - 15

Parental home Parental home No patternsNo patterns Unlimited channelsUnlimited channels Future jobs Future jobs

unimportantunimportant Global limitless Global limitless

relationshipsrelationships Momentary Momentary

relationshipsrelationships Global i.d. & Global i.d. &

commitment commitment

Very immediate & long Very immediate & long

term viewterm view I.d. from self valuesI.d. from self values Non consumers, global Non consumers, global

valuesvalues Wired into global villageWired into global village Planetary mission, self & Planetary mission, self &

groupgroup No deference, respect per No deference, respect per

needneed Live change, ignore all Live change, ignore all

barriersbarriers

SUMMARYSUMMARY Future Trends in Education Future Trends in Education

Exponential change

Technology is - drives all change

Younger means faster everything

Wired & multi - five? - channelled

Young creating own world – new paradigm

Young drive curricula

Teachers as social mentors

Teachers as resource guides

Ready for biotech life !

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