Table of contents - Special Issue: Future consciousness and transformations in learning
Guest Editors: Jonathon Richter
Understanding and teaching future consciousness
Tom LombardoThe purpose of this paper is to describe the main forms and components of future consciousness, to identify the important values for enhancing future consciousness, and to…
Tales of adventure and change: academic staff members' future visions of higher education and their professional development needs
Belinda Tynan, Mark J.W. LeeThe purpose of this paper is to explore future consciousness, in particular the desire for adventure and change, in light of the literature and ideas around academic development…
Social network knowledge construction: emerging virtual world pedagogy
Lisa DawleyThe purpose of this paper is to identify and explore the dynamics of an emerging form of teaching and learning – social network knowledge construction – associated with the use of…
Thinking between the lines: literacy and learning in a connected world
Lynne Anderson‐InmanThe purpose of this paper is to highlight trends affecting student writing and studying in the twenty‐first century and, as a consequence, the changing nature of literacy in this…
Online personal learning environments: structuring electronic portfolios for lifelong and life‐wide learning
Helen C. Barrett, Nathan GarrettThe purpose of this article is to outline a vision for digital stories of development, or online personal learning environments, which may eventually replace what we currently…
The education of a transcendent generation
Debashis ChowdhuryThe purpose of this paper is to introduce a conceptual framework for understanding and integrating future consciousness at a global level.
Future‐focused learning ecologies in a rapidly evolving global ecosystem
Jonathon RichterThe purpose of this paper is to emphasize the role of education as the formal means for preparing people for the future, outlining the need for interdisciplinary and systemic use…
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1074-8121Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- John Moravec