21st Century Learning #35: The Research Behind Learning and Teaching

EdTechTalk: 21st Century Learning #35
A Conversation with June Ahn
The Research Behind Learning and Teaching
March 6, 2007

This week we discussed learning and teaching with June Ahn [7], Ph.D student, focusing on Urban Education at USC [8].

We will be discussed learning and teaching and how educational research relates to the classroom.  We spend a fair amount of time discussing Sir Ken Robinson's TED Talks [9] presentation that asks whether we are educating our students to be college professors. 

June blogged about our conversation here  [10]

 
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[arvind] June started teaching in high school: http://www.breakthroughcollaborative.org/ [12]
[arvind] June and I went through the intensive masters program at Teachers College, Columbia University - http://www.tc.edu/academic/ctsc [13]
[alex.ragone] June's Blog: http://juneahn.wordpress.com/ [7]
[arvind] Peter Senge, one of THE thinkers on systems thinking: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Senge [14]
[arvind] Ken Robinson: http://www.ted.com/tedtalks/tedtalksplayer.cfm?key=ken_robinson [9]
[arvind] creativity in education talk - watch it
[arvind] Schools as a factory model: http://www.kassblog.com/?itemid=378 [15]
[arvind] Bud the Teacher blog: http://budtheteacher.typepad.com/ [16]
[alex.ragone] Creativity: Problem solving activities.
[alex.ragone] Creativity: Robinson - dance and arts.
[alex.ragone] The encouragement of creativity doesn't happen every time systematically.
[alex.ragone] How does June use Technology to enhance his learning?
[alex.ragone] What are you dissatisfied with in your learning experience?
[alex.ragone] http://juneahn.wordpress.com/2007/02/09/towards-a-generalrobust-definiti... [17]
[alex.ragone] What does technology do that I can't normally do?
[alex.ragone] Can I do this without the computer?
[alex.ragone] Change in terms of pressure points.
[alex.ragone] What am I focused on and what can I change?
[alex.ragone] Researchers -- looking at governance and politics
[alex.ragone] Some are focused on teaching --
[alex.ragone] Some interested in learning. What is relevant?
[alex.ragone] So many factors.