Video Link:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3jYVe1RGaU#t=770
1. Schooling is not learning
2. The neuroscience evidence:- Under the conditions of threats (and punishment), the reptilian part of our brain shuts down the pre-frontal cortex and other connected infrastructure required for thinking creatively.
3. Sugata Mitra - Wiki, Ted link, Hole in wall + published references.
Possible solution(s):-
Self Organizing Learning Environment (SOLE)
Additional References (links):-
1. Acquisition of computing literacy on shared public computers
2.1 Minimally invasive education for mass computer literacy
2.2 Minimally invasive education-progress report
3. Self organising systems for mass computer literacy
http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet21/mitra.html
http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/docs/Paper01.pdf
http://hole-in-the-wall.com/docs/Paper06.pdf
two problems-
1. "how to learn?" is avoided
2. explorations are "allowed" but they should be "within boundaries"
The answer is not just technology but "appropriate" social processes (Reference: Kentaro Toyoma, " Geek Heresy" ) .
Also, need for different paradigms for schools, universities etc. - which will be probably be based on "systems view" concepts .
- Badges
- Science topic
- Similar topics
- Biological Science
- Neuroscience