NEW forms of media have always caused moral panics: the printing press, newspapers, paperbacks and television were all once denounced as threats to their consumers’ brainpower and moral fiber.
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Education: Competition vs Collaboration - 1 views
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In a time where much of the debate around education is linked to performance on national and international assessments such as PISA, TIMMS, PIRLS and in Australia, NAPLAN combined with calls for market-driven reforms there is a danger that a climate of competition between schools and systems will grow.
Mind Over Mass Media| The Committed Sardine - 1 views
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Experience does not revamp the basic information-processing capacities of the brain. Speed-reading programs have long claimed to do just that, but the verdict was rendered by Woody Allen after he read “War and Peace” in one sitting: “It was about Russia.” Genuine multitasking, too, has been exposed as a myth, not just by laboratory studies but by the familiar sight of an S.U.V. undulating between lanes as the driver cuts deals on his cellphone.
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And to encourage intellectual depth, don’t rail at PowerPoint or Google. It’s not as if habits of deep reflection, thorough research and rigorous reasoning ever came naturally to people. They must be acquired in special institutions, which we call universities, and maintained with constant upkeep, which we call analysis, criticism and debate.
The K-12 Web 2.0 Debate: Learning To Communicate : March 2009 : THE Journal - 0 views
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reference has been made in current writing to such skills as collaboration, networking, and critical thinking as direct benefits for students; however, teaching practitioners are becoming more sophisticated in recognizing levels of learning within those skill development areas.
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What is not so obvious but is becoming apparent is that within the general concept of communication, students can develop these skills differently and for different purposes with increased use of Web 2.0 tools. So, while we explore how Web 2.0 tools can assist in direct connection between individuals in the learning process, we must also explore how those connections build and expand students' ability to communicate effectively in various contexts and for various purposes.
education2020 » home - 0 views
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The main aim of this wiki is to create and encourage a dialogue around what education should look like in the year 2020. We firmly believe that this wiki should be centred around debate, discussion, sharing of ideas, and exchanging viewpoints - the more diverse and controversial, the better!
Top News - Digital debate: Prepare kids for exams or life? - 0 views
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Students at Presbyterian Ladies College (PLC), a private girls' school in Sydney, Australia, are participating in a pilot project in which they can use cell phones, the internet, and can even call a friend or relative to help them with an exam question
Curriculum Leadership Journal | Fast, frustrating and the future: ICT, new technologies and education - 0 views
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Despite the increasing pervasiveness of technology, soon to be even further increased by recent federal government initiatives in Australia, there is still some debate about the best way to use technology to transform educational achievement. This article presents research on the effectiveness of technology commonly used in Australian classrooms, and describes some of the new technologies that are likely to transform education forever.
YouTube - Jim Prentice Tries To Defend The Canadian DMCA Bill C-61 - 0 views
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YouTube video of new opyright law C-61
Writing Fun by Jenny Eather- helping kids write using text organizers - 11 views
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Interactive writing help with examples for how to write the most common text types - narratives, descriptions, reviews, reports, procedures, recounts, explanations, expositions, point of view, discussions, debates, letters, emails, news, invitations with free downloads of proformas for off-line use. Write online.
The Committed Sardine - blog - 5 views
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While unrestricted recreational video gaming may have deleterious effects on academic achievement and aggressive behaviour, educational video games can present a powerful tool for increasing student learning.
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Video Games - any value?
The Wrong Stuff | Show All Your Work - 5 views
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We need to focus the education debate on teaching and learning.
Tablets are Good, Content is Better, and Teachers are the Best Educational ICT Investment « Educational Technology Debate - 4 views
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"Tablets are Good, Content is Better, and Teachers are the Best Educational ICT Investment"
Promoting a Growth Mindset - 1 views
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We all want to see our students and our children grow into happy, balanced and successful adults but exactly what that means and how it is to be achieved are areas of uncertainty. Into this debate comes Carol Dweck's research into 'Mindsets' and how individual differences in our approach to the world dictate our ultimate experiences of success or disappointment.
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