Keynote:
The opening Keynote was a panel chaired by Sir Ken Robinson
with Marc Prensky, Shawn Covell, Mayim Bialik
Prior to Keynote
Intro from Batman and Robin talking on collaboration and Spock and Capt Kirk
Josh Stumpenhorst: curiosity and creativity day where the only requirement was to share what they have done - child quote " I would come back tomorrow to do this "
Innovation Days like Breakthrough or Taonga Time
Expanding horizons is expanding learning
Fallacy is get out of the kid's way and let them do that
Passion based learning contest has some very cool e.g's
Expanding potential - horizons
iBook downloads - passion based technology Iste.org/pbl.pdf
ISTE.org/pbl
Too many urban legends in the keynote lead up.
eg Holly Jobe, best one reflects the one about getting out of the way & letting the kids get on with it.
eg Principal doesn't worry about Staff Prof Devpt because has handed it over to the teachers and now it goes really well. This was in the "personal learning networks” speech/movie
Karen Cator movie in the intro lineup
us state policy re engage with profession education matters
Ken Robinson chairs panel
with Marc Prensky, Shawn Covell, Mayim Biyalik
Education is one of the most contested areas in public policy, yet currently has the most disengaged stakeholders.
Americans get irony because made obvious by "no child left behind"NCLB fails because predicated on compliance and conformity and humanity is based on variety and is organic.
New technologies can make a difference as can the right kind of systemic change
Shawn Covell
Qualcom
Mobile Technology, -largest employer in San Diego
phones connect with the largest information network in the world. More people have access to cellphones than clean drinking water
the number of devices will exceed the world population this year
can this largest network ever, be leveraged for education? Can wireless tech revolutionise education?
wireless reach supports research projects using mobile devices.
the future of education is wireless
the user adds to the exponential growth of the tech if appropriately crowd sourced
Marc Prensky
what do brains do better?
empathy & passion
Helping kids find & follow their passion is the main purpose of education. (Such a self actualising and American idea. What happened to educating for citizenship? Somehow I just don't think kids mostly know what's best for them.)
Courage & daring required for today's teachers.
technology is not tech if it happened before you were born
Mayim Biyalik
One great teacher has made a difference to her
Engagement
How do we appropriately personalise education for engagement
Use tech in only the best ways possible.
You need to find something you're good at and also that you love. Plenty of people are good at stuff but don't get to do what they love to do.
The heart of learning will never change. One teacher connecting with one student and making a difference
The trouble with the whole artistry as applied to teaching is that it once again privatises education.
The problem with Prensky’s thesis is that he assumes the good stuff is all inside kids & we can "coach it out of them". -We need to scaffold a lot of stuff for our kids.
He has far more questions than answers
Shawn hopes mobile tech could be an equaliser