A Short Poem on 'Art Reflecting God'

Reflections of Art

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Artists
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Artists
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by Peter Groen

Next Generation Education 4.0 Systems - Part 1

You may have already run across the terms Industry 4.0, Work 4.0, Health 4.0 … It's now time to start talking about emerging efforts to collaborate on designing and building next generation Education 4.0 solutions. This has become even more important given the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

The U.S. is in the process of developing and implementing Education 3.0, which is an umbrella term used to describe a variety of ways we have been moving over the past decade to better integrate digital technologies into learning using web-based and mobile technologies. It involves moving away from classes and traditional lectures, focusing instead on interactive learning customized to needs of individual students. These efforts will continue well into the next decade.

Looking a bit further into the future, Education 4.0 is a term starting to be used to describe the systems that will be put into place by 2040 to complement and support the global shift to Manufacturing 4.0, Health 4.0, and other next generation advances in every industry and aspect of society. It is characterized by more advanced and innovative systems utilizing artificial intelligence (AI), invisible user interfaces (IUI), and the convergence of many other new technologies - coupled with 'open access' to knowledge, science, and other data resources.

Five Issues With ‘Traditional’ Schools Excerpts from “A Model for the Future of Education” Grading: In the traditional education system, you start at an “A,” and every time you get something wrong, your score gets lower and lower. It’s demotivating. In the online gaming world (e.g. Angry Birds), it’s just the opposite. You start with zero and every time you come up with something right, your score gets higher and higher. Sage on the Stage: Most classrooms have a teacher up in front of class lecturing to a classroom of students, half of whom are bored and half of whom are lost. The one-teacher-fits-all model comes from an era of scarcity where great teachers and schools were rare. Relevance: When I think back to elementary and secondary school, I realize how much of what I learned was never actually useful later in life, and how many of my critical lessons for success I had to pick up on my own. I don’t know about you, but I haven’t ever actually had to factor a polynomial in my adult life. Imagination vs. Coloring inside the Lines: With the factory-worker, industrial-era origin of today’s schools, programs are so structured with rote memorization that it squashes the originality from most children. In today’s world, we need to foster imagination and innovative ideas in our schools. Boring: If learning in school is a chore, boring, or emotionless, then the most important driver of human learning is disengaged. i.e. passion. Having our children memorize facts and figures, sit passively in class, and take mundane standardized tests completely defeats the purpose. An average of 7,200 students drop out of high school each day, totaling 1.3 million each year. Over 50 percent of these high school dropouts name 'boredom' as the number one reason they left.

New Technologies for 'Next Gen' Education Systems

The following is a brief brainstormed list of new technologies, educational needs, processes, projections, and predictions about the field of Education & Training in 2050. Some of the many slowly converging technologies will have a tremendous impact on the future of Education & Training in the coming decades include:

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Augmented Reality Brain Interface Technologies Free & Open Source Software Free & Open Access Textbooks Implantable Systems Invisible User Interface (IUI) Language Translation Technology Multimedia Educational Materials Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC)

Mobile Technology & Apps Personal Learning Assistant Robotics Social Media Telepathy Televideo Virtual Reality Virtual Classrooms Wearable systems 3D Printing Technology

The question is, what attributes will be most critical for our children to learn in order to be successful in the future? We'll explore that further in Part 2 of this series. In the meantime, check out the following selected links.

Selected Links Building the Future of Schools 4.0  Education 4.0 - Learning and the 4th Industrial Revolution Education 4.0 Images Education 4.0 Videos Education & Training in 2050 Forecast 4.0 – Education & KnowledgeWorks Higher Education 4.0 – Trends and Future Stanford 2025

 

Duckfest is coming up on October 13, 2018 in downtown Summerton

So you think you’re pretty handy with a duck call, do you? Prove it in front of the judges and the crowd at Duckfest 2018, coming up on October 13 in downtown Summerton, SC. You could win a share of $3,000 in cash and prizes, and a shot at the world duck-calling championship to be held this November in Stuttgart, Arkansas.

Not into the raspy honk of waterfowl? You can still bring your flock of family members to downtown Summerton—the duck capital of South Carolina—for a parade featuring the winner of the Miss Duckfest pageant, a 5K color run, the duck cook-off, food vendors, fishing tournament, activities for kids, live entertainment and much more during this day-long event.

For more detail, visit Facebook.com/SummertonDuckfest, check the announcement in Manning Live, or call (803) 410-1067.

 * Summerton is a small rural town by beautiful Lake Marion in Santee Cooper Country.

Cypress Gourd Patch Exhibit at Lake Marion Artisans Gallery

The Lake Marion Artisans (LMA) gallery in downtown Summerton is very pleased to announce a new exhibit for the entire month of September, 2018. We are excited to show the works of the Cypress Gourd Patch organization from Sumter. Beautiful, artistic, whimsical, and three dimensional art, all made with gourds from the garden! 

Also, a reception will be held September 8 from 2-4 PM at the Gallery for the artisans from the Cypress Gourd Patch organization. Everyone is welcome, so come meet the artists, see some wonderful things and enjoy some refreshments on us! Hope to see you there.

 

 

Many of the gourds at the exhibit will be for sale. Interested? Then you might also need to check out the following links:

• Cypress Gourd Patch
• Lake Marion Artisans Artisans

Selected YouTube Videos about Summerton and Santee Cooper Country, S.C.

The following are some of my favorite videos posted on YouTube about Summerton, Santee, Lake Marion, and the surrounding Santee Cooper Country in South Carolina. Check them out!

• Having It All in Clarendon County, S.C.
• Historic Town of Summerton, S.C.
• Explore Santee Cooper Country, S.C.
• The Secrets of Santee Cooper Wildlife Refuge
• Weekends at Santee State Park, S.C.
• DuckFest Annual Festival in Summerton, S.C.
• Spring Fling Annual Car Show in Summerton, S.C.
• Camp Happy Days on Lake Marion, Summerton, S.C.
• Lake Marion Artisans in Summerton, S.C.

These are just a few of the many YouTube videos about Summerton, Santee, Lake Marion, and the surrounding Santee Cooper Country in South Carolina. Check out the more than 100 other videos posted on the Summerton & Santee Cooper Country Video Playlist.