Category: Evolution
ECIS Panel Discussion – April, 2012
Initial thoughts: The initial question posited to the conference panel that I’ve been asked to address: Information Technology in school – Does it improve learning? Gathered some resources to begin to address this question and related topics: https://www.evernote.com/pub/chinazurfluh/technologyitems The key issue associated with answering the question revolves first around how you define improving learning. […]
The Future…
Musical Farewell to Mount Cross Lutheran
Parents – Time to Select Your Child’s Hardware
Schools are increasingly struggling with decisions on how to support the growing trends in technology adoption in a fast paced and constantly changing technology rich world. The number of schools moving toward greater access to technology is growing with exponential magnitude. The challenge is the cost associated with these adoptions and further compounded by the […]
Leadership and Learning
Jay McTighe, one of the gurus behind Understanding by Design, has posted this video on his recent encounter with failure. It speaks to the issue of leaders who are often marked by age that is associated with their experience. Even Jay is showing his age despite the fact that he is only 7 years my […]
Holiday Letter 2010
Simplicity is our enemy…
Changing Paradigms and Getting It Right…
This explanatory video discusses ADHD and a variety of topics, but more importantly, it’s a valuable call to action against a different perspective on the needed reforms that should be taking place around the world. While I value that he has only touched on a few key topics, the references to globalization are critical to […]
Yes!!!
The next age of learning and leading…
Alan November has put up a new video that captures effectively the nuances of moving beyond current educational paradigms. The recent release of the “new” NCLB, the responses from AASA, and the Common Core Standards development are all symptoms of a system plagued by mediocrity and standardization – the antithesis of creativity and innovation. We […]
Apple iPad and Learning
Which path to take…
Two Million Minutes A debate continued to brew regarding the general focus of education and how to reconcile the differences between schools in three distinct cultures and two significantly different dichotomies. It’s western vs. eastern philosophy about eduction and the case is being used to both deride American education and highlight the realities behind the […]
In reflection on Jeffrey Canada…
Response to the Evolution Debate: Memes
Susan Blackmore uncovers a new concept about the development of thought and ideas as she characterizes them as similar to viruses of thought. She extends on this core thinking and presents a new concept: "Temes" = technology generated memes. So, here is conjecture about the concepts and their application to education and administration: 1. […]
With the Mind in Mind…Evolution
I won’t pretend to be a lead scholar on this topic and will, where appropriate, link you to the authors that are leading thinkers in this area. The premise reads like this: At a recent conference on technology tools for educational use, the statement was made that we “must come to grips with the evolution […]