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Teacher-Replacing Tech: Friend or Foe? | Fast Company - 0 views

www.fastcompany.com/...can-computers-replace-teachers

New Models

shared by Tom March on 28 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • cybernetic takeover might mean a redefinition of "teacher" as a research assistant or intellectual coach,
  • Just as the Internet replaced telephone operators and the nightly news anchor as the default source of information, teachers may be next on the chopping block. Automated learning is a cheap solution to recession-swelling class sizes and renewed calls to make technological innovation a centerpiece of education.
  • “Students who took all or part of their class online performed better, on average, than those taking the same course through traditional face-to-face instruction.”
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  • Unlike one-size-fits-all lectures, the report finds that computers can custom tailor the pace of learning to each individual student.
  • Department of Education found that online learners spend more time learning and on task.
  • The lure of video games and other mindless online activity quickly eclipse the fleeting intrigue of scientific exploration.
  • Professors Barbour and Reeves find that they still favor students with “independent orientations towards learning, [who are] highly motivated by intrinsic sources, and [who] have strong time management, literacy, and technology skills.”
  • Tom March on 28 Feb 11
     
    "Just as the Internet replaced telephone operators and the nightly news anchor as the default source of information, teachers may be next on the chopping block. Automated learning is a cheap solution to recession-swellingbclass sizes and renewed calls to make technological innovation a centerpiece of education."
Tom March

Lyndhurst to equip district students, faculty with iPads : page all - NorthJersey.com - 4 views

www.northjersey.com/...dent__teacher_to_get_iPad.html

ipads deployment

shared by Tom March on 26 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • "This will take Lyndhurst education to the next level,"
    • Tom March
      Tom March on 26 Mar 12
       
      Of gaming and distraction? What have they done to prepare the curriculum for learning pace, not seat time?
  • apply it to the classroom
  • we replaced one ink cartridge in the whole district this year."
    • Tom March
      Tom March on 26 Mar 12
       
      cool!
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  • "We are going to put together what we think meets our needs based on the common core standards, the curriculum standards and our district goals,"
    • Tom March
      Tom March on 26 Mar 12
       
      Ouch, ouch and ouch. Intrinsic motivation? Personal excellence?
  • iAuthor, a tool that will enable teachers to create their own books by pulling information from existing textbooks and other online materials.
    • Tom March
      Tom March on 26 Mar 12
       
      Copyright will be an interesting element here.
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