An increaseinnon-formalandinformallearningcan beexpected to enhance thedemand for assessmentandrecognitionofcompetencesgainedoutsideformallearning settings.
Life-long training, networks of learning teachers, action research, community relations, evaluation and accountability: all these are crucial factors for making teachers who can provide their students with the most productive and successful settings for learning.
Rather than release it straight to the commercial market it's tailor-made for, 3M told us that we could expect to first see it put to use in educational settings -- offering children, parents and teachers kinesthetic learning opportunities.