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Internet of Everything – paper published

I posted recently ( see http://www.ruachonline.org.uk/blog/?p=918 ) about a project I have been jointly working on to produce a white paper about the Internet of Everything and how this might have some implications for Education.  The paper was published by Cisco its main writer Dr Michelle Selinger introduced it at the IoT World Forum inaugural event in Barcelona – that’s where the header graphic for this post came from.  Read Michelle’s blog about the I0T Forum and the launch of the paper here

A video was prepared to introduce the paper which can be viewed here

It seems to me that the Internet of Things can become the Internet of Everything for Education and that idea raises many expectations. IoE can have implications not just by enhancing existing or opening up new areas of the curriculum but also concerning the development of education pedagogy.

I am convinced that it will  be necessary for Education decision/policy makers to do much work to understand and realize the potential that the IoE might offer.  I am not convinced that great benefits will not come if we do not have a willingness to share the big data that will be a available and also that we make sure that the data can be trusted.

Industry is interested in the IoE because it represents an opportunity to develop new markets and related revenue.  Education on the other hand is an investment in the future by helping to prepare tomorrows adults for the challenges ahead.

The full paper can be accessed on the Cisco website click here .