Map of the decade

An interesting discussion with fellow students ensued when presented with these future predictions.

The collective intelligence description

In a world of infinite information and diversity of opinion we will not drown, but harness our dormant 
potential to be more together than we are individually. Crowdsourcing platforms and aggregators of insight will be part of the planks that create the reality of a global brain, expressing our destiny
brought discussions about the importance of teaching students strategies for dealing with all of the information they now have access to. Information literacy skills along with 21st century skills of collaboration, communication and safe/responsible use of information were topics which were raised.

Other groups focused on the reputation economy, with the importance for future employment of students monitoring carefully their online postings. Augmented humans was another area of interest with a concern being raised about the changing nature of learning should all information be presented through new tools such as wikitude and Google goggles. What happens to student wonder and the quest to search for information?