Archive for the ‘Modular’ Category


The Future is Blended

Saturday, March 21st, 2009

In the March 2009 issue of Tech & Learning (http://techlearning.com/), Marty Weil writes about the technical revolution which is occurring in a small number of classrooms around our country in his article, The Blended Classroom Revolution (pp. 28-32). The most interesting example is that of Chicago’s VOISE (Virtual Opportunities Inside a School Environment) Academy. Here, students attend “faculty-staffed labs with high-end technology and broadband internet access,” creating a completely modular learning experience where students learn completely at their own pace and at their specific level; independent learning at its finest.

Now step back from this revolutionary school and look toward the future. The blending of traditional classroom settings and virtual online eduction is at our doorstep. All learners need to do is embrace this revolution and allow traditional education to be disrupted.

Educational Foundations: The Learning Process

Saturday, March 7th, 2009
This entry is part of a series, Educational Foundations»

In education we would like to think that every academic subject synthesizes together into a final product that the student “needs” to be successful in our world. In reality only grammar and math are the “needed” subjects. This is not to downplay other areas that lead to a fulfilling and “successful” life, but if a student is to succeed in work, academia, and anything else, the ability to speak and write well, in addition to the capacity to do math, are essential to the successful life. Yet, this is precisely what the schools have missed, due to the movement towards societal enginneering that has been occuring since the 1900s and John Dewey. If we are to move into the future, how should the educational process adapt to truely meet the needs of the students of the future?

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