Monday, March 3rd 3:30 - 4:30 pm - Juniper A/B

Standards-Based Education Meets Exponential Learning!
Cheryl Ward, Assistant Professor / University of Akron

Exponential change is evident in our world, but what about in education? Do our learners have the opportunity for exponential growth? Do strict standards and competency-based measures interfere with or support exponential learning? Participants will analyze current information on exponential change and discuss how this relates to learning in their particular situations. A look at standards in certain disciplines and how this supports exponential learning will be shared and participants will analyze their own standards and competencies. Current structures of instructional technology and shared digital content will be explored to determine how these could impact differentiated and exponential learning experiences.

Suggested Links from the Presenter
Understanding Exponential Change and Growth
Kurzweil AI
The Law of Accelerating Returns
Living in a World of Exponential Change Podcast Text of Podcast

PresentationWiki (always in revision!)
http://www.exponentiallearning.pbwiki.com
Includes links to handouts, presentation, online survey for anyone to participate in, areas for collaboration and opinion sharing

Please feel free to visit the wiki even if you cannot attend the presentation and click on the Survey on Exponential Learning to participate. We hope to collect data using this survey from many audiences, share with your classes, students and colleagues! Thanks!