The point is that of all of the entities in the world that should be focused on understanding this moment, schools should be at the forefront. Standing still is not an option, yet by and large, that’s exactly what’s happening.
http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-so-unexpected-present/
Read Will’s comments to begin with. Then follow the link to Mark’s presentation – wish I’d been there.
This struck a chord – and has resonation with new vision for MS as outlined last week;
In contrast to surface-level learning, deep-level processing emphasizes both acquiring information and understanding the underlying meaning of the information. Deep approaches to learning are important because students who use these approaches tend to earn higher grades, and retain, integrate and transfer information at higher rates.
One of the strategies for achieving this that is discussed in the introduction by NSSE director George D. Kuh is the idea of “High Impact activities“, which he describes as…
High impact activities put students in circumstances that essentially demand they interact with faculty and peers about substantive matters.
Basically, what I took from my scan of the report is if you want engaged learners then provide them with meaningful learning activities that require them to be a participant in the learning activity, and in relating to and with other learners (as opposed to simply being a passive recipient of transmitted information).
(retrieved 13/11 from http://blog.core-ed.net/derek/2007/11/student_engagement_and_digital.html)
school 2.0?
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