Educational Technology: Marc Prensky's Views
par Kyra Hungerford
1. The education system now rarely prepares the younger generation for the real world and accomplishments.
1.1. We focus more on scores and learning rather than encouraging the younger generations to learn and use technology in the classroom.
2. Accomplishment Based Learning
2.1. This concept pertains to allowing children to use their own intelligence and ideas to learn and create something rather than just mimicking or memorizing "what they learned".
2.1.1. Children have the power and intelligence to create/copy more than just a simple experiement if they are allowed to have that power.
2.2. The education system needs to reform their thinking to "real world accomplishments....allowing children to relate and brainstorm real world solutions to problems.
2.2.1. We have been undermining children's abilities and intelligence.
3. How can we go about this?
3.1. We must listen to our students. Their opinions and educational needs are very important but also different from adults.
3.1.1. Adults "educational needs" do not necessarily pertain to the greater education of our youth.
3.2. We must Inspire educators to change their mindset and broaden their own context of knowledge and education.
3.2.1. This comes as a challenge but we must push the education of students more towards programing, problem solving, critical thinking and videography.