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About The Book/DVD
Experience an incredible vision of tomorrow now with the eye-opening and entertaining "Living on the Future Edge". This exciting new book and DVD take us on a voyage into the dynamic technological landscape of both our swiftly changing present and a future that is closer than any of us may realize.
Teaming up to create this astounding expedition into tomorrow are Ian Jukes, Ted McCain and Lee Crockett, bringing you the first chapter in the 21st Century Fluency Series, an extensive group of educational resources for the future face of teaching and learning. The focus of "Living on the Future Edge" is the detailed examination of a succession of specific Global Exponential Trends that are literally shaping the world around us, seemingly moment by moment. The authors take a comprehensive look at how these trends have evolved and are interconnected with one another, how our lives are affected by them today, and what the future holds for education and learning as those trends continue to develop and lead us into the ever-changing dimensions of an online world.
In "Living on the Future Edge", exploring the exponential trends includes the origin of Moore's Law and its relation to the next trend, Photonics. It then takes a closer look at the phenomenon of the Internet, and how the dynamics of the Web's information explosion has given rise to what can only be called Infowhelm, a widely expanding foundation of human knowledge available to us all at the click of a mouse. "Living on the Future Edge" also delves into the fascinating realms of Biotechnology and Nanotechnology, and what the advances in these fields of science may hold for the whole of mankind. By carefully examining the significance of these vital global exponential trends, this book and DVD profoundly challenge fundamental assumptions about the world we live in and the one that awaits us.
In "Living on the Future Edge" we see a fascinating time already in the making. It puts us directly into the expanse of an astonishing digital future that is coming at us at light speed.
About The Authors
Ian Jukes is the founder and Director of the InfoSavvy Group, an international consulting firm. He has been a teacher at all grade levels, a school, district and provincial administrator, a university instructor, and a national and international consultant. But first and foremost Ian is a passionate educational evangelist. To date he has written or co-written twelve books, 9 educational series and had more than 200 articles published in various journals around the world. From the beginning, Ian's focus has been on the compelling need to restructure our educational institutions so that they become relevant to the current and future needs of children. As David Thornburg writes - "to prepare them for their future and not just our past." That's why his materials tend to focus on the many pragmatic issues that provide the essential context for educational restructuring. Ian can be reached at iajukes@me.com.
Ted McCain is an educator who has taught high school students for twenty-five years. He has been an innovator and pioneer in technology education. He has designed courses for his school district and the province of B.C. in computer science, data processing, desktop publishing, computer networking, website design, digital animation, digital film effects, and sound engineering. In 1997, he received the Prime Minister's Award For Teaching Excellence. Ted has written or co-written seven books on the future, effective teaching, educational technology, and graphic design. His focus is on the impact on students and learning from the astounding changes taking place in the world today as a consequence of technological development.
Lee Crockett is a national award winning designer, marketing consultant, entrepreneur, artist, author and international keynote speaker. He is the Director of Media for the InfoSavvy Group and the managing partner of the 21st Century Fluency Project. He has co-authored 3 books with writers and educators Ian Jukes and Ted McCain. Lee is a "just in time learner" who is constantly adapting to the new programs, languages and technologies associated with today's communications and marketing media. Understanding the need for balance in our increasingly digital lives, Lee has lived in Kyoto, Japan where he studied Aikido and Tea Ceremony as well as Florence, Italy, where he studied painting at the Accademia D'Arte.
