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IPT 692R Notes: 1/26/2010

What we've learned from Bloom

Def of tutor matters
Mastery of learning = next best thing
--> critiques
--> control groups, tests

Constructivism seems to matter > situated cognition
Frequency of feedback
Tutoring happens via tests?
Small changes?
Human potential (and agency)

What we wonder about technology platforms

what problem are you solving?
-->formal/admin/access
-->Learning
Teacher & learner roles
Is tech a tool or is it driving common practice?
Number of conversations/day
Diversity/variety of courses
What do we mean by education? Learning models
Right tool, right activity

For next the week's reflection:

Pretend you are the decision maker and are putting in place a toolbox

what are the characteristics?

how do you explain/defend to a townhall mtg?

if its too easy and too open does it encourage shovelware? (M. David Merrill)
does the accessibility of the web facilitate or encourage the less effective kinds of instructional practice? does instructional design/teacher behavior matter that much?

if its too restrictive toward a learning theory or strategy, does it frustrate, or conquer new approaches?

individual ownership, lifelong learning