Here is the first paragraph of the article “Create, Collaborate, Communicate: Empowering Students With 21st Century Skills,” by Chris Riedel. It was published in T.H.E. Journal in January.

“We need to change the way we teach,” said Howie DiBlasi, speaking at FETC 2009 in Orlando, FL last week. DiBlasi, retired district CIO and emerging technology evangelist, pointed to a statistic from the United States Department of Commerce that left many in the audience shaking their heads: According to a study that ranked 55 industry sectors by their level of IT intensiveness, “education ranked 55 … below coal mining.”

Check out the full article here