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A Whimsical Commentary on Don Johnson 18 Feb 2005

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A Whimsical Commentary on

Don Johnson18 Feb 2005

Isn’t it funny

that the future

doesn’t always turn out

the way we thought it would.

But if we have the right visionand we work together very hard

we can get there.

Weren’t computers supposed to change all that?

Speaking about computers in the classroom Dr. Seymour Papert said:

"We need a jet engine to do what the well-worn piston engine cannot. And we need a jet engine that is used

for a jet plane, not one that is strapped to a stagecoach."

A couple of questions:

What is the Vision of learning in the future?

How is it being implemented?

Has our mental modelfor the future learning environment changed?

Or is our mental model bogged down in the same type of thinking

and processes of Yesterday?

“It was reported in the 1980s that General Motors spent more money on technology than any other car manufacturer in the

world.

While some processes became more efficient in GM's factories, too many aspects of operations remained the same – the

decision-making process, quality control, supplies and sales.

The anticipated windfall of productivity did not materialize.”

Do we have the right Vision?

Or have we got it wrong?

What’s wrong with this picture?

Gee Bill I’ve been working

on this course design for

six months now and I only

have 3 more months to go

before we can put it on the

web!

What’s wrong with this picture?

Better hurry up on that

online physics course

Tommy we have to be in

Miss Bakers class in 3

more minutes.

What’s wrong with this picture?

Someday the knowledge from

this machine, and many others

just like it, will teach mankind

everything they need to know.

What kind of world

do we wish to create for all of

our children?

Education must be both high touch and high tech.

"People believe that, at its heart,

education is a human endeavor”

The Public Agenda Foundation

“Whatever development trajectory we follow depends upon our commitment to a particular path we start from and follow.”

“If it’s the causal path, this ultimately leads to the ‘one best way’, leaving very little room for deviation

from the chosen path and seeking alternatives.”

“If it’s the path of purpose, then it is the choices we make on the way which shape the contours of the path, allowing for reflective action and human choices.” Karamjit S Gill

“The challenge here is to transcend the idea

of the technical notion of the one best way

model, and focus on the creation of a

conceptual framework for understanding

the nature of knowledge and the purpose of

knowledge systems, and this requires the

ethical commitment to the creation and use

of knowledge in a purposeful societal

context of human development.” Karamjit S Gill

Can we transform the way we think from this …

… to this,

… to this.

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