Saturday, February 18, 2006

What it’s really about…

There is an excellent and much talked-about post on the Creating Passionate Users weblog called Crash Course in Learning Theory (by Kathy Sierra). Not only should every teacher check this out, but also every administrator. Too often we lose sight of what we are really doing (and should be doing) in education (this is a big problem all over, starting at the national level).

While teaching and learning certainly cannot be reduced to a formula such as a list, the “crash course” reminds us of what we as instructional designers can do to insure the greatest chance of students actually learning.

I’m not going to summarize the post (you should read it in its entirety at the link above), but her final item is what struck me the most: Remember, it’s never about you. It’s about how the learner feels about himself as a result of the learning experience. Why do teachers have trouble shifting their mind set from teacher-directed to student-centered? Why do administrators have difficulty including teachers and students in the decision making process? When politicians make decisions about education, are they thinking about themselves or about the system (everyone from administrators, to teachers, students and parents)?

Posted by Randy on 02/18 at 04:27 PM
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