Saturday 9 March 2013

Bill Gates' classroom of the future - Mar. 8, 2013

Bill thinks there is a role for technology, but his vision suits technology training more than the social sciences which require loads of persuasion, interaction and discussion. My vision is somewhat different from Bill's. I would see the students giving lectures with the prof as a leader and have greater two way communication with loads of people interacting! There would be more group projects and shared critique as in an arts class. In the end it is courses for horses! 


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Sketches from scratches is a provocative blogspot that has grown out of the Wuh Lax experience. It is eclectic, which means that it might consider just about anything from the simple to the extremely difficult. A scratch can be something that is troubling me or a short line on paper. From a scratch comes a verbal sketch or image sketch of the issue or subject. Other sites have other stuff that should really be of interest to the broad reader. I try to develop themes, but variety often comes before depth. ... more!