Download the PowerPoint slides from Prenky’s keynote address.
As Prensky talks about the power and benefit of giving students’ a voice and authority over designing their own learning environments, I’m reminded of Barbara McComb’s work on learner-centered instruction (see here for a short article).
McCombs and Whisler in their book learner-centered classrooms talk about giving students [...]
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Public perception and state/federal policy continue to have remarkable impacts on public education causing continuous change in the teacher education profession. This ripples through integrated patterns of practice in classrooms and, ultimately, affects change in public perception. A panel of teacher education leaders will address current issues that have the potential to drastically impact how [...]
Continue reading about The Changing Kaleidoscope of Education: Can We Respond?
In a series of invited Bloggers, we have asked Dr. Brett Shelton, of Utah State University, to comment on his recent experience in developing and deploying games in education.
David Wiley and I recently returned from the Games, Learning & Society Conference in Madison, WI where we chaired a session on the teaching of computer games. [...]
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