I teach design technology (among other things). I make my students investigate topics, brainstorm ideas, storyboard different designs, plan what they are going to do when and what resources they will need, create their product, and reflect on whether they met the design specifications for the project. Usually I am the guide on the side … [Read more…]
Over the past month or so I have been trying to read Disrupting Class by Clay Christensen. Very unintentionally I have gone about this task in a very non-linear, web 2.0 kind of way. As I started reading I came across an interview with Michael Horn on the Seedlings show that gave me some idea … [Read more…]
Recently I signed my grade 8 technology class to be a Sounding Board for the Flat Classroom Project Wikis on Uploading, Workflow Software and Wireless Connectivity. We were assigned the task of reading through these three wikis and providing feedback on: Content (clarity, quantity); Communication (between the students as collaborators) and Wiki Presentation (design, use … [Read more…]
