Raw Thinking with @prawsthorne
The raw notes from my conversation with @prawsthorne We were talking about how to make emerging web technologies fit into a school in a way that made sense, from top to bottom, and that allowed for sustained and sensible growth. Details on each part of the discussion to follow.
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Lots of great ideas expressed in your concept/brainstorming. As someone who has the opportunity to rebuild a tech program from the ground up, am interested in the model(s) that you may be using.
While I agree in principle with the idea of allowing students/learners to choose how they will express their own learning in an online platform, I am concerned that learners (and the teachers!) be exposed to the affordances of the various online environments/services/tools/apps so they can make, and justify, their choices as the most appropriate for the learning task.
Recently, I have become fascinated with the concept of reality-based learning that fosters learning situations that empower students to making societal change. How does that fit in with your ideas of integrating emerging technologies from the top to bottom?