Learning2oh

This podcast is a recording of a presentation by Dr. Steve Wycoff on June 12, 2008, titled “Natural Learning - What Schools Don’t Do” at the Trends, Tools, and Tactics for 21st Century Learning conference in Wichita, Kansas. TTT is sponsored by ESSDACK, the Educational Services and Staff Development Association of Central Kansas in Hutchinson. The official program description for this session was: How we learn naturally is far different than how we are taught in schools. If we are going to succeed in actually leaving no child behind, we’ll need to understand better how individuals learn and more importantly how schools will need to look to accommodate the learning needs we all have. We’ll also demonstrate what curriculum might look like in a learning environment designed for the way we learn naturally. We’ll also connect this new learning environment to the needs we are experiencing in society related to workforce readiness. Be prepared to have your thinking stretched.

This podcast was originally posted on Wesley Fryer’s blog, Moving at the Speed of Creativity. He has links to Steve Wycoff’s blog and other links you will find interesting. Dr. Wycoff covers many critical issues in education reform so take your time listening and thinking. Wesley has several other podcasts from this conference that you should listen to.

Tags: education reform, learning, PBL

If you are looking for the Moodle site it is here.

This is one of the first videos I saw on the Internet that made me stop in my tracks.  It is a keynote given by Leigh Blackall at the Global Summit 2006 in Sydney, Australia

Leigh Blackall lives in Andersons Bay in Dunedin New Zealand with his beautiful wife Sunshine and their dog Mira and cat Anai. Leigh’s professional interest is in education and networked learning. Leigh currently works in Educational Development for the Otago Polytechnic and specialises in the use of social media and communication and its relationship to socially constructed learning. Leigh writes the Learn Online Web Log and facilitates several online communities for professional educators. He is a contributor to WikiEducator.

Tags: education, education reform, learning, teaching