One Thing Leads to Another
(Delight) I was connecting with my personal learning network on twitter, which led me to a blog http://www.ncs-tech.org/?p=1414, which shared a youtube video that made me think. Which led me to write this post. WARNING: When using the internet, often times- one thing leads to another.
At first, i thought- WOW this is so on target with why education must change for our 21st Century learners- i must use this in my staff presentation on the 25th of August. But, when I listened to it a second time something happened. I realized that I started a journey up the “new” Blooms Taxonomy pyramid. First, I remembered the website, name of the video (Learning to Change, Changing to Learn), and it’s main developer (coSN). Then, I decided to share what I understood about the article in this blog post. Next, I started questioning and thinking about the different points of view. I felt the need to analyze and compare/contrast these opinions with my own. I started taking the video apart in my mind- evaluating and judging the information/opinions. I agreed very strongly with so much of it, but a few parts I found dismal and somewhat untrue. Now, i want to discuss it and connect with others to see what they got out of it- both pros and cons. Perhaps i need to start a blog club and model it after a book club.
(Discovery)This is an example of a journey I would love for my students to take when learning!
Well, here is the video “Learning to Change, Changing to Learn”-
My take on the video:
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Yes! |
Yikes! |
| Every turned off device is potentially a turned off child | The level of business ”I.T. Intensiveness” rank education last. (Education is not a business and I cringe when it is compared. I.T. Intensiveness does not make a successful learner- many other factors do!) |
| Technology is not a choice, it has created a world, it has invented a completely different learning environment | “Bricks and mortar classrooms” (This sounds so cold and uninviting. Many of our current schools are safe, nurturing, and warm places! |
| It’s about creativity, connectivity, access, synthesis ability, communication, teamwork ability, multi disciplinary, multicultural, collaboration, problem solving | “It’s the Death of Education and the Dawn of Learning.” (To me, education is going through a metamorphosis, it’s not going to die, and it will emerge more powerful and beautiful than ever… if I have anything to do about it!) |
| The best quality teachers will help make the bridges, start with the teacher | |
| Kids will be using cell phones to collect and share data | |
| We have a classroom system when we could have a community system, open the door to connecting and opportunities | |
| The jobs our students will be having will NOT call for a right answer vending machine approach | |
| As nclb fades away, it will allow for innovation |
(Disaster)
