Little
Planet worked with Microsoft's
Partners
in Learning initiative to create a program
that teaches educational leaders how to prepare students
for the 21st Century workforce. Enthusiastic reception from
educators around the world convinced Microsoft to commission
a second program on assessment, which is in development now.
The program is being offered
to 80+ countries. Little Planet created a localization
technology that makes it possible to efficiently create
versions for 20+ languages (including Hebrew and Chinese).
Dr.
John Bransford leads the content
creation team and is incorporating many of his new insights,
including instruction on adaptive expertise. As Bransford
notes, "This (adaptive expertise) concept is needed for
the 21st century where people must balance between being
efficient
and developing
capabilities for inquiry and new innovation. That's
a whole different model of what it means to be a competent
professional, because if you're going to be a
learner it means you have to ask questions, you've
got to know you don't know everything."
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