Comments on: More on Prensky http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2007/01/more_on_prensky.html Technology, leadership, and the future of schools Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:00:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Delaney Kirk http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2007/01/more_on_prensky.html/comment-page-1#comment-15119 Delaney Kirk Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000 http://annahein.com/2007/01/more_on_prensky.html#comment-15119 Good or bad...the reality is that colleges still use the lecture method. We try to mix it up with activities, internet assignments, guest speakers, etc. but the colleges I've taught at and all the educators I know still use this method as a starting point. In fact our students expect this and when I try other methods they feel uncomfortable which results in lower teaching evals. Good or bad…the reality is that colleges still use the lecture method. We try to mix it up with activities, internet assignments, guest speakers, etc. but the colleges I’ve taught at and all the educators I know still use this method as a starting point. In fact our students expect this and when I try other methods they feel uncomfortable which results in lower teaching evals.

]]> By: Scott McLeod http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2007/01/more_on_prensky.html/comment-page-1#comment-15120 Scott McLeod Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000 http://annahein.com/2007/01/more_on_prensky.html#comment-15120 Hmmm... I've found that students respond really well to teaching strategies other than lectures. Delaney, I'm not quite sure why you're not seeing this also. It would be interesting to chat about this sometime? Hmmm… I’ve found that students respond really well to teaching strategies other than lectures. Delaney, I’m not quite sure why you’re not seeing this also. It would be interesting to chat about this sometime?

]]> By: Karen Janowski http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2007/01/more_on_prensky.html/comment-page-1#comment-15121 Karen Janowski Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000 http://annahein.com/2007/01/more_on_prensky.html#comment-15121 I have to say that this conversation is quite engaging! And isn't that how we learn? Don't we learn best when we are engaged in the material? And conversely, can learning occur when we are NOT engaged? Scott, thank you for continuing this conversation. I especially agree with you when you say that good teaching is not about the teacher but the learner. Can we appreciate the fact that our students bring different learning styles into the classroom? Let's outlaw boring, one-size-fits-all instruction that disengages kids! A saying to keep in mind is, "If a child can't learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn." (Can't remember the source.) I have to say that this conversation is quite engaging! And isn’t that how we learn? Don’t we learn best when we are engaged in the material? And conversely, can learning occur when we are NOT engaged?
Scott, thank you for continuing this conversation. I especially agree with you when you say that good teaching is not about the teacher but the learner. Can we appreciate the fact that our students bring different learning styles into the classroom? Let’s outlaw boring, one-size-fits-all instruction that disengages kids!
A saying to keep in mind is, “If a child can’t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn.” (Can’t remember the source.)

]]> By: Delaney Kirk http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2007/01/more_on_prensky.html/comment-page-1#comment-15122 Delaney Kirk Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000 http://annahein.com/2007/01/more_on_prensky.html#comment-15122 Scott and Karen, I agree--interesting discussion. And I think we are all basically on the same page...all concerned about how we can best teach our students. What is working today (at least at the college level) is changing. I've moved to using a blog in all my classes as well as interactive internet assignments. I'm still lecturing some (there is probably a comfort level there for me too--I'm darn good at lecturing!!! Or as I see it, at telling stories with relevant content. Maybe that's part of our problem here--how are we defining lecture? I don't see it as me doing all the talking and the students doing all the writing). Anyway, Scott, would love to chat about this! Scott and Karen,
I agree–interesting discussion. And I think we are all basically on the same page…all concerned about how we can best teach our students. What is working today (at least at the college level) is changing. I’ve moved to using a blog in all my classes as well as interactive internet assignments. I’m still lecturing some (there is probably a comfort level there for me too–I’m darn good at lecturing!!! Or as I see it, at telling stories with relevant content. Maybe that’s part of our problem here–how are we defining lecture? I don’t see it as me doing all the talking and the students doing all the writing). Anyway, Scott, would love to chat about this!

]]> By: Dean Shareski http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2007/01/more_on_prensky.html/comment-page-1#comment-15123 Dean Shareski Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000 http://annahein.com/2007/01/more_on_prensky.html#comment-15123 Couldn't have said it better myself. Thanks. Couldn’t have said it better myself. Thanks.

]]> By: Kelly Christopherson http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2007/01/more_on_prensky.html/comment-page-1#comment-15124 Kelly Christopherson Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000 http://annahein.com/2007/01/more_on_prensky.html#comment-15124 Scott, A great post; again. Sometime we will have to arrange a Skype or something. I can see that we are not really that far apart - I don't want school to be "boring" or routine or mundane or worksheet or disengaging all the time. But, reality is that you will not be ramped up 24/7. I actually went on much further but then realized that I'd just post a response instead of using all your comment space! Kelly Scott, A great post; again. Sometime we will have to arrange a Skype or something. I can see that we are not really that far apart – I don’t want school to be “boring” or routine or mundane or worksheet or disengaging all the time. But, reality is that you will not be ramped up 24/7.

I actually went on much further but then realized that I’d just post a response instead of using all your comment space!

Kelly

]]> By: A Mercer http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2007/01/more_on_prensky.html/comment-page-1#comment-15125 A Mercer Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000 http://annahein.com/2007/01/more_on_prensky.html#comment-15125 I know there has been a lot of traffic on this post already, but I couldn't resist asking for resources since everyone is on this topic (to quote Tom Lehrer, "...plagerize, plagerize, let no piece of work, evade your eyes...") I've seen some interesting links about off the shelf games, like Myst, beind used by educators, what games are out there for pre-teens (4-5 graders)? I have one edu game (http://villainyinc.thinkport.org/) I like, but I'd love to hear about what folks are doing with younger kids. Since people are very paranoid about "exposing kids to inappropriate entertainment", it would need the "correct" rating for their age range (E, or E-10+) I know there has been a lot of traffic on this post already, but I couldn’t resist asking for resources since everyone is on this topic (to quote Tom Lehrer, “…plagerize, plagerize, let no piece of work, evade your eyes…”) I’ve seen some interesting links about off the shelf games, like Myst, beind used by educators, what games are out there for pre-teens (4-5 graders)? I have one edu game (http://villainyinc.thinkport.org/) I like, but I’d love to hear about what folks are doing with younger kids. Since people are very paranoid about “exposing kids to inappropriate entertainment”, it would need the “correct” rating for their age range (E, or E-10+)

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