Comments on: You say you want a revolution? http://edinsanity.com/2008/04/16/you-say-you-want-a-revolution/ “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Albert Einstein Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:57:43 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jon Becker http://edinsanity.com/2008/04/16/you-say-you-want-a-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Jon Becker Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:28:07 +0000 http://edinsanity.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/you-say-you-want-a-revolution/#comment-149 Which guard would we have to wait to change, Dave. If, as the great sociologist Dan Lortie is correct, and teachers ultimately resort to what was modeled for them for thousands of hours, which generations of teachers will have had their own K-12 experience characterized by modern, technology-infused teaching and learning? Which guard would we have to wait to change, Dave. If, as the great sociologist Dan Lortie is correct, and teachers ultimately resort to what was modeled for them for thousands of hours, which generations of teachers will have had their own K-12 experience characterized by modern, technology-infused teaching and learning?

]]> By: Dave http://edinsanity.com/2008/04/16/you-say-you-want-a-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Dave Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:31:17 +0000 http://edinsanity.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/you-say-you-want-a-revolution/#comment-148 Both are great, but I really love the Schank/Jona paper because it actually outlines what is an obvious and beneficial progression. We're lucky that some major universities have taken the lead when it comes to making open course materials available online. The same provincial attitude of local school boards causes an attitude among local schools of "why should we make things and share them online for people who don't pay our local school taxes?" I love that the transformation, while seemingly impersonal, would actually let students have a more individualized educational career by giving flexibility of choosing courses and working at their own pace. It's infuriating that this isn't available now when there is no technological barrier...it just hasn't happened yet. Is it possible to convince educators with 30 years of experience that this is the right solution? Will it have to wait for a changing of the guard? Both are great, but I really love the Schank/Jona paper because it actually outlines what is an obvious and beneficial progression.

We’re lucky that some major universities have taken the lead when it comes to making open course materials available online. The same provincial attitude of local school boards causes an attitude among local schools of “why should we make things and share them online for people who don’t pay our local school taxes?”

I love that the transformation, while seemingly impersonal, would actually let students have a more individualized educational career by giving flexibility of choosing courses and working at their own pace. It’s infuriating that this isn’t available now when there is no technological barrier…it just hasn’t happened yet. Is it possible to convince educators with 30 years of experience that this is the right solution? Will it have to wait for a changing of the guard?

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