Grand Challenges Session – CETIS Conference 2008 Facilitator: Adam Cooper, JISC CETIS

Welcome! Aims of the Session To help  CETIS  JISC  You  Others To “Conceptualise what will be needed in 10 years to support effective learning, and … how to get there.”

Layout (flipchart paper in landscape orientation) Grp # Current State Blah Blah Blah

But this is the Joint Information Systems Committee Centre for Educational Technology and Interoperability Standards Conference Guidance – The Current State The scope is up to you, not exclusively related to ICT One to three post-its The group agrees the sentiment of the statement Clear bold writing (for camera) Groups remain separate (until “speed dating”)

Guidance – Genesis of The Current State  One step backwards at a time – do not imagine the whole history  Pinpoint the critical events or turning points ## Current State Blah Blah..Blah Backwards in time

## Current State Blah Blah Future Heaven Future Hell Blah Blah Blah Blah Guidance – Future Heaven and Hell  Heaven first then Hell  Heaven is IMPOSSIBLY good, Hell is IMPOSSIBLY bad

Guidance – Imagined Genesis of Heaven and Hell Heaven first then Hell One step at a time (as before) One accident, fluke etc permitted for each. Mark with “*” May branch once or twice going backwards

Discussion (some non-exclusive prompts): What similarities and surprises are noteworthy? Are there patterns in the way we see history? How are the patterns of history affecting how we imagine the ways the future may develop?

Thankyou The core of today’s session has used the “Future Backwards” open source facilitation method from the Cognitive Edge, Please blog about the session and share bookmarks using the tag: cetis-2008-challenge If you don’t blog, just send me an and I’ll post to the wiki (or register for the wiki and post it yourself) Thankyou for your time and imagination Adam Cooper, JISC CETIS,