Module 4 - Improving Instruction Part III
Overview
This is the last week of our improving instruction sequence of modules and this week we focus on the final aspects of the lesson plan...the whole class discussion and the closing of the lesson. But before we get to that, I've been thinking a lot lately about the organization and structure of schools. It seems we want to drastically improve schools, but we only make changes that seem like good ideas in theory, but they will never really work. Sometimes I feel like we are trying to put an elevator in an outhouse. And when people claim that the outhouse isn't very good, we think the elevator must be at fault. But it's not the elevator; the outhouse is the actual problem. In order to make significant improvements, perhaps we need to think about what I would call the axioms of education, the assumed truths on which are educational system is built. For example, age is the primary means for grouping students. Another may be academic performance is the key indicator to measure learning. I'm sure we can think of many others. My point is not to determine these "axioms" but to think about what would happen if they were removed? The video below is an animated version of Dr. Ken Robinson's TED Talk, Changing Education Paradigms. This is a fairly famous TED talk and you may have already seen it. As you are watching the video, consider how technology may be able to assist in changing the paradigm of Education. Then respond to the prompts below on D2L.
To Do
Step 1:
Watch the Video above
Step 2:
In the Discussion Board on D2L, respond to the following prompts:
Step 3:
In the Discussion boards on D2L, respond to 2 classmates either by responding to the ideas/examples or trying to answer classmates’ questions.
Step 1:
Watch the Video above
Step 2:
In the Discussion Board on D2L, respond to the following prompts:
- How do you think technology can help us change the paradigm of education? Explain.
- List one idea discussed in the article that you found particular important/insightful and one question you have based on the article.
Step 3:
In the Discussion boards on D2L, respond to 2 classmates either by responding to the ideas/examples or trying to answer classmates’ questions.