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Intro presentation for Dr. Brian Housand's presentation on The 4 C's of Gifted Education and Technology at DISCOVER! Purdue University - June 22-25, 2009
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The 4 C's:Critical ThinkingContent ResourcesCreativity and Collaboration DISCOVER June 22-25, 2009 Purdue University Brian Housand, PhD East Carolina University
Techie Educator Gifted Researcher
DIGITAL DIVIDE IMMIGRANTS NATIVES
“ The kids these days are not digital kids. The digital kids were in the ’90s. The kids today are mobile, and there’s a difference. Digital is the old way of thinking, mobile is the new way.” Elliott Solloway
If technology is an event in your school,you are doing it wrong. Josh Allen
Learning and Innovation Skills 21st Century Skills Learning and Innovation • Creativity and Innovation • Critical Thinking and Problem Solving • Communication and Collaboration
The 4 C’s Critical Thinking Collaboration Creativity Content Resources
Rather than running the risk of having our students become "walking encyclopedias," we need to teach them how to think creatively. (Sternberg, 2006)
The Internet is Participatory Forcing Us To Learn New Interfaces Creating New Channels For Social Interaction
Computer Technology“is not a tool;it is a new material for expression.” (Maeda, 2001)
In a global digital economy, the focus is no longer on using, it is creating and producing. (Steinkuehler, Black, & Clinton, 2005)
“Media are mere vehicles that deliver instruction but do not influence student achievement any more than the truck that delivers our groceries causes changes in our nutrition.” (Clark, 1983)
Critical Consumers Responsible Producers