Dr. Papert begins at the 20-minute mark.
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Seymour Papert - Closing Session 1994 NSBA T+L Conference on Vimeo - 0 views
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Papert explores constructionism vs. instructionsm, the potential of the Internet, teacher "training," the choice between Monday and Someday, as well as what we can learn from watching children play video games OR what children can learn by making video games.
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Listen carefully at around 27:00 about uncertainty of impact on new social connections via screens... 38:00 "We need to maximize the ration of learning:teaching" 53:00 Teacher needs to be more of a philosopher than technician 62:35 onward: Teachers wait for "training" because that is the traditional paradigm of learning. As we get more "sophisticated", we stop learning (on our own) and wait for training (the teacher as technician/pedagogy). We need to embrace a new paradigm of learning over teaching (constructionism/constructivism)...
"Cellphones are a Distraction" « My Island View - 1 views
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Note-passing is the bane of a teacher’s existence and this method is technological. Again, there are procedures in place for passing notes. The teacher needs only to now stipulate written or digital; problem solved.
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Smartphones are powerful, mobile, personal learning devices. But of course, there is that damned control issue thing.
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Why not teach them how to maximize their learning. We can’t expect them to use the technology appropriately if they “learn it on the streets”.
5 Thoughts on Maximizing Student Voice | Connected Principals - 1 views
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"education system is broken, but instead, Goyal believes that "the system" is doing exactly what it was designed to do many years ago"
Is the Internet hurting children? - CNN.com - 1 views
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We need legislation, educational efforts and norms that reflect 21st-century realities to maximize the opportunities and minimize the risks for our kids.
The Whole Child Blog « Whole Child Education - 0 views
Improve your knowledge daily | SmartBlog on Leadership - 1 views
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in the modern business environment, the desire to learn new things is often trumped by the need to respond to the next item on the to-do list. There are no shortcuts to having high-quality knowledge, but effort spent learning new things effectively repays itself handsomely in the long run.
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Multitasking is the bane of modern existence. You cannot maximize the quality of your knowledge if you are doing two things at once.
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Stop and organize.
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Methods: Tradition vs. Relevance | My Island View - 0 views
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There will always be a need for lecture and direct instruction in education. However these methods can no longer be the mainstay of education. We need to develop newer methodologies to maximize the sources available to today’s learners. Since today’s kids approach learning differently, it stands to reason that we need to approach teaching differently.
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