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Mspahr bookmarked on 2009-02-04 Web2.0 DavidWarlick education technology

Interesting comments here about the use of technology in the classroom and the need to use it for actual learning instead of using it for the sake of "using technology." I especially like this quote: "It is my experience that modern education is becoming more about documenting what we do than about doing anything. I think the definition of a public school teacher is becoming someone who documents in great detail what they would do if they had time to teach."

  • We need to start doing a much better job of visualizing and describing what learning 2.0 actually looks like.

    It is my experience that modern education is becoming more about documenting what we do than about doing anything. I think the definition of a public school teacher is becoming someone who documents in great detail what they would do if they had time to teach.

    This is brilliantly said, J.D..  It reminds me of something that Yong Zhao said when I saw him speak a few weeks ago.  He said something like, “We seem much more interested in doing ‘it’ right, than doing the right thing.”


    However, I do not think that simply getting rid of the documenting — the testing — is going to be enough.  We need to have something to replace it with, something that is complex, but can be described simply and compellingly.

This link has been bookmarked by 3 people . It was first bookmarked on 31 Jan 2009, by Steve Shann.

  • 04 Feb 09
    mspahr
    Mark Spahr

    Interesting comments here about the use of technology in the classroom and the need to use it for actual learning instead of using it for the sake of "using technology." I especially like this quote: "It is my experience that modern education is becoming more about documenting what we do than about doing anything. I think the definition of a public school teacher is becoming someone who documents in great detail what they would do if they had time to teach."

    Web2.0 DavidWarlick education technology

    • We need to start doing a much better job of visualizing and describing what learning 2.0 actually looks like.

      It is my experience that modern education is becoming more about documenting what we do than about doing anything. I think the definition of a public school teacher is becoming someone who documents in great detail what they would do if they had time to teach.

      This is brilliantly said, J.D..  It reminds me of something that Yong Zhao said when I saw him speak a few weeks ago.  He said something like, “We seem much more interested in doing ‘it’ right, than doing the right thing.”


      However, I do not think that simply getting rid of the documenting — the testing — is going to be enough.  We need to have something to replace it with, something that is complex, but can be described simply and compellingly.

  • 31 Jan 09
    angelastockman
    Angela Stockman

    professional development content vs. skills pd PLC

  • steveshann
    Steve Shann

    warlick technology learning web2.0

    • Chaucer is not going to come to life just because students are using social networking tools.  However, he may come to life, become relevant to their world view, and even become enjoyable because of the conversations that are having in the social networking tools.
    • We need to start doing a much better job of visualizing and describing what learning 2.0 actually looks like
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