Posted on May 25th, 2010 in The New Learners | Comments Off on He’s Back!
I have enjoyed Sir Ken Robinson’s contributions to conversations about creativity and the institution of Education. His most recent TEDTalk reviewed some familiar material, but certainly delivered on the timing of questioning what we have come to expect from our institutions. Yes, I too wear a wrist watch 😉
What is it that we take for granted?
In what ways do we as “human communities” depend on our diversity of talents?
What are those things to which we are enthralled?
How might we begin to “reconstitute” our sense of ability and of intelligence?
Posted on May 11th, 2010 in The New Learners | Comments Off on If management is a technology that has grown long in the tooth . . .
See Gary Hamel’s, “The Future of Management” and Dan Pink’s, “Drive” for more on what follows management as many of us know it. View this video for a hint at why “Classroom Management” in the age of social networking may be the next prime cut of the sacred cow (IMHO). The ultimate question is not how do schools manage access (or, more often block) but how to design learning opportunities that REQUIRE the purposeful use of these and new forms of social media.
My appreciation goes out to the Art teacher who brought this link into my line of sight . . .