Brain Gain: Technology and Education

Brain Gain: Technology and Education

1. Zhao's View on Education

   • Context
     • Globalized Learning
   • Pedagogy
     • Product Oriented Learning
   • Curriculum
     • Student Autonomy
     • Personalized Learning Experiences

2. Prensky's View on Education

   • New Core with:
     • Effective Thinking
     • Effective Action
     • Effective Relationships
     • Effective Accomplishment
   • Individualized Learning to meet:
     • Passions
     • Talents
     • Interests

3. Maxwell, Stobaugh, and Tassel's View on Education

   • Focus on:
     • Engaging in Non-Routine Problem Solving
     • Applying Knowledge in New Ways
     • Higher-Level Thinking
   • Revised Bloom's Taxonomy
     • Strive to reach Level 6: Create. Where students:
       • Communicate Something New
       • Combine Ideas
       • Generate a Variety of Sources
       • Generate a Variety of Ideas and Contexts

4. Different Kids and New Skills

   • Education has to adapt as fast as the demand for IT skills.
   • Kids view technology as a foundation for everything.
   • Technology is much more readily available.
   • Students need to be creative and entrepreneurial to succeed.

5. Digital Wisdom

   • We have to combine the strengths of the mind and technology.
   • Technology is an extension of our mental activity.
   • We have to decide what we keep in our heads and what we delegate to technology.
   • Wisdom now comes from the human-technology symbiosis.

Images and files in the map

• Marc Prensky 'Brain gain: technology and the quest for digital wisdom' at Young Minds 2013 (Embed)
• Yong Zhao - World Class Learners (Embed)
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