Instructional Technology

Another video in the series from Lee LeFever and the Common Craft Show (Thanks, Lee) Social Media in Plain English from leelefever on Vimeo.

This is especially interesting when we think of our schools as the "ice cream factory".  Our product (curriculum) is not as appealing as the vast array of choices now available.  At this time, I think we'll start seeing a shift in where schools should be putting their energies.  One of the primary goals of school is to teach students how to learn.  Provide them with that and well, Steve Hargadon sums it up pretty well for education...

The impact on education seems clear. Students who learn to be self-motivated, highly-engaged, and proactive will thrive in the new world. The same "long tail" effect, when applied to educational opportunities, means that students will be able not only to study from a much broader range of topics than we've traditionally offered in "brick and mortar" schooling, but they will likely be able to actually participate in original work and research in a field of their choosing well before even applying to college.