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The ROLE of a teacher Changes. . . - Horizon Project 2008
Wow! This student says so much very eloquently about Don Tapscott's keynote:
My tenth grader says in this blog post:
"A teacher should, as Don Tapscott said, no longer be a transmitter of information, but a regulator of educational settings. Our teacher Mrs. Vicki could stand in from of the class room all day and lecture us on exactly what to do and how to do it. We would ace tests and learn a lot . . . for a while… However by next year about 65% of what we learned will be irrelevant due to technology changes and development. Instead, she gives us projects to complete that pose challenges to us that can repeat themselves. Such as giving us a project to make a video by using a program we are unfamiliar with. Though we may not ever make another video, it is inevitable that we face the challenge of having to use an unfamiliar program, ergo, we will be prepared to deal with this for the rest of our lives.
So in conclusion, the role of a teacher is now: to regulate the educational environment; to introduce students to the realm of ambiguities; and to no longer evaluate our overall knowledge, but our constructive, creative, and adaptive capabilities."
Wow! I am humbled and impressed at what students have to say when asked and challenged!
Modern Day Revolution - Horizon Project 2008
I'm reading some great posts from students about the keynote. This one in particular was very captivating.
In the digital age, we do not have to strike in front of the White House. We effect change by telling the world the truth from the comfort of our own homes using the Internet with facebook, myspace, blogger, and so much more."
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I agree that in the upcoming generation, my generation, we control our screen instead of watching it as our parents did.
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Collaboration is not just a word in the dictionary that we have to recite to a chalkboard. It’s something that we have become accustomed to; it is as natural to us as breathing.
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horizonproject2008 » Keynote
Don Tapscott is keynoting this year's Horizon Project -- we are very excited. This is the page where he will "deliver" his keynote which will be posted some time around April 15th, 2008. Mass collaboration does change everything -- we can connect with authors such as this!
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