There are two distinct projects that focus on fluency for the 21st century.  Both projects use the circle as a graphic representation of the fluency they advocate for.  Within their “fluency” circle is a center surrounded by 5 sub divisions … Continue reading →

The mission of the Carnegie Mellon Center for Computational Thinking is “to advance computing research and advocate for the widespread use of computational thinking to improve people’s lives.”  Jeanette Wing, the center’s director, has a vision for the 21st century … Continue reading →

Andrew Churches, a self-proclaimed information and communications technologies (ICT) enthusiast, has revised Bloom’s taxonomy of educational objectives to include digital activities. Churches has essentially taken the revised Bloom’s Taxonomy by Lorin Anderson, a former student of Bloom and added verbs … Continue reading →

“Information literacy” has been the most common term used to describe how to educate students in technology, in digital technologies in particular.  But more recently fluency may be replacing literacy as the best description of the goal achieved by education … Continue reading →