closing the gap between ict and formal education (picnic 2009)

Closing the Gap

Matthijs LeendertseTNO Information &

Communication Technology

Hardware is available in Northern Europe / USA

Fiber Interactive Whiteboards

New ways of learning

New ways of learning

Pre-testing Automated Scheduling

New ways of learning

Formal Education 1900 - 2009

Not much has changed.

The introduction and rise of ICT has not lead to a radical change with regards to the innovation and organization of learning processes, but manifests itself as a gradual development (Kennisnet, 2009).

In formal education that is...

Why is there a gap between theory and practice in formal

education?

It’s what we value

And how we measure it

Standardized End Goals

Standardized tests

Standardized Benchmarks

Even internationally…

“The newest PISA study can hardly be compared with its predecessors. In the 2001 results, testing focused on reading comprehension, but in 2003 it was heavy on math and now the emphasis is on the natural sciences” (Deutsche Welle,2007).

Change what we value

Learners, teachers, schools and policymakers respond to benchmarks they are held accountable to.

If we do not change the benchmarks, how can we expect the system to change?

Include Innovation & Creativity

NY School: Quest to Learn

A school that uses the underlying design principles of games to create highly immersive, game-like learning experiences.

Games and other forms of digital media serve to model the complexity and promise of “systems.” Understanding and accounting for this complexity is a fundamental literacy of the 21st century.

Include Informal & Facultative Learning

Include Teachers & Learners in developing open content

We need to relearn what to value:

LEARNING

not institutions

matthijs.leendertse@tno.nl