Employing the
Information
Literacy & Learning
in the 21st Century
Rebooting the Basics
Spam
9.08 Gb/s
250 sets of Encyclopedia
Britannicas,
in less than a second
Writing expands into...
And this is exactly
what we know
about the future
we are preparing our children for...

almost nothing
Able to accomplish goals by communicating with:
Text,
Images,
Sound,
Video, and
Animation
Reading
Arithmetic
Writing
..cost the world $50 billion dollars in 2005 (U.S. $19b).
Expected to double in 2007 (U.S. $35b).
According to the Copenhagen Consensus

We could bring HIV/AIDS under control for $27 billion.
Respecting:
Information ownership
Information accuracy, and
Information infrastructure
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Backchannel at:
http://knitterchat.com/byron
   xpose
   mploy
   xpress
   Compellingly
   thically
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The illiterate of 
the 21st century
will not be those
who cannot read
and write,
But those who cannot
learn, unlearn, and relearn.
-- Alvin Toffler
David Warlick
The Landmark Project
http://landmark-project.com
http://xrl.in/2hl7
All About Numbers
Numbers are the
mechanism
Arithmetic Expands into...
Working the information
by working the numbers
that define it.
Adding value to:
Numbers
Text
Images
Audio
Video
Animation
Writing -- A Market Skill?
But, what does
too much information
mean?
The Internet is Growing in...
LiterReboot Literacy
Express
Ideas
Compellingly
Using Information Ethically
(Start)
Find
Critically evaluate 
Organize
Apply
Reading Means
Exposing what's true
http://ve2.sl.pt
Stop Integrating Technology!
http://davidwarlick.com/handouts/
Preparing a Workforce that could work...
In straight rows,
Performing repetitive tasks,
Under close supervision!
http://davidwarlick.com/sl/
We are preparing 
our children
for a future we 
can not clearly 
describe!
Literacy
Reading
Arithmetic
Writing
..and what do we have left?
Session Tags:
redefine
literacy
warlick
Backchannel:
Exposing what's true
Employing the information
Expressing ideas compellingly
It's
Scary?
Contemporary Literacy
Contemporary Literacy
   xposing What's True
   mploying the Information
   xpressing Ideas Compellingly
   ..Within an    thical Context
How do we do it?
It Starts with Us!
Conclusion?
Redefine Literacy, so that it reflects
today's information environment,

..and integrate that!
http://knitterchat.com/byron
Suriawang Dapto
Almost Nothing!
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Black
Roasted
Brown
Coriander
Sage
Sameple Transcript: http://xrl.in/2psn
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