AkoNetNZ logo is inspired by designs by New Zealand jeweller, Gavan Riley. Ako - a Maori word suggests holistic education. A teacher can be a learner, a learner can be a teacher.'Education leadership' is not the same thing as 'education management'.The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn. - Alvin TofflerblogsOnline learning is not the next big thing, it is the now big thing. Donna J Abernathy
The current learning model is insufficient to accommodate the needs and realities of companies competing in the global, knowledge-based economy.An educational system isn't worth a great deal if it teaches young people how to make a living but doesn't teach them how to make a life.The ability to learn faster than your competitors may be the only sustainable competitive advantage. - Peter SengeThe current learning model is insufficient to accommodate the needs and realities of companies competing in the global, knowledge-based economy. - SRI Consultingwho? why?
It's not e-learning or c-learning; it's learning. Chuck Ferguson, Sun MicrosystemsexplorationsCommunications is human nature. Knowledge sharing is human nurture. Alison TuckerCommunications is human nature. Knowledge sharing is human nurture. - Alison TuckerThe best learning happens in real life with real problems and real people and not in classrooms. - Charles Handy
servicesEducation over the internet is going to be so big it is going to make e-mail usage look like a rounding error. - John ChambersThere are two fundamental equalizers in life – the Internet and education. - John Chambers, CEO, Cisco SystemswikiLearning is not taught - Nicholas Negroponte
The biggest obstacle to innovation is thinking it can be done the old way. Jim WetherbelearningThis new economy is based more on brains and brawn - and moves more on broadband byways than concrete highways. - Ray SmithOnline you get to know your students' minds not just their faces. - Harasim, Hiltz, Teles, & Turoff; Learning Networks: A Field GuideThe mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. - William Arthur Ward