Re: [WikiEducator] K-12 teachers in resource rich environment
I was at an EduSummit with Bender in Santa Clara not long ago. We're still gaga for turtles although at O'Reilly I've phased in the Tractor as the new turtle, just for some variety in what we call the avatar. Sounds more grown-up and lets me take advantage of social realism as a marketing tool. https://www.flickr.com/photos/kirbyurner/9026566473/in/album-72157625646071793/ (no tractors here, but you get the idea) Speaking of which, positive mention of Wikieducator in the Python News post I just published: https://mail.python.org/pipermail/edu-sig/2015-May/011242.html Kirby On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 5:33 PM, Jim Tittsler jtitts...@gmail.com wrote: Walter Bender's OLPC roundup this week mentions an interesting article in The Atlantic about the future role of K-12 teachers in the face of readily available and accessible resources: http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/03/the-deconstruction-of-the-k-12-teacher/388631/ I think I side more with Walter's skepticism, but am equally excited with the quality of some of the resources available. (The license terms of some of them are still quite off-putting, but impressive work nonetheless.) -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups WikiEducator group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to wikieducator@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to wikieducator+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups WikiEducator group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to wikieducator+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups WikiEducator group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to wikieducator@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to wikieducator+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups WikiEducator group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to wikieducator+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [WikiEducator] K-12 teachers in resource rich environment
Interesting in the 1950’s we in the United States had films and filmstrips! In the 1980’s the personal computer revolution was going to replace the teacher! And now again we have technology knocking at the door! While I totally agree with Jan Visser’s observations, I believe maybe Michael Godsey’s statements are incorrectly focused. What I see on the Internet is not a challenge to teachers but rather to the established textbook industry. Just a thought! Thanks Jim for including the article. Jim Kelly www.k-12math.info (A 5 star Merlot educational resource) -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups WikiEducator group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to wikieducator@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to wikieducator+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups WikiEducator group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to wikieducator+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
RE: [WikiEducator] K-12 teachers in resource rich environment
Thanks Jim. Interesting article. As the proof is always in the pudding, in whatever comparison we wish to make a fundamental question would be: Are the human qualities expressed by individual (lifelong) learners (not merely their performance on tests and the like) better or not than under the old system. That requires in the first place some kind of consensus about the desired human qualities. In my world these are expressed not in the first place in terms of skills, but, more importantly, in terms of habits of mind, ways of being, values, and attitudes. It's an interesting challenge to figure out how the building of such qualities can best be achieved in the world we are creating thanks to technological innovation. Technological innovation should not be the driver. Concern with human quality should. Where can I read more about Walter's skepticism? Jan -Original Message- From: wikieducator@googlegroups.com [mailto:wikieducator@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jim Tittsler Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 2:33 AM To: WikiEducator Subject: [WikiEducator] K-12 teachers in resource rich environment Walter Bender's OLPC roundup this week mentions an interesting article in The Atlantic about the future role of K-12 teachers in the face of readily available and accessible resources: http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/03/the-deconstruction-of-the-k-12-teacher/388631/ I think I side more with Walter's skepticism, but am equally excited with the quality of some of the resources available. (The license terms of some of them are still quite off-putting, but impressive work nonetheless.) -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups WikiEducator group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to wikieducator@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to wikieducator+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups WikiEducator group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to wikieducator+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups WikiEducator group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to wikieducator@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to wikieducator+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups WikiEducator group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to wikieducator+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [WikiEducator] K-12 teachers in resource rich environment
On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 6:04 PM, Jan Visser jvis...@learndev.org wrote: Where can I read more about Walter's skepticism? This week's Sugar Digest: http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/iaep/2015-April/017379.html -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups WikiEducator group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to wikieducator@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to wikieducator+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups WikiEducator group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to wikieducator+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[WikiEducator] K-12 teachers in resource rich environment
Walter Bender's OLPC roundup this week mentions an interesting article in The Atlantic about the future role of K-12 teachers in the face of readily available and accessible resources: http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/03/the-deconstruction-of-the-k-12-teacher/388631/ I think I side more with Walter's skepticism, but am equally excited with the quality of some of the resources available. (The license terms of some of them are still quite off-putting, but impressive work nonetheless.) -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups WikiEducator group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to wikieducator@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to wikieducator+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups WikiEducator group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to wikieducator+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
