1. In the prequel to the Summer 2011 paperback edition of The World is Open, you discuss "convergent thinking software packages" you used with your students during "The Second Wave of Technology: Enhancing Learning." Can you tell us more about how, specifically, and in what learning contexts the software "enhanced logical thinking, problem solving, hypothesis testing, classification skills, deductive reasoning, and making inferences"?
2. Can you explain what you mean by the following quote from your Forward to the Chines edition of The World is Open? Specifically, HOW and WHY might education take center stage in human evolution and what that might mean/look like for economics and politics?
Favorite Quote (from prequel to the Summer 2011 paperback edition of The World is Open):
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Thank you for your comments Carmen!
ReplyDeleteThe clean, green theme of your blog design reminds me of wide open spaces, which matches the theme of a new open world.
I am especially interested in your comment about how an open world will impact economics and politics. Education is a political hot topic, but I don't see many connections between Bonk's rights and responsibilities of learners and the demands of the high-stakes testing accountability movement.
I spent the day proctoring standardized assessments. They seem to be the antithesis of empowering students to choose what they will learn. They are not an opportunity for students to share what they create and receive timely meaningful feedback. But they are at the forefront of contemporary discourse and reform efforts. How can teachers lead students into the 21st century if they are assessed using methods from the past?