closing the gap between ict and formal education (picnic 2009)
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Presentation by Matthijs Leendertse of TNO at PICNIC 2009 in Amsterdam on closing the gap between the opportunities of ICT and media technology for education, and practice in formal education. The basic premise is that current valuation systems of learners, teachers, school and national educational system are flawed and need change.TRANSCRIPT
Closing the Gap
Matthijs LeendertseTNO Information &
Communication Technology
Hardware is available in Northern Europe / USA
Fiber Interactive Whiteboards
New ways of learning
New ways of learning
Pre-testing Automated Scheduling
New ways of learning
Formal Education 1900 - 2009
Not much has changed.
The introduction and rise of ICT has not lead to a radical change with regards to the innovation and organization of learning processes, but manifests itself as a gradual development (Kennisnet, 2009).
In formal education that is...
Why is there a gap between theory and practice in formal
education?
It’s what we value
And how we measure it
Standardized End Goals
Standardized tests
Standardized Benchmarks
Even internationally…
“The newest PISA study can hardly be compared with its predecessors. In the 2001 results, testing focused on reading comprehension, but in 2003 it was heavy on math and now the emphasis is on the natural sciences” (Deutsche Welle,2007).
Change what we value
Learners, teachers, schools and policymakers respond to benchmarks they are held accountable to.
If we do not change the benchmarks, how can we expect the system to change?
Include Innovation & Creativity
NY School: Quest to Learn
A school that uses the underlying design principles of games to create highly immersive, game-like learning experiences.
Games and other forms of digital media serve to model the complexity and promise of “systems.” Understanding and accounting for this complexity is a fundamental literacy of the 21st century.
Include Informal & Facultative Learning
Include Teachers & Learners in developing open content
