New virtual bank for teachers to share ideas | Education | The Guardian - 0 views
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Will a virtual bank for teachers to share ideas revolutionise lesson planning or stifle creativity?
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António Teixeira on 16 Apr 09Limita a criatividade?! Ler um livro alguma vez limita a imaginação?...
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At present, most teachers wince at the very mention of virtual learning platforms. Most VLPs are a horrific combination of required - the government has declared that all schools must have one - and useless. Unconnected and underdeveloped, many VLPs are devoid of content: empty cathedrals, monuments to technological failure.
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"The students we teach come from a media age; they are visually bombarded from every angle. As teachers we have to compete against their entertainment. A worksheet is not enough to engage them any more."
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