Technology lowers barriers, making the kinds of higher order learning experiences that matter infinitely more doable than they were in previous decades.
Source: Do We REALLY Need to Do New Things in New Ways? by Bill Ferriter
This is contrast to those like Papert and Stager who make the case that technology is never neutral.
Technology always has a focus, whether it be student, teacher or system. One of the interesting things to consider is when different perspectives compete within the one software package.
Doug Belshaw adds a different take on this, suggesting that it either supports or pushes against the status quo:
He uses the example of Open Badges to illustrate this.
Using the example of trowels used for masonry, Virginia Eubanks explains that the affordances impact the user’s experience:
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Bill Ferriter revisits his image of right and wrong use of technology.
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In support of this, he provides three reasons why he stands by his assertion of ‘wrong’:
It provides a starting points for conversations about the use of technology
If teachers aren’t looking beyond tools when making instructional choices their decision-making really is flawed
Not buying the alienation argument
This comes back to his argument that technology makes learning more ‘doable‘.
I find this such an interesting topic David. As I have said previously, it is a topic that Kin Lane has recently been diving into. Personally, managing everything from my own space has made me more mindful of what I share. I think that being more informed about what sort of information and data we are both collecting and collating. Although I am not sure what this looks like for the future, I think that centralising my data and practices makes archiving more doable.
David Greeves speaks with Matt Cox about the live setup of the Chemical Brothers. With all the different synthesisers, samplers, effects, midi clock and computers, he says the heart of it all is the mixing desk.
What I find most interesting are the people behind the scenes who make it all possible. Although Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons make it all happen, this would not be possible without the work of those programming the machines and maintaining everything.
This leaves me in even more awe of James Murphy doing both roles in the early days of LCD Soundsystem. I wonder if this was the same with The Chemical Brothers in their early days? It also leaves me thinking about artists like Autechre and how technology has made things ‘more doable‘.
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Peter, I feel like I have tried critiquing you before and I am not sure how much hope there is even left:
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I still like Bill Ferriter’s argument, that technology makes higher order learning ‘more doable’:
Source: Do We REALLY Need to Do New Things in New Ways?
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However, I guess like all technology, it can also make lower order learning ‘more doable’ too.
As always, food for thought I guess.
Source: Experiential Learning and AI: Redefining Education Through Immersive Experiences | Dr. Ian O’Byrne by Ian O’Byrne
I remember being in a discussion about devices a few years ago (probably ten) and I asked the presenter about the pedagogy underpinning the technology. I was told that technology is pedagogically agnostic. This has always lingered with me. On the one hand, I can understand the point, that technology makes learning more doable, but there is also a part of me that feels like an application that actively promotes surveillance clearly says something about the type of learning occurring in the classroom. In regards to things such as chatbots, I can appreciate the argument that it makes the learning more doable, but, as people like Dan Meyer highlight, are we happy with this learning? For me, this is why the Modern Learning Canvas has really stayed with me as a way of thinking about technological change. Too often it feels like the conversation around technology is in isolation, whereas the canvas invites you to think about all the different facets.
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