Kubricks CO was disturbing when I first saw it at 14 (much too young,
despite having read Burgess' novel already) and easier to watch but
still very disturbing even as a mature adult.
I have to admit that Curt's observation matched my own feeling that a
great deal of the discussion around MOOCs gave me eerie premonitions of
dystopian times.
I wonder if the lessons offered by CO are not being ignored as we plow
forward, creating more ways for our youth to be disaffected, bored,
confused and our establishment even *more* incompetent but adamant (no
child left behind?).
I had a mere handful of teachers/professors I can give more than
mediocre marks to and a few who taught me the most as hugely bad
examples. I'm not sure I would have *any* if I had gotten my formal
education through MOOCs...
I can give a lot more credit to mentors (including nominal peers) but
those were more self-selected. I don't know if we have any *early
career* educators, but I'd imagine that the *good* ones would find this
trend disturbing... mainly because it separates you from the students...
Both of my daughters considered teaching at one point or another and
abandoned the idea after spending a little time in rudimentary
experiences... primarily because they found the students undermotivated
and the parents too often more harm than help. MOOCs may support those
somewhere out on the Autism spectrum, but for many, the only way they
will learn is in a social context with both competition and support from
their peers. I don't know how to replace that in a MOOC context.
I do suppose that a few teaching assistants/mentors coupled with the
MOOCs and some *classroom*
discussion/troubleshooting/brainstorming/problem-solving time might do well?
One of mine, however.
On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 8:01 PM, Curt McNamara <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Reminds me of A Clockwork Orange (*not* my favorite movie).
Curt
On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 7:34 PM, Jack Stafurik
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Here is a link to a Washington Post article on mooc:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-innovations/in-education-innovatio
n-moocs-are-only-the-beginning/2013/03/29/88d77ae6-97ef-11e2-814b-063623d80a
60_story.html?wpisrc=nl_tech
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-innovations/in-education-innovation-moocs-are-only-the-beginning/2013/03/29/88d77ae6-97ef-11e2-814b-063623d80a60_story.html?wpisrc=nl_tech>
At friam this morning we talked about whether this approach
could be used to
develop a "best" teaching approach. The last three paragraphs
of this
article gave an interesting perspective on how this can be
done. It's copied
below:
"But is there a method of detecting whether a student has
learned anything?
Quizzes and tests are imperfect measures. Enter, sensor-based
technology,
which could detect the interest, learning, and emotion of the
student.
For example, NeuroSky markets a headset called MindWave that
the company
says measures brainwave signals and transmits them via
Bluetooth to a mobile
device. The $99 device, according to the company, detects the
attention
level of students as they learn mathematics, science, or any other
pattern-recognition disciplines. Affectiva is developing a
biosensor
bracelet called Q Sensor to measure electrodermal activity,
which changes
based on one's emotional state. Ideally, the sensor would
detect when a
student is anxious, bored or excited.
Now, imagine the digital tutor of the future. If a child likes
reading
books, it teaches mathematics and science in a traditional
way. If that
doesn't work, the tutor tries videos. If that's too boring, it
switches to
games or puzzles. The digital tutor takes the student into
holographic
simulations to teach history, culture, and geography. It
teaches art and
music through collaboration. The tutor, via sensor data, knows
what the
child has learned and the time of day when he or she learns
the most. It
asks experts from all around the world the questions it can't
answer. It
tells the parents how the child is doing whenever they want to
know. It
becomes the child's trusted guide - a teacher tailor-made to
fit them."
This could probably be adapted to determine if a student is
cheating on a
test!
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