maanantai 15. lokakuuta 2012

Future of education right here, right now


I'm reading this a forum discussion about the future of education while watching presentations by groups of teacher trainees on a course on special education & multi-cultural issues in the Uni of Helsinki.

E.g. this presenting group played a difficult situation at school but finding the solution was left for the audience (other students) by making them to choose a solution from a matrix of nine approaches. Audience votes were added to Excel and the pie diagramm showed the popularity of solution alternatives immediately. That was completed with further discussion.

And now, the next presentation is an entertaining video juxtaposing Indiana Jones and ordinary teachers that the students have interviewed. (great editing!) Question is, are teachers the heros who have to solve the problems alone? 

A very student-centric way, and a most suitable way to organize a mass course on a topic that requires personal involvement. So, right now I feel that this is the future of higher education happening today. What surprises me most, is that we're studying in this old-fashioned learning environment.

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