Marshall McLuhan called it “the rear-view mirror effect,” noting that “We see
the world through a rear-view mirror. We march backwards into the future.
We have had our why's, how's, and what's upside-down, focusing
too much on what should be learned, then how, and often
forgetting the why altogether
I like to think that we are not teaching subjects but subjectivities: ways of
approaching, understanding, and interacting with the world.
students quickly realize the importance of
their role as
co-creators of the learning environment and
they begin to take
responsibility for their own
education.
Nothing good will come of these technologies if we do not first confront the
crisis of significance and bring relevance back into education.