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User-Generated Education
Should a student-centric, user-generated education be the predominant learning model for this era of
the 21st Century?
Technology-Enhanced Socratic Seminar
The Protocol
Socrates was convinced that the surest way attain
reliable knowledge was through the practice of
disciplined
conversationHe called this method dialectic.
http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ELA/SocraticSeminars/faqsaboutss.htm
Deeper understanding of complex ideas occurs
through rigorously thoughtful
dialogue.
http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ELA/SocraticSeminars/faqsaboutss.htm
What are Socratic Seminars?
Highly motivating form of intellectual and
scholarly discourse.
An effective Socratic Seminar creates dialogue as
opposed to debate.
An effective seminar consists of four interdependent elements:
1. the text being considered
2. the questions raised
3. the seminar leader, and
4. the participants
A technology-enhanced Socratic Seminar also uses social media . . . More about this later.
The Question
A Socratic Seminar opens with a
Question
posed by the leader or solicited from participants as they acquire more experience in seminars.
Responses to the opening question generate new questions from the leader and participants,
leading to new responses.
http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ELA/SocraticSeminars/faqsaboutss.htm
The Question
An opening question
has no right answer.
http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ELA/SocraticSeminars/faqsaboutss.htm
The Question
An effective opening question leads participants back to the text
as they speculate, evaluate, define, and clarify the issues involved. Responses to the
opening question generate new questions
http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ELA/SocraticSeminars/faqsaboutss.htm
The Question
Should a student-centric, user-generated education be the predominant learning model for this era of the 21st Century?
The Participants
In a Socratic Seminar, participants carry the burden of responsibility for
the quality of the seminar.
There are three ways to do this:
Studying
Participating
Sharing.
Dialogue is a skill of collaboration that enables groups to
create
collective
thinking
The Text
Socratic Seminar texts are chosen for richness in ideas, issues, values and their ability to
stimulate dialogue.
A good text raises important
questions
There are no right or wrong answers.
At the end of successful Socratic Seminars, participants often leave with more questions
than they brought with them.
The Text
The Text
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The Text: Other Perspectives
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User-generated education assists the learner in
selecting the best tools for individualized learning.
Social Media increases options for
participation
Asynchronous Discourse: Wikispace
Asynchronous Discourse: Etherpad
Asynchronous Discourse: VoiceThread
Asynchronous Discourse: Wallwisher
Synchronous Discourse: TokBox
Synchronous Discourse: Face-to-Face
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Let’s Get Started!