Education Readings by Allan Alach
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10 ways Pokemon Go portends AR in learning
May as well jump on this bandwagon…
Five Things Education Technology Could Learn from Pokémon Go
Coding in the Curriculum
Another bandwagon…
Coding Is Over
This article is not about education but does show that the current ‘teach the kids to code’
bandwagon may have a dubious underside.‘Companies have an economic interest in lowering the barrier to entry for software engineering jobs, as well as decreasing the number of people they need to hire to push new features and show “growth”. If making web applications becomes easier, more people will be available to fill those positions, and salaries will go down.’
Slow Processing Speed and Anxiety: What You Need to Know
Anxious thinker |
‘But for kids with slow processing speed, anxious moments can pop up throughout the day, and without warning. That’s because their processing speed issues can impact everything from taking tests to talking with friends. And in some cases, the frequent anxiety turns into an anxiety disorder.’
Abstract thinker |
Think More Abstractly to Develop Creativity and Innovation
‘Creative problem solving is enhanced by thinking more abstractly or at an intellectual distance, rather than more concretely, according to research studies.’
Contributed by Bruce Hammonds:
The Need for Adaptation in Schools
‘We're training kids to do what computers do, which is spit back facts. And computers are always going to be better than human beings at that. But what they're not going to be better at is being social, navigating relationships, being citizens in a community. So we need to change the whole definition of what success in school, and out of school, means.’
Learning Goals… Success Criteria… and Creativity?
‘While I am aware that setting clear standards are important, making sure we communicate our learning goals with students, co-creating success criteria… and that these have been shown to
increase student achievement, I can’t help but wonder how often we take away our students’ thinking and decision making when we do this before students have had time to explore their own thoughts first.’From Bruce’s ‘goldie oldies’ file:
The World IS flat!!!!
Henry Giroux - lessons for New Zealand educators. Revitalizing the role of public education.
‘There is no doubt that current political leadership, influenced by a neo –liberal philosophy of small government, individualism and the need to privatise of all aspects of living has led to the erosion of the belief in the common good resulting in a growing gap between so called ‘winners and losers’.The winners are the financial and corporate elite - the one percent.The corporate and financial elite, right wing think tanks –and extreme fundamentalist political groups (the Tea Party in America and the ACT party in New Zealand) are increasingly focusing on privatisation.’
‘It seems however that modern technology is sold to schools by people who see schools as a 'cash cow'. And,once technology is introduced, there is always new technology to replace old models, new upgrades to 'keep up with the play', eating up scarce financial resources of the schools.It would be wise to spend money on professional development to assist teachers to use the technology sensibly.’
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