Graham Glass | ‘The Future of Education
Tonight, in class , guest speaker, Graham Glass, discussed ‘The Future of Education.” He believes that people should work at their own natural pace. Mr. Glass discussed the relevancy of certain abstract concepts taught being taught, such as Trigonometry, Philosophy, and other theoretical ideas, rather than focusing on practical skills like,” How to start a business,’ Money management, or things which impact our day-to-day living.
People learn best when their attention is stimulated by something which captures their attention. Mr. Glass encourages us to provide learners with the opportunity to delve deeply into things which interest them, at the moment that their attention is sparked. Mr. Glass’ idea of an, “Ideal Educational system is, “Adaptive and self paced.” Too often most courses’ syllabi are not current. This static method of instruction does not encourage the learner engaged in the rapid acquisition of information, which is continuously changing. Classes of the future should have more of a ‘Starbuck’s” feel with students participating in virtual worlds which spark their interests. Learners are able to interact with other learners in virtual worlds via open sources.
. Edu2.0 http://www.edu20.org/ is Mr. Glass’ modular learning program that he is currently developing. Student can create work, upload it, and have it rated by expert panels. He is building a team of professionals for the development of Edu2.0 as a free open source environment.
I really like the philosophy of Mr. Glass’ approach to Education in the future. I believe that instructors should provide learners with the basic knowledge to perform important skills which impact them, like health, finances, and things which will shape their futures, then focus on providing opportunities challenges their interests. If we can educate the learner through the mediums in which they interact and enjoy, naturally, they grow at a pace which is natural and leass intimidating.
Greg’s Presentation on Google Earth
Greg’s presentation was very informative. I was not aware that Google Earth was as good for finding maps and visible view of routes. I had heard that it was a great tool for geography, but I learned a lot from the presentation. I went home and zoomed into my home.
Marcus’ Presentation on Flick’r
Marcus utilized the Web 2.0 technologies to teach with YouTube Videos explaining Flick’r. Even though, I already have an account with Flick’r, and I am familiar some of the services they provide, I hadn’t thought about post photos on Flicker then sending it to my Blog to share with others. That will be very useful.
Podcast Presentation
I did a presentation on Podcast. I will provide the link in a future post, soon.
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Thank you for making podcasting so simple.
I agree with you, that Mr. Glass' approach to making learning a casual self-paced experience that teaches not only the abstract but the practical is something that would be valuable to students. I believe that the power of this type of education is that it allows students to study topics in private and therefore eliminates the socially generated fear of asking 'stupid' questions in front of peers in a classroom. The ability to rate modules and therefore determine their value is a great tool and mechanism to create a community; the community determines the value of the lesson.
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