Kevin Kelly– Future of technology

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Kevin Kelly is a long-time observer of the future of technology.  I don’t know that he is right or even close to right, but he offers some interesting ideas to help us think about the technolologies around us.  We should think carefully about these trends and their implications for education, particularly online family life education.

Here are some links to his thinking.:

Smithsonian magazine: The technologies that will dominate our future

Longnow Foundation video:  The next 30 years of technology

SXSW Video (55 minutes on YouTube):  12 Trends

Webinar: healthy Relationships & Economic Stability

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Stronger Families Through Healthy Relationships, Positive Parenting, and Economic Stability  Register Here

Tuesday, September 23, 2014
2:00pm-3:30pm EDT

This webinar will:

• Educate safety-net service providers and other stakeholders on the role of healthy relationship education in reducing tension and improving communication between parents regardless of family structure.
• Share strategies and promising practices regarding integration of healthy.
• Discuss experiences of dads participating in responsible fatherhood and healthy relationship education programming in an effort to strengthen relationships with their children.
• Highlight resources and programs funded by the Office of Family Assistance to support individuals, families and communities create positive environments for children.

Sponsored by the National Resource Center for Healthy Marriages & Families.

https://healthymarriageandfamilies.org/

 

Inequality in Education– Tressie McMillan Cottom

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In this talk about the Berkman Center for the Internet & Society, Tressie McMillan Cottom talks about the challenges of failing to consider “inequality” in regards to higher education, but her remarks are important to anyone thinking about considering the design of online education that reaches limited resource individuals.

More writing by Cottom.

 

New articles looking at low-income couples & Family life Education

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Amato, P. R. (2014). Does Social and Economic Disadvantage Moderate the Effects of Relationship Education on Unwed Couples? An Analysis of Data from the 15-Month Building Strong Families Evaluation. Family Relations, 63(3), 343-355. doi:10.1111/fare.12069

Cowan, P. A., Cowan, C. P., Pruett, M. K., Pruett, K., & Gillette, P. (2014). Evaluating a Couples Group to Enhance Father Involvement in Low-Income Families Using a Benchmark Comparison. Family Relations, 63(3), 356-370. doi:10.1111/fare.12072

Sexual Orientation Healthcare Issues– Data for Problem Analysis

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In order to develop effective online FLE programs, it is important to have a good handle on the nature of the problem.  In many cases it is difficult to find information about health issues that take into consideration, sexual orientation.  This new report from the National Institute for Health Statistics provides new insights regarding health issues.

Sexual Orientation and Health Among U.S. Adults:  National Health Interview Survey, 2013 by Brian W. Ward, Ph.D.; James M. Dahlhamer, Ph.D.; Adena M. Galinsky, Ph.D.; and Sarah S. Joestl, Dr.P.H.

Kazdin Raises Questions about Evidence-Based Programs

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Alan Kazdin has published two new articles that raise some interesting questions about the limits of our standard view on evidence-based practice and programs.

Kazdin, A. E. (2014). Evidence-based psychotherapies I: qualifiers and limitations in what we know. South African Journal of Psychology, doi:10.1177/0081246314533750

Kazdin, A. E. (2014). Evidence-based psychotherapies II: changes in models of treatment and treatment delivery. South African Journal of Psychology, doi:10.1177/0081246314538733