Comments on: School 2.0 http://www.pointatopointb.org/2006/11/20/school-20/ Learning is Job #1 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 01:02:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: point a to point b » ETC 2007 http://www.pointatopointb.org/2006/11/20/school-20/comment-page-1/#comment-1274 point a to point b » ETC 2007 Sat, 19 May 2007 19:31:18 +0000 http://www.pointatopointb.org/?p=144#comment-1274 [...] Tim Magner Keynote: This is the second time I’ve heard him speak, the first being last November at NYSCATE. His focus both times is on the new global workforce and economy, and what educational technology can/should do to help change the direction and focus of education. He spent much less time on the School2.0 project here at ETC, compared to NYSCATE. I found his presentation much more captivating at NYSCATE as well. [...] [...] Tim Magner Keynote: This is the second time I’ve heard him speak, the first being last November at NYSCATE. His focus both times is on the new global workforce and economy, and what educational technology can/should do to help change the direction and focus of education. He spent much less time on the School2.0 project here at ETC, compared to NYSCATE. I found his presentation much more captivating at NYSCATE as well. [...]

]]> By: mrusso http://www.pointatopointb.org/2006/11/20/school-20/comment-page-1/#comment-129 mrusso Sat, 25 Nov 2006 04:53:30 +0000 http://www.pointatopointb.org/?p=144#comment-129 Totally agreed, Keith. It's not about the technology - its about people and learning. If we lose sight of that, nothing else really matters. One observation about the people wheel is there is a distinct group called Technologists - the 'translators' who can help the non-techies and techies communicate. I find it interesting that this group is identified separate from the others. Totally agreed, Keith. It’s not about the technology – its about people and learning. If we lose sight of that, nothing else really matters. One observation about the people wheel is there is a distinct group called Technologists – the ‘translators’ who can help the non-techies and techies communicate. I find it interesting that this group is identified separate from the others.

]]> By: Keith (ED 205) http://www.pointatopointb.org/2006/11/20/school-20/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Keith (ED 205) Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:03:58 +0000 http://www.pointatopointb.org/?p=144#comment-123 This is the first time I have heard of School 2.0. Some of my friends have been talking Web 2.0 for some time now, and I am glad to see the idea extended to education. But something I really like about School 2.0 that I have yet to see in Web 2.0 is the "People Wheel." It is important to have that reminder of what School 2.0 is really all about. Ed-tech shoudl not just be about both the ed part and the tech part. The People Wheel is a great filter for ideas and innovations because it reminds us that, if a technology does not help one of the players in this wheel, it doesn't help us at all. This is the first time I have heard of School 2.0. Some of my friends have been talking Web 2.0 for some time now, and I am glad to see the idea extended to education.

But something I really like about School 2.0 that I have yet to see in Web 2.0 is the “People Wheel.” It is important to have that reminder of what School 2.0 is really all about. Ed-tech shoudl not just be about both the ed part and the tech part. The People Wheel is a great filter for ideas and innovations because it reminds us that, if a technology does not help one of the players in this wheel, it doesn’t help us at all.

]]> By: mrusso http://www.pointatopointb.org/2006/11/20/school-20/comment-page-1/#comment-122 mrusso Tue, 21 Nov 2006 03:43:21 +0000 http://www.pointatopointb.org/?p=144#comment-122 OK, so a bit strange, but I'm going to post my own first comment (only because I was having a formatting issue when I did this post, and did not want to lose what was there... I have a concern about one item Tim shared. I don't know if it was me taking it the wrong way, but in his statistics demonstrating how the US will not be able to compete with China regarding the number of skilled graduates produced, I got the feeling it was an us vs. them scenario. The flat world we live in should be just that - a flat WORLD, and not a flat SERIES OF COUNTIES compteting against eachother. The US has to improve its educational system, but not to compete, but rather complement the global economy. OK, so a bit strange, but I’m going to post my own first comment (only because I was having a formatting issue when I did this post, and did not want to lose what was there…

I have a concern about one item Tim shared. I don’t know if it was me taking it the wrong way, but in his statistics demonstrating how the US will not be able to compete with China regarding the number of skilled graduates produced, I got the feeling it was an us vs. them scenario. The flat world we live in should be just that – a flat WORLD, and not a flat SERIES OF COUNTIES compteting against eachother. The US has to improve its educational system, but not to compete, but rather complement the global economy.

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