Exploring innovative models for meaningful learning 💡 | Learning Sciences & Technology Design PhD @Stanford More questions than answers 🤔
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In the drive for "personalizing learning" have we become too focused on the role of technology and not focused enough on the role of other humans?
How can learning be designed to take advantage of:
- peers
- near-peers (someone one step ahead)
- mentors (amateur and expert)
How do you find the people you are looking for when you need them?
A good way to start learning: find a buddy. You'll go much further together.
A few benefits: thinking out loud, teaching through learning, pushing one another.
Learning happens in the world, not just in your head
What's uniquely possible when you start from an online first approach to education? How do you go "beyond being there" when designing an online course/learning experience?
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I'll be speaking on a panel on Thursday 10/22 at 5pm PT about how we can improve online learning projectascendance.com/
John Mitchell and Maxwell Bigman: How can we improve online learning engineering.stanford.edu/mag…
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Introducing Innovation Learning and Education in the Era of #AI: a hub of learning tools and resources to help K-12 kids learn about artificial intelligence—including ethical design and responsible use. aieducation.mit.edu/
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On Wednesday, Washington became the first state to get on board with @GirlsWhoCode's policy agenda when Gov. Jay Inslee, signed into law a bill written with the expressed intention of closing the gender gap in #computerscience fields. bit.ly/2V7lVd5 #edpolicy
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IHHS has received the first College Board AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award. This award recognizes the accomplishments of last year's AP Computer Science Principles class, taught by Max Bigman. Current CS teacher Laurence Toal, Class of 2010, accepted it on his behalf.
Learning to code must be matched with working toward change sfchronicle.com/opinion/arti…
We should stop thinking about one-size-fits-all solutions in (K-12) education, especially in CS education. "I don’t think it’s a one-size-fits-all solution to computing across the curriculum" -@guzdial on why one programming language isn't the solution. computinged.wordpress.com/20…
"Even when we know the process of how to teach something, it is still unclear how each student actually learns. The education industry needs to explore how AI can make teachers even more effective" @juulchristensen on the role of AI in Education forbes.com/sites/ulrikjuulch…
Maria Klawe on the @edsurge podcast: everyone should be able to develop mastery without feeling intimidated, and that starts with the messaging students receive in a course. Low hanging fruit to start addressing diversity issues, especially in CS classes edsurge.com/news/2019-03-19-…
There are many obstacles in the path of achieving gender parity in CS -- @guzidal raises a couple important ones. I wonder what pedagogical strategies might be needed to attract a more diverse CS student population
Five Research Questions Raised by a Pre-Mortem on the 60 Minutes segment on Code.org @blogCACM cacm.acm.org/blogs/blog-cacm…
I wrote a piece for the @ChristensenInst about reimagining challenges in K-12 computer science education as opportunities
Can a scarcity of #computerscience #teachers drive #innovation? Guest blogger @MaximizeEDU argues that a CS teacher shortage could be a chance to rethink the role of #teachers and outside experts in #k12schools ow.ly/CXhT30ohwPw
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Why I Left Silicon Valley, EdTech, and #personalizedlearning #edchat #edtech paulemerich.com/2018/01/15/w…
