http://blog.brettmoller.com/2006/02/15/learning-programs-and-students-of-the-21st-century%e2%80%a6/ Thoughts on education and educational technology. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:50:41 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blog.brettmoller.com/2006/02/15/learning-programs-and-students-of-the-21st-century%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-304 Graham Wegner Wed, 08 Mar 2006 01:59:17 +0000 http://blog.brettmoller.com/?p=81#comment-304 Thanks for finding my comment. I was a bit mystified as to where it went and I was a bit disappointed as I wanted to expand on my points in my own blog but what I had written to you here had completely flown my mind. So much of what you are talking about relates to Marc Prensky's point of view. He was here in Adelaide and while I would never subscribe to one person only's point of view about where we are all heading, he provokes heaps of things to consider when in the business of engaging students. Check out my links at <a href="http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2006/02/28/prensky-prensky-and-more-prensky/" rel="nofollow">Prensky, Prensky and More Prensky</a> as well as my notes from his seminar last Friday - <a href="http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2006/03/03/marc-prensky-in-adelaide-seminar/" rel="nofollow">Marc Prensky in Adelaide Seminar Pt 1</a> and <a href="http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2006/03/05/marc-prensky-in-adelaide-seminar-pt-2/" rel="nofollow"> Part 2</a>. Thanks for finding my comment. I was a bit mystified as to where it went and I was a bit disappointed as I wanted to expand on my points in my own blog but what I had written to you here had completely flown my mind. So much of what you are talking about relates to Marc Prensky’s point of view. He was here in Adelaide and while I would never subscribe to one person only’s point of view about where we are all heading, he provokes heaps of things to consider when in the business of engaging students. Check out my links at Prensky, Prensky and More Prensky as well as my notes from his seminar last Friday – Marc Prensky in Adelaide Seminar Pt 1 and Part 2.

]]> http://blog.brettmoller.com/2006/02/15/learning-programs-and-students-of-the-21st-century%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-303 bmoller Wed, 08 Mar 2006 00:42:43 +0000 http://blog.brettmoller.com/?p=81#comment-303 A great comment from graham.wegner@lnps.sa.edu.au that somehow I accidently deleted.... so here it is.... Sorry Graham You're dead right, it isn't the tool that engages the student, it is the quality of the content that is accessed via that tool. Ay my school, we are implementing an IWB program and one of the boards was partially funded by a Science action research grant. Our Science teacher did a bit of measurement with the upper primary students who commented that the IWB was "alright" but if the science activities and simulations shown were of a high quality, then that would be "excellent." And your use of the word entertainment does not need to imply that it can't be important concept and content wise. People like Adam Spencer and Dr.Karl are entertaining but their content is science and maths. Teachers have to make the shift that maybe they need to facilitate quality content from various sources and experts, instead of relying on themselves as "stand up educators". A great comment from graham.wegner@lnps.sa.edu.au that somehow I accidently deleted…. so here it is…. Sorry Graham
You’re dead right, it isn’t the tool that engages the student, it is the quality of
the content that is accessed via that tool. Ay my school, we are implementing an IWB
program and one of the boards was partially funded by a Science action research
grant. Our Science teacher did a bit of measurement with the upper primary students
who commented that the IWB was “alright” but if the science activities and
simulations shown were of a high quality, then that would be “excellent.” And your
use of the word entertainment does not need to imply that it can’t be important
concept and content wise. People like Adam Spencer and Dr.Karl are entertaining but
their content is science and maths. Teachers have to make the shift that maybe they
need to facilitate quality content from various sources and experts, instead of
relying on themselves as “stand up educators”.

]]> http://blog.brettmoller.com/2006/02/15/learning-programs-and-students-of-the-21st-century%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-281 Michael Tue, 21 Feb 2006 09:14:44 +0000 http://blog.brettmoller.com/?p=81#comment-281 Think I might have sent you this link before, but it's certainly related to ways of engaging the 21st century learner... check out Kathy Sierra's <a href="http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/2006/01/crash_course_in.html" rel="nofollow">Crash Course in Learning Theory</a>. Has some excellent points about motivation, fun, as well as using variety and surprise... Think I might have sent you this link before, but it’s certainly related to ways of engaging the 21st century learner… check out Kathy Sierra’s Crash Course in Learning Theory. Has some excellent points about motivation, fun, as well as using variety and surprise…

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