Phoenix Rising: A Portal for New Ideas in Education

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Phoenix RisingA Portal for New Ideas in
Education

• Ann WattsJulian LombardiMark McCahill
• Educause
• October 20, 2004

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http//phoenix.dmacc.edu

• The online pre-publication portal site for On
  the Horizon
• Gathering point for brainstorming the future of
  education
• Pre-K through Gray
• Integrate education into the community

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Free Site

• Anyone can register for free
• Site includes
• Forums
• News
• Journal (blogs)
• Webmail

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Forums

• Read all articles from On the Horizon
• Respond with postings
• Each issue will have its own forum created

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Alice Our Virtual Human
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About Alice

• Alice is a creation of Peter Plantec
• She will answer your questions
• She is one of many virtual humans
• Heres a view of Peters site

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Marc Prensky
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Drew Davidson
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Kurt Squire
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Tom Abeles
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Julian Lombardi Mark McCahill
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Questions?
Ann Watts alwatts_at_dmacc.edu Julian
Lombardijlombardi_at_wisc.edu Mark
McCahill mpm_at_umn.edu