This video is really thought provoking! To think that the first text message was sent in 1992. I was in high school then and didn't own a cell phone (nor did many people). I still am not comfortable texting but at least I own a cell phone now (and a computer for that matter!).
from what i could gather so far, pestalozzi was a turn-of-the-(18-19th) century educational reformer dedicated to the education of children through self-experience as opposed to being explicitly taught. this video, which i've seen in other forms, speaks to "exponential" learning. it's what the children of the world are experiencing right now.
"i wish to wrest education from the outworn order of doddering old teaching hacks as well as from the new-fangled order of cheap, artificial teaching tricks, and entrust it to the eternal powers of nature herself..." (Pestalozzi quoted in Silber 1965: 134; retrieved from http://pestalozziworld.com/pestalozzi/pestalozzi2.html)
i understand who the first group is, but are teachers of technology part of the "new-fangled" second order?
Porkyshin-You need to look at his quote in context and history. His idea of teaching was to give meaning to learning. At the same time teachers need to have care and concern for their students. In his day teaching was teaching knowledge for knowledge sake. The student was not the focus; knowledge was. He wanted educators to think about what they are going to teach...reflect on it (reflective practitioner). So let’s fast forward to today. To answer your question, technology can be part of the new-fangled second group if it is taught without any relevance to a student’s life. So technology must be taught with some practical life applications. Then those application/real-life situations need to be repeated to get deep meaning. If it is not, it is the old school: knowledge for knowledge sake. Diane is doing that in her course by having you pick a lesson and apply the technologies you have learned in class. You are leaning the technology skills in class first, and then you are applying them to real-life situations in teaching. It is up to you to use your potential/personality/sole/spirit to create wonderful technology uses in lessons and in your class when you begin teaching. You may have used some of these technologies already for other purposes in your life. Does this help?
i suppose for me the bottom line is moving the learning forward. that's been happening in all the courses, but most noticeably in 5575. just today, looking at a link diane provided (http://teachingeverystudent.blogspot.com/), i (l)earned a respect for twitter that i didn't have before. while i still have difficulty imagining an appropriate application for it in the classroom, i have an appreciation for its existence.
What a awsome vidio! The information that is given is mind blowing...
ReplyDeleteThis video is really thought provoking! To think that the first text message was sent in 1992. I was in high school then and didn't own a cell phone (nor did many people). I still am not comfortable texting but at least I own a cell phone now (and a computer for that matter!).
ReplyDeletefrom what i could gather so far, pestalozzi was a turn-of-the-(18-19th) century educational reformer dedicated to the education of children through self-experience as opposed to being explicitly taught. this video, which i've seen in other forms, speaks to "exponential" learning. it's what the children of the world are experiencing right now.
ReplyDelete"i wish to wrest education from the outworn order of doddering old teaching hacks as well as from the new-fangled order of cheap, artificial teaching tricks, and entrust it to the eternal powers of nature herself..."
(Pestalozzi quoted in Silber 1965: 134; retrieved from http://pestalozziworld.com/pestalozzi/pestalozzi2.html)
i understand who the first group is, but are teachers of technology part of the "new-fangled" second order?
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ReplyDeletePorkyshin-You need to look at his quote in context and history. His idea of teaching was to give meaning to learning. At the same time teachers need to have care and concern for their students. In his day teaching was teaching knowledge for knowledge sake. The student was not the focus; knowledge was. He wanted educators to think about what they are going to teach...reflect on it (reflective practitioner).
ReplyDeleteSo let’s fast forward to today. To answer your question, technology can be part of the new-fangled second group if it is taught without any relevance to a student’s life. So technology must be taught with some practical life applications. Then those application/real-life situations need to be repeated to get deep meaning. If it is not, it is the old school: knowledge for knowledge sake. Diane is doing that in her course by having you pick a lesson and apply the technologies you have learned in class. You are leaning the technology skills in class first, and then you are applying them to real-life situations in teaching. It is up to you to use your potential/personality/sole/spirit to create wonderful technology uses in lessons and in your class when you begin teaching. You may have used some of these technologies already for other purposes in your life. Does this help?
i suppose for me the bottom line is moving the learning forward. that's been happening in all the courses, but most noticeably in 5575. just today, looking at a link diane provided (http://teachingeverystudent.blogspot.com/), i (l)earned a respect for twitter that i didn't have before. while i still have difficulty imagining an appropriate application for it in the classroom, i have an appreciation for its existence.
ReplyDeletetechnology does move the learning forward.