Jan 12 2008
Web 2.0 Learning?
The content of this video may be familiar to those who have considered what education should be in the 21st century. The media and technology used are themselves recent innovations. The pace of technological innovation is increasing as it has throughout history. It is now at a mind boggling pace but the institutions that underpin our education ‘service’ have not fundamentally changed.
Changes in technology have been dramatic step changes, changes in education are slow and iterative. To ‘update’ and implement changes to an existing subject examination syllabus takes, typically, seven years. Seven years ago most people in this country had heard the word ‘internet’ and would not be using the web. Even the word itself was written with a capital ‘I’ then. We need a fundamental step-change in our approach to education.
We judge performance by assessment. Both performance and assessment need to be redefined.How brave is our government, how brave are we?
Video source: A Vision ofStudents Today by Michael Wesch and ANTH 200
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