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Rupangi Sharma

Rethinking Student Motivation Why understanding the 'job' is crucial for improving educ... - 1 views

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  • Rupangi Sharma on 19 Sep 12
     
    In Disrupting Class we explained that prosperity is a bittersweet reward. Poverty often serves as an extrinsic motivator for some students, as it causes them to endure monolithic, batch teaching of subjects like math and science. When prosperity has removed this source of motivation, the solution must be to make learning intrinsically motivating. Student-centric learning will play a key role in addressing this challenge. The purpose of this paper is to draw upon another model from our research on innovation to dive more deeply into students' motivation to learn. If children are motivated to learn and if we enable each one to learn effectively, we will have an education system with a great performance record. As the late educator Jack Frymier often said, "If the kids want to learn, we couldn't stop 'em. If they don't, we can't make 'em."
Daniel Melia

Are Kids Really Motivated by Technology? (Bill Ferriter) | Larry Cuban on School Reform... - 1 views

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  • Daniel Melia on 07 Sep 12
     
    A reminder that technology is not in and of itself a motivating force in the classroom.
  • Cole Shaw on 07 Sep 12
     
    I wonder if different types of technology have different impacts. For example, I can absolutely see where students wouldn't be motivated by a digital whiteboard or a blog...too adult and too similar to traditional education. But what about things like games for learning? Would they draw in a non-traditional student and actually motivate them to learn, albeit indirectly? There seems to be research on the gamification aspect that shows its positive impact, so do Bill's comments only apply to a subset of educational technology?
Eric Kattwinkel

Robert J. Samuelson commentary: Student motivation is at root of educational woe | The ... - 2 views

www.dispatch.com/...t-root-of-educational-woe.html

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  • "Reforms" have disappointed for two reasons. First, no one has yet discovered transformative changes in curriculum or pedagogy, especially for inner-city schools, that are "scalable"
  • The larger cause of failure is almost unmentionable: shrunken student motivation.
  • Eric Kattwinkel on 15 Sep 10
     
    "Motivation is weak because more students don't like school, don't work hard and don't do well." Also see Tom Friedman in the NYTimes referring to this article and concluding that "right now the Hindus and Confucians have more Protestant ethics than we do, and as long as that is the case we'll be No. 11!"
Chris Dede

National STEM Video Game Challenge - 4 views

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  • Chris Dede on 16 Sep 10
     
    Big money for games that help young children learn STEM
  • Margaret O'Connell on 19 Sep 10
     
    Maybe you or someone could comment on what this has in common with the Tesla project (or what is different). Would love to hear more. As a future middle school teacher, this inspires me. The contest geared toward middle school age validates my conviction that middle schoolers can and should be learning technology ... yes, even in BPS there's got to be a way.
  • Chris Dede on 19 Sep 10
     
    TESLA is studying both how we can make math education more effective and what types of motivational inductions appeal to various types of students in grades 5-9. The emphasis in engagement is on building intrinsic motivation and self-efficacy in math, rather than using external motivation to "sugar-coat" math as yucky, but necessary. The intrinsic/extrinsic distinction is often ignored by game designers,and as a result kids who are momentarily engaged in STEM can actually be demotivated longer term. TESLA is trying to established a more nuanced view of how to build this type of game.
Laura Johnson

Symbolab Search Engine Will Help You Stop Fearing Math - Edudemic - 0 views

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  • Laura Johnson on 09 Nov 12
     
    STEM search engine that prevents the fear of math - related to failure/motivation research for those of us in Dock's class 
Tomoko Matsukawa

Education to Employment Report McKinsey on Society - 0 views

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  • Matthew Ong on 12 Dec 12
     
    Thanks for sharing this interesting report Junjie. I like that part which encourages more dialogue between employers and education providers. However, I don't think they addressed the possible problem that could arise from that dialogue which is, employers are asking for solutions to their problems, and these problems may not be the main issues of the time when the students graduate.
  • Junjie Liu on 13 Dec 12
     
    Matthew, I agree that the skill sets the job market asks from future employees are in constant change. So probably the education providers should try to equip those potential employees with the capacity to transfer old skills into new ones so as to meet the ever-changing demand, though it is indeed very difficult to train the transfer-skills.
  • Tomoko Matsukawa on 13 Dec 12
     
    3 distinct groups of employers and  7 distinct youth segments (well positioned, driven, struggling, disheartened, disengaged, too cool, too poor) - they are "identified with different outcomes and motivations", requires "a different set of interventions". also concentration and mix of these segments also varies by country. executive summary is short and TIE relevant. 
Tomoko Matsukawa

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  • Tomoko Matsukawa on 21 Feb 13
     
    Mooc class on "learning creative learning" by mit media lab. Mimi talks briefly about motivation at ariund 36min,
Kasthuri Gopalaratnam

Seton Hall University Joins With AT&T And Newark Technology High School To Announce The... - 0 views

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  • Kasthuri Gopalaratnam on 17 Sep 12
     
    "This contribution to Seton Hall's Center for Mobile Research & Innovation is about more than just teaching the students to develop mobile apps - it is also teaching them professional and life skills, motivating them and preparing them for college, and instilling community service values"
Stephen Bresnick

More States Look to Online Learning for Students| The Committed Sardine - 1 views

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  • Stephen Bresnick on 06 Dec 11
     
    States are expanding their offerings of online courses, and in conjunction with this, they are beginning to create policy mandating that students take a set number of online courses in order to graduate from high school. I'm not sure how I feel about this. While I believe that online courses have a way to go and could one day be a solution for all kinds of learners, I believe that right now, online courses are not necessarily for all learners all the time. There are simply some learners who would benefit more from classroom instruction and the built in motivation that face-to-face provides.
Mirza Ramic

Online Courses Attract Degree Holders, Survey Finds - NYTimes.com - 2 views

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  • Mirza Ramic on 23 Nov 13
     
    "Although Coursera's founders have presented their MOOCs as a way to democratize higher education by making it available online, free, to anyone in the world, the Penn survey found that in the United States and developing countries alike, most Coursera students were well educated, employed, young and male."
  • Trung Tran on 24 Nov 13
     
    FYI, I went to Penn last year and was aware of this type of survey. Apparently, if you have a chance to look into their methodology, then they probably select a far larger number of Penn alumni than a representative portion. Considering that many Penn alumni love the idea of taking classes for free at their Alma Mater, I feel a bit skeptical about that reported unusually high percentage of bachelor's degree holders.
  • Molly Wasser on 29 Nov 13
     
    I think that this makes a lot of sense. You have to be very self-motivated with a desire to learn AND have the online resources and time to take a MOOC. That's a lot - and I would guess that people who are highly educated tend to be self-motivated. And then young men probably have more time than working parents. There's a lot of constraining factors despite the 'openness' of a MOOC.
Chris Dede

Computer Games in the Classroom - WSJ.com - 1 views

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  • Chris Dede on 09 Oct 13
     
    Why is extrinsic motivation needed to make these subjects interesting, and why use an entertainment game rather than an educational game?
Brandon Bentley

Minimally Invasive Education - 1 views

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  • Brandon Bentley on 11 Sep 10
     
    Minimally Invasive Education is defined as a pedagogic method that uses the learning environment to generate an adequate level of motivation to induce learning in groups of children, with minimal, or no, intervention by a teacher. (Disruptive Tech?)
K Kelly

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg to Donate $100 Million to Newark Schools - WSJ.com - 0 views

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  • K Kelly on 23 Sep 10
     
    I'm a cynic, so I can't decide how much of this is a PR move by Zuckerberg. Regardless of his motive, it's a lot of money for Newark. Will it solve anything?
Devon Dickau

Google Instant search feeds our real-time addiction - CNN.com - 0 views

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  • By providing results before a query is complete and removing the need to hit the "enter" key, Google claims users will save two to five seconds per search
    • Devon Dickau
      Devon Dickau on 12 Sep 10
       
      Two to five seconds to hit Enter?  In a society obsessed with saving time, even mere seconds are perceived as valuable.
  • Web connections have become significantly faster over time
  • Web connections have become significantly faster over time
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  • quick status updates
    • Devon Dickau
      Devon Dickau on 12 Sep 10
       
      Are the speed and brevity of these messages bypassing the potential exploration of a certain topic area in-depth, or is very topic only superficial?
  • many social sites now use our social connections to recommend content to us without the need to seek it out
    • Devon Dickau
      Devon Dickau on 12 Sep 10
       
      Search engines do the work for us.  We don't even need to know how to find the information ourselves these days.
  • What's more, this feature enables truly personalized discovery by taking into account your search history, location and other factors -- Google is essentially emulating social networks by trying to predict what we're looking for without the need to submit a fully-formed search
  • The next step of search is doing this automatically. When I walk down the street, I want my smartphone to be doing searches constantly: 'Did you know ... ?' 'Did you know ... ?' 'Did you know ... ?' 'Did you know ... ?
    • Devon Dickau
      Devon Dickau on 12 Sep 10
       
      Constant delivery of knowledge.
    • Devon Dickau
      Devon Dickau on 12 Sep 10
       
      In thinking about evolving technology in terms of both formal and informal education, I question whether or not constant and immediate access to information is improving or harming individual knowledge.  By this I mean that because we can so easily search for something online, what motivation is there to actually know anything.  If we have Wikipedia on our phones, and know HOW to find it, can't we just spend 30 seconds finding the page and "know" something for topic of conversation, or a test?  What is the point, then, or learning, of retaining knowledge?  I feel that this may be a problem in coming generations.  What knowledge will our students actually feel they need to retain? I took solace in the fact that at least we have to learn and teach HOW to find the information, but with new technologies like predictive and instant searching, it almost seems like that is a skill that will soon become unneeded as well.  We might as well just be physically plugged in to the Internet with access to all information simultaneously. Thoughts from the group?
Cameron Paterson

Where does the info come from? - 0 views

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  • Cameron Paterson on 08 Oct 10
     
    Understanding the information source use of contributors helps us to understand how new Wikipedia articles emerge, how edits are motivated, where the information actually comes from and more generally, what kind of information may be expected to be found in Wikipedia.
Eric Kattwinkel

TED talk: 7 ways games reward the brain - 1 views

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  • Eric Kattwinkel on 02 Nov 10
     
    A look at the way games deal with motivation, and lessons for business, education and government. I'd be curious to know how many non-game enthusiasts would be convinced.
James Glanville

Learning: Engage and Empower | U.S. Department of Education - 4 views

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  • more flexible set of "educators," including teachers, parents, experts, and mentors outside the classroom.
    • Chris McEnroe
      Chris McEnroe on 05 Sep 11
       
      This is an example of the promise of Tech in Teaching. It promotes the Psycho/Social pedogogical reality of the learner's sphere of influences into the vital center of our concept of school. To me, it transforms academic discourse into intentional design. Because school experience is so culturally endemic, this is a change in cultural self-concept.
  • The opportunity to harness this interest and access in the service of learning is huge.
    • Chris McEnroe
      Chris McEnroe on 08 Sep 11
       
      This sentence makes me think of an explorer who has discovered a vast mineral deposit and is looking for capital investment. To persuade teachers, parents, and school boards the explorer will need to show tangible evidence that ". . . our education system [can leverage] technology to create learning experiences that mirror students' daily lives and the reality of their futures." The sixth grade teacher will need to be able to demonstrate to the parent of a student the tangible benefits of a technology infused paradigm.
  • The challenge for our education system is to leverage technology to create relevant learning experiences that mirror students' daily lives and the reality of their futures.
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  • large groups, small groups, and activities tailored to individual goals, needs, and interests.
  • What's worth knowing and being able to do?
  • English language arts, mathematics, sciences, social studies, history, art, or music, 21st-century competencies and expertise such as critical thinking, complex problem solving, collaboration, and multimedia communication should be woven into all content areas.
  • expert learners
  • "digital exclusion"
    • Chris McEnroe
      Chris McEnroe on 08 Sep 11
       
      Isn't this just another iteration of the general disparity in all kinds of resource allocation? This could just as well be articulated by debilitating student/teacher rations, or text book availability, or the availability of paper, or breakfast, or heat in the he building?
  • School of One uses technology to develop a unique learning path for each student and to provide a significant portion of the instruction that is both individualized and differentiated
  • Advances in the learning sciences, including cognitive science, neuroscience, education, and social sciences, give us greater understanding of three connected types of human learning—factual knowledge, procedural knowledge, and motivational engagement.
    • James Glanville
      James Glanville on 09 Sep 11
       
      I'm interested in how our current understanding of how learning works can inform best practices for teaching, curriculum design, and supports for learning afforded by technology.
    • Erin Sisk
      Erin Sisk on 12 Sep 11
       
      I found the neuroscience discussion to be the most interesting part of the Learning section. It seems to me that the 21st century learner needs more emphasis on the "learning how" and the "learning why" and less focus on the "learning that." I think teaching information literacy (as described in the Learning section) is one of the most important kinds of procedural knowledge (learning how) students should master so they can access facts as they need them, and worry less about memorizing them.
  • James Glanville on 09 Sep 11
     
    "School of One uses technology to develop a unique learning path for each student and to provide a significant portion of the instruction that is both individualized and differentiated." I liked the definitions of individualized (pacing), differentiated (learning preferences/methods), and personalized (pacing, preferences, and content/objectives).
Chris Dede

Cellphonometry: Can Kids Really Learn Math From Smartphones? | Fast Company - 3 views

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  • Chris Dede on 22 Oct 09
     
    How smartphones can aid math learning and motivation in and out of school
Megan Johnston

President Obama Launches "Educate to Innovate" Campaign - 0 views

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  • Megan Johnston on 23 Nov 09
     
    "President Obama will launch the "Educate to Innovate" campaign, a nationwide effort to help reach the administration's goal of moving American students from the middle of the pack to the front in science and math achievement over the next decade. The President will announce a series of partnerships involving leading companies, universities, foundations, non-profits, and organizations representing millions of scientists, engineers and teachers that will motivate and inspire young people across the country to excel in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)."
Marium Afzal

Customization and motivation - the silver bullets for learning technology? - 1 views

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  • Marium Afzal on 23 Oct 11
     
    "Learning technology is like the Bakken field-a giant untapped resource to dramatically improve productivity. The two breakthroughs most likely to unleash human potential are customization and motivation."
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