Tag Archive: education

Nanotechnology Education Act put to U.S. Congress

An interesting news update courtesy of Nanowerk News – House representative David Wu has introduced a Nanotechnology Education Act to US Congress that seeks to encourage U.S. students into the field of nanotechnology research and engineering.

10 sectors to watch over the next decade (part 5)

So we’ve come to the final installment in my ’10 sectors to watch’ series, and I can definitely say that it’s been difficult cutting down the list to just ten. I’m going to finish today with two sectors that both represent social changes rather than merely technological ones.

Handheld Learning 2009 conference showcase

Today marked the beginning of the Handheld Learning 2009 conference, which focuses on the use of handheld and mobile technology in the education sphere. Liz and I attended the first day of the conference, which was open to the general public.

Are we still educating kids to go out and conquer the 1980s?

Here’s an interesting question, and one that raises a number of points for us at Future Conscience: are educational institutions doing enough to address the reality of the workplace in the twenty first century?