Welcome to Drive on the Ocean

Drive on the Ocean.org is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit that researches the influence of Web 2.0 technology on learning. ​Our services are available to individuals, schools, school districts, government organizations, other non-profits, and the private sector.

Innovation

Resilience

Traditional (20th century) learning models tend to disappoint 21st-century learners. These models undermine long-term learner success by adding more content, often more advanced content, on top of an uncertain foundation (Khan, 2012). We identify innovative learning strategies, technologies, and games, which excite 21st-century learners.

Learning Strategies

What 21st-century learning skills are most critical?  How do 21st-century learners prepare themselves for “jobs and technologies” which, according to Crutcher, “don”t yet exist…in order to solve problems that we don”t even know are problems yet”? We survey college students to identify the learning strategies they use, the educational technologies they access, and the social networks they leverage to learn.

How do 21-st century learners deal with difficult events that change their lives? What enables them to do so? It likely involves resilience, an ongoing process that requires time and effort and engages people in taking a number of steps. What steps do 21st century learners take? What influence does learning strategy have on their resilience?

Mindfulness

How important is mindfulness, or the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us, to 21st-century learners?

"If you have an idea that seems worth doing,
don't wait to hire other people and get
funding and all those things. Just start doing it,
wait to see what happens, and then iterate on that..."
-Salman Khan