George Lucas - Transforming Learning

[Linnea]

...from article at HuffPo - Feb 28th, 2011

...much of our system of education is locked in a time capsule that dates back to the Industrial Revolution, when learning became an exercise in pumping as much information into kids as possible. At the end of this education assembly line comes a diploma -- if the student can spit back the facts correctly. But in an era where technology can deliver most of the world's information on demand and knowledge is changing so rapidly, the model doesn't work. Why spend 0 on textbooks that students use for only 15 weeks with information that soon becomes obsolete?

What we need today and in the future are citizens who can wield the tools of technology to solve complex problems. Which means we need students who can:

* find information
* rigorously analyze the quality and accuracy of information
* creatively and effectively use information to accomplish a goal

The good news is that in pockets across our country, schools and districts are unleashing contemporary technology -- combined with classic methods of inquiry-based learning that date back to Plato and Socrates -- to transform the learning process into a rigorous and more relevant experience...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/george-lu ... 28962.html

[cherry]

Tools of technology?