17th May 2008
one of the things i keep wondering about, though
We use the term “deep learning” quite a bit — or at least I know I do. I want my students to reach a deeper level of learning in which they reflect on what they think, in how they ask questions, in how they even interact with the world at large. No small goal, right? And I often want them to use technology to do these things — but I want them to want to do it. I get so frustrated having to tell students to read the news online, or surf for something interesting and then write about it — but that’s how they’ve been trained. What the hell does it mean when I tell them to follow their own minds? Why would they do that - how can I assess them? How can I guarantee that these kinds of skills and practices will pay off any better than what they already know how to do –or that they will pay off at all?
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