Education and the future...a trends map

Here's an interesting site (interactive data map) that looks at trends in education and society..."A map of future forces changing education". I'm not quite sure how to read it, but it looks like it is worth investigating and there is a demo which may help understand how to use it better.
http://www.kwfdn.org/map/map.aspx
-Joel G.

A great link (a collaborative DB) for educational technology related conferences. The site also lets you see different views of the data (chronological, geographical, list all).
http://edtechevents.dabbledb.com/publish/educatonaltechnologyconferencecalendar/821fc54f-0c3e-46ca-8681-3a46fd592c72/mainlisting.html?embed=true
If you know of some not listed, just add it in.
-Joel G.

Tuttle writes an interesting post on YouTube tagging.
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YouTube Stuff- Tagging it so Others Can Find it
When you post your YouTube video, please make sure to tag it with the major tag of Education; the subject area (Social Studies); the critical aspect of the standard (contributions of various groups); the specifics (Irish building the Erie Canal); and the general grade levels (4-11). Add any other tags that would help educators and students to find it such as Canal Songs, and Westward expansion, and New York State.
The better you tag it, the better other teachers and students can benefit from your efforts and your students’ learning.
We can make YouTube (and other YouTube like places) an educational repository of all our educational videos that are made by teachers and students for teachers and students.
So what tags have you used with your YouTube instructional videos?
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Another interesting link is: http://www.teachertube.com

-Joel G.

10 Questions for designing media for instruction and learning

1. What is the educational need, problem or gap for which use of the new media might enhance learning?
2. Would the application of new media help assess prior knowledge?
3. Would the application of new media enhance students’ organization of information—given that organization determines retrieval and flexible use?
4. Would the application of new media actively engage students in purposeful practice that promotes deeper learning or automaticity (where desired). This, so that students focus on underlying principles, theories and models and processes, not superficial features of problems?
5. Would the application of new media help provide frequent, timely and constructive feedback and guidance?
6. Would the application of new media help learners develop proficiency they need to acquire new skills of selective monitoring, evaluating and adjusting their learning strategies (Self-regulated learning strategies, or metacognitive skills)?
7. Would the application of new media adjust to students’ individual differences and increasingly diverse educational backgrounds and abilities?
8. Would the application of new media increase cost or logistical efficiencies in the instruction?
9. How would the application of new media promote a learning- or learner-centered instructional approach?
10. How would the application of new media address motivational or attitudinal aspects of learning?
    
    Adapted by Joel Galbraith.
    Original source: Joel M. Smith & Susan Ambrose (June 2004). The “Newest Media” and a principled approach to for integrating technology into instruction. Syllabus Magazine