1. Segla Kossivi Educational Technology Walden University

2. Strand 1: Tofflers three waves Strand 2: Key Technological Advances and innovations by decade Strand 3: Work, Business and corporate philosophies by decade Strand 4: Educational Important theories of learning and instruction by decade Strand 5: Nature, Society and Culture Events that determined the thinking of each decade. Strand 6: Political Arena by decade

3. Tofflers Three Wawes Agricultural Wave Information Wave Industrial wave Digital Communication Wave & Virtual World

4. Education With Six Strands Work Political Arena Nature, Society, Culture Technology Tofflers Three Waves

5. Collapse of the Soviet Union Copper Age Man Found Frozen in Glacier Operation Desert Storm South Africa Repeals Apartheid Laws . Constructivism continued from Piajet, S. Papert -Constructionism

6. Business: Business and corporate philosophies that influenced each decadeKnowledge Management , K. Ishikawa- Fishbone Diagram ; Dot Coms, CRM Technology: Technological innovations during each decade. WWW & HTML, CD-ROM, WEB TV Tofflers Three Waves: Information Age

7. 2000s Across Strand 6. Political Strand of my choice: Key political events or eras for each decade. 911 First African American President Society Nature of society or culture: Key events that determined the thinking of each decade. Generation Y To engender Generation Z Natural disasters Katrina/Tsunami Go Green Cell phone and internet usage significant growth Educational Educational theories and theorists influencing each decade. G. Siemens-Connectivism H. Giroux-

8. 2000The Contested Presidential Election Between George W. Bush and Al Gore. 2001The Attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11. 2003The beginning of the disastrous Iraq War, based on false intelligence and incompetent management. 2006The return of the Democrats to control of the Congress after 12 years of Republican rule. 2009The inauguration of the first African American President Barack Obama, and the hope it engendered. 2009The most significant social legislation (health care reform) since the 1960s in process through Congress as the decade ends. Also, two other stories in international affairs have permeated this decade we are now finishing, and will continue to be major centers of attention in the new decade: The economic growth of China and India, and the growing menace of Iran in the Middle East and world affairs.

9. 2000s Across Strand Business The nature of work business and corporate philosophies that influenced each decade. Dot Com Decline Web 2.0 N. Negroponte Technology Key technological advances or innovations during each decade. iPod, iPhone, iGo Wireless handheld devices, Streaming bandwidth and increased storage Open Source, Web 2.0 Tofflers Three Waves

10. 2010s Across Strands Business Many reforms took place in 131 economies In Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 26 of the regions 27 economies reformed In the Middle East and North Africa, 17 of the regions 19 economies reformed. Singapore, a consistent reformer, was the top-ranked economy on the ease of doing business for the fourth year in a row, with New Zealand as runner-up. Two-thirds of the years reforms were found in low- and lower-middle-income economies. Global financial crisis remains fragile Slow growth Food price high international travellers amount to 298 millions Technology The longest solar eclipse of the 3rd millennium occurs | Apple debuts the iPad | Scientists create synthetic life | One-fifth of Pakistan is flooded | Solar power is plunging in cost | Augmented Reality is entering the mainstream | The first demonstration of solar-sail technology | Scientists trap antimatter | Speech-to- speech translation is common in mobile phones | Major breakthrough in robotics Tofflers Three Waves

11. End To Combat Mission In Iraq Shelling of South Korea Irans Nuclear Ambitions Rise in Unemployment The Arizona Immigration Law Gulf Oil Disaster 2010 Midterm Elections Election of Scott Brown Passage of Obamacare

12. 2007 - Both the House and Senate pass the Fiscal Year 2008 Labor-HHS- Education appropriation bill which includes reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act. However, the bill is vetoed by President Bush because it exceeds his budget request. Attempts to override the veto fall short. 2008 - Less than one year after the Virginia Tech massacre, former graduate student Stephen P. Kazmierczak kills five anwounds 17 in a classroom at Northern Illinois University. He later takes his own life.2008 -

13. 2010s Across Strands Business Many reforms took place in 131 economies In Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 26 of the regions 27 economies reformed In the Middle East and North Africa, 17 of the regions 19 economies reformed. Singapore, a consistent reformer, was the top-ranked economy on the ease of doing business for the fourth year in a row, with New Zealand as runner-up. Two-thirds of the years reforms were found in low- and lower-middle-income economies. Global financial crisis remains fragile Slow growth Food price high international travellers amount to 298 millions Technology The longest solar eclipse of the 3rd millennium occurs | Apple debuts the iPad | Scientists create synthetic life | One-fifth of Pakistan is flooded | Solar power is plunging in cost | Augmented Reality is entering the mainstream | The first demonstration of solar-sail technology | Scientists trap antimatter | Speech-to- speech translation is common in mobile phones | Major breakthrough in robotics Tofflers Three Waves

14. Haiti is struck by a devastating earthquake British forces withdraw from Afghanistan 2011 - Japan is devastated by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami | The death of Osama bin Laden | Worsening economic crisis in Greece | The world's first synthetic organ transplant | South Sudan becomes an independent nation | The Space Shuttle fleet is retired | Global population reaches 7bn | USB 3.0 is widely available | Multi-touch surface computing enters the consumer market USB 3.0 is widely available | Multi-touch surface computing enters the consumer market | The first open petaflop supercomputer comes online | 22 nanometre chips enter mass production | Consumer-level robotics are booming | World's first commercial spaceport | China's Three Gorges Dam is fully operational | The largest desalination plant in Australia is operational 2012 - Economic turmoil continues | The Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II | Euro 2012 is held in Poland and Ukraine | London hosts the Olympic Games | Mars Science Lab explores the Red Planet | Windows 8 is released | Quad-core smartphones and tablets | Nintendo launches the Wii U | The world's first 1- Gigawatt offshore wind farm | The Abraj Al-Bait Towers are completed in Mecca | The Mayan calendar reaches the end of its current cycle

15. Roles of Change Agents Diagnose the existing performance problem Use performance gap to develop a need for change Commit to change Establish networked information exchange Reflections