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Disrupting the20th Century Teaching Model

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Classroom Focused LearningMonolithic Technology Old Industrial Age Model

Based on the success of the American factory, many educators and policy makers believed the same approach would create highly skill and knowledgeable citizens. This meant a teacher would lead their students through a set of curriculum, moving at an overall pace (Tyack and Cuban). While, at the time, that approach worked, the world has grown more complex, and with that the expectations around the skills and knowledge one must posses.

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Project Based Learning: A look at the Montessori system

Project Based learning is highly motivating as it allows students to utilize the lesson, synthesizing the knowledge as they complete tasks in order to complete the project.

Understanding that people learn differently, that there are many types of intelligence (Howard Gardner), the education model around Montessori was ahead of the curve. By empowering children with freedom and proper level of guidance, children could pursue their own interests.

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Student-Centric Interest Based Learning

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Student-centric learning in the natural next step in education. This model of learning focuses on the students unique interests and recognizes the need to teach the student according to his learning style.

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CLASSROOMThe Computer is treated as another tools to help teach in the monolithic teaching model.

ONLINEThe internet allows students to explore their interests, learning from groups of educators who come from professional teaching circles, or knowledgable amateurs who want to share their knowledge

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Modern Technology in the Classroom vs Online

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Types of Online Programs

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AmplifyCoursera

Reddit University

Udacity

BetterAt

NOVICE TEACHER PROFESSIONAL TEACHER

INDIVIDUAL

INSTITUTION

Codecademy

KhanAcademy

OpenCourseWareedx

Google Course Builder

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PRODUCTIONKhan Academy presented the world a successful example of remote learning. Teachers have now begun to use Khan Academy to teach the lectures, using class time to work with teacher’s one-on-one (WIRED July 2012).

Moving forward Google’s Course Builder was announced in early September which will allow users to create their own content and tests.

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The future continues to be open source.

AGGREGATIONSites like BetterAt will be lead by student’s who come to BetterAt to help them explore their interests, finding a community of peers and mentors to learn from and inspire them.

Reddit University will allow the community to self organize around topics and post sites that individuals have created, becoming a filter to help students discover the “best of” on the topics of their choice.

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Trends

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Radio VCRs

Student-leadGrass roots startedStarted from the outside

TECHNOLOGY

INSTITUTIONS

Computers Tablets + Mobile

SOLITUDELEARNING

Webcams

COMMUNITY FOCUSED

Augmented reality

DR. Michael Moore publishes distance learning theory at University of Pennsylvania.

Classroom Connect offers educational Web Quests for classrooms worldwide.

First accredited online university is Jones International University..

Current Day Future

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Udacity

Udacity’s goal is to provide students who might not have the chance to sit in the classrooms of the leading universities in the world, the opportunity to learn from industry leaders.

Many of Udacity’s classes are taught by internet celebrities, or industry celebrities. This helps build credibility for Udacity, and makes the students excited to listen through the lectures of some of their own personal heroes.

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“”The best teachers aren’t necessarily the best researchers... these teachers are fundamentally better then us university professors.

SEBASTIAN THRUN Techcruch disrupt ion 2012

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UdacityThe Future for Udacity

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Continue to be community focused, Udacity will identify the most engaged helpful students who would be a good employee and give them the opportunity for job placement in leading technology firms, where their CVs may have gone unnoticed.

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Challenges for Remote Learning

Community engagement

Highlighting successes

Keeping students motivated even when life gets in the way (Continuing Education)

Staying focused on one’s education goals.

Understanding the progression of content

Building credibility for organizations who award students certificates

Building trust and quality control

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Future Trends

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Incorporate various data streams, social media, tests, homework, to get a sense of wether kids are understanding.

For supporting members(teachers, mentors, parents) For students

Gamification of education to increase engagement.

Emphasize collaboration between students.

Project based work that has real effect. eg. Helping build solutions

Social networks play a larger impact in organizing students together so they can share and help each other learn.

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Bibliography

Udacity’s enrollment: http://www.stanford.edu/group/reichresearch/cgi-bin/site/2012/01/25/some-questions-about-udacity-and-about-creative-disruption-in-higher-education/TechCrunch Disrupt 2012 Conference: Disrupting

The Wall Street Journal, 15.6.2012: Sebastian Thrun: What’s Next for Silicon Valley?

Google Releases an Open-Source Education Platform http://tap.usf.edu/news/google-releases-an-open-source-education-platform/

Why online education is ready for disruption,now.http://thenextweb.com/insider/2011/11/13/clayton-christensen-why-online-education-is-ready-for-disruption-now/

Clayton Christensen, “Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns”.

How Khan Academy is Changing the Rule of Education. http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/07/ff_khan/

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