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Well said, David.


	


On Jul 21, 2009, at 6:41 PM, David Smith wrote:

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> It's a very interesting article, but not exactly a call to arms for
> Luddites.  It seems to me that the issue raised in this article is not
> technology, but instruction.  If instruction is dominated by
> one-size-fits-all, one-way information transfer, regardless of  
> whether you
> do it with chalk and slate or projectors and presentation software,  
> then
> both motivation and learning are likely to be disappointing.
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> I have seen excellent examples (including at ASTC conferences) where
> presentation software was used more constructively than it is in  
> many 50
> minute monologues, but it was naive to think that technology alone  
> would
> stop most professors from talking to themselves.  Having students  
> develop
> and present ideas themselves is one small step in the right  
> direction, but
> there are many better tools that can be used with projectors.   
> Simulations,
> games, visualizations, and virtual worlds are all ways to turn  
> whiteboards
> into deep learning environments, as long as the teacher is ready to
> facilitate that learning.  Modeling approaches (modeling.asu.edu)  
> often use
> markerboards to share out student ideas, but smart boards would not  
> only
> allow sharing, but also capture of thinking for analysis after-the- 
> fact by
> either students or teachers.  There are many, many other examples,  
> and about
> the only thing they have in common is that they feature knowledge
> development by a group working together (a learning community),  
> rather than
> by a single person expounding.
>
> Dave Smith
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