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Cally Black

Schools in the Cloud could teach children to teach themselves - 0 views

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    When Sugata Mitra installed a computer in a slum wall in India, he had no idea it would later win him $US1 million to build a school on the internet that could spur an education revolution. Dr Mitra, 61, was last week awarded the top TED Prize to pursue the promise of building virtual schools on the internet, where young minds can learn, unfettered by adult teachers.
John Evans

Sugata Mitra shows how kids teach themselves | Video on TED.com - 0 views

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    Sugata Mitra talks about his Hole in the Wall project. Young kids in this project figured out how to use a PC on their own -- and then taught other kids. He asks, what else can children teach themselves?
John Evans

John Hattie on BBC Radio 4: "Homework in primary school has an effect of zero" | VISIBL... - 0 views

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    "What really works in education, schools and classrooms around the world? Every week Sarah Montague interviews the people whose ideas are challenging the future of education, like Sugata Mitra, Sir Ken Robinson and the headmaster of Eton College Tony Little. In August John Hattie, Professor of Education at the University of Melbourne, was her guest at BBC Radio 4. You can listen to the whole interview with John Hattie following this link (28 mins). Here are some quick takeaways:" Full Interview http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04dmxwl
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