Thought Shrapnel
Stuff going in or out of Doug Belshaw's brain.
28th May 2012
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Overall, the biggest joy point [for ‘silver surfers’ using iPads] seems to be to be able to all of the things they did before in the comfort of a couch or sofa without having the feeling of “working” for a price they feel is more affordable than their previous computing solution. Within this context, the device is being used more in a information consumption than actually inputting information or sharing information.
mark[sweep]: When Kids Start Doing Root Cause Analysis
When I was playing the 5 Whys with my son, we discovered that 5 times is close to the perfect number of times to ask the question. He wanted to experiment with more than 5 Whys, trying to go all the way to 10. We found that once we got past five it became harder and harder to answer the question - we ended up many times stopping short of the 10th why because the answer would end up being “It just is” or “I don’t know”.
Literacy itself is a complex term that encompasses a broad spectrum. In our case, literacy is a basic communication skill, akin to numeracy or traditional language literacy. We’re not aiming to make everyone into Joycean code experimenters pushing the boundaries of language and comprehension, nor are we aiming to move everyone toward Hemingway-esque brevity and conciseness, but if some of you decide those pathways are for you, all the better. At least you’ll be moving forward with a broader understanding of what’s possible. And you will be making the decision for yourself, not having it handed to you by some faceless mega-corporation.
Bananigans!: Resource Decision Map
After writing down a long list of resources to point folks who are interested in badges to, I realized it might be helpful to provide some level of directionality. So I created a decision map. This is my first attempt at it.
What you see here is a framework upon which I can…
If the 21st century is all about making things beautiful, customised, shared and real, we are in pretty good shape, right? But then we look at the classroom.
Is it beautiful? No. The classroom is ugly. Ugly desks, ugly decorations, ugly books, ugly lighting. Is it customised? No. Customisation is the enemy; the classroom is standardised. Shared? No. “Eyes on your own paper, please. No sharing in this classroom.” And is it real? What does it even mean for a classroom to be real?
