EDU/650 EDU650 EDU 650 WEEK 4 Discussion 2
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- 27 Mar 2018
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EDU 650 WEEK 4 Discussion 2
Discussion 2
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Khan Academy: Innovative or Traditional? |
In
the discussion forums for the last two weeks, Sir Ken Robinson and Seth Goodin
challenged us to think differently about what the purpose of school is.
Seth suggests that students should be able to watch lessons at home and meet
with the teacher during the day to engage in deep conversation answering
questions from the video and not simply sitting in class listening to a
lecture. In fact, Khan Academy (Links
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innovative flipped classroom model that has taken this strategy to scale across
America. In the video, Salman
Khan: Let’s Use Video to Reinvent Education (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.,
Salman Khan, the developer of Khan Academy discusses how shifting lectures to
video provides a way to revolutionize education by making learning accessible
anytime, anyway, and anyplace. On the contrary, the video What if Khan Academy Was
Made in Japan? (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. suggests that Khan Academy
reinforces the American model of learning, which continues to focus on the idea
of watch a lesson and practice the skill. After you watch both videos,
think about the focus of this week’s reading: delivering effective lessons that
connect your students to learning. How do you reconcile the two different
perspectives on learning exhibited in the videos? What relevance
do you see in each perspective?In what ways, if any, does either approach to
teaching and learning reflect constructivism? If you were asked to pick a
side to support, which strategy would have a greater impact on ensuring
students master twenty first century skills? Explain your thinking.
Guided Response: Respond to two
of your classmates’ posts. For at least one of your responses, take a
point of view that is opposite from your original post, and provide at least
two rationales for why the opposite idea has value. Be sure to also respond
to any questions that your instructor might pose.
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