Comments for UCaPP and the 4Cs:

I think I'll have to listen to this presentation several times to be able to process and comment on it all. But I LOVED it. Federman has reconfirmed everything I'd been thinking about education, its role in society and the way we go about "doing" it. The connectivity of today has to effect changes in everything we do, the ways we do it, and how we think. However, I'm afraid the structures of society and powers of authority are so well established in their cosy set-ups that it will take a long time to see real change happening. Overcoming the current dichotomy between the traditional, established educational systems and the possibilities offered by the connectivity of today's world needs to be a priority in schools today.
To hear people talking about the 4 Cs - connections, context, complexity and connotation is music to my ears. That's what it's all about. My idea of teaching, education, languages, culture - has always been about the 4Cs. The development of all these IT tools is wonderful in terms of enabling them to become ubiquitous. The world is changing at such a fast pace, we need to keep up with the kids and the times.