Questa settimana la sessione non si terrà a causa dell'impossibilità di usare l'aula. Il programma proseguirà normalmente con una grande domanda venerdì 7 aprile.
nel frattempo inserisco un bell'articolo dell' Huffington Post uscito ieri, sull'utilizzo dei TED talks nelle sessioni sole. Sugata Mitra in persona ha sperimentato la possibilità di fare domande dopo la visione di un TED e, pur non essendoci ancora pubblicazioni al riguardo, direi che i risultati sono confortanti.
I sat down with Professor Sugata Mitra, TED Talk 2013 winner, and current Principal Investigator at the School in the Cloud to discuss how TED Talk's have become a major vehicle for learning. Mitra points to the significance of allowing children to "research the researcher" to gain further knowledge on TED Talk presentations. By allowing children to investigate who is speaking and the motivation behind the speech, they become further engaged and inspired.
Many believe changes in education need to take place, but most are perplexed as to a common voice or pathway. Mitra points to assessment as a possible catalyst - get rid of the old bureaucratic evaluation process and reform in education can begin.
The second is - once you have comprehended, then you communicate that clearly and effectively to someone else.
If we think about marketing and messaging to parents about what could exist with their support and buy-in - is that a path that we should be looking into?
I don't think we quite understand the meaning of being networked in that way. I believe some of the things in our present world that we struggle with - the huge political and socio-political problems that certain parts of the world are facing; the sudden eruption of religious tension; or young people behaving in a peculiarly primitive manner ─ are, perhaps, the consequences of a young but gigantic network.