1. Segla Kossivi Educational Technology Walden University
2. Strand 1: Tofflers three waves Strand 2: Key Technological
Advances and innovations by decade Strand 3: Work, Business and
corporate philosophies by decade Strand 4: Educational Important
theories of learning and instruction by decade Strand 5: Nature,
Society and Culture Events that determined the thinking of each
decade. Strand 6: Political Arena by decade
3. Tofflers Three Wawes Agricultural Wave Information Wave
Industrial wave Digital Communication Wave & Virtual World
4. Education With Six Strands Work Political Arena Nature,
Society, Culture Technology Tofflers Three Waves
5. Collapse of the Soviet Union Copper Age Man Found Frozen in
Glacier Operation Desert Storm South Africa Repeals Apartheid Laws
. Constructivism continued from Piajet, S. Papert
-Constructionism
6. Business: Business and corporate philosophies that
influenced each decadeKnowledge Management , K. Ishikawa- Fishbone
Diagram ; Dot Coms, CRM Technology: Technological innovations
during each decade. WWW & HTML, CD-ROM, WEB TV Tofflers Three
Waves: Information Age
7. 2000s Across Strand 6. Political Strand of my choice: Key
political events or eras for each decade. 911 First African
American President Society Nature of society or culture: Key events
that determined the thinking of each decade. Generation Y To
engender Generation Z Natural disasters Katrina/Tsunami Go Green
Cell phone and internet usage significant growth Educational
Educational theories and theorists influencing each decade. G.
Siemens-Connectivism H. Giroux-
8. 2000The Contested Presidential Election Between George W.
Bush and Al Gore. 2001The Attack on the World Trade Center and the
Pentagon on September 11. 2003The beginning of the disastrous Iraq
War, based on false intelligence and incompetent management.
2006The return of the Democrats to control of the Congress after 12
years of Republican rule. 2009The inauguration of the first African
American President Barack Obama, and the hope it engendered.
2009The most significant social legislation (health care reform)
since the 1960s in process through Congress as the decade ends.
Also, two other stories in international affairs have permeated
this decade we are now finishing, and will continue to be major
centers of attention in the new decade: The economic growth of
China and India, and the growing menace of Iran in the Middle East
and world affairs.
9. 2000s Across Strand Business The nature of work business and
corporate philosophies that influenced each decade. Dot Com Decline
Web 2.0 N. Negroponte Technology Key technological advances or
innovations during each decade. iPod, iPhone, iGo Wireless handheld
devices, Streaming bandwidth and increased storage Open Source, Web
2.0 Tofflers Three Waves
10. 2010s Across Strands Business Many reforms took place in
131 economies In Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 26 of the regions
27 economies reformed In the Middle East and North Africa, 17 of
the regions 19 economies reformed. Singapore, a consistent
reformer, was the top-ranked economy on the ease of doing business
for the fourth year in a row, with New Zealand as runner-up.
Two-thirds of the years reforms were found in low- and
lower-middle-income economies. Global financial crisis remains
fragile Slow growth Food price high international travellers amount
to 298 millions Technology The longest solar eclipse of the 3rd
millennium occurs | Apple debuts the iPad | Scientists create
synthetic life | One-fifth of Pakistan is flooded | Solar power is
plunging in cost | Augmented Reality is entering the mainstream |
The first demonstration of solar-sail technology | Scientists trap
antimatter | Speech-to- speech translation is common in mobile
phones | Major breakthrough in robotics Tofflers Three Waves
11. End To Combat Mission In Iraq Shelling of South Korea Irans
Nuclear Ambitions Rise in Unemployment The Arizona Immigration Law
Gulf Oil Disaster 2010 Midterm Elections Election of Scott Brown
Passage of Obamacare
12. 2007 - Both the House and Senate pass the Fiscal Year 2008
Labor-HHS- Education appropriation bill which includes
reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act. However, the bill
is vetoed by President Bush because it exceeds his budget request.
Attempts to override the veto fall short. 2008 - Less than one year
after the Virginia Tech massacre, former graduate student Stephen
P. Kazmierczak kills five anwounds 17 in a classroom at Northern
Illinois University. He later takes his own life.2008 -
13. 2010s Across Strands Business Many reforms took place in
131 economies In Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 26 of the regions
27 economies reformed In the Middle East and North Africa, 17 of
the regions 19 economies reformed. Singapore, a consistent
reformer, was the top-ranked economy on the ease of doing business
for the fourth year in a row, with New Zealand as runner-up.
Two-thirds of the years reforms were found in low- and
lower-middle-income economies. Global financial crisis remains
fragile Slow growth Food price high international travellers amount
to 298 millions Technology The longest solar eclipse of the 3rd
millennium occurs | Apple debuts the iPad | Scientists create
synthetic life | One-fifth of Pakistan is flooded | Solar power is
plunging in cost | Augmented Reality is entering the mainstream |
The first demonstration of solar-sail technology | Scientists trap
antimatter | Speech-to- speech translation is common in mobile
phones | Major breakthrough in robotics Tofflers Three Waves
14. Haiti is struck by a devastating earthquake British forces
withdraw from Afghanistan 2011 - Japan is devastated by a 9.0
magnitude earthquake and tsunami | The death of Osama bin Laden |
Worsening economic crisis in Greece | The world's first synthetic
organ transplant | South Sudan becomes an independent nation | The
Space Shuttle fleet is retired | Global population reaches 7bn |
USB 3.0 is widely available | Multi-touch surface computing enters
the consumer market USB 3.0 is widely available | Multi-touch
surface computing enters the consumer market | The first open
petaflop supercomputer comes online | 22 nanometre chips enter mass
production | Consumer-level robotics are booming | World's first
commercial spaceport | China's Three Gorges Dam is fully
operational | The largest desalination plant in Australia is
operational 2012 - Economic turmoil continues | The Diamond Jubilee
of Queen Elizabeth II | Euro 2012 is held in Poland and Ukraine |
London hosts the Olympic Games | Mars Science Lab explores the Red
Planet | Windows 8 is released | Quad-core smartphones and tablets
| Nintendo launches the Wii U | The world's first 1- Gigawatt
offshore wind farm | The Abraj Al-Bait Towers are completed in
Mecca | The Mayan calendar reaches the end of its current
cycle
15. Roles of Change Agents Diagnose the existing performance
problem Use performance gap to develop a need for change Commit to
change Establish networked information exchange Reflections