If one in 1988, the I was born, was asked to define education, he would refer to formal schooling. You can asked, ''when does one finish learning?'' A possible answer would be either after high school or college. Best case scenario the person might score a PH.D. That is in 1988.
Today one is set for a life long journey of learning. Whatever comes across our path, we should handle it. Once I had a listening/ speaking class. I asked them to a PowerPoint presentation and they said they are not familiar with it. I said Google it or look up some YouTube tutorials on that. I'm not going to turn my class to a computer class. They complained to the school director and refused to do it. They got a way because of their privilege of being in a private school, but in jobs as an example they may not. Thus the module supported in (McLoughlin, 2010) which is all about turning students from passive learners into course designers, knowledge hunters and critical thinking. Schools must encourage learning through any tools. Our goal is to evolve and grow whether from a text book, a song or a Twitter discussion.
Reflecting on Scaffolding in such environments:
Test are the sole assessment medium in many schools. Real life doesn't give a one hour and a half test of memorizing without the use of phone and the mighty Internet. Why not make tests real life like, give more space, allow the use of the available resources, extend the time limitations and expect more of students.
Resources:
McLoughlin C. & Lee M. ''Personalized and self regulated learning in the Web 2.0 era: International exemplars of innovative pedagogy using social software'' (2010). Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 26(1), 28-43.
Today one is set for a life long journey of learning. Whatever comes across our path, we should handle it. Once I had a listening/ speaking class. I asked them to a PowerPoint presentation and they said they are not familiar with it. I said Google it or look up some YouTube tutorials on that. I'm not going to turn my class to a computer class. They complained to the school director and refused to do it. They got a way because of their privilege of being in a private school, but in jobs as an example they may not. Thus the module supported in (McLoughlin, 2010) which is all about turning students from passive learners into course designers, knowledge hunters and critical thinking. Schools must encourage learning through any tools. Our goal is to evolve and grow whether from a text book, a song or a Twitter discussion.
Reflecting on Scaffolding in such environments:
Test are the sole assessment medium in many schools. Real life doesn't give a one hour and a half test of memorizing without the use of phone and the mighty Internet. Why not make tests real life like, give more space, allow the use of the available resources, extend the time limitations and expect more of students.
Resources:
McLoughlin C. & Lee M. ''Personalized and self regulated learning in the Web 2.0 era: International exemplars of innovative pedagogy using social software'' (2010). Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 26(1), 28-43.
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