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EDC&I 585 4/27/11. What’d We Talk About Last Week? Organizing Our Discussions for This Week Setting the Stage for Next Week. Our Reactions to Cuban (pt. 1). Young Children & Tech Why not? They’re using it now! And it will be in classroom
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EDC&I 5854/27/11 What’d We Talk About Last Week? Organizing Our Discussions for This Week Setting the Stage for Next Week
Our Reactions to Cuban (pt. 1) • Young Children & Tech • Why not? They’re using it now! And it will be in classroom • But do they need non-tech time and manual work?
More Reactions to Cuban (pt. 1) • Individualization vs. Distraction • Individualization is great, but tech has many downsides (games, gambling, etc.) • Kids’ enthusiasm varies • Can create real engagement through complex problems and social interaction (but difficult to do and have it come out right)
Yet More Reactions to Cuban (pt. 1) • Interaction and peer instruction • Are potential upsides, but depend on adequate tech availability and instructor preparation in advance • Use tech to support deeper thinking, engagement, understanding (not just glitz and novelty) • Careful design for tech use is key
Questions for Cuban (pt. 2) and Lanier (pt. 1) • Cuban: • Writing 10 years ago, he characterized ed tech as a “slow revolution” in schools, and discussed the environment of “contextually constrained choice” within which teachers need to operate. Has this changed in the interim? If so, how? • Lanier: • Approach of the “noosphere” and “hive mind”: Is this happening in education? Where do you see it and what are the signs? What do we do about it?
For next week… • Lanier 9-14 and Afterword • Does contemporary ed tech aim more towards the hive mind or towards Bachelardianneoteny? • What would Bachelarianneoteny in education look like? • Could the world survive it?