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primarily for ABE/GED/ESOL teachers, but useful for anyone wanting to integrate technology
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We continue to use technology to reinforce 19th century teaching practice'

We continue to use technology to reinforce 19th century teaching practice' | EdTech Tools | Scoop.it

why [has] technology, to date, had very little impact on improved learning outcomes? This could be because we continue to use technology to reinforce 19th century teaching practice to meet out-dated assessment models. Most of the world’s curriculum and assessment systems are based around fact recall rather than actually demonstrating that you have learned something and can deploy it within a problem-solving situation.


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Will Stewart's comment, September 6, 2013 3:17 AM
The technology is now good enough to allow us, finally, to move away from a one-size-fits-all model of education. Ranking students by their ability to pass exams has never been a sound educational model. It is even less relevant today but persists because it benefits institutions. Teachers, using the new technologies, can work with individual students, guiding and co-validating their learning.
Trish Sadar's comment, September 6, 2013 4:34 PM
Thank you Will!
54321ignition's curator insight, September 20, 2013 6:59 AM

There's more to developing digital content than just repurposing existing textbooks