tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8705078887057341738.post4932144261145422337..comments2024-03-19T07:30:55.288-04:00Comments on Curmudgeon: Technology is programmed but Teaching isn't. Can't Fix That.Curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04323026187622872114noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8705078887057341738.post-3637298661710009932013-02-11T21:16:59.348-05:002013-02-11T21:16:59.348-05:00"Let them practice outside of class and bring..."Let them practice outside of class and bring basic skills to automaticity so that we can do some real work together in our limited time together."<br /><br />Yes! Two things that are SO right about this passage. <br /><br />One, a focus on skills. Not content. Not forcing content into short term memory for regurgitation. Time for experimentation and exploration of a concept or mental model through REPEAT practice and feedback to build fundamental skills and REAL meaning.<br /><br />Two, a focus on the strengths of a medium. If the self-paced stuff + homework + reading + demonstrations + practice can help everyone catch on to the fundamentals -- THIS can help to level the playing field for the real work of intense development and coaching in the classroom. <br /><br />The most adaptable environment is in the classroom, in the presence of a coach that can tune the experience and offer nudges where nudges are required. <br /><br />Getting everyone up to the same fundamental level is a choke point. It's a speed bump that may be helped with smartly designed and implemented technology.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09587081454369718677noreply@blogger.com