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Edutech 2014 was great. Here are my collection of quotes, information from speakers and the take away messages and resolves for me
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EDUCTECH CONFERENCE BRISBANE JUNE 2014
Bernd’s reflections
Sir Ken Robinson
Ewan McIntosh – Agile leadership
MAIN THEMESDesirable skills necessary for life, love and work in the
21 century.
“Education kills creativity” – Sir Ken Robinson
GERM - Global Education Reform System.
The problems of standardised testing
Contradictions and tensions
• Creativity vs standardised testing• Big contradiction• How to change towards more creativity?• You – the teacher can drive change, innovate etc.• Do a bit at a time
Quotes on Creativity• “Curriculum stifles creativity.”• “Letting learning happen, not making it happen.”• “Code tomorrow revolutionize tomorrow. ”
- ‘Appification’.• “Teachers need to be entrepreneurial, be creative. ”• “Innovation must be heart of learning framework ”• “Empower kids to change the world” -
Wait, Did This 15-Year-Old From Maryland Just Change Cancer Treatment?
Forecasts – the future of work and education
• Asia is 40% of the web! Biggest growth in internet connections.• World of work is changing, middle class jobs are disappearing, middle
class is shrinking. • Your students are learning with you . Learning has changed. Access to
information is unprecedented , collaboration is the key.• Augmented technology is coming. Anything you can routinize, can be
done by technology. • If there is no immediate feedback what is the point.
Quotes• “Teachers are the key learner in the classroom. ”• “Leadership is crucial.”• “Emphasis on yield and not sustainability.”• “Choose a few things and do them well. ”• “Show me don't tell me.”• “Why must the arrive all at the same time? ”• “Misguided notion of trying to protect student on the Web at school. Once
they leave school they have unfiltered access to the internet.”• “How will students react when device are not responsive?”• “The more they share the more they learn.”
• 3 types of students in your classroom• 1. Strugglers – don’t get it.• 2. Advanced – gifted – not challenged.• 3. Compliant – “play school” – “give me
the answer”, “what do I need to know for the test?”- are they challenged?• -are they all learning?
Active learning not passive learning.
Take aways for me
• Incorporate 4Cs into my teaching, comment in my reports.• Continue entrepreneurial and creative pathways for myself an students’ learning experiences.• Technology is a tool to enhance learning, particularly the 4 Cs.• Our students are very passive learners – need to change that to individualise learning and give
responsibility to them.• Need can do attitude.• BYOD is coming to a school near you.• Who owns the learning? Important question.• Personalise learning with data and giving responsibility in own learning. • Learn , challenge, engage, learn cycle.• Big questions, create own path of learning.• Productive discomfort.
