Siemens wrote, “Connections provide the greatest value when they generate a certain type of content for the learner. It is not content in general that we want. We want content that is current, relevant, and contextually appropriate.” Learners deserve this.
Why, then, do teachers continue to educate learners using archaic methods. Teachers owe it to learners to use current and relevant methods and materials. Teaching methods are constantly evaluated and updated. It is not enough, as Siemens wrote, to “fill the learner with content and release them into the corporate world.”
These were good videos about connectivism.
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My theory on this:
ReplyDeleteWe know what we know therefore we know it.
We know what teaching looks like:
We have 13 years of schooling under our belt. We've all been through the system and we remember the good teachers and the bad teachers. We know how to teach because we made it through the system.
Therefore we know it:
Because we went through the system we teach others like we learned. Most teachers were good students...the system works for them, therefore it must work for others. They were filled with content and in fact they went to university to get filled with more content. There job...to be the smartest person in the room.
The problem with this is Google is now the smartest person in the room, whether it's your cell phone, laptop, or any other device....students have access to the content...more content than you as a teacher will ever be able to know. So how does this change the way we teach? If you no longer are the content person in the room....what is your job? What is a teachers new role in a connected digital world?