considering some new tools for teaching all-day mit retreat – january 8, 2013 agenda: “the...
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Considering some new tools for teachingAll-day MIT retreat – January 8, 2013
Agenda:“The Crisis in Higher Education”Fishbowl discussionPresenting some tools
LunchTrying out a tool or twoHow was that?Next steps
The Crisis in Higher Educationby Nicholas Carr
MIT Technology Reviewv1.12.10.24
In “crisis” there is opportunity!
Some selected swings of education’s crisis pendulum …
• Home study and correspondence courses– 1920s – ‘30s
• T.V. and distance learning– 1950s and ‘60s
• MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses)– as we speak
Selected on-line institutionsName Founded Enrollees
Coursera 2012 1.5 millionUdacity 2012 739,000edX 2012 155,000W.G.U. 1997 35,000U. of Phoenix 1976 364,000Open University 1969 264,000
ITunesU
What are some potential problems?
Long Range Planning Process
• Know your subject area;
• Select your learning targets;
• Develop your assessments;
• Develop your instructional activities;
• Evaluate the quality and equity of the process.
Backward Curriculum DesignWiggins & McTighe
Need a graphic here that is symbolic of the computer’s limitations in facilitating opportunities for authentic engagement
What are some potential problems?
I will make and link to a screencast of some simple process such as adding a YouTube link in a Wiki page.
What are some opportunities?example #2
Opportunities in the MIT program?
“Whether massive open courses live up to their hype or not, they will force college administrators and professors to reconsider many of their assumptions about the form and meaning of teaching. For better or worse, the Netʼs disruptive forces have arrived at the gates of academia.” - Nicholas Carr