http://johnthomson.org/2010/09/29/applying-the-web-2-0-model-to-education/ Thoughts on the social impacts of communication policy and educational technology. Wed, 08 Jan 2014 18:21:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.2 http://johnthomson.org/2010/09/29/applying-the-web-2-0-model-to-education/comment-page-1/#comment-5505 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 17:28:36 +0000 http://johnthomson.org/?p=888#comment-5505 I actually agree with you, Brian. Despite all the talk about student engagement and learner-centered approaches, I think we still need to avoid “spoon feeding” students. Basic skills like the ones you’re concerned about still need to be taught and assessed. Where I think these tools offer some potential is in new ways of assessing learning (which can match a larger number of learning styles), and in promoting students to integrate their learning experiences with life.

]]> http://johnthomson.org/2010/09/29/applying-the-web-2-0-model-to-education/comment-page-1/#comment-5501 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 05:50:31 +0000 http://johnthomson.org/?p=888#comment-5501 Being old school, (pre-1960), I still feel certain basic skills are a must: maths,english comprehension & self motivation: Add www knowledge & cutting-edge-digital-technology to achieve a winning basic thinking skill. One big concern is how few seem to know basic geometry, the introduction to deduction thinking?

]]> http://johnthomson.org/2010/09/29/applying-the-web-2-0-model-to-education/comment-page-1/#comment-5497 Sun, 03 Oct 2010 21:31:47 +0000 http://johnthomson.org/?p=888#comment-5497 I agree John!

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