These will take place on Friday Afternoon.













As we frame the keynote conversations here are a few resources and links to provide talking points for participants. The first link is an opportunity to hear Howard Gardners brief on the "Five Minds for the Future" (included videos) which have an interesting connection to many of the pedagogy behind the use of Web 2.0 tools

Five Minds for the Future
HGSE Professor Howard Gardner
http://www.uknow.gse.harvard.edu/teaching/TC106-607.html

Listen to podcast of Howard Gardner talking about the Five Minds of the Future

Connectivism
http://omegageek.net/rickscafe/?p=1193
George Siemens in an interview about Connectivism, a theory about learning that draws on network theory, social networking, and social constructivism among other things. This interview discusses what connectivism is and where it came from, as well as its unique features and applications to education.

Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age
http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/connectivism.htm